The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934, July 13, 1934, Image 1

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THE DAM CHRONICLE
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IURNED AREA TO
BE REBUILT WITH
CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON, FRID AV, JCLV 13, 1934
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PULP AND PAPER MILLS
CONCRETE BLOCK
Throughout Oregon one hear* much talk of
hug»* iruliwtrii*« which arc coming to the Pacific
I , p< i ty O wner* Plan to Milk«
Building* Conform In Stylo
ikml all U .i F ire p ro o f
M nlerlal,
Northwest to obtain cheap power from Bonneville
dam.
At the Portland chamber of commerce it is re­
ported that principal interest on the part of eastern
ROOSEVELT MAY
SPEAK IN LOCKS;
PLANS UNCERTAIN
Lack o f Room at Bonneville
P ro v e* Handicap, a n d
Portland Seeks P rin ­
cipal Address.
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LUM BER 15
H ERE IS A F A M IL Y T H A T
HEEDS A H E L P IN G H AN D
While the ruins of the fire
which destroyed the E r n e s t
Brown home were still smolder­
ing the women of Cascade Locks
were scurrying aliout endeavor­
ing to obtain furniture, clothing
and shelter for the family.
Mrs. Pearl Pittman and Mrs.
Sam Hill have assembled much
material, but more is needed
Perha[»s every person in town
can square something. The chil­
dren range in age from six
months to eight years. The fam­
ily lost everything, so anyone
having furniture, dishes, bed­
ding or clothing which can be
sfiared is invited to notify Mrs.
Pittman or Mrs. Hill.
POWERHOUSE JOB
AWARDED; WORK IS
STARTED ON DAM
Columbia Construction C o m ­
pany to Build Homes on
Bradford Island, Bunk-
houses by Depot.
| IM.tr» Ini rrliuililmg tl».*t |*>Minu
Attempt* on the {»art of the Port­
land Chamlx-r of Commerce to get
ihr liukinn* district whith « « •
manufacturers centers about availability of raw ma­
I he Oneral Construction com­
pany and the J. F. Shea company,
p in ilu- fire |()il.«>* ago air rapid
Prr*i«lmt Roosevelt to deliver an ex­
terials for use in making pulp and paper.
taking form Ihr < Mil Irllott*.
tended address in Portland ami con­
-'if cessful bidders on the power house
substructure
masonry work and navi-
|) , iVri.i md I * >n I »an. ik wl...
fine
his
visit
to
Bonneville
to
an
in-
Here, then is the explanation of why Tascade
gation lock at the Bonneville dam,
pit I hr (■•inrr lot al I lllh .Old
»1 mi lion trip, with s brief talk to a
Lock* is going to be a permanent town after the dam
are [xepanng to begin work just as
I
I I*111»
chosen few, has had the result of
VMm as their bid is formally ap­
throwing
considerable
uncertainty
iwfrlr building
is completed and the workers have scattered. The
proved
by the chief of engineers in
aliout
the
president's
forthcoming
lit i* antii qiaird thal building will
" ashington, D. C.
four
requisites
for
pulp
and
paper
are:
Cheap
power,
visit
to
the
Bonneville
Dam
area.
irt ju*t a» ««>n a* iitMiumr |«.li j
Original {Jans called for a speech JAN E G E IT N E R W IN S
.
awarded some days ago,
«* i .in I m > *r|tlrd anil thr gra< tr on
an abundance of pure water, timber and labor. Cas­
of
national
imjxirtante
in
Bonneville
P
R
IZ
E
M
O
N
E
Y
ON
CAR
f
*cond
large piece of
jr
M4lf highway I* drtrftiuia-ri liy
liejiartment
of
justice
agents
have
.
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,
,
,
.
.
.
tlw°
W
O
f*
10
b*
started
at
t«.r
cade
Isicks
is
more
fortunately
situated
than
any
tinrer»
, £ , „ . . 1 .ha, . h i . » no! „illicit.).
