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Ma. Wmrti On the 34 Instant,
hich waa taken Cor the ennlfarsary. of
thkt ilrlou and never to be forotton 4th
of Jul;, tnt.our loo company of rifle
Iruo, at IS o'clock, pifidct en the main
etrcet, l front of the court house and
1'mi performed i number of hiedsomc
evolutlone, end Cred few pUtoon, ac
companied wHto martial muslci marched
ime the cont bouse., THJe being th
elgnsl, ih BwmWiioui and civil pirt of
Ihe toramunlty toon followed the euro
tUl ,
pulse, end by ". 5B "V!???
It itemed lo U accorded lo each that he
r.Ur, U . f.w iwm.pt, wndUturbed,
(ihcr Ixlci? w "rtor of the dsy) his
cn iwtluioi end rt flections.
After short Intertill Ceo. John Car
on wa called to the cbslr, and CJ. T.
y. nirchett requested to aid, clr
.....i..i mlihi rcotilre. When a
motion wm made, that certain reiolutlont,
passed eome l or eight week ago, re
questing a vote to be liken at the differ
cnt eiptaln company dlnHciti express
ive of whit ticket tha county would tup
port for Present of the U. S. at the ap
preaching election. Thti wia opposed i
bcciQta, the gentleman Hated, it was a
partial end unjutiflab! mode of proceed
(not Atiimtd. bt tha aid of our Unir
hircrn to be ptlmed on the public it
tha leniiraenti of thli count?. lie
tronRly iupectd. for hi part, It hid
been Kot uf bf m MCcr ,fter PPU
hriiy, who w'uhed to fill out a piriftrph
In navimner. contuninr an inRted
and hrptolic,, ount in fiour of
fjcu. i nvctiuu, tna, ojr me
UliniO of iUn wh.n.r., I gw Ibr
round of tha United Suict.
Tha tecoitd ;cnUcniin who roK. did
Tot itiie tlt our proreeilir.Ri were
biech of the public peace ; but rrqueited
that iome gentleman in for of wlut
in on, thould inform the meeting
wlut political ilntiRe, or public fxu,
wit expected to rctult from the proceed
ln(( of the di) wii it mppoifd that thi
parti! atd defective representation of
divrirtl. ahould be hiinded out to the
public ' fulWipreiil-iri of the ent
menf of the ci'Unt on thr Pieiidrntlal
Election ? I i.it, wLile the course purtu
eJ, pointed out no pubii.' good whatever,
lit could prccie rorw ci:- For hi
prt, he w opjwcJ 'o ll meeting of
tne kinr, ai ntrin iciwcuiy
ptfblic opiuion, and to preclude permn
from acting on the final tote, a their bet
ter Informed judgment mifr,ht recom
mend nd ulumiteljr declared hit pro
tect lgainst the whole buinet.
It wa oh!red, in reply, that tho
people of this county had not been for
wirJ In mukinp anf public demon; ration
In fctor of either of the very eminent and
diMineuiihed candidate, from among
whom a choice was to be made. It wa
fcut a ahort time till the aet.ond Thursday
flfNov ember, when we hiuld be called
pon to make bur "electrort r Nothinprwat
Je liable to a charge of public injury,
than Trr emfn, who were to rote toother,
in'.rrch r'np opinion, and jtitn,; tneir
reaaona for and agmnat the oinereni tn
didatea. . A few otheri atood around, like Samp
ion and Gregory, ready to bite their
thumbt at the whole proceeding;, could
lney fuvr been assured that the? law was
cm their aide.
A call was then made upan the several
persona present, who had been appointed
by their companies to report the rote ta
ken on the subject, in pursuance of reso
lutiona previously tdopted.
A representation from fourteen com
panies appeared : and unnn r..i -r
?ote, aaVTi-rttJ, the reault was as fol
lows !
