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UMUtMAN ÇOÇNTY JO ÜÄNAL. MORO, OREGON
F R ID A *. AUGUST 9. 194$
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crew was off for another setting.
Now they load the tractor on the
truck, pull the combiné, go twenty
C m t y Observer
miles before breakfast and are
Established N ot . 2, 1888
G ra n Valley Journal
, threshing before e:ght o’clock.
Now these are decided advan
Established Oct. 14, 1887~
CONSOLIDATED March 6. 1931 tages in favor of the combine«:
the> have been deciding factors
Wasco News-Enter prise
for the threshing machine is no
Established Nov. 1891
more in this area. Ana yet, this
CONSOLIDATED March 4. 1932
speed and ease lacks in one es
sential thing toward making har
vest seem like harvest. There’s
no whistle on a combine.
In the morning a few hoarse
barks o f a motor art all the warn
Published Every Friday at
ing given that work is to begin
Moro, Oregon
whereas in threshing time of yes-
Editor ttrvear the W’histl-2 of the stean
Giles L. French
--------- ergine awoke everything
*
hir
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, i
within
the
» - .r i n g and advertised to the
Postoffice at Moro, Oregon
* k_f
to >Segin
the rosw iiice «»
vi.rrh Mcrld that work was to
under Act of C ongre« of M.rch
see which
8, 1878.
machine started first and there
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
’•.*as pride in a big days run. Are
at night the engineer wearily blew
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
the whistle to announce to a w ait
Payable in Advance
ing worl 1 that it was time *o
ONE Y E A R —
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deep, and it came- like a benedic-
ticn to men active since dawn.
A U G U ST 9, 1940
' “Now the machine 'just pulls to
a corner and stoos with no fan
COMPULSORY TRAINING
fare. no ceremony, no boastfu»
In congress the debate on the whistle to engender pride in
compulsory training
bill govs achievement.
blithely on regardless of the f a ?t
that there is need for arming the CONVERSATION
nation for defense. The politic
They sat in the evening’s cool
ians don’t seem to b e a h i t to W**
ness and talked—about this and
around to vote on this veky im
that and the serious subjects that
portant measure and may n n
makes up the conversation among
until the election is over. And »•’
anything will make Herr Hitl?r t ’der men.
The moralist, to make his point,
aey, “ I tolji you so,” that will be it .
said,
“ It isn’t right to do so.”
One of 8je difficulties about the
And the philisopher. betweer
bill se.-ms to he that there is a
desire U» play the poor against the puffs of hi* pipe, asked ’ Does wha*
r ch in writing the measure. The i< right affect men, now as much
administration has a feak that to> as what is advantageous?’
Urge a percentage of those on r e * " We cannot be civilized withou’
krowing and doing what is right”
lief may be called to the colors.
We think there would be gen- retorted the moralist.
“You are right,” replied th-
f u i agreement with a policy that
p.hilosopher, “To live as a people
v mid make ever}’ °"« registc”.
giving their name, age, training to continue as a nation, we must
ritd abilities. This with a state- have morals, ideals. The peopk
m< nt of physical condition could must adhere to their principles
b- the basis for placiag men—and must put them ahead of men.”
‘‘This a good year to have that
some women— where they could b?
taught,”
said the politician.
of greatest service to the naton
in case of need.
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Landlubbers Will Be U. S. Ensigns Bye and Bye
t',r o f the e sta te o f E B zabeth
C hristie W alton, .d e c e a se d ^ , and
that Saturday, Septem ber 7, 1940,
at ten o ’clock a . m ., ^ f said day,
a t th e C ounty C ourtroom , in the
C ourthouse, a t
M oro, O r e g /n ,
have been fixed by the C ourt as
the tim e and place fo r h ea rin g o f
s objections to said Final Report
and A m ount and the settlem en t
of said estate.
Fred Krusow
’ Geo G. Updegraff
40-44
Attorney for Administrator.
NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed in the Coun
W ashington Scene: R epresents-j
ty Court of the State of Oregon
t ve W alter M. Fierce’s speech on
for Sherman County his Final Re
war and the selective draft resul*- (
port and Account as Adm inistra
ed in requests from Missouri, Ar- ,
tor of the estate of Thomas J.
k?nsas and Pennsylvania for 1,000
Scott, deceased,' and th at Satur
copies of each. Incidentally, the
day, September 7, 1940, at ten
rets arc so numerous and hungry
o’clock a. m., of said day, a t the
in Pierce’s office that they are
County Courtroom, in the Court
chewing documents and even broke
house, at Moro, Oregon, have
the telephone connection by eating
beer, fixed by the Court as the
the insulation on wires . . . . J<* ,
Martin, chairman o f the republi
t in t and place for hearing o f
can national com mittee, and oth-
’ objections to said Final Report
ard Account and the settlem ent of
; big Phots will fly to Salem to
participate in the notification cere
said estate.
monies for Senator Charles L. Mc
Frejl Krusow
. L ^d lob b er, from callage. .11 aver the Vmted S tate, ..b a v e left! are hard
in
n
Nary, the party nofninee for vice
vea-a r-H, . . tfcev nreonre to narticinate in a program of training 6tt young men for nat*kl Fèserve en sg n Gto. G. Updegraff
president. To accommodate the
conmiaaiomi. A boatload of reservist, (center! sh.w » on their way oat to the C. S. ft.JSyonUn«. tte J ” 1”“ * Attorney for Administrator. 40-44
crov.’d the state fairgrounds will
U lp . Right, Robert Margenthaa. » a of the secretary cl the treasury. to pictured u fo r m a t.« wMh olh.
used . . . . Administrator Paul
aervista after donning the uniform of au apprentice seaman.
______________ NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING
. Raver of Bonneville is in the
ii
a j • r
Notice is hereby given that the
• tional capitol rsking several
n .
ui’dersigned has filed in the Coun-
Trillion dollars more to construct
On June 29. the
* , y Court of the State o f Oregon
-ansmission lines. Power from
I Corporation owned 2_22<<XW bus.;- . ,> r sherman c
hi , F jna , r ,.
the Columbia river plant will la
h
h
AKOum ” AdminiMra-
tent to the navy yard at Breraer-
, ■ bushels
held
as security for loan». J”
mu.
tui of the estate of Hans Thom p
on, Wn., where several destroyers
Prices received by farmers for
son, deceased, and that Saturday,
are to be built . . . . Senator Hul-
The e manager w as interviewing Aupust 31 1940, at ten o ’clock
products sold rn local markets
uan will have two vacancies to fill
said day> #t the
an aj pplicant for a situation. “Is
at West Point. Any boy wishing
averaged
15 a as . (hfre >nything you c in d„ bet. „ —
verugeu the
m e same on July
uu.y m
—
¿ « ^ 0 ^ 7
j take the civil service exaraina
a month earlier, the Agricultural „ t| an anyone , 1 « ? ” he asked.
Mor<> Oregon have
fixed ny
on October 5 may do so. Appoin
Marketing Service reported today
“Yes, sir,” was the reply, “l ' the Court as the time and place x
tees will be selected from those
Prices of fruits, grain, and cotton tJtn read my own writing,
fcr hearing of obeictions to sa;d
teceiving the highest grades.
Final Report and Account and the
seed declined during the month
Grf'at
s<
rtlement of said estate.
lived
in
A
painter
who
but advances "in prices of other
Harvey Thompson
Britain,
products were sufficient to offset
these downturns and maintain the Interrupted two girls with their A‘ °orn^ y V o ^ d ^ m s t r a t o r .3 9 -4 2
«Continued from
raised through state sources, prin
index at 95 percent of the 1910-11
k m tU in .
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cipally the gasoline tax and motor
a
g
e
.