L
'T '
^ wi,bi"
I»«' « « « « » * . U
d im I’rtraa 1* ready In go forward
« L . I in ,ha
tmm.nl r « m . . « 1 « ^ «.,1._w l» ,,x * h r « h o n .« ,n tmpto, JOC m.„.
other Pacific Northwest town. And pulp and paper
..
... .
. . disposing of tickets for the Saturday
|th a building in win. Ii (0 houtr In*.
The General Construction com-
ti«»n at Bonneville to accomnvulate . V, j _ _
___ ..
.. .
mills make payrolls. The world’s largest log pond
at market, hut tmiltrr hr nor llir
a huge crowd, and the army engineers " l ’' 1
.' . * Tm/, *.■
in>i. '
pany and the J. F. Shea won the
L...
I »• i I Mlu tk wan. ti. Mil
.
«_ . «>f-July celebration and was made
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will be utilized.
|>*k until it tan tir Ir.unnl what the
Itr highway drjwiimrnt ptopmm
mdan«.,,, by .h. ...k
t t 0
o m
.»*.*
ilu about making thr fill on Mam
■ —" ■
now under way.
an« obtained the contract over four
rt and wnlming the th<»r«*tighfarr
A M A T E U R S TO M E E T IN
FRIENDS ERECT STORE
,h*’ I,allcs Chamber of commerce
Determining the "inner °
,b** -ther bidders, including the Guy F.
. l.«l|ir i* talking about err* ling a
ROWI TH U R SD AY N lP H T
IW n A Y r n n A k in o ru v c *“ • **•“ ** Congressman Charles F.
delayed, due U j the \tkm»o company and the Colum-
>t.*fy building hut may <om|ar»'
b U W L I H U K sU A I NlUH I
IN D A Y FOR A N O R E W S Martin to intercede with the presi- U" wh,ch ^ ^ y e d records in the (>ia Construction company.
i v |»y Iwdding it to a one *t«»ry if
\niatrur Uurr* on l*»th Mtles of j 'B o b ' Andrew* ha* a host of ‘lent and have him q»rak in the gov-jP0^ oiilc* lb f night oi July -• F° r
Camp of the contractors on the
i'»nlr n going to lie ratwd to a tl»c river in the Bonneville Dam area friend* throughout the Bonneville rmment park at Cascade Dicks Gen- I1“ ** r,ca3Y‘i u,c lu,1“ ‘" llc' *“ u lu ^
[Miwerhouse and navigation lock has
I
>rrr I t »'tight I m - nor- ary to are M o g invite«! to throw the leather darn area, hut the extent of these eral Martin, who has just returned considerable research work before all ^
btfn 4 |ef|llite|y f|xec], but the
.»t the ln*t informal smoker in the fnrnd*hi|*s « » never really known from Washington, D. C „ is the last oi ,hf rrP " « s c.uld be assemble»!
prevail, that the men rm-
!' i'». I m i inMaiicely sgrre among Dam Bowl in < i**.idr laxk* lliurs until last Sunday morning when he wor»l on arrangements and it is be- ‘ . the stand,nK
K,rls deter- pjQj.jj ^ ^ ^
^ qUartrreJ
pr»|«rty »iwnrr* in the burne»! iDy night. July 19.
was up with thr birds and hauling lieve»! that he can influence the na- mined.
in tents until such time as the Guy
Here are the totals for the six high F. Atkinson company gives up the
.1 tli.it nr* buildilH.-» conform in
j Im.
Wlj| , 4ffy m, |wufrvuon- I lumlirr for a temporary More build- tion's chief executive to deliver the
nd an h»le» t ui al ik 'ijn If the
unle** the) slip in unannounced, | mg
jwincipal address of his Oregon visit J contestants.
bunkhouses which its men »xcupy.