For A. Jarkson,
W. H. Crawford,
J. Q Adams,
II Clay,
for Vire President,
Cal!oun,
GiHatin,
S73
72
61
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the T ird Rfpmenl, tltruugh vhom the rrqteit that
. ...... A, i.ihtn vat directed to be comma-
iticaltJ, no vote wit tahen in that Regiment ; bid
belter that the vie there vould have been much
Uks that from the Ut und'id Ktgimenti
At a milter of Caot. Lawrence's com
a.
puny of militia, in Lincoln county, on the
10th ult. Messr Ja lb Snuford and Dan
iel Hoke were appointed to attend to the
balloting of the company on the Preeiden
tiid question ; at the conclusion, they re
ported the following result :
Jor Andrew Jacltson, 44
John Qulncy Adams, 1 1
.To E'e ome ida. of of
,JaR.aA?IJidv:l03liloK3 bJ Uw
various nations who inhabit the vast em
pire of Russia, it will be sufficient to men
tion, that the Bible Societiesbave already
tiaused the Bible to be translated in:o
twenty-nine languagesor dialdcts, for the
use of that eropixe.
Narthern paper.
iNTttLLIGF.N'CG
i.Mtetl hum UefhlmXU Ut
Icr. tU!dln.tnatcMrrlvd
at lhiiadalptla on Saturday afiantoon left
Uarpool on tha memlac ti Vih J-;
li J vvtivsi WWW V V w- -
Ura aalaa wide, but n lmprerotnt in
price 100 baTala of Vlmancan "
Flour ba4 Uca aoU at II abuungi per
barrel. . .
Tha editor of ib Ctttiu baa rci
London papari W tha aienIo of tha Jin
Jon- . . .. ..
Tha Parli EioUt of Juna tb
wn receired in Lorulow kr Eipwr!?
i.ui. u r- t" rtwncn Minii
it rs have bean uneipacteUly beaten in tae
Chamber of rears, there the financial
U waa retailed br a tnilorby consldcra-
. , ... - . - ... ,
bly larger than could uava been auircipa
Various reports wert, of course, in cir
culation, and emonf otner ininp n waa
said that a change of IliaUters would be
the first consequence of the defeat. We
believe, however, that the beat informed
parties do not calculate fully upon ibis re
suit.
Vufa. An arrival at Portsmouth
from Lltbon. brinra Information that on
tha Jik ofJune.lt was said, the following
wis to be decreed by ,ha klnj i Lisbon
is to be declared a free port tha du ies on
the r Donation of lt and wine are to be
taken , and a charter or constitution
... f , ,
to be given lo the people.
ftOUTH AMERICA.
fiM. Trcadwell. arrived at Salem,
brings intelligence that on the 4th of June,
a revolution waseffucted in .Marannani ay
the nativra, who appear entirely opposed
to i he cslsilnfr, government ana tne cu
ronen Portuirucve, Tbty made an at
tack uon the Provisional government,
and rrn men were killed and seven
wuuihIiiI in the fTrav.
The disturbances subsided by the par
tial success of the revolu:ionists ; and
when C't. T. Irt. -wut. me inn
of June, affairs were in a more tranquil
state
The Editor of the Aurora has been fa
voured with Bojjota Paper to the otb of
f it.e. The gove-nment, it appears, is
miking preparition to oppose any mea
sures of the Holy allies upon their inde
n.,Ur.r, On the 6th of Mar, the Sen
ate and house or represetUlllrei pissed a
bill to raie 50,000 men, in aaaiuon to me
troops then in service. This additional
force, making abouf 2 per cent on the
whole population of Colombia, was to be
raised in the aeveral provinces. The ac
counts from Peru are to the end of March.
Bolivar wa concentrating a atrpne force
, ... Ti... ,i..... men naa
Ireidy arrived, and 9000 more were in
preparation to march for head quarters.
Boli'vakwas eierciaing the authority of
Dictator, a title conferred on him by the
Peruvian Congress. The disasters in Peru
re ascribed to the President Torre Tagle,
who is pronounced a traitor to the csase
of liberty.
Mr Tiro The Coneress of Mexico hat
issued a drcree, declaring that Don Ao
pustin lturhide shall be declared a traitor
from the moment he may appear in any
part ol the Mexican KepuMic All per
sons favotlng his return are also to be de
clared trai'ors.
Ritrict of a Tetter front an Amv., W eiiTemair
tntcUing in Europe, to hutneita muonon.
ti i .., ,., I r.eneva. and had the plea
nr m,kinir th tour of the Lake, in
the steamboat Guitliam TrS established
by an American ; she is of 14 horse pow
er, and works extremely well. 1 waa
much gratified, and felt . P
ami saflstaction In viewing the great im-
nmvements of mv native country thus in
traduced, and in full operation in the in
terior of Lurope.
