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o WE N CAM OIL o PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING A321TJ32J Hi 322321 &It2 ITD32iI?ia 02 AEKPSf3 EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Number 22, of Volume 16 : THE INIAN i i SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 31, 1835. unte vom)egmmg80l. O The VTctcrii Carolinian. BY ASIIBEL SMITH &. JOSEPH W. HAMPTON TERMS OF PUBLICATION. 1. The Western Carolinian is published every Sa hrray, at Two Dollars i?r annum if paid in advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid before the expiration of three month. 2. So paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the discretion of the Editors. 3. Subscriptions will not be received for a less time than one vear ; and a failure to notify the Editors of a wish to discontinue, at the end of a year, will be con.-i-dered as a new enajjement. 1. 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To insure prompt attention to Ix-tters addressed o the EUtors, the postage should in all cases be paid. RESPECTFULLY in forms his Friends ami the hi i:. .I, i. ..:n .: 11 - i i uuiic, nun no miii ciiiiu- . o . . . l. I . ' r V u'V nue- in tcirr on iiuoi; i9 3?tr business, in all its various ,-v.V 7 , branches. shon b sti11 krrt on the Main-street, in Salisbu ry, one door above the Store of Samuel Lemly & .Son. Watches and Clocks of every kind will be REPAIRED with neatness, at short notice, on rea .tonablc terms, and Warranted for 1 2 Months. He will always keep on hand a variety of arti cles in his line ; such as Patent. Lever WatfllC, (English, French, (I old and Plated Fb Chains. Cold and Piated Watch Guards. Cold and Plated Watch Keys. Cold and Plated Watch Seals. Cold Ear-bobs Rreast-pins, and Finger-rings, (latest fashion.) Silver Ware; Ever-pointed Pencil Cases, and .Leads. Silver Spectacles, and steel frames and glasses. Fine Pocket and Dirk Knives, and Silver Fruit Knives. Pocket Pistols and Dirks. RreastBultons and .Musical Boxes. Cilt and Steel Watch Chains and Keys. (fcy Old Cold and Silver taken in exchange for articles purchased at his shop, and in payment for work done and debts clue. D. L. P. Salisbury, August 22, 1S35. tf Current lrice of Produce, Ac. AT SALISBURY October 2"?, 1535 Cmtf. Bicon, . . . Brandy, apple, peach, Butter, . Cotton, in peed, clean, 10a i Molasses-, ... 5 2." a 00 Nails, . . . 9 a 10 2 a 2 ") 30 a 35 Oats, . . . 12 a liv 75 2 a 3 Sugar, brown, . 12 a 13 loaf, . . l(i a 1 Salt, . . . (Ml a 121 11 a 20 112 a 125 Corn, Feathers, Flour, . Flaxseed, . . . 25 a 00 Tallow, . . . . . 30 a 33 To'kicco, . . . . .0 0 a 00 Wheat, (bushel) . . 100 (Whiskey, . Linseed Oil, per gallon, 1 25 10 n a 20 SO a 100 30 a 35 AT FAYETTEVILLE October 20. Bacon, . . l?randy, peach, apple, Beeswax, . . Coffee, . . . Cotton, . . . Corn, ... Flaxseed, . . Flour, . . . Feathers, . . c 1 a iron, . . 4 a 43 32 a 33 0j a 7 10 a 11 111 a 17 Ta 7-" H a 100 30 a 32 10 a 1 40 it 50 Molasses, . . 30 a Nails, cut, . . 22 a 23 Sugar, brown, . 12 a 14! lump, . . 14 a 14ii loaf, . . 50 a f0 Salt, . . . a 12" Wheat,. . . .000 a fv'y'! Whiskey, . . . 35 a 3(j Wool, . . . AT CIIERAW, (S. C.) October 19, 1S35. incon, . . -Beeswax, . . Coffee, . . . Cotton, . . . Corn, . . . Flax-seed, . . Flour, country, do. northern, Feathers, . . Iron, . . . Mol asses, . . 8 a 10 Nails and BraL- . 20 Sugar, brown, . 9 a 13 a lfi' do. lump. . . Ilia 71 10 1 1: 1 2 u. 1 ' 1 Kial7i do. loaf, . . lbal fT a 07! Salt, per sack, .2o) a 27."i .100 a 120 do. bushel, . 6." a 70 2."i a 30 10 a 12 115 10 al 40 a 47 .7o0 a f-OOCotton Bagiring,. K)0 a 900 Bale Rope,"" . . . 34 a 37! Wheat, . . . . 4 a .r Wool . 33 a 40 Whiskey, . . . RATES OF EXCHANGE At the Merchant's Bank of S. Carolina, at Cheraw : Checks on New York, . per cent. prem. do. Charleston, . per cent. prem. AT COLUMBIA, (S. C.) October 1 1, 1535. Bacon, ... Brandy, peich, apple, Beeswax, . . 8 a 10! Lard, . . . 75 Molasses, . . 10 a W Mackerel, . . . 14 a 15 . 37.', a 40 .700 a !r a 30) . 75 . 09 a 11 15 a 10,Salt, in Kicks, B itter, .... 25 a 31 Cotfee, . . . . 15 a 1" bushel, Sujjar, brown Corn bOaOt loaf &. lump. 1 a 22 Cotton 14 a 1 Tallow, . . . 10 a 121 Flour, . . yuu a linn); leas, . Iron, .... 5 a 5i Whiskey, .100 a 112 . 