Jane Geitner ................ 47,100
L-e build* a two-story strmturr the (of |bc U,u|> arr intended to give
Space for the tent probably will be
By main a numlier of men skille»! in thr Mid-Columbia district, rather
Myrtle Daniels____ ____ 38,100
her ^»nwrty owner, may put in U a ) Ury* an opportunity to exhibit m u*<- of hammer and saw apfiearrd th.cn in Portland.
found down by the mouth of 1*7
' Mory building*, whkh w»»uld take |hc,r Mu<| u u U|un. oj a ^ . , ^ 1.,,. and a*k«-d him to help put up hi*
creek, between the caiirosd
Ihr prrvdent ftroposes to speak, I Helyn Merrill ............... 38,000
Eva May Bates
------34,700
and the river.
lie 4j>fM-araiwr of wing* Or a” fo,,,,,! affair, in which everyone who building Monday more friend* ap- l>"th Jt Bonneville and Coulee dam.
Clara Nix ..................16,700
• r may put up a full two-Woey njjny* going a few round* i* welcome I*rarr»l By Monday night the roof He may reach the Bonnevile Dam
Co^osctors bRkSnf; T77rir<“ iob alt
Silvia Spicer __________ 13,400
wa* on thr building an«! shriving in- area thr morning oi August 2, but
-utHAted figures *»»ri?d -natSk use of
. lu crawl through the rope*
the pmtnfftre t* tmw hournl in
Jhf
burtt to accommodate Mailed ruesdsy thr *i»re wa*opened ) he may not appear here until the; Ail oi the girls worked industri- 1
ui
.'¿db,
ously and the Chamber of ( "inMrce whieffarmy engineers had anticipated
i \\ it4.1 k. « new building, ju*i ^
jml on during the koucth- t»> thr public. When thr last nail afternoon of August 3.
Plans have called for the presi- ‘ and the Civic dub has been H t U p y . As a result, the government
•lir I ,tkr*ide fiolrl It will rr
j „ j ^ , rlrbr.itH n, lia* a waling had Iwrn hammered h»»mr and the
\olunterr
crew
was
prqtaring
to
tall
tirnl
s arnval in Portland in the early considerable obligation to them Mr» . n take the rock now being stacked
Inn tlu-re until the |»i»ige complete* r4|M, „ y „( goo. It wa* errctr»l with
! i new home, thru return to the old
raiwd among hustne»* men of it a day, “ Bob began to inquire 1 h » w morning hours. When his ship docks their help in making the celebration up ¡n tj* stora{te yard and employ
it in facing the mountain slide
haiion I he drug Store will return ( 4*.ade |a*k* and i* de*igne»l to much was »»wing each man. And to he will go immediately to his special a success.
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through Ruckel slide after the cut
) »hr (KM krlhm* new building. luril*|, . muwnwnt for empl.»yrs on a nun all smilrd and refused to ac- train, unless the Portland chamber is
t ttd
.if w
a * will
u ill
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Attdrew*
L egion Seeks Home.
is made for the railroad line,
the »lam and for the |w«>plr generally trpt |«ay Next wrek we hoj«e to able to influence him to speak in
publiiih
the
names
of
the
men,
who
Portland.
If
an
extended
talk
is
Proposed
use
of
the
Odd
Fellows
Actual construction work on the
Mtn Becker is quartered in « » " (¡n",hr M m H nlumbla'cet'lkm
nporary budding thrown up on the
contributed their labor to help a made in the city the general public hal| by the American Legion for their new $10.000.000 spillway dam at
IMam now under way provide for
friend.
of the Mid-Columbia would have no week|y
^
been knocked Bonneville will be started shortly,
iii'ii "t In* Bi.tr M. «m ».dr Hr
a Mnokrr onte a week. It has not
The new store sets just luck of opportunity of hearing him.
¡nfo a
hat by the fire, and the now that the contractors are getting
P»r|uring t»» build a |>rrnunrnt
been ilrtimtely settled undrt whose
the turner formerly oexupie«! by the
From The Dalles chamber of com-
^ ^ now casting”about for another their equipment onto the ground.
| in tore.
au.pi, r* the smoker* will l«e held.
^rll" w> builtlmg. It is of frame mrue has i«m e wortl that it will gel
which will take the vetetans
The George Waale company. Port-
Dr E It Ilecgrr, wh<i oxcupir»! Ktii mraniiRxe the fun will lie Marled '
. Ibut meantime .hr tun
hr started, construction.