LA FAYETTE,
al Advocate states, that the
rm;u.. anointed b, the Common
CounciLot me VJ J1 " f
orrTKVmints for the reception of
.. V..Vii In
General La Fay et,hae already repafc.
ed for him a suit ol splendid apanraems
in the City Hotel and that, independent
of a splendid military display, in which
will be concentraiea tne whoio uin7
of 50 miles, to
be reviewed by the General, and probably
amounting to 20,000 men, under arms, he
will be invited to a great civic least, in tne
Banqueting Room in the City Hall, which
iit h- illuminated at nitrht, toeether with
whole Citv. A erand salute of 100
guns will be fired from Fort Lafayette, to
gether with salutes from the batteriea and
f war in -the- harbor, and the dexo-
miiuii v. - . .
...ng appropriate on the occasion ;
and. in the hilarity of the occasion, the
day will be equal Jo the Fqurth of July.
. ' .'-r-rr. :.. - wl ,limaJBWPStWwa
Gen. Lafayette was to bave embarked
in the packet ship which left Havre oft
the 25lh May, but Could not get ready in
time, He Would take passage for New
York or Boston, if a suitable vessel offer'
ed, about the first of July with hit aw,
George Washington, Lafayette.
C0UWTXlCM1f)N3. (
Xvi&rp.rt COlXEGlV
At a railed roeelhif of the
IWtf Trusteaaof tha Wttttr Cot
Iff ha Asadeany In Uocalntonl
lit. r-KaioJutlon offered at last meet
ing, b Fthmary last, by Mij. L. I lender-
ion, wivtA matioo, amenoea ana pusco
aa ta aaia amrnamsni, vui
J(eivtl, by tha Trustees of tha Wast
ere Colirga, tbat, In their pinion, audi
dent funds have not Ween obtained to put
mis MMimuoq ism opvrvwa if id site
which la ttr A m. i
' On tnotUn of Ra. J. M.AVIlse It wn
Ke9lvtdf Out tk alia of the Western
College be, and tha earn. I .hereby,
La .v. ... olJlecktCDiAjit-
i.iotBp.r.w,.,'- - .r-
Rreolved, unanimouwyi saws u
...i ImU k.r.tofore made to the
Trusties of tha Western Colleie.U held
oid and that all auoscrioen wpon t.
...... k. tl charred fiom the payment
thereof, an4 are hartby releised.
On motion It aa Arewvee, inn n
t.U. eJ the Tmateei of tha Wctem
College be ,lo tha Town of Lbarlotte on
Thursday of tha next superior v-oun in
Alccklenburg county.
On motion, tha Ra. Dr. Jamea Mc
ta. Inkn Rotinaofi. and Gen. Joseph
Cnhioii oj aoy twq of them that may
b convenient to convene.be a commit
t. in t w and aelect a site, or sites, lot
tt. w..tmrtt CnWrre. In some part of
thai rnnntt tI Metklenburc. and report
.... . , ....-.... f,.
to tha nelt meeting ol ma iware, wit
la m h held in Charlotte.
Mai. Lawson Henderson, Treasurer of
the board of trustees of the Western Col
lege, tendered bis resignation and re
tvutit. thai K had never received any
funds, but that he had paid out for a book,
andcarrliga thereof, R6 2J.
Whereopon, Joab Alexander, hiq of
Mecklcobnrg, was unanimo'isly appoin
ted Treasurer of the suid institution.
Yardry McBee, Secretary ot the Hoa'd,
tendered bis resjrition, and Dr. Joseph
M. Alexander was unanimously ippoin
ted 3ccretar' of the institution.
Board adjourned to the meeting as
above appointed.
The fortgwing it transcribed from the
records of th Western College.
"Teatk iVAJtDKT'McBEE, Secretary.
Litflnin, SAA My, 1824.
WISTERN COLLEGE.
The seeming apathy and indifference
towards the Contemplated College, mani
fested by Ike Inhabitants of the West,
form a singwar contrast to the eagerness
and spirit, wi b which the measure was
commenced. They evince a rersatility
and lnerwessnot much to our credit. In
the state of 2f asiaebusctts, we tee the
uLr betysf a Cfte wel1 endowed
and flourlshfnrcontendine;-
ly,yetperelngffor,fhrter- V!'
