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By FRANK JENKINS
AS thi'su words mo written,
tliu atomic bomb alory has
unt broken in Lundon. The
ilonao cloud of smoke nnd dual
luian't yut risen from tliu Jap
teal city, Tho lt'1-Ku ultlinutiiiu
to QUIT Oil KLSE has Jimt been
uuiivorcci
Us Importance Ih Indicated I)
tliu wuy the papers hero pluy 1
'I'ltiifn i.e.. ilfiatl.iii l,,ul llniiit I'litfll-
acroaa tliu front pagca (all of
inruv-quaricra oi an men iiikii;
with black aub-heada. Tim com-
iilttlit Mltiru 1m twllili,! 111 rnlirlllhln
largo typo, which fllltl II lot of
space.
'!'!. 1 1 I 1 t u -.. .,..
given to bit) headline, and Just
now the acnlo paper acarclly
which makea whatever scarcities
wo THINK wc nru auffci'lng from
In tho Stntea look like riotous
auiiiKiancc ionium any wamo
whatever, Hut thlit In nn ex
ception. The publisher have
obviously mild: "Thin la NKWSI
What thu hock! Lct'i ahoot the
worka."
REACTIONS iiro mixed, exact
ly nn tliey would bo In Amer-
leu, Ono hears over and over
the comment: "Well. If audi a
thing hai to bo tried out there'll
no i a co like Julian to try It.
The Hrltlsh think no moro of the
Jni than wo do.
People no on Into abstract
lcciiliitlon. Will till mako war
ao horrible Unit no ono no
Napoleon, no Hitler, no Jap
warlord will over again bo able
to touch off the fine that acta off
the powder keg of war? Or will
It mean that, using thin new and
terrible force, wo'll go on and
DESTROY tho world? Will we
have acnao cnouiih to quit, or
will wo bo llko tho Jap and Just
go on and dlo In tho last hole?
What will It do to petroleum,
tho struggle for which la aeltnt-
liiK tho 'chancelleries of all the
forcliin offlcea? Won't It be
grand when, with Utile capaulc
of thla stuff In your veal Docket
you can pack your clothea. climb
in your car and atari ofi for aa
far ns tho roada lead? And what
will It do to COAL?
And so on.
fllE Gl'f rcactlona arc fur leas
" complex, no auya simply
and with feeling in hia voice
"Now muybo wo can got homel"
THE reference fo cool l algnlfl
cant over on till alda of tho
water. Whatever tho Turk may
have been in the paat, he la now
by comparison In the pink and
full of pep. COAL la today the
(Sick Man of Europe. Every
where tho ncod for It la para
mount; evcrywhoro Ita produc
tion Is down menacingly down.
Everywhere In Europe tho out
look for tho future hlngca on
thla oticst Ion: What about coal?
It l.i getting on Into August,
and In northern Europo the
weather will noon begin to get
chilly. (Except occasionally, on
American could' use a little heat
nearly every morning, even
now.) The chilliness of full will
bo followed by the damp, bone
penetrating cold of winter,
where la the coal to come from
(Continued on Page Four)
Weekend Rains
Bring Blazes
Under Control
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27
tfi') Forest fires In the north-1
west smouldered today after a
two-Inch rainfall over the week
end brought most of them under
control,
Oregon's big Tillamook blaze
was quiet on nil sectors except
a few spots nenr the northern
most fork of the Trask river near
Foss. Fighters reported flames
had slowed.
National foresters nt Bend
Hn I (I tho fire In the Deschutes
national forest have been
chucked on Its eastern edge unci
heavy timber stands nenr tho
Skyline country were snfo. Tho
llghtnlng-sot blaze hnd covered
about (11)00 ncrsj hi the high Cas
cades between Mt. Jefferson and
Three Fingered Jack.
, Oregon Forester Nols S. Rogers
linld (100 men still arc battling
the Wilson river fire, but bound
aries havo remained tho snmo
for several days.