Meat
annual
prices
ad-
Hc
said
Wlth
a
sl*
h’
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
aver
vehicle license fees; $49,503,255
vanced sharply with seasonal in h
park bench well, I
Notice is hereby given that the
wa« contrbuted by the feaer*.
t
creases
also occuring in prices of Just Paint*d * right where you’re undersigned have file d ' in the
government; $15,995,713 came from
sitain.
County Court of the State of
egg? and dairy products. A- year
the various counties, and $783
Oregon for Sherman County their
Willkifc
w
ants
^
t
h
e
public
t<
came from m isceBantuos sources
A t t h e r i t e * e are p r o g «
jiM riitr tihfi ind*x
89. Prices
R eport and A ccount as e x
knew
how
much
high
governmen*
paid by farmers for commodities •
at this period we are gettin g no
irt-luding railroads for construc
ecutors of the estate of Catherine
where f a s t WeJgre neither build ofliciaU and their fam ilies make tion of grade separations.
aveiaged one point lower on July
Johnson, deceased, and that Mon
15 than a month earlier with fee i
ing many planes nor training m**’ during a term of office. The pub
Ii. this connecton it is interest
day, the 26:h day of August, 1940,
lic
would
like
to
know,
too.
t price? down 3 points. As a result,
to fly thgm: We have'no cannon
ing to note that Oregon spen»
'-he
per
unit
exchange
v
a
lu
e’
of
FOR
SALE:
Gulbransep
upright
£i 10:00 a. m., of said day, in th s
nor men to «hoot them: no rifles-
more state money on its highway
If
England
wants
to
pend
her
farm
products
on*
July
15
was
1
piano.
Mrs.
S.
W.
Searcy
40-2
courtroom, at the courthouse, in
we are making 500 per day—nor
system in 1939 than it »pent on
point higher than a month earlier. ’ r r i . CT o o < ? r-ia i
u ♦» ^ oro* Sherman County, O regon.
« M trained to «
them and -yet ehiUren over here, let her. W:
all other state functions, not in
AL G LST SPECIAL Prices H a rts have been fixed by the Court as
p e go ' sw aggering boldly on have no business going after them cluding higher education. Expen
Carl Byoir, New Yarfc public rela- The ratio of prices received tc
Better R. I. Red Chix $7.50-100,' the time and place for hearing
promising to protect the South
ilr « V ? m o « ” “
» u iM « !'
per
^ ^ u L T c o m ! « « - 160
M* k‘ « « * • objection, to « i d Final Report
American countries, the islands
I
onk
»10^)6 i U
««
T e x « th .t he had engaged pnr.o with 77 . month earner)
fry er,.
H .r f» end Account and far the aettle-
in the Caribbean sea and making
1 Hatchery, Beaverton, Oregon, ment of said estate.
spent on all state functions, not } in un-American activities. The de- - —
nd j 74 a ---------------
year ago.
threats at far off Japan.
J. T. Johnson
We are going to have to put uo From the Observer Aag. 11, 1911 including higher educaton. T hese j
Wheat prices at local markets J TOR SALE: Coleman Gasoline
A. S. Johnson
or shut up pretty soon.
included the , operation
’ in' r* ‘J® *”n
>utuorl
ai- continued to decline toward a new ' Range, cheap. Paul May resi-
The new High School building functions
Executors
____________ n-<,ii —o Qpn< e wnitTvci ■*
___ ,__ ________________ ___ t „ i _. I dence
- .. . .
A few months training is not
t-f ” n
crop basis. The average on July
for Moro District, has now a tta ;n- of all sta te institutions as well as
T.
L
ifter
Johnson,
going to hurt any of the youth of
15 was 61.4 cents per bushel com- I
ed a point in its construction all state departments, boards and
Attorney for executors.