In this Weitem and flourishing region,
hare obtained l charter, yet have not the
spirit and energy to establish a College.
That many and (treat advantages would
result to thi section of the Suie, from
l :...;,..iUn that tha measure is
audi au HumM,""' i
,.,t,.v.!.. am). Indeed, eair to be ac-
cfimBllsned rthat thirpart-of- the- State
vv,"f v ... .. 'a
has many 'r"; .n
ZZ JSf o nhabitam, In
DTral, andally of the very re-
geoenu, '
,peW.o..?: . f
.. .Ll. nal BS WkaSvIt nBTTtaiU &riialllE91
oositions easy lo be supported. That we
. - rv.tlit in thn atat. ha
V . j ti.i
already nave a." -
mnhifM- ta L with the aubiecu-Tbo
question Is, would it conduce to the best
iDtertsi oi toe iiuj i
aectionof the state, to found a College
among them, aad can the object be ac
complished? These questions we shall
endeavor to answer in the affirmative mnA
to ah that this part of the state has ma
ny and peculiar advanxages, which would
ensure iti prosperity.
'The only objection presented to the
design, is, that we hive already a College
in the state. Experience, at all times,
the best instructer, has proved to other
i .k. tk.. hti'twn their hrnfettiont and thrir drrdt?
State IUU vuiuiuuuiuni "
not aupcrtcucQ tne ncccsaiij oi oiuuioi
institutions. Irt Europe, and id our own
country, we have many evidences of this
fact, fhdeed, u vould teem that the ex
istence ol one Colleger hat rather served
to evince the importance and necessity of
others. England, Scotland, and many
placet (si the Continent,- furnish abun
dant nrosfa. Massachusetts, tho iustlv
proadif W Harvirdr hart wcnddltloAal
Colleges i Connecticut, a small state com
pared wit!? North Carolina, indeed not
containingone half as many square miles
as the country South and West of the
VaHkin. notconttnt with her imtlv rre-
bnted Yale,ba labllinea another Col
5ff rnZ W r-William
yOT!v'WHen Sydney, and
et "Ilon, j . making the most
spirited and libcrt exertiont, for the
establishment of Br Center College.
Had there"
0B,Wrenryetic Weakly Hirged, other
state would have 'iade the discovery,
and would have ac, tec, accordingly. We
believe the reasorfng would be mucft
more logical and cokJuaiveVto say, " we
have one College 'he state, and its
overwhelming nurnhet of alumni, with
the many advantages, resulting to the state
fromlutrotat!..
1- .thtonal one." in uct,i"w
an additional one. . - ,
U which h.a rtj-MSLVii
Urge, from tha exisi
loos'.lon, c win ow f-- 'ij -
ttitfuirt ! tU
B l t L ik. raorareneral dlf-
iusi o n M.rir UMe, and
EX. aponunaou. cro.wtH
J iZZ .nafldlenrss. In this law,
tha aSnTiKM o1" M wcucouoiy
rreit. In this hippy and fertile region,
a.irk am the facilities Ibr obtaining the
meant of aupport i ao bumerout ara tha
CkuMi which conipira to axempt our
a .a . a l ! .
youth from eoragmg in tne iaoonout
ploymcnta of Ufa i that lha Importance ol
literary improvemeni, as i".i m
kltlnv h.hk of indolence and dissipation
must ba obvious to every seriout and n-
fleeting mind. To b convtnceo oi me
tniik nt ikeie remarks, let those who
doubt, compare the present state of rell-
gion ind morils, witn wait ii waa twenty
veers irotind seethe wonderful effects
of literary improvement. Indeed, as wss
before hinted, what the existing voiiege
baa been to the state at large, the contem
plated Western College would be, to thi
aectkin of the stite. Literary taste, ta
Gnement of manners, and " pure and un
defiled Religion," would have a powetful
tendency to arrest the progress of vice,
dissipation, and infidelity to check those
sins which are "a irproach to any peo
ple s" and to implant, in their stead, " that
virtue which exalteth a nation i" they
would give weight and dignity to the
Wet.
