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A8ULAND. April 7. As against
nno solitary withdrawal from, lis
ranks, tho locnt commercial cltib ad
tied thirty-three now members nt its
regular mooting Monday night. Two
of ilio recent additions wero 11. 1
Mulkey and It. 10. Ncftl, bqtlv or
Med ford, and six names In the list
woro thoso of wonton.' D. Norrls,
tho now secretary, was nl the holm.
Tho matter of Installing a replica
of tho local mineral springs project
nt San Francisco exposition In con
nection with a lllco creation of the
JoRophlno county caws, was loft to
the trustees for further Investiga
tion, ponding nddltlonnl correspond
on co with Frohtmch, who is haudlltiR
this work of exploitation direct on
tho OroRoti building grounds.
1). M, Iowo was present and mado
cxlmuatlvo report on tho exposi
tion In general. Ho recomends tho
county court to make a district ex
hibit nt the big agricultural building
where he contends It would bo seen
by a dozen people whoro only ono
would be apt to see It nt Oregon
headquarters. Ho reported over ISO
entries already had been made in be
hnlf of Jackson county In tho agri
cultural building, with more to fol
low. Ills own comprehensive dis
play, on an extensive scalo and mado
by him Individually, is located there.
Lowe ex peer (s to return to San
Francisco In Juno, prepared to as
sist in tne general work or rear
ratigcmcnt and display. All thoso
matters wore also taken by tho trus
tecs under advisement, It being cvl
dent tho club meeting endorsed the
speaker's suggestions.
Tho committee to which was re
ferred tho holding of another boos
ter meeting, reported progress, and
ndded that tho forthcoming demon
stration would make tho former one
Boon tamo by comparison, a senti
ment which was greeted with ap
provement on a vociferous scale.
Orecr, of Ilio strtngV fcorn'mfsslon,
reported that dirt began flying on
tho acutal physical construction of
tho project, Monday, April 5, and
looked for Us speedy completion
tarly in July.
Bcforo adjourning, the club mado
specific pledges that financial assist
ance would bo forthcoming in behalf
of tho reorganized band.
ASIIt.AN'1), Apiil 7. K. .1. KnU
it's commission n$ postuuis'cr hem
arrived tiux morninjr, nnd this ewn
injr at 0 o'clock lie will take oxer the
office. Arrnncctiiciitrt to t lit effect
were mnile some time since, the for
mal transfer meicly awaiting the ar
rival of official mpcis.
John It. Cascv, the retiring pool
master, linn held 'lie office twelve
years havinir received two enminis
moih from Itoosevelt and one from
Tuft. He .succeeded George Kimlc.
No change will he intuit in the office
force other than the promotion of
Herlieit 0. Knstinmi as assistant
pistiiiiitcr, lie at present being a
clerk. Other clerks are I (clean S.
Casey, I.ydin MeCnll, William Green
field ami Iter! Frccmnii. The carriers
arc William . Moor, Don Spencer
nnd 1M Hndlield. ui It II. S. Paints,
lee as snh. Itcv. J, 11. Dorau i tin
nirnl carrier.
Mr. Casey is n native of Kimlnud.
He enme to Oregon in 1882. He in n
veteran of the civil war and served
as mayor of the town for three con
secutive terms: also ns member of the
state hoard of horticultural commis
sioners for five veai-s.
The Ashland postoffico now ranks
in the second class. When Mr. Cascv
received his first appointment in 1DIV.I
the office was n third-class one. At
that time the official family, besides
the postnuihter, was composed of
Mn. Cascv ns assistant, Mnud Pat
terson and Laura Oarrelt licinjr
clerks.
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CAUGH
TWENTIETH
CENTURY
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TA
WHO SCATTERS, NOT SPELLS BUT GERMS-TYPHOID GERMS !
AND THEY HAVE EXILED
FOR LIFE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
M
AN
GRASS
a TO BE
PLANTED
ASHLAND, April 7,-r-AUalfa Is to
have a rival in the way of Sundan
grass, a new forago food Imported
from Khartum, In the Sudan. Sam
ples of seed have been received here,
on recommendation from Congress
man Hawloy, from the now and raro
seed distribution being mado by tho
department of agriculture. Sudan
grass belongs to tho sorghum famllf.