.38-42
Steady Work - Good Pay
this land. For many who have
pared with 67.4 cents last month.
which displays the beauty o f its commissions. In the same year -----------
RELIABLE
MAN
W
ANTED
t
o
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had no discipline it will be the
This was the lowest price record
pi «portions and the utility of its ?5,62&„000 was ’ spent on highei IN D IA N ’S HAIR
call on farmers in Sherman BOARD OF
te r t thing that could happen and
ed
since August 1939, but still . county. No experience or capi- EQUALIZATION MEETING
structure. . There may be more education or less than half the a- (
for those who have been led to be-
WORTH $200
substantially above theaverage of
elaborate and expensive buildings mount spent on state highways.
tai required. Write L. T. Over*
NOTICE: There will be a
l :eve that they have no responsi
Since
1920
when
only
$2,211,400
In
1895
W
eet
Soot,
an
Indian
55.7
cents received by farmers o-. 1 land, 4613 S. Jay, Tacoma, Wr*. meeting of the County Roara of
in The Oregon Inland Empire de
bilities toward the government it
spent on state highw ays ex
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’ the
reservation
near J “b 15. 1939. The world w hea, ;
voted to the purposes of education
Eq. alization of
Sherman County,
is almost a necessity
penditures of state highway funds
‘ .
Yv
harvest is estim ated to be some- FOR SALE: Some furniture, fruit G ' on at the Court House Mo»-o
but none more suitable and gener have
increased five fold whereas ‘P endleton, was fined by the, Indian w ha, smaHer jn 194fi than a year
jars new pUlows ptc Mrs
O-egon, at the Court House, Mo.o.
The only serious difficulty about
vu*'
7 ~ V—
elly more attractive than thi.J
K- O 'tgon, on the second Monday of
tbv present « m p u h o r y
r
g nl0nument t0 expenses of all other state func- court and, having no money to j.po
Supplies now remaining in J Hayner, Wasco Oregon.
August, that being the 12th day
bill is that it gives entirely too
the liberal-minded men and worn tions, including higher education, p^y his fine, was sent to jaii. A gentina are reported to be very FOR SALE: Delco Light Plant. ° ' August. 1940, to publicly ex-
much power to the president,
was ¡n jan they cut off
en of this district, as well as cred have not quite doubled in the ^ , j j e
Assessm ent Rolls, cor
making it possible for him to
See Frank
vonBorstel, clerk cin'ne
sem
e
period.
liable to Wm. A. Raymond, its
bis hair, which had been an em
îect all errors in valuation, de
practically declare was without
Kent
School
Dist.
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blem of his social standing among
scriptions of lands or other prop-
the consent of - congress
and bichitect and builder.
J. O. Thompson and wife of
>
A
report
that
Earl
Fehl,
former
the Indians. Outraged, W eet Soot
LOST, Strayed or Stolen. Here- f t y assessed by me, and it shall
rnrke the selection of men to some
'fH u
Grass Valley, were business visi county judge of Jackson county, «u.rted a civil suit in the white
ford cow T brand on left hip. be th® duty of persons interested
extent. Many congressmen
of
— j
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□ •
,
•
a.u«
TrvJior,
Moro
Community
»Presbyterian
tors
in
this
city
Monday
hac
been
¡.sued
a
perm.t
to
dr.vc
m
ar’,
court
a
g
a
.n
.t
Indrnn
)()
n
,
Stub
horns. T. M. Ball, Grass »o appear at the time and place
uoth parties are afraid to give
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Hansen re an automobile while an inmate of court. The decision allowed the
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Valley.
40 pd appointed (appearance is by pe-
such power. This objection can be
turned from their summer saun the state hospital brought in- plaintiff $200 for the loss o f his Morning Worship at 11:00. Russeel j --------------------------
tition). »All petitions must be in
removed in committee if congress
B ehhee filing the pulpt. Theme: i
not as much ter.ng and Walla W’alla and W al* glant denial from Secretary
of h a il.—Oregon W riters’ Project,
SPECIAL
SCHOOL
MEETING
writing and verified by the oath
men and senators are
* Signs of the Tim es.” The Coming ’
low
t
visits,
on
the
4th.
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
of
the applicant and filed with the
State
Snell.