Allied Prisoners In Jap
Camps To Be Evacuated
MANILA, Aug. 27 (P) Allied
headquarters announced tonight
that rapid evacuation of thou
sands of American and allied
prisoners of war will begin "al
most simultaneously" with the
entry of General MncArthur's
Dccupution forccB into Japan,
Messages Received
The American Red Cross re
ported tonight that 6000 mes-'
luges irom relatives in tho unit
ed States wero rccolvcd today
by special transport, addressed
to prisoners of war soon to bo
released and brought to tho Man
ila nrca.
Most of tho communications
Include pictures of wives, moth
ti's and children, nnd will bo dis
tributed promptly. They will
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MILITARY DRAFT
CONTINUANCE
President Cautions
Against Early
Let-Down
WASHINGTON, Aug, 27 OP)
President Truman urged con
gross today to continue. Induc
tion into tho armed forces of
men from 18 to 25 years, caution
ing that tho Far East situation
still Involves "many elements of
danger."
Cautions Congrats
At the same time ho caution
od congress ugalnst premature
attempts to declare tho war
emergency at un enu, assorting
"Tragic conditions would re
sult If wc wero to allow the po
rlod of military service to expire
by operation of law while a sub
stantial portion of our forces
havo not yet been returned from
ovorscas, I am confident that
tho congress will take no action
which would place tho armed
forces in such a position.
Cltas Cut
Asserting ho could not recom
mend abandonment of the solec
tlvo service inductions, tho pres
ident declared:
"The situation In tho Pacific
continues to have many ele
ments of danger, and war-torn
and disorganized Europo is fac
ing a difficult winter season with
scarcities of food, fuel and cloth
Ing. "Our occupation forces In
thoso areas must be held at sufo
levels, determined largely by
General MacArthur and General
Eisenhower who are on the
ground and familiar with the
situation. Wo cannot aton the
certain In-flow of replacements
into tho armed forces, without
necessitating prolonged service
of vctcron soldiers.
Coiling Raisa
The president asked lcglsla
Hon raising the existing ceiling
of 280,000 on the number of reg
ular army enlistments which can
bo accepted and the elimination
of any other legal Impediments
to the maximum procurement of
volunteers.
CHUNGKING. Aug. 27 (P
The two great Jupnnese-hcld
metropolitan centers of Nanking
and Canton were reported in
Chinese hands today as Chinese
government and military offi
cials prepared to complete Ja
pan's formal surrender in
China.
A Chinese army correspondent
said ciilncsc troops first entered
-Nanking, former seat of Uencr
alissimo Chiang Kai-shek's gov-
eminent and planned site of the
surrender signing, on Saturday
and found most buildings there
in goon condition.
Puppets Ouitcd
This writer said there was
some disorder nt first but occu
pation troops soon returned the
situation to normal. All puppet
organizations wese dissolved, he
reported, and two pro-nationalist
newspapers started publication.
Meanwhile, tho 158 Chinese
officials who had been waiting
here for the liberation of Nan
king to start surrender proceed
ings were said to havo left by
plane for Nanking. Formal sur
render ceremonies are scheduled
to tako plnco in the pre-war Chi
nese capital on September 3.
bo tho first direct word from
homo in months to tho prisoners.
Headquarters' announcement
said many of tho prisoners in
China and Manchurin also
would bo sent through Mnnlln
In addition to thoso from Japan
and Korcn,
It was explained, howovcr.
that they would be processed
first by the allied recovered per
sonnel units under tho command
of Lt, Don. Albert C. Wcdemey
er, commnndcr of United States
forces In China,
Tho sttitemonl, ntrlbulod to
tho recovered personnel division
of tho general headquarters of
tho adjutant general's office, snld
many prisoners are veterans of
Bntaan nnd Wake. Shipment tn
Manila would bo cither by nlr or
wnlor.
TRUMAN
URGES
Japs
In what is ballered to be the first formal surrender of the Japanese, Capt. Masanori Shiga
signs unconditional surrender document aboard the USS Levy anchored in Mili lagoon August 22.