Jt makes a nutritious nnd pnlatablo
liny and yields better than millet. It
affords throe cuttings under irriga
tion, and the yield is second only to
that of alfalfa.
A test of this new product will be
mado on tho ranch of J. P. Dodge
& Sons, In the Kingsbury Springs
district, six miles east of Ashland.
Thoy liavo received tho seed direct
from Washington nnd will inako lito
test on a liberal and broad scale,
both as to extent of acrcago and
care which Its cultivation demands,
their land being Ideal for conducting
thesu experiments.
LOl'ISVIM.K, Ky April 7. A
stockholder!' meeting of the Southern
Pacific railroad was held here toda
to elect fifteen directors and to con
sider the purchase outright of' the
properties of six railroads and s earn-
ship companies, which the Southern
Paeitie has been operating. Neath
100,000,0(10 of (he company's com
mon stock win. represented.
The companies to ho tnken over nrc
the Coos Hay, Itosfliiirg- & Kastcni
Railroad & Navigation Co.; Corvullis
& Knstern Itailroad & Navigation
Co.; Povtlnud, Kiiireiie & Kiisteiu
Itailroad Co.; Salem. Falls City &
Western railroad nnd the Willame.lc
Pacific Itailroad Co. It was indicat
ed there would he no changes madt
in the directoiship of the Southern
Pacific. '
(Hv K. W. Payne.)
XKW YORK. Apul (i. A witch!
lit the twentieth ceittnr.x, in the'
metrotolis of America, in New York,,
they have captitied one. '
Mote weird, than lluv wildest fain
talc, more strange that the annals of
Salem witchcraft, is the stoiv of het '
career the history of the mysteri
ous woman who has just been etiled
for life to a lonelv hir on a ilrearv i
little island far up the Kast river.
This twentieth centurv witch does
not wcac black 'incantations and
scatter awful curses, over the com
inanity.
No. She sca'ters ceittts typhoid'
genus
The twentieth centurv witch "Ty
plt4iid Mary" Mnllou is up to dale
with a vengeance, l.cgeadarv witches)
of old used to huiht red fires uudri '
ugly cauldrons and Inew deadly po
tions. Hut poor "Tvphoid Mary" Million j
-an tttiwiiitngiv, iiowexcr--uses lar
more scientific ami more fateful
magic. She tcotiitcs no cauldron
she maiiiifaclnrcs within herself the
evil po ions which she spreads about
the eommuttitv. She is eoiisantl
producing millions of indent typhoid
fever germs.
Five years ntjo she was isolated h
the New York lieallh authorities. She
was released on a promise to remain'
constantly under survoillnnce. hut she J
broke nwav and cniised several itewj
outbreaks of tvphoid before she was
again can urcd. Now the Imiilth de-J
parlmcut litis decido! to take drastic
measures. "Typhoid Marv" has licrnj
secretly conveved to a brick hut on!
North Hndher Island, a Idenk piccj
of land wav up the Fast river, far'
above IIcll (late.
"It probably means exile for life,"1
says Commissioner floldwnter, head j Maiy" .Mnllou, "walking genu Ineu-,
of the health depnr'ment. J Imior," ami Mow is n pboiogmpli
In the fall of 111(1(1 n mysterious f jf,N Coleman Drajlon, one of the '
otilhrenk of typhoid had occurred inUroivs of society uometi who have I
dinners pic.
m hulcii liiinds.
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HER society leader, Mis. Coleman l)ra
'ton. Ilcie rtlae severe cases devel
I oped.
J Mary Million was isolated on North
jHrother Island. I.alershe was par-
i oled, hut disappeaiTtl. That was in
I1II0.
Ahoul a mouth uuo an epideuiie of
.Ivphotd spivail like wildliic through
I the Sloane .Ma'cinily hospital in New
lorK. l vveiit.v-sHc persons weic
stricken. Two of them died.