Records
of
the
de-
WFA.
efraid of the president as of th*
Reman Empire . . . Fifth and
The Observer is informed that p aym en t show, Snell e x p la in e d ,--------
to
the
legal
voters
of
School
Dis-
beard
within fifteen days from the
people.
Last attempt at World Dominion.
Mr. and Mrs. Umberger, popular thai Fehl applied in person at the ______
trict
No.
17
of
Sherman
County,
time
it
is by law required to meet.
Henry G. Hanson, pastor.
residents of this city, are to be Portland branch of the state de-
State of Oregon, that a special
Margaret W. Peetz,
NO WHISTLES ON ’EM
transferred from
Moro Experi paitm eijt for an operator’s license
school m eeting o f ’ said District 38-41
County Assessor.
Moro Christian Science Society:
GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF
This year, to a greater extent ment Farm to an eastern statio
' will be held at the schoolhouse o f ----- --------------------
and w a r r a n t e d a renewal of his
Surday
morning
service
at
elever.
than ha? been usual, there is more re xt month.
i
permit
a matter of routine.
o’clock; Sundav school at 10:0... | , d
, n
, Ma° ro-
0 P F ' NAL HEARING
commercial combining of grain
Judge Wm. HenYichs is out in Lfasi May when informed that Fehl
A ttorn ey A t L a w
Tortimonial m oitin e every W e j - ! tbe 1 ‘.tb <[»y ° f A ugust. 1940. at
Notice » hereby k.ven .hat the
The high cost of the modern mach ti«e mounting after any legalized had been committed to the state
r.tsoay evenlnK a t 8 o’clock. Read- I t’,'° ,°,c,lo<;k ,n ‘he ^»ernoon. for cr.dert.gned has fikd in the Coun-
inery needed, the necessity to pay g amf, t hat may cross his path; he hospital he immediately cancelled
log room In the rear o f the church j t, e
»¿ject; sale o f real ty <^ur. of the S ta t; of Oregon
M o ro an d W aaco
for it if bought and the ease and tf ok £ £ g arnum with him, t )
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j
, property described as fouw s:
for s?h/>i-Tru>n
Sherman rnnntu
(County hie
his Final
tl»e permit Snell said.
building open daily, with an at- :,F J, / _ _ .
.
.
cheapness of having it done are vetch for the truthfulness o f any
Block Twenty-seven of the
Report
and
Account
as
executor
„
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tenoant on Wednesday evening
all reason? in varying degree fo ’ cf the incidents of camp life on
City of Moro, Sherman Coun
the estate of Emil Anderson,
State Treasurer Pearson found
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«he change.
- - the trip worth relating.
ty, Oregon.
deceased, and that Wednesday,
it necessary to borrow another B ,th |chem Chapter Na. 78.O.E.S.
W mco M(.thodjst c h u r d l. &u i.
Reason given for the combine From the Observer Aug. 12, 1921 $300,000 on August 1 to keep the
Moro, Oregon
School at 10 a m Mominsr Dated thls 30111 day of Ju ly’ 1940’ thv 28111 day of A0 ?1»31. l9 4 °.
was that one could cut his crop
K / / Meets Every Second and
Worship a t 11 a ni
(
Carroll Sayrs
at 10:00 a. m., of said day, ir. the
C, V. Belknap installed a set of re’ief fund on a cash basis. Th.3
at his own good time without wait
nicney
which
is
borrowed
on
a U te .
Fourth
Thursdays
in
each
-
V
f|M
>
J
Chairman.
Board
of
Directors
courtroom, at the courthouse, m
ing for the thresher. For years electric hair clippers in his barber liquor certificates, is used to sup-
Month. V isiting members v , , » . * Method.«» rhnrch o „ S o n / A , t e ’ t :
Mcro, Sherman County, , Oregon,
Valley Methodist Church on Sun
after the adven| of the combine shop in the Moro hotel building. pie ment profits from the s ta te s ;
Jce Truitt *
have been fixed bv the Court as
V
Invited
day afternoon at 2:30.
every farm and every farmer was Fatrons can now be assured of Fquor monopoly which have been Naomi Van GOder, W. M.