Tbe Marshalls Islands atoll was the first garrison and base ever to be surrendered unconditionally
In Jap history. Left to right, starting with Shiga (signing, second from left): Lt. E. R. Harris,
New York City, psychological warfare officer! Lt. Col. C. V. Burnett, USMC, Detroit, and Capt.
H. B. Grow. Greenville. Mich., who accepted the surrender of Mili on behalf of the commander
of the Pacific ocean areas. (AP wirephoto from U. S. navy via radio from Guam).
FORESTERS FIGHT
. WEEKEND BLAZES
Foresters bottled two forest
fires In this area over the week
end, but both were under con
trol Monday.
A blaze which started near a
logging railroad 10 miles south
of Canby, Calif., Friday afternoon-
and which had sproad to
nearly 1000. acres by that night
was being patrolled today niter
shifts of 350 men had fought the
blaze.
High winds quickly spread the
fire which was in a timbered
area,- most of it cut over. Crews
included SO soldiers from Camp
Tulclakc, the Ralph Smith Lum
ber company of Canby, the
Goose Lako Lumber company at
Alturas, the Lovcncss Logging
company, 90 men from the
Klamath forest and 45 from the
Modoc forest. Forest officers
from Sierra, Sequoia,, Klamath,
Trinity and Lassen counties
were colled in.
There havo been about eight
or ten other fires .in logging
operations during the last three
weeks in the Modoc forest.
A fire in a dense stand of
lodge polo pine near Lcnz, on
the Klamath Indian reservation,
covered about 100 acres before
being brought under control to
day by forest crews. The blaze
started near the Southern Pa
cific railroad about 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Indian reservation crews were
called Monday afternoon to n
small mahogany brush fire near
Sand creek, but it was not be
lieved serious.
Work Stopped On
Local Water Main
Construction was ordered stop
ped last weekend on a 12-Inch
water main extension 'Out Wash
burn way to the Klamath naval
air station.
Tho navy notified California
Oregon Power company, tho con
tractor, that the job was can
celled, presumably duo to the
end of the war. P, S. Lord. sub.
contractor) had put in about a
mllo at the time tho whole job
came to n standstill. Whnt will
bo done further is undetermined.
Tho line was ordered oar-
tleulnrly to provide additional
fire protection for the navy's
big Investment nt tha air station,
which receives water from tho
city system through other
sources.
Lakeview Mill
Razed By Fire
LAKEVIEW. Aug, 27 A
weekend fire destroyed the
American Box company's mill
hero, doing damage of mnny
thousands of dollars and tem
porarily, at least, removing a
major unit from lumber Dro-
duction in this community.
Tho mill, formerly tho Under-
wopd plnnt, caught flro Friday
night under the grecnchnln. The
blaze spread with cxploslvo
speed, nnd tho mill was an en
tire loss, Tho box factory,
moulding plant, and lumber In
tho yards, wero saved. ,
It wns tho largest mill in
Lnkevlew. Whether It will be re
built has not been announced.
Telephone fc,
KLAMA7 Ar1 M OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 185
In Fi : (render At Mili Atoll
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4-H Queens Minia King And
Gaily a Eichendorf Win The
Herald And News Awards
By JOY BIGGS
Minta King was named
"queen" of victory gardens at
the 4-H show Saturday, and was
offered a job in the greenhouses
at Oregon State college by A.
G. B. Bouquet, professor at OSC,
When and .if she attends college.
Gailya Eichendorf was select
ed as canning queen." Each' gfrl
was presented with a $25 vic
tory ' bond, Herald and - News
award, by Malcoln Eplcy, man
aging editor for the newspaper,
who invited the girls to be
guests of the paper at the Ki-
Heart Ailment
Proves Fatal
To Franz Werfel
BEVERLY HILLS. Calif., Aug.
27 !) Franz Werfel, refugee
author of some 35 books includ
ing "The Song of Bernadette,"
moving novel that became an
academy award motion picture,
died at home last night of a
heart ailment. He was 54.
His wife Alma, Composer Gus
tav Mahler's widow, with whom
the poet-novelist-playwright-cs-sayist
fled to this country before
the nazi terror in 1940, found
Werfel slumped to the floor in
front of his desk.