The health depni Intent diseoveicd
that Marv Million had been wot king
there under an alias,
I Inspectors wcie put upon her trail
'and she was located this week ill a
J house nt Corona, t I.
ROSEBURG'SCHANCE
TO SECURE LUMBER
MILL ANO ROAO
to
UOflKIUMMl. Or., AprlJ 7 -If
MtlzciiH of Itoschurg will glvo
tbanus of jnoO.DOO, tho right-of-way
and a Hlto for the mill, the, Kendall
lumber company will construct u
standard gauge railroad to the tint
lier dlstrlctH cast of this city mid
build Us tiwinlll of ",noi) dully feet
capacity near here. This Is the prop
osition teadcicd to the eltlxciiH of
Itosehurg by Kendall Druthers of
Pittsburg.
The Kendall company hits oxtcn
hIvc timber Interests In Douglas cotiiu
DINNER HELD TONIGHT '' ,l wn" ,"" " M ",,,H,I" "",""
. . 'littrg men that tho proposition was
The Commercial dub chicken Hlll.!",,,'l1n,u,,1,,, ,
i.er ..! mi. M.l.v i,,.n w,.,i....i. J 'ho city of Itosebuig already has
cveiiiut; al (i:;ill it goim; to be well
attended. The membership committee
"COMMERCIAL CLUB
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi
cal Health.
Tito oxporlcnco of Motherhood In n try
ing ono to most women and marks dis
tinctly mi cMch In their liven. Not ono
woman In n hundred Is prepared or mi-
a derstatids how to properly enro for her
self, or course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical trcntnicittnUiicIt
times, but inuny approach tho experi
ence with an oritanlain unlUlcd for thu
trial of strength, nnd when It (s over
her system has reculvtd u shock from
which It Is html to recover. Following
right upon this comes tho nervous strain
of cmlnjf for tho child, mid n dlntluct
change In tho mother results.
oi iiic cum secured iwculv-six new
iiieiuliers today and will continue the
voted hands In the sum of $T'i"Unn
to aid In the eoustruetloii of a rail
toad to Coon May, and It Is probable
(that ail election will be called la tho
....i:i ii i I.:.. . i Hioar future for the purpose of author-
bleil, Tho new .Medford brass band'l'luK the use of pAit of tho bonds I" "To!!1' '"i"10"
will play nrter the dinner, their first ' tho Ken, lull company. In case j Sre!i bo"
nppearanco 'i public. Thero are L'f. the roud Is built Itii title will be vest- j . llg r ,i t 1
Thoro Is nothlnrc moro charnilni: than
nlmppy and healthy mother of children,
and Indeed child-birth under the right
conditions need bo no Inward to health or
beauty. Tito tinexplnlnablo thhttf In
that, with all tho evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting front
rn unprepared condition, and with am
ple time In which to prepare, women
will icrslst In gelni: blindly to tho trial.
I'very woman at this time should rely
upon l.ydln i:. Pinklmnt'fl Vcgetnbltt
ComK)tmd, n inoeit valuablu tonic ami
iuvlgorutor of tho feinalu organism.
members of the baud
FITTING PONTOONS TO
RAISE SUNKEN SUBMARINE
,ed In tho city of lloxcbnrg ami the
j Kendall rompati) Is to sceiiio a tease
for a period of xll .vcars. The road '
will be a common carrier with a
I tegular train schedule and the clt)
ltear-nf Itoscbtirg will have a hand In tho
I
lll'WW .U.A.kVl
At Ilio top :h a picture of "Typhoid
the slimmer cottage rented liv n New ,,(mtillricd tpliold at
York hanker on Long Ishmil. Si p.uril by .Mary's gt'in
persons in his family were taken with
the disease.
uicr u oo7.cn cperis nail laticii io
deiuicH in the space of tm vent's! Al-
account for .he epidemic they .nlfc,l,'T,,a,?,," Wo,1l m,lU 1S' ' T
MEOFORD DRAMA LEAGUE
ELECTION IS HELD
Dr. ficorge A. Soper, famous sanitarv
engineer, who had hud charge of
cleaning up Galveston iflter the flood,
when in his own words "800(1 bodies
lay festcrinar in the sun."