39-40 the time and place for hearing
District Clerk
neat
and
efficient
work
in
much
F.
L.
Cannell,
pastor.
incomplete
without
harvesting
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, objections to said Final Report
feund inadequate tc meet relief Ro .h Sparluig, See.
machinery. Now we ara changing l<*s> time than formerly.
NOTICE OF FIN A L HEARING ?nd account and for the seltle-
needs.
A
rain
storm
circled
Moro
to commercial harvesting on some
Notice is hereby given that the ment of said estate, t
Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 11$
what the same scale as in olden Sunday evening. Rain was heav\
)
undersigned
has filed in the Coun- i.
Arvid (Anderson
Moro,
Oregon
between Wasco and the McDer-
days.
wc ek.
ty
Couri
of
the
State
of
Oregon
Executor
J
T.
Whalley
and
w
ife
were
Meets
2<iI*
4th
Tnea
These new combined harvester- mid farm, aU* w est of Moro ..t
for Sherman County his Final Re- T. Lester Johnson^
the
Landry
farm.
Just
^
s
l
i
g
h
t
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Sherman
county
visitors
thia
w
eee
««>>
™
n
th
.
threahera with their 20-foot cut do
ÿort and Account as Administra- Attorney for Executor.
38-42
P O fiU A N D , OREGON
sprinkle at Moro, not enough to
homes » f their daUg h ur(,, V .s.t.ng members wel
almoat as much work as did the
old time threshing m achine.' In »riark the dust,
Mrs. Otto Peetz and Mrs. Carrol ' o™'-
' J fc. is o rio n n»s iw u g m « « « » p J j .',-
Anna
j i . u .
ten sack grain they can, if the
in i, gw left of the bankrupt sto< k
Florence Johnston, Se«'
threshing is good, turn out 750 o f the Kent Elevator Co. and ex- G « « V alla, Joarna. Aug. K t t t t
A
sacks per day from 75 acres. They pects to leave next week for Kent
Little Greta Russel Tuesda}
_
Meets on the 1st and
could get 900 sacks just as well if
where he will start a new stor? , morning while looking out an up.
3rd Thursday eve
the grain was better. Many
a
day
not beat a | the old location.
stairs wndow fell to the 8 r™ "d
nings of each month.
the old threshers did
. Sunday was the hottest day of I*low and was brought to to
V isiting members cor
th a t.
the year in Sherman county. The and Dr. Thatcher dressed
e
dially invited to meet
A crew for a threshing machine
with us.
\zas 20 to 22 men and about tht dc gree of measured heat varivd I wounds about the little o n r t Mip.
in about as many degrees as in- | Tom Coyle now drives atouno
E. Amidon, W.M.
•am e number of ho’ ses and a cou
Quick - Easy - Safe
a new Paige car
C. V. Belknap, Secy.
ple o f hard working cooks. Now struments used, but the warmest in L.
E. Webb announces that he
•
e^o»
recorded
was
at
the
depot
fnur men run equipment that does
w ill arrive in G rass V alley
Moro Lodge N o. 113, I. O. O. F .,
th e same work and hauls th* where the thermometer in the gun,
Write or call
the
first
o
f
the
month
to
get
a
Moro, Oregon , ‘
grain to the elevator besides. The registered 110
for compiate
Meet» 1st and 3rd
Dr. C. L. Poley ha? traded his l:ni| up on school opening.
cook takes her job in stride with
information—
Mias-’Faith
Ginn,
who
has
been
Tuesdays
in
tho
le ts fnss than the m eeting of n Studebaker for another car of the
V -
east for some time, returned to
I.O..O.F. hall Trai .
w m e make. -
• Fmmasty Fias Food
bridge club at her home.
sient and visiting
o t the-
The pole line of the Sherman Moro last Saturday from Chicago
When a threshing machine mov
5 brothers are cordi
a friend of her’s from Ontario,
•
Lnxarkws
OatsM
o
Electric
Company
has
been
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