30-Year Peace Forecast As
Russia-China Sign Treaty
CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (P)
Russia and China were bound to
day in a 30-year friendship treaty
which is designed to block for
that period any possible Japa
nese aggression in Asia and
which apparently paves tho way
for a peaceful settlement of
Chungking-Chinese communist
differences.
The agreement was signed for
mally in Moscow on August 14
after negotintions conducted by
Chinese Prime Minister T. V.
Soong nnd Soviet Foreign Af
fairs Commissnr V. M. Molotov.
Premier Stalin witnessed the
signing.
Tiie treaty ends a long under-
EAST COAST
ARRIVALS
By Tl.e Associated Press
Robert H. Trelease. 2nd Lt.,
Klamath Fnlls.' Arrives on
Cranston Victory, duo ut New
York August 27.
Curtis R. Schoenthaler,
PFC, 722 Donnld, Klamath
Falls, nrrives on Cranston
Victory, due nt New York
August 27.
M. D. Frlstoe, T5, Klam
ath Falls. Arrives on SS
Coalsdnle Victory, duo at
New York August 28.
Ernest G. Harrington, T5,
Klamath Falls. Arrives on
Coalsdnle Victory, due at
New York August 28.
Gale E. Hicks, 1st Sgt., Al
turas. Arrived on West Point,
due nt Newport News August
24.
Franclsa T. Hampton, Sgt..
Yrekn. -Arrived on West
Point, due at Newport News
August 24..
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wanis club farmers dinner which
will be held in November.
Bouquet Speaks
Prof. Bouquet spoke to the
group of 4-H club members and
their guests on various phases of
gardening, and Mrs. Buelah Hol
land, acting 4-H club agent', pre
sented, ribbons for premiums in
me various aisiuiis ui diucu
ing and canning.
Garden Queen '
Fourteen-year-old golden
haired Minta, garden queen for
1945, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. King, route 1, box
557, and is a student of Henley
school. This is her second- year
of activity in 4-H club work,
and the second garden she has
grown. . She received, ribbons in
four other divisions for her
vegetables.
Canning Queen . '
Pretty blond Gailya, 14, Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Eichendorf, 2512 Reclama
tion. She was named canning
queen on her exhibits of canned
peaches, pears and cherries. She
also won a scholarship award
entitling her to one week at
summer school next year, as
scoring first place in one of the
canning divisions. This is her
second year as a member of
4-H, and the first year she did
any canning.
Rose Sayers. 12, and Joan El-
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current political strain between
the two great Asiatic powers
brought about by the activities
of Chinese communist elements
who frequently have been at
odds with the central govern
ment in Chungking.
The agreement provides for
Its own renewal automatically
for "an unlimited period," un
less within one year before the
expiration date ono of the signa
tories notifies the other that it
desires to end the pact.
Treaty Provisions
The principal points of the
treaty:
i 1. Russia to give military sup
plies nnd moral support to Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's
government.
2. Russia to withdraw from
Japan's stolen empire of Man
churin within throe months of
the Japanese surrender.
3. Russia to keep hands off
China's internal affairs.
4. The establishment of Dar
len In Manchuria as a free port
open to all nations but adminis
tered by China.
5. The Manchurian city of
Port Arthur to be used jointly as
a port and naval base by Russia
nnd China,
6. Russin and Chlnn to oper
nte jointly the Chinese eastern
and southern Manchuria rail
roads. 7. China to recognize the inde
pendence of outer Mongolia if
the people there indicate by a
plebiscite they want independ
ence, .
8. Russia to respect outer
MongollH's political independ
ence nnd tcrrltofinl integrity.
9. Russia to avoid interfer
ence In Internal affairs of Sinkl
ang province, between Mongolia
and Tibet, which embraces Chi
nese. Turkestan.