It look four months of hnrd detec
tive work before Dr. Sopor discovered
the sonn'c of the epidemic which
was "Tvphoid Mary" Million!
She had been conk in Ike family
that summer.
Dr. Super, tracing her career back
"trough previous emplovmeuts. found
that she hud I'nusnl seven bit' coi-1
phoid Mary" had produced up to (hat
time al least twenty-si -eriotis oasis,
of typhoid feved, i.eviin of which
were fiilnl.
One of her mot Muious epidemics
was at Dark llarhor, Me., in the
.summer household of lh" well-known
WASHINGTON, April 7
Admiral .Moore, commandant of the inaklng of traffic tales. The city
naval stiilion at Honolulu, todav scut will receive '.'. per cent of the net
this ic port to Secretarv Daniels: curnlngM of the rond. The Kendall
"No new developments. Are fit- company reserves the right to pttr
ttttg pontoons ni h lioiNtin apparatus' chase the mad at ati time within the
lor lilting. Arc working ovcilimc, cv-'tlmc of the lease for IKOn.OOn cash
peditiitg as much as misiIi1o. IVcllnnd agrees to begin construction of
sine ver.v thing leady hefon1 iirrivnlj tho toad as soon ns tho city enters
of Maryland." i Into the contraet for the construction
()f jjU) j..,!!,.,,,,,!
si'i:ci.r, m:iv.i, kkuvicix , (
At the I'ree Methodist church, cor
nor tfltli nml Ivy.
Preaching overy night excepting
Saturday. Karh service begins nt
7:30. Cull salvation free to all Is
our theme. There Is deliverance for
you through "Jesus the Mighty to'
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li.... t n -i.i,.i.. .
in-,, .ii. i. v iiiom, our comer" lieu )
evangelist. Is assisting In tho meet-1
lugs. Come, welcome. i
J. i:. UltADMCY.
Pastor.
that Lyilla H. Pink-
litim's Veirotablo
CouiK)und in a l(o a
women ii or in a I,
i.ca.u.y iiiki sirotur. fF7fofr
If you want special ndrlce urllo to
Lydln K. l'lnkliniii McdlrlnoCo. (coull
dcutlal) I,Tiin,Mttt.i. Your letter will
lie opranl, ntol ami aiunercd by a
nouinu Mud hrbl In strict runlldeucc.
With Medford Trade Is Medford Made
. WHEN YOU THINK OF !
JL JLJL m.JL 1' iinciiAMiti:.ii
5uw T
THINK OF
With Medford Trade Is Medford Made
GATES
' Imported Perclieron stallion owned
) by Walter Kltlo, will uinkn tho sea-
I sen: Monday and Tuesday at Ash
land livery slnble; Wednesdays nnd
Thursday, at It. V. Itoblusnu's, Tal
ent: Fridays and Saturdays, Vincent's
I llarn, Medford. Phono '1 Jackson
vlllu. Ore
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Central
FATHER HOWARD
QUITS
RE NA
At tho annual meeting of tho
Drama league at the Public Library
last night Mrs. Alan Ilrackinrccd was
re-elected president for the ensuing
year. Miss I.oulso Ilurko was elected
first vice-president, Mrs. (Icorgo U.
Carpenter second vice-president, and
Mrs. Paul Janney, third vlco-prcsl-dent;
John Orth, treasurer, and Mrs.
J. P. Heddy, secretary. Mrs. O. L.
Davidson, the rotlrlng secretary de
clined renomlnatlon and the board
of directors voted to allow tho now
secretary to name an assistant to
carry on tho duties of tno office.
Mrs, Ilrackinrccd as president
made a roport of tho past year show
ing tho growth of tho organization to
tho present membership of 112, and
paying a deserved trlbuto to Mrs.