......
— will be - oc­ up a steamboat excursion to be run off the p)vcrnmw| rwer>.ation.
land. was given a contract Monday
16x32, and
• J»" ,,,r taamd floor of thr
detail* taken care of later,
rid I rllow* building, rxprets to tir
' .
, _
,
...
... cupied until such time as the new to Cascade IaK.ks. 1 he lx»at w»»uld ; ^ Katj,ms for the meeting place to build 14 new 4-room houses on
, .
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, I.
. . 7.
the can) ITiuruiiv night will business block project f»jr the corner lie tied up in the locks and the upper wpre discussed at the meeting Wed- Bradford island for superintendents
alrd in a frame building which t*
. .
at Fifth and Main is ready for oc­ deck used ^ a f>Utform fn»m which i n ^ y night, as were plans for and foremen of the Columbia Con-
Ilrxg.ird i* erec ting a block up the ; arr>
4-round ^ ,UU'
^
^resedrnt Roosevelt could talk.
smokers, dances and other forms of struction company. This work has
|dl south Of I akreew Market Mr* ,,r I " " « ” » « “ *
a,M
¡^ * cupancy.
U utille
illr llr
n d In
r iw
* h.,*
taken . trm
. „ J w . I o . . k I „ M lung
indication that con- rntprtainment The post is meeting twen started and will be followed at
I Inn
min
ha* taken
L power
.
. will
. permit.
( ...
___
I .. I here is e\er>
..
effort mug be put forth ■ in thp Community Center at Bonne once by construction work on an of-
"t.iry quarte»h h* Iw, beauty ri*.,. Vn> rl|,'% " '* * " " *
‘ ‘ k p ' J F U N E R A L SE R VIC E S H E LD
Mdrral.le effor
fjrt and other necessary buildings.
> »he I alter building on Main street " ,un‘ U ,,u>' T " Bu,> ■ , * '!
FOR M RS JOHN FU LO H AM ,mme*|iate,>’ ,f the Bonneville Dam
I.
I rukmiii at
luu, or
area hours to
Erickwiri,
at the
tlie Kaintl*
Rapid* t Club,
Funrr
.l
srrvke*
were
held
Wed-
“
**
‘‘buin
thf.
^
«
'd
t
n
t
s
Then
has
been
considerable
dis-
This
means that headquarters for the
Dr*irr of pr»«|irrty owner* to re
with Dr. I‘re»l Fohom
v u 10 I m for Mrs lohn fnnV‘n' l° ^
d,S,nCt'
cussion relative to the construction job mil * k a a on the island.
l.tie building* lost in tlie (ire may
Admission tharge* have not l»een Kiiloh-Iin of t'asrade lawk* who died
’
V
_
,
of a building in Cascade Locks that i abode the r nr
oi r«ecutives oi
nipt them to a*k the Male to go
fixe»!
for future Uiuta hut in the Monday in a Portland h.»s,>ital Her
Cham ber Party.
j could Ire utilized for dances, club the Guy I *•
-~
w.inl with it* pro|Mi*e<| highway
lunge* at once in tinier thal they initial smoker they will l»e held at death resulletl fn»in a stomach com- 1 Owing to the deficiency resulting rooms and a meeting place. Nothing the amp ui
ay build to grade without ton much 3 $ tent* for adult* and 2 S cent* for plaint and followed an acute "ill ne^s f“ ‘m Fourth-of-July celebration, the definite has been agreed upon.
be
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(.handier of Commerce is sponstiring
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mouth of ianner creeK.
boys.
rxtra ex|«en*r.
o\ wte *
,
a party tonight at Erick Erickson's VAPT v M n p w r v r r i o v
A storage depot is being built in
I he grade eMahlishrd by the state
hiiiier.il serviie* win bt Id from
. t«-.a---- «— I B A R L Y M O R N IN G F IR E
\',>rth Bonneville and considerable
Rapids
Club,
and
next
Wednesday
____
MERRILL
TO
BUILD
ROOF
ill lift the center of the street almut
the Anderson undertaking parlors in night at the Bridge of the Gtxls hotel, j
D E S T R O YS B RO W N HOME qu-titirs 0f supplies will be brought
ON HIS DANCE PAVILION H ikm I River anil was attended by a
Her (eel .ilmve the present level.