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Auauit
Max. (Aug. 26) 72 Min 52
Precipitation last 24 hours 00
Straam yaar to data 13.28
Normal 12.37 Lat year 10.62
Foracaat; Clear Tuesday.
lilNESIEPEfiS
CLEAR CHANNEL
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Yank Occupation To
Extend - Into
Continent
By Associated Press
American minesweepers be
gan clearing a path to Tokyo
Today while other umta of 111
allied warships spearheading oc
cupation forces dropped anchor
within 25 miles of the shatter
ed and contused Nipponese cap
ital. General MacArthur, precar-
ing to move toward Japan, dis
closed that American occupa
tion would be extended to the
Asiatic continent and named
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberg
er's eighth army, veterans of
the Philippines, as among oc
cupation forces in the Tokyo
area.
Occupation Plans
The 24th corns, victors in the
Philippines and on Okinawa,
will take over southern Korea.
Other tenth army units will oc
cupy the Ryukyu islands im
mediately south of Japan.
In the ever-extending occu
pations already underway,
China-based U. S. air forces
were reported landing in the
Shanghai area; Chinese took
over more mainland strong
holds; soviet troops moved into
three more Kurile islands im
mediately north of Nippon.
British Governors
Liberating forces brought the
British governors of bingapore,
Hong Kong and North. Borneo
into Free, Cbinai', .. ; ..
Leading the entire occupation
parade, Admiral Halsey brought
powerful units of his third fleet
and attached British units into
Sagami bay today, 24 hours
ahead of MacArthur s schedule.
Advance Guard
Battleships and other major
units of his advance guard
calmly anchored at the head of
the bay while minesweepers
started clearing out an estimat
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Man Suffers Brain
Concussion When
Struck By Auto
Thomas Duke, 34, Duke apart
ments. E. Main and AnDlcgate,
is in Klamath Valley hospital
today with a brain concussion
as the result of an accident at
3 a. m. Sunday.
Duke was riding a bicycle on
Main in front of the Metropolitan
hotel when he was struck by a
car driven by Harold M. Harris,
3618 Cannon, according to city
police. Duke was taken to the
hospital by ponce where his con
dition was reported good today.
Harris was arrested and posted
$100 bail on a reckless driving
charge. Officers are investigat
ing the case further.
Klamath Indian
Nabbed For Theft
Virgil Jackson, 19, Klamath
Indian, was arrested aunuay
afternoon on the Klamath In
dian reservation at the Lee Hix-
son ranch near Beatty by state
police and special officers from
the Indian service for the theft
of four saddles, harnesses, and
several collars.
He is lodged in the Klamath
county jail. Jackson is also an
army deserter, state police said
as he went AWOL from an
army camp last January. He is
being held for either federal or
army authorities.
Most of the stolen property
has been recovered and is in the
possession of Willis Pankey,
special officer of the Indian serv
lee. Jackson is to lead law en
forcement officers today to
where the remainder of the
stolen property is cached.
Residents Feel
Bay Area Quake
BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 27
(P) An earthquake, described
by the University of California
seismologist as "sharp but not
large," awakened many resi
dents of the bny nrca nt 2:13.19
a, m. PWT., today.
Prof. Perry Byerly estimated
the quake centered 40 miles In a
southeasterly direction from
Berkeley. It lasted nine min
utes on the seismograph record
and was barely perceptible at
the end.
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DKYO
27. Dux
Number 10603
Queen And Court
EVA MARIE WEAKER
KOLA MA HARVET
11 -v- J.
BETTY PARDUE
Wearer of the queen's crown
at the Lakeview Round-Up
scheduled for September 1, 2,
and 3, will be Eva Marie Meaker
who was chosen queen over five
other candidates. Assisting her
will be Princess Nola May Har
vey and Princess Betty Pardue.
The contest closed August 25
when final votes were counted
at the last of the Saturday night
dances.
Ickes Declares
40-Hour Week
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (IP)
Secretary Ickes today ordered a
return to the 40-hour work week
for the interior department's 44,
453 employes.
The department recently has
been on a 44-hour basis and dur
ing most of the . war worked a
48-hour week.