Edmund Durko whoso sudden death
removed the organizer of tho league
and Its able oxecutlvo during the
first six months of its existence.
Tho following 'board of directors
was named for tho ensuing year:
lltalph Dardwell, C. Y. Tengwald, K.
L, nornard, Mrs. Alan Uracklnreed,
MrB. Gcorgo Carpenter, Mrs. Porter
Neff. Mrs. Jt. II. Peebles, Mrs. Wm.
IIuiIro, Miss Louise nurko, Mrs. J. F.
Ilcddy, Mrs. II. C. Stoddard, Mrs. 0.
L. Davidson, Mrs. Paul Janney, Miss
Elizabeth Putnam, John Orth, Mrs.
P, W. Hamlll, Hen Sheldon, Mrs. K.
II. Hanley, Mrs, A. 13. Iteamcs and
Robert Hiihl.
"After taking tho paper tho most
tif the time for tho past fifty years,
I havo iu.lt tho Oregonlan, and quit
If for good," Htates J. 8, Howard,
veteran pioneer and father of Mod
ioli!. "1 huvo protosted for years
nu tholr policy of discrimination
ugafist southern Oregon In general
And Medford In particular, and I am
through with tho paper. I bco no
. reason why anyono In southern Ore
gon should patronlzo an Institution
that; refuse this community a stpiaro
' rfaul."
Mr, Howard means btisluess and
o .h a reputation of being a man of
fehU word, and is only ono of many
' huNdriMU who .feci similarly In this
; ftttOtlpN, -whoro thoro lias for years
lM4i wjdtuiprttad dissatisfaction
iMHtljwt thu Oiegoulan.
Hall Taxi Auto Line
1 let ween Medford and Ashland
Kf fertile, April 7, 1 f ) 1 ."
wi:i:k day sciihdulb
Iv. Lv. Lv.
Medford Phoenix Talent
10:50a, m. 11:03a.m. 11:10a.m.
1:00p.m. I:i3p,ui. i:20p.m.
4:20p.m. 4:,1.1p.m. 4; 4 0p.m.
Ci40ii.ni, 0:&;tp.m. 7:00p.m.
9:30p,m, 0:43p-m. U:r.np,m.
12:00p.m. 12:13a.m. 12:20a.m,
Saturday only.
THINK OF IT
.'to.ono Persons Publlrly Itcroninicud
Our Hcincdy. Some Arc Medford
People,
Over ono hundred thousand have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills,
for backache kidney, urinary Ills,
thirty thousand signed testimonials
aro appearing now In public print.
Some of them are Medford people.
Soinn aro published In Medford.
No other remedy shows such proof.
Follow this Medford ntan'H ex
ample: M. S. Illilen, Hhoemaker. Oil W.
Clark street, Medford, says: "I suf
fered from rheumatic pains, caused
by too much uric acid in my systom.
Tito pain was especially sovoro In my
back. My kidneys woro disordered,
too, and my health was all run
down. I couldn't stoop without get
ting dizzy. As soon as I used Doan's
Kidney Pills tho palu "begun to leave
and tho action of my kidneys was
regulated. Two boxes removed
avtiry sign of kidney trouble." (State
ment glvon Sopt. 13, 1907)
OVKU FIVB YKAHS LATER Mr.
Hlden Bald: "Tho kidnoy trouble nnd
rheumatic pains which Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured havo novor return
ed." Prlco .'Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
got Doan's Kidney Pills tho same
that Mr. Dldon had. Fostor-Mllburn
Co., Props., Iluffalo, N. Y. Adv.
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Mail
Orders
Promptly
Filled
MANIAS
THE WOMEN'S STORE
Avenue,
Near
Postoffico
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KORRECT WALKING SKIRTS
THE BEST FITTING SKIRTS MADE
Just received A new shipment of thoso famous Skirts, in black,
navy and shepherd checks, reasonably priced at $4.48, $5.98, $0.98
and $8.98. Now Black Silk Skirts, $8.98. Now Accordian Plaited
Skirts, $5.98.