40 a 45 licckwitli'N Aiili-Ijieplic "IVE extract, from the Hand-bills accompanying each Box, the following testimonials to the etTicacy of this valuable Medicine : From the lit. Brv. Levi S. Ires, D. ., Bishop of NortK Carolina. Raleigh, March 2, 1833. Having, for the last three years, been intimately acquainted with Dr. John Beckwith, of this City, and enjoyed his professional services, 1 take plea sure in stating that his character as a Christian gerdleman and experienced Physician, entitles his testimony, in regard to the use of his Anti dyspep tic Pills, to the entire confidence of the public. My experience of the good eflects of these Pills, for two years past, satisfies me of their eminent value, particularly in aiding in impaired digestion and warding off bilious attacks. Having been for a loner time subject to the annual recurrence of such attack, 1 was in the habit of resorting for security against them, and with a very partial suc cess, to a liberal use of Calomel or blue Pill. But since my acquaintance with the Anti-dyspeptic Pill of Dr. Beckwith, which he prescribed in the finX instance himself, I haw not been under the necessity of using Mercury in any form, besides, leuig wholly exempt from billions attacks. Seve ral members of my family are experiencing the same beneficial tllects. L. S. l LS. Prom Governor Iredell. At gi st 21, 135. Dr. Beckwith's Anti-Dyspeptic Pills have been used in my family, which is a large one, with the most beneficial cller-ts. A number of my friends who have been alllicted with the Dyspepsia, and other disorders of the stomach, have spoken to me in strong terms of the relief they experienced from this remedy. Without the evidence 1 have received from others, my intimate knowledge of the professional and private character of Dr. Beck with, for the last twnty years, justifies me in de claring, that he would give no assurances ot facts of his own experience, or of professional deduc tions, of which he was not perfee'ly confident, and 011 which the public might not safely rely. JA.Mbo lUI.UIL.L.. From the lion. George II. Badger. Rali:igii, Nov. 7, 1S31. For several years past, Dr. Beckwith's Anti- M ' J -j J ... L 1 0 1. UlMM'.J.Iv ...w dicine in my family. 1 have myself frequently used them for the relief of head ache, acid and otherwise disordered stomach, resulting from im prudence or excess in diet, and 1 have had many opportunities of learning from others their cllecls, when used by them for like purpose's. .My expe rience and observation justify me in sainMhat the relief allbrded by the Pills is generally speedy, ftiid almost always certain that they may be 1 1 ken at any time without danger or inconvenience, and their operation is attended by no nausea or disagreeable effects whatever and though I have knovn many persons use them, I have known none who did not approve them none who sustained any injury, and none who failed to derive tie tie fit from their use. And upon the whole, I do not hesitate to recommend them as an agreeable, safe, and efficacious remedy in Dyspeptic affections, and hcliere them myself to be the best Anti-dyspeptic medicine ever olFered to the public. C. E. BADCiJIt. C7 A constant supply of these Pills on hand and for sale, at THIS OFFICE. Septcmler 5, 1S35. niO LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE POST OFFICE AT LEXINGTON, N. C, ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1S13. JIIILIP BEAKER, Shadiick Beckwith. Andrew . Thos. Davis. Joseph Evans, Barbara Easter. 'Crouse. I John O. B. Ford. Henry Frazer. Richmond Heartly. John Hyer. John Jarret, f'lmton Johnson. Alfred Kinnev. Henry lelfTjrd, Daniel leonard, Mary J. Lun e.ton, Elizabeth Iauc. William Moore, William Mc- Daniel, Daniel M-rrell, Wil liaoi Moten. Celia North ern. John Payne, Willis Peck. Chri.-tian Stockiner, William Stephens, Casper Smith, Mathcw Skein. John E. Wooden, Joseph Ward, Mary WdHford. David VarI)rouqh. M. liOb'NSAVILLE, P. M. October 17, 1-35. At Beeves Wanted! SlTHR Subscriber, intending to carry on the Butchering Business regularly in the Town of Salisbury, w ishes to purchase a number of For which the highest prices will be iv'pn, in cash. His customers are notified that he will be ready to furnish them w ith GOOD BEEF on Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday mornings of each week the balance of the season. DAVID KERNS. September 5, li35. tf. Taken ami committed ffO the Jail of Rowan county, North Carolina, on the 12th inst., two negroes, as runaways; one a Woman, about 40 years of nie, stout and black, who says her name is SILVY. The oth er, Silvy's daughter, about 12 years of age, nam ed ELCEY. They say that they lelong to Ste phen Moore, of Hillsborough, N. Carolina, and was on their way to Alabama with William Nel son. They left said Nelson between the Y'adkin river and Salisbury. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges, and take them away. F. SLATER, SherifT. October 17, 1535. tf 31 OKU IVEW JEWELLERY. THE Subscriber has just return ed from Philadelphia, where he purchased a rich assortmentof WATCHES, ff thf Time ri'fpiit Ttshinns. ticutlcmen's Gold and Silver Lever, " Do. do. Duplex, f jf'atctes Ladies Gold Lever and do. P.' a in English and Swiss Fine Cold Fob-Chains and Keys ; Fine Plated Fob-Chutn and Keys ; Ladies' Plated Neck-Chains ; A rich assortmentof Breast-Pins and Rings; Fine Ear-Rings, Cold and Plated ; Ladies' Jet, Silver, and Gilt W aist-Bucklcs ; Shell .Music Boxes and Silver Pencils; A large assortment of Spectacles for all Eyes ; Ladies' and (lentlemcn's Fine Pocket Books; Superior Wade and Butcher Ccncave Razors ; Pocket-Knives and Scissors; Leather and Silk Money-Purses; Ladies' lareo Tuck and Side-Combs ; Do. Snulf-Boxes, and Thimbles; Fine Plated Castors and Candle-sticks, Together with Chains, Pistols,Seals, and Keys, &c. Also, Silver Spoons and Sugar-lungs. He hopes that his rriends and Customers will call and see his fine assortment, and B U Y . He will sell low for CASH, or on a short credit. Orders from i distance will be promptly filled. Watches and Clocks repaired well, and War ranted for Turelce Months. (gT Old Cold and Silver taken in exchange for Jewellery. JOHN C. PALMER. Salisbury, September 12, ls35. tf IT Oil SLii. fTMlE Subscril)er having determined to remove to the south-west, offers for sale the above pro perty, with or without the Furniture. The Plan tation contains about 700 Acres of Laud; be tween 95 and 100 acres are low-grounds, cleared, ditched, and in ood order otherwise; and is ei ther good for Grain or Grass there being about 12 Acres of the latter, (viz: meadow land.) About 200 Acres of the high-lands are cleared aim 111 urn oruer 101 1 unoun ... """ good for 3,000 bushels of Corn, with a proportion able quantity of small grain. The H.iiies want no repair, and are suflicient for entertaining GO or 70 boarders, with line Sta bler, Carriage-house, and Threshing Machine. No building of any description is requisite for the place at present. 1 lie property is now positively oflered at a price so low mat it will pay for itself in three years, by attention to the Farm and House. Persons wish- miX to buy had better lose no time, as it snail ue sold, and 'the price at w hich it is oflered w ill force . t 111 it immediately. Letters to my address, at this OOice, will meet prompt attention. SZT NEGROES, for my own use, will be taken at fair prices. Application may be made, for prices and pay ments, to the following Agents, viz: M;tj. II. W. Conner, of Salisbury ; James A. Johnston, Esq., Charlotte ; C. C. Henderson, Esq., Lincolntoii, and A. M. Burton, Esq., of Beattte's Ford, who have the terms and will make sales. WM. S. SIM ON TON. P. S. Attached to the Plantation is a fine stock of Hogs and Cattle, anil an outstanding Crop of Corn say 2,000 bushels, which may le had with the plantation. W. S. S. Catawba Springs, September 20, 1635. tf Cr The Yorkville Journal of the Times will insert the alnive until forbid, ami forward the ac count to Catawba Springs for payment. To Country Alcrchants. rIIIE Subscriler begs leave to inform his cus tomers and friends generally, that he is now receiving his Fall supply of Goods ; which con sists of a geueral, heavy, and well selected assort ment of 1 1 a ware V Cutlery HATS AND SHOES Drugs and JZeilieiue, Without further ennumeration, his Stock com prises almost every article now in common use in this country It is inferior to none in Fuyetteville. C. J. ORRELL. N. B. Personal and strict attention will be gi ven to the receiving and forwarding Goods ; receiving Cotton and other Produce for Storage, Sale, or Shipment as the owner may direct. C. J. O. Brick Row, Haymouut, Fayctteville, Septcmler 19, 1835. Cm Six-aiul-a-quarter cents reward, HLL be given for the apprehension and de f f livery at this oflice, of A LEXANDER LY KRLY,an Indented Apprentice to the Printing Business, who left his employ ou the lbth instant. It is probable, from circumstances, that he has made for the South ; and Editors in that direction are requested and warned not to employ said boy, as the law will be strictly enforced against any w ho may. Lyerly is about 17 years of age ; ve ry slim, speaks quick, and somewhat addicted to dissolute habits. SMITH &: HAMPTON. October 24, 1535. m CONVENTION DEBATE. SPEECH OF MR. FISHER, of Rowan, Delivered in the late Convention, on the proposition to amend the 32i Article. Mr. Fisher said, he should vote for the amend ment which was reported from the Committee of the Wholenamely, to strike out of the 32d Section of the Constitution the word Protestant, and in stead thereof insert the word Christian, so as to allow all who believe in the truth of the Christian Religion to hold civil office in the State. In giving this vote, he was not influenced by the motives which the gentleman from Halifax (Gov. Branch) had so charitably attributed to the friends of the Amendment, that is, to throw tfie tub to the vviialk, as he is pleased to call the people; nor yet for the accommodation of a certain individual, as he supposes but, for reasons which he would un dertake to state for himself. 