In addition to these idvantaeel, of a
moral and religious character, a College,
judiciously located, and well endowed,
would le the means ol increasing ine
wealth and prosperity ol the people.
More than fiftv Tounc men area annusllv,
lent abroad to different literary inatitu-
tions, irom me couniry west oi me iau
kin. In case a eollere were established
among ourselves, under favorable circum
stances, at least, the tame number might
be expected from other states. This, at
a moderate calculation, would make an
annual aavinp. nf IO.OOO dollar.
That the measure is practicable, and,
.i ... i ... t
mat it neea only a spirit oi energy sna
""erprize to cirry It into ettecr, a mo
ment i attention to the weilth and popu
lation, to the fertility or the soil, and
bealthineaa oiihm
oi our "irki it w
liSJUniJ,in()irfd'Uund a Coflfgr, m the
-r. -HT convince tne -
m.trtrt r t'nlnmbli. anu iv,vv uui-
lart were wanted for the accomplishment
of the object, some one asked, " how is
this iuiii to be obtained ?" A gentleman
present, distinguished for hi real and
success W raising money iyr mu.
charitable purpoaes, replied, '4 e will
ask one hundred thousand persotu for it.
Tk. rjJlnnif tLa.W'eslxJLCeedsJlhls
"w ii v YY - - . .
.inkr and no one can doubt, but if
hVanolication were generally m.de, the
numbe'r of those, who would give much
larger sum,, would.r exceed thou . who
v un-iUine to tive the turn
. " w " " O '
. one d0,Ur Ut , iufr,cicn, nUTTlber
I nl willing and
of willinir and determined aeents be ap
nointed. and the obiect nuebt Peeoy
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and effectualU accomoUshedWb thU
sum, the necessary buildings, and the
meant of instruction, might be provided j
and. if situated in an elieible Dart of the
country, and furnished with a Uculty of
commanding character and talents, we
will MMun tu tcittct, that no similar
institution in the United btatcs would
have i fairer prospect of success. Such
being ihe ctse, why are our energies
asleenf Wbv will the verv resncctable
gentlemen, who compose the board of
trustees, sutler a sneering and in naturea
world to make invidious comparisons he
. e
v ' ;
( uvuvx m. .nn.r.
tin. the tame resource, and the tame fa
riAVfM. nexist now.- is did. whrn thev
rjledped themselvea for its accomplish
v a - - - r
. i pi ii .
mrnt ' anatt .nrtn-t arn tna. in reanect
of extent and resources, one of the first
in the Union, ever remain in the back
ground i Why will the inhabitants of the
West be so regardless of the sunerior ad-
vantageslhey"ehj6y t NooneTcainf aveT
through this state, trom the .att to the
W'tkt. without hrinp- struck with the manv
. n
transcendent advantagesof the lalitr. The
fertility of the soil ; the healthiness of the
climate ; the varieafd rAit-ievidences
annenvoerence and ease : the moral, lite.
rary and religious character of the inhab
itant!, and the eoualilr and harmon v ex
r
isting among them ; the small number
of slaves, and the consequent superior
inausiry oi uic iiiiiauiianis , an inese cir
ctimstancei combine to give the Western
section of 'b'taeiicteeKfed- mdvamagef
and to render it peculiarly favorable for
the seat oi a literary institution.
The late resolution of the board of
trustees, for removing the teat of the
College to the county of Mecklenburg,
is an auspicious circumstance. In select
ing a place forthc location of a seminary
of Icirnlnjf, tha extremes of a p.
and populous tUyifr a mere solii(r,
djjurt, ihould U "CM.' While the
iV'"" . , i . v. ' arie
town ara unfasorabla lo lttev, iraproH
mcnt, t H must ba -,hitrlgch
m inn, anu uii"tia ,,w
large
iiin.', ; ' . j , t" I
an luaiiiwMofl m ufcweia Ut vil-
ligf , where mw w. y modi.
tlona can be 4ad i where the itudeu
not be wholly secluded from all aoc.
tercoursa, but where the eyes of i .. .