! he celebration cost more than
hire, believed to have originated yp o*Pr the S. P & S. railroad, but
A hen the fill i* made on Main »trert
“ Jim” Merrill i* preparing to put large numlier of Cascade lawks peo­ was anticipated and it has become from a defective flue, destroyed the i the work is being forward from the
|t will Ix-.iimr netfssary for eithei a roof over hi* new dance hall anti ple Burial was in H ihm I River.
necessary to collect funds with which home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown ()rfion *ide of the river,
II .»• Male or pn.^rty owners to makejwil| Juv|, (hr ,,ui|ding enclosed in it*
Mrs. Fulgham, bom in Texas 60 to |uy »>ff all obligations.. Next shortly after 7 o ’clock Wednesday The Columbia Construction corn-
•HI <>n fifth street at thr corner, if entirety before the autumn rains set years ago, came to Cascade Links week we hope to publish a financial morning.
««any expects to open bids Monday on I
lui thoroughfare is to lie brought up
wit hher husband ami family 18 years
~ The “ flames ' burst out of the roqf
1 ,h,
in.
wu ..nr.
' 'J statement for the benefit of evervont
— new bunkhouses which it will
gr.itlr.
Saturday night dances are to be- ago. She was a splendid neigl r a
who nuy ^ intereste(j ¡n knowing while Mrs. Brown was preparing | pu, down near the railroad station,
come a regular feature at thr hall. ha»l a wide ctrele of warm fnent s
rxact|y how much w a s
received, breakfast.
Fear was felt for the pun* were given to contractor^ yra-.
Petcy W. Allison, who lu* !>ern
and efforts will lx- made to attract
Besides her
r - uIkj whl.n. j, was «e n t and the extent of safety of some of the four children. lfrday. The new bunkhouses will
f' I
»'I "ii thr B'.iildii dam d"wn
crowd* from Portland, 1 he Dalles, ham is survived by her 80-y»ar-tld ^ deficiency.
b« f all escajied. A hasty call was be different in type from th»,-e now
l»n the ( "liir.ido river in Nevada for
H. hk I River and other to-ns up and mother. Mrs. Margaret Wall; a
^ .urtics an(1 tlances will lx- put through to the ranger station at in use They will be equipped wiUJ
| m I thru- y»-.ir* ha» le.i*»’tl --»nn-
d».w,i the river.
^
” held with a view of paving up all Herman creek and the pumper was | ^w er bath and made so c o m fo r t ^ *
property form j. It. lod»er in the rear
I
he
floor.
60x82.
is
capable
of
a.
or
l;,nd'
and
,hl
r
e*
*
!"
*
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v
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bills. The one tonight at the Rapids sent to town at once, but the fire had that the men living in them
>l thr < a*» .ule l.umlier comfuny *
commodating a large crowd and Mer- Dallas, Marcus of Bridal \til and ^*|u|j wm
f|rst of the series. Good progressed so rapidly and the water content to remain in camp,
Pant and i* building a group of tot-
that the than live
rill
expects
to
advertise
his
Saturday
,
Henry
of
t
«c
a
d
e
Locks.
musfc
is
being
provide«I for the oc- supply was so inadequate
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' away from their “ \*"rk.
pige*.
forestry service men could do little has not been learned the exact
night dances far and witle, with thr
.
rasion
I will put up just as many cot-
more than prevent the flames from ber of bunkhouses w ic
"I
intention of drawing an increasingly
Opens W o m a n s Shop,
! |ki * ,i> I «an rent,” he »aid Monday.
.
spreading.
They
were
forced
to
use
built
immediately,
but
the
tort
large numlwr of people to Cascade | Mrs. Jessie Mohr, of The Dalles,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, meet-
U thru- I* an attive demand 1 shall
ha.* been planning on putting u
laxks every Saturday night.
has
ojienetl
a
woman
s
shop
in
the
^
Tuesday night in the Community a garden hose anti chemicals.