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Tokyo Tames 'The Tiger";
Yamashita Sues For Peace
MANILA, Aug. 27 (IP) Gen
eral Tomoyuki Yamashita, "The
Tiger," commander of Japanese
forces In the Philippines, opened
surrender negotiations with the
U. S. army today from his moun
tain hideout in northern Luzon.
In a letter delivered to an army
outpost near Kiangnn, Yamashita
said he had received Instructions
from Tokyo to surrender and
that he had ordered his surviving
troops to stop fighting.
The tamed tiger said he be
lieved negotiations could be en
tered into immediately, although
he was still awaiting further in
structions from Tokyo.
The letter wns addressed to
Maj. Gen W. H. Gill, commander
of the 32nd division. It was
brought In by a Japanese patrol
contacting American lines
through directions conveyed by
MMDS
INFLICT HEAVY
DAMAGE TOLL
- ,
Devastated Villages'
Left As Storm
Moves Inland
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 27 (If)
A radio patrol car at Port Lava
ca in the Matagorda bay area
lashed by a tremendous gulf
hurricane, reported to the pa
trol's Houston office at 3 p, m.
(EWT) today that every house
in town was demolished or dam
aged. Mounting Toll
Reports from other cities and
villages in the same area told
of a mounting toll of damage
as the slowly moving storm
scoured its way northeastward
along the curving Texas coast,
hurling winds as high as 135
miles an hour.
Col. Homer Garrison, director
of the state department of pub
lie safety, said he had made
preparations' to. rush men into
the devastated areas as soon as
possible to police against loot
ing and vandalism.
Worse Than '42
The patrolman at Port Lava
ca quoted the sheriff there as
authority for his statement. He
quoted the sheriff as saying the
storm was worse than a hurri
cane which blasted the same
area in 1942.
, Other state highway patrol re
ports told of water three feet
deep in the streets of Port La
vaca shortly before 2 p. m. : '
In the path of the : storm's
present course was the heavily
populated Houston industrial
sector.
The weather bureau's latest
advisory placed the storm cen
ter 20 miles south of Palacious,
which is on Matagorda bay
across from Port O'Connor.
The only two deaths -directly
attributable to the storm thus
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REDS SIM JIP
LONDON, Aug. 27 (IP) The
red flag of soviet Russia waved
over three more islands in the
Kuriles west of the Aleutians
today as Generalissimo Stalin's
forces speeded their occupation
of Japanese territory and the
disarming of enemy troops.
The latest Russian strides were
announced last night in Mos
cow's 18th communique of the
Pacific war, which also disclosed
that soviet forces, expanding
their hold on the southern half of
Sakhalin island, had occupied
the port of Rutaka.
400,000 Prisoners
The bulletin disclosed that ap
proximately 25,000 more Jap
anese troops including six gen
erals had been rounded up,
bringing to 40,000 the total taken
prisoners in the past eight years.
The Kurile islands occupied by
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Strikers Vote
To Stay Off Job
Reports of a back-to-work
movement to the contrary, the
CIO International Woodworkers .
union at a meeting yesterday
voted to stay on strike "until the
issues are settled."
A representative of The Her
ald and News was denied admis
sion to the Sunday meeting, and
after the meeting was handed a
statement by the union press
committee which read:
"At a meeting that packed the
union hall, the membership of
local 6-12 IWA voted over
whelmingly to continue the
strike until the issues were set
tled." . The committee said there was
no secret written ballot on the
question. It had been previous
ly reported that an attempt
would be made at the meeting
to obtain a vote in this manner.
Hill In a letter sent through tha
mountain lines.
The Nipponese patrol carried
a radio for further communica
tions. Finale ,
The fantastic finale to the long
quest for the conqueror of Ma
laya and Corregidor resulted di
rectly from Yamashita' action
in releasing an American fighter
Bilot unharmed. He was Capt
'an Shaw of Potcau, Okla whe
returned with a letter from Jap
anese mountain headquilrtcri
praising him for refusal to di
close Information during H dayi
he was held captive.
Shaw pointed out tho exacl
location of Yamashita's head
quarters, and planes were scnl
over giving specific lnstructioni
tn the enemy general on how t4
surrender.
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