31 r. F. said be had listened with very strict at tention to all that had been said on this subject ; and, of all debates he had ever witnessed, this had taken the widest rane. As regards time, it had swept overeighteencenturies;andas regards space, it had travelled round the globe ; its range has been circumscribed only by the limits set to human im agination. If a stranirer, uninformed as to the true state of the question, had dropped in here, and listened attentively to all that has been said, he must have come to the conclusion, that we were debating whether we should, or not, establish a cruel test oath to bind meiTs consciences ; nay, most likely, he would have come to the conclusion, that we are about to establish the " Holy Inquisition" in North Carolina ; that we are now preparing the wheel, and the rack, the thumbscrews, and the hot irons, for the punishment of recusant Papists tiiat the merciless Autodc fe itself, was to be kindled up in the midst of this Protestant community. Now, sir, is this so ? Is it true, that we are about to es tablish a test oath ? Is it true, that we are about to commence the work of persecution against a class of people for consciences' sake ? No, sir, it is not so. If ientlcmcn will descend from the clouds in which they have been wandering ; if, from that " march of mind' we have heard so much about, they w ill please to march back to the regions of common sense, they will see that their imaginations have run away with them. What is the true state of the question before us? In the Constitution which our Revolutionary forefathers established for North Carolina in the year 177G, there is a clause designated as the 32d section, which provides, that no person who denies the being of God, or the truth of the Protestant Religion, or the divine au- thoritv.of. the oh! or new Testaments, or who shall bold religious principles incompatible- with the lree- dom ami safety of the State, shall be capal le of holding civil ollice within this State. Ever since the adoption of the Constitution, some have thought that a part of this Aiticle is ilhleral, and ought to be stricken out, and others have thought that the whole t.f it ought to lie expunged. In consequence of these opinions, the Legislature, in the act under which this Convention meets, gave a discretionary power to the Convention ; " amend the 32d Article of the Constitution;' and the only question now before us is shall we amend it, or snail we leave it as it is ? Some wish to amend it, others wish to strike it out altogether, and others auain wish to leave it as it is. For my part, said Mr. F., I am opposed to striking out the whole Article, but I wish to amend it. To amend, is one thing to strikeout altogether, is another. We have a right to amend, but we have no power to destroy, and to strike out altogether would be to destroy. Among the arguments advanced by those who are for striking out altogether, one is, that the 32d Article comes in direct conflict with the 19th sec tion of the Bill of Rights, w hich says "That all "men have a natural and unalienable right to wor ship Almighty Cod according to the dictates of their own conscience." Mr. F. said, for his part, he could not see this conflict this incompatibility. The 19th section of the Bill of Rights secured to all men the right of worshiping God according to the dictates of their "..n conscience ; the 32d Ar ticle does not deny this right, nor take it away ; it does not prescribe any mode of irorship, or any set of religious principles it only declares, that per sons w ho deny the being of God, eVc, shall not be capable of holding civil office within this State. Now, to show that the 32d Article conflicts with the 19th section of the Bill of Rights, gentlemen must first prove, that it is necessary for men to hold civil ollice before they can worship God ac cording to the dictates of their own conscience. Will any one rise up here and say, that you must first be in possession of a civil oflice in North Ca rolina before you can exercise the freedom of