CLEAN UP SALE
$2.98
of HO Women's Walking Skills,
in all colors, up to
$10.00 values, fop
CLEAN UP SALE
of twenty-five One-Piece Dresses Zty?
in nil colors, up to (frJ QQ
$10 values, Top, each Jii.O
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WONDERFUL VALUES IN NEW WAISTS
100 Women's Waists,
SUNDAYS ONLY
0:30a.m. i):4.'la.m. OinOa.m.
11:30a.m, ll:43a.m. l1:C0a.m.
1: Ii Op, in, 1:4.'ip,m l:r0p.m.
4 :00p.m. 4:13p.m. 4 20p.m.
7 00p.m. 7:l.'lp.m. 7.20pm.
Phono 100 Medford.
Gim Chimp, China II crb Store
II trli Cures for Karmlie, llcadncbe,
('film lb, Dlphtlicila, Horo Tlioat,
LiuiK Toubli", Cniicfr, Kldiu-y
Troiiblo, Sldiiincli Trouble, Heart
'i'loltblf, Clillls uiul Fever, Ciuiiik,
CotixliK, I'imip Ciirulation, ('!
bnncIiN, Tiimors, Cakt'd llroast,
Cures nil lilmlK of (Joltit-H NO
OI'MltATION
To Whom It May Cencern: I nm
frco from tho rhoumatlHin. Youan
bo tho samo by takfiiK treatments
from Dim Chung, thu horb doctor.
My rheumatism was so bad that It
mado mo so weak I could scarcely
got up when I waH down and tho pain
I Buffered ono could hardly know
uiiIcdh ono had tho samo dlxcaRO. I
wan truly dUsatlufled and dlSRiiBtcd
with llfo In my condition and trying
to llvo. Now to my friends Hint caro
to bo cured and .would llko to bo frco
try tho herb doctor. Ho can certain
ly relievo In u very short tlmo. Vory
truly yourH, MRS. M. L. KOLK.
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values, to clean no
(jiiick at, each.
'48c
100 Women's New Silk,
Voile and Crepe Waists,
all sizes, up to $2.f0 val
ues, this sale, (J 1 Q
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100 Women's Silk and
Lingerie Waists, many,
stvles to choose from, on
sale Thui's- ) Q
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100 Women's Crepe de
Chene and Till) Silk
Waists, new stvles, on
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WASH GOODS
BEST SELECTION
IN TOWN
Ginghams
5000 yards fine Zephyr (iiiighams,
fast colors, on sale Thins- A
day, yard L U
Organdies
2000 yards fine h'loraJ Organdies
and Crepes, fast col- ) r
ors, special, yi 1 Zt2
Canoo Cloth
;2-inch Cjiimo Cloth, the besl cloth
for children's dresses, on
sale al, yard J. O
Rice Cloth
'10-inch Figured IJice Cloth, new
)alteriis, on sale Tliurs.
day, jard
28c
25c HOSE 15c
00 do, of Wuiueii's Fast, Mlack
Hose, ovovy pair guaranteed, reg
ular' 25c values, now at, "j C-
pei' pair 1 DL,
WOMEN'S VESTS
25 do. Women's Sleeveless 'Vests,
all sizes, on sale Thursday,
C21CM
t i HUM
10c
UNION SUITS
Women's Knit ITnion Suils,
sizes, on sale Thursday,
a suit . .. .. .. '. ,
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25c
SILK HOSE
Women's Jiher Silk Hose,
black, tan and white, very A O
special, a pair TcOC
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BEST STOCK IN
TOWN
$1.50 POPLINS 98c
For Thiu'sdav we will offer all our
Silk and Wool Poplins, values up t
to $1.50, for, per QQ
CREPE DE CHENE
10 inches wide, in all Hie niueh
wantcd shades, on sale(lj fS C
Thursday, yard .. YldO
TAFFETAS
,'H)-incli Soft Finish Taffeta, in all
the ne'w shades, xvvy- (T lf
special Thursday, yd.J) J.,) y
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