Jl it < ii'iugh men to work to grt the
Brown is employed on the railroad tween 35 and 40 this summed.
Hill
building,
next
door
to
the
E.mer
r
t
Bonneville,
hatched
plans
P'uilding* ready for (Xiupancy when
l*t
. _
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t 1%.*
t
> t
frivn x
Mr*. May Silvia, of the Bridge of I Electric,
and across
the street
from
EaKic crrek'
.......... '
section. The fire left the family
Homes being built
W
panted
the Gtxls hotel, has a new rendezvous Oscar Hyde s Men’s Shop. Mrs. („ j a bj,ske, picnic to be held Sun- 1 homeless, but neighbors responded *re oi i « ® *
■Mi \ili-*»ui fonnert) livid in ll...I
in the public room, where the liar is Mohr, for some year* associated with
Veterans from The Dalles, P o rt- 1 and provisions were made to equip garages ana pains a ____^
JBiver, but went 11> < .ililmnia seven
Itxated,
but
has
l»een
unable
to
name
Mrs.
IVIIaml
in
the
Fair
at
The
|
an,j
aiM| Hotxl River have promised them with temporary shelter
*rmv t-neineer* will,'» is
p ' ir ago Hr t am»-luck to Oregon a
it. So she is offering a prize of a Dalles, is having difficulty finding |(> lurtjci,vl,0 amj m;,kr of it a joint
indications are that Cascade Ltxks
. " V J ’ ( . in(, without M
j'lionth ago. Following his return he
case of beer for the person submitting a name for the new shop, so she is ff .
|h
promises to l»e a will have a real moving picture thea- nm n» > .,roDerty, on the
ha* lieen ItNiking around ami investi-
tkr n.inir - .........
; ..Hr,in, » p.i«c ■■' a M h..u* Onm " J . ,imr , „ j ,ivS y
All V «. « r M « » tW « « I of * e manll, Two Bri H, I .
linin g o|>f)ort uni ties for investment
tisneti lhe|overlookini.
ine overnx»»inx . . . . xiirher .
lor the brat name »ubmiue»l. .-hr (t.r ltls |I1(J
jn (hr Bonnrvillr ouuide thralrr mrn have iisurtl
"i the Bonneville am area. He sai»!
Vtr
Wednesday's mxintlay luncheon proposes to ilo dressmaking. I he ,jam area have been invite»! to attend district within the jrast 10 «lays, and their af>peal ® ,
h»- w.is satisfied that Cascade Lucks »f thr Chamlx-r of Commerce was people of the Bonneville Dam area
rhf. war veterans projx>se to hold a definite statement may be expectetl The g v v e r v e * n
The district is $25,600 for ^ Tr.
offeretl the o|)|»ortuiiities he was
in ( rtSCa«le Locks within the xrithin the week
held at the Brulgr of the G*xl* Hotel will find her a very pleasant woman #
r
»■» eking.
now wholly dependent upon the
— tf»ea-[awarded her f 7. ,0UU. t1umitm
to
meet.
I
m.xt
week
«*r
two
for
the
purpose
of
Next week’s luncluxin will lie hel«l at
ter at Stevens«» for amusement, ment wants to raze a i»«ru
—— ——
—
raising some fubds ami becoming
bluff and use the rock Syr npraj
< astadia Rrlx-kah Lodge No. 221 the Craigmont. With the Fourth out
There
will
be
church
services
[)fftrr
acquainted with one another, ’Ians are under way for a house with but are unwilling to pay the
"ill hold their meeting Wednestlay, of the way and the fire a thing of tht
seating
capacity
to
accommodate
and evening Sunday at the pbev are meeting every Tuesday
il
demanded by the owner.
July 18, at the home of the noble past efforts will be made to get out morning
several hundred people.
Methixlist Community church.
night.
grand, Marie Nelson.
*• l«r8e altemlance.
z $ ST
s ™
«¡ 2 IS g S LTz
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