inedible communUf may oe upon them
where they may be Uurcd Into love ot
excellence, by the hope of applause, or
dattrrrd from Indolence ao! vice, by a fair
of Ihe disapprobation and Contempt of Ihe
world. Sinned lo a desert, these
cltementl to virtue, and barrlert to fice,
wemtd oe equally wmtlng . Indeed, at t
tlme'when disturbances had been fre
quent at the University, the writer of this
recollects hearing tome of lit faculty lej
menting In lociuon, at a principal cause. I
Pcrhipi no situation could be selected,
which would combine to many ad nuts- '
gat at Charlottt. Situated in the heart of
a health v and fertile countrr i surrounded
by a population distinguished for Intelli
gence, for enterprise, for moral and re
lirioua worth t remote from any readv
market, where, consequently, the meant
of living must be abundist and cheD
affording a desirable residence to the in
habitant! of the Southern and Western
States, and the West Indies j we have no
hesitation in saying, that a College situa
ted here, or in any village in this county,
would meet with pilronae, equal to the
wirmeit wishes of Its nvst ttnguim
friends and supporter. In floe, pottes
ted of these, and many other advantages,
with a nemerowa youthful population, what
reason can be offered, why the eMablih
meol of the Western Cellege should be
procrastinated for a single day I We
know of no one plausible reason, for de
laying to redeem the pledge, which his
been given. On the other hand, the
honor and dignity of the community ; the
interests of religion i the welfare and
prosperity of the rising generation; the
character and reputation of the trustees;
demand of them the manly and conscien
tious divharge of the trust reposed in
them. Would I hey come forward, in the
majesty of their strength, the people
would norde tertt hem. Local and politi
cal, public and private, civil and religious
prejudices, would yield to the common
good.
Sensible that all cannot be grstiGed,
by having the College placed in their
own vicinity, ill would, on reflection, ac
quiesce in the decision of the majority.
They would be hailed at the benefactors
or the present aaodureenm
sed. - '
Trom the National 'Journal
We will mrntion a circumstance which
we presume must have been overlooked
bv the Committee of Arrangements,"
when they stated il wa 'not their in'en
lion to make public their exclusion of Mr
Edwsrds from the Annivertary winner
r.n. Van Ve Ieft'Hilnitrucllon
the bookstore on the. afternoon of Thur$-
the ame div, the chairman ot tnr-com
miitee mentioned fiublicluyin convrrtati.r,
their resolution to exclude Mr. Edwatdt.
We have proof of this. So much for the
secrery intended '
When Gen. Van Ness left his instrtr'
tions, he made no request, nor did he ex
press any desire at either place, mat mcj
evening, and the whole of Fridav, tbi
extraordinary measure was the subject ol
conversation. On Saturday morning.
tMven in the Journal as a fact, unic
romrNinUd by remark or comment of any
kind. R thii meant it became known to
the citizens generally, artd produced sues
l '. f j: .: e .11 n.rttrt.
a ourst oi inutvjnauou truiu y-
that none were found to defend the com
mittee, who now saw and dreaded the
constqtiences of their improper conduct
A triplintr was called bv Mr. Gales, ot
Sjturdiy forenoon, which was held at tne
letelligencer olTice, for. the purpose, e
nrim. nf drUinv anme etDcdlCnt tO
.
IIV.UIIIV, u w . ..-' - f
U-A ka .a .fi1aa mif rrrr f! Dtf ind"
This meeting framed the -equivocal den!
which was published in the evening pi
pers of Saturday, and the Intelligencer ol
Monday morning ; but it did not prouu
the effect intended. This honorable pre-
. r'irot inn nf tho rnmmittee.
confirnie4
V ta S V 'Waa --- i .
theisgystlready-entertained-byu
ClllZCtia, ill rctauuii tunic
r . r;t n;nM- of from 250 to
1tn. fri. whirh nronnratinna Were maklC
by Mr. AViJ'wrvwmT74rw dinne
consisting of sixty-two ! and coropo
principally, of individuals from yht ad'
joining towns and country.
a i..,. r..nm Pn.itnr. oives a hi)'
n isuti iiuiii IU11VII..W ,
mAivinft .Brrnnnl f nnA nf -t ha Crawlo'8
Agents." n9 on tbe road" Jalringrln.W
vgctuarj
lted-nin
where he owed an old debt he was soon
recognisedwas visited with, " thn
lnJ h .t h nnt have (liKori?e
to the uttermost farthing he 0,
become the tenant of a prison.
Rhode Island is not to be bad by purca
or intrigue. Lalt-a
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