con science ? No ! no one w ill say so. The Turk, the Hindoo, the wild Savage of our own forests, can come among us and worship God according to the dictates of their consciences, and there is nothing in our Constitution or laws to harm them, or make them afraid ; they cannot only worship God ac cording to the dictates of their own conscience, but they may acquire all the civil and political rights of native-born citizens they are protected in their persons and properly they may vote for the law makers, and if the people choose to vote for them, thev may occupy seats in the Legislature, and be come law-makers themselves. The 32d Article deprives them of none of these rights, either civil or religious, but it forbids them from holding civil oflice, so long as they may deny the being of God, or the other truths referred to in that Article. Surely, there is nothing so very cruel and prescrip tive in this, as gentlemen would seem to make out. Mr. F. said, it appeared very strange to him, while gentlemen were so bitterly denouncing the 32d Article, that the 31st should have entirely escaped their notice. If the 32d Article excludes Atheists and Deists from civil oflice, does not the 31st go much farther for it excludes Preachers of the Gospel from seats in the Legislature ? Will gen tlemen contend that the doors to civil oflice shall be thrown open to Atheists and Deists, and that the Teachers of the Christian Religion shall be shut out from our Legislative halls ? If it is a violation of principle to exclude the Atheist and Deist from oflice, is it not equally so to exclude the Preacher of the Gospel from the Legislature, ani rem seats in the Council of State ? But the s . j athies of gentlemen seem to be with the one cl..s. and not with the other. A Preacher of M.v;iv.:;:edanisni may- come among us, build his mosque, c ilect his congregation, and preach to them, and, if he has the civil qualifications, may be elected to, and take his seat in the Legislature, while the Teachers of our own Religion of that Religion 011 which all our Institutions stand, are denied the like privilege 1 and yet, gentlemen who talk so much about liberali ty and the march of mind have not uttered a single whisper against the 31st Article! Mr. Fisher said, he would now state what, to his mind, was a vcrv strong argument against stril 'ng out the 32d section. If we take up the Constitu tion and examine it, we will find that there are four Articles in it, which have reference to the Chri-tian Religion that is, the 19th section of the Bill of Rights, and the 31st, 32d and 34th sections of the Constitut ion. 'Ihree of these would seem r;??!ier to discountenance, or throw aside the Chri-'ian Religion, while the o-her one alone, namely, e:ic 32d, seems to recognize it. Now, sir, shall we, a j Christian people, living in a Christian country, ex punge trom our fundamental law the only Article which recognizes Christianity, and leave remaining the three Articles which would seem to discounte nance it, and actually lay its Teachers under civil disabilities ? If the 32d Article was expunged from the Con stitution, and the instrument then placed in the hands of an intelligent Turk, judging from it, w h it would he suppose our Religion to be ? He would first read the 19th Article of the Bill of Rights, from w hich he would see that all men, Christian, Turk, and Jew, stand precisely on the same foot ing, and consequently, so tar as this goes, in North Carolina, the Christian has no advantage oer the Turk. He would then come to the lst Article, where he would see that Preachers of the Gospel are excluded from holding seats either in the Le gislature or in the Council of State, but that Preach ers of the Koran are not so forbidden ; thus far he would see that the Constitution is more favorable to Mahomeuanism than to Christianity. He would next come to th 34th Article. If he should have sagacity enough to discover the w isdom of the pro hibition in this article, he would at the same lime discover that a jealousy exists against " Religious Churches." Taken altogether, he will see nothing against the religion of the Turk, but an evident ex pression against the Christian ReliriiJ-" n't-i " as lie can judge trom what is ijelore him, he must doubt whether we are Christians. But now lay before him the 32d Article, and all his doubts will vanish, for in this he will see a full recognition of Christianity. Then, I ask again, shall we expunge the only Article that Recognizes our Religion, and leave standing those Articles which appear rather to discountenance it I If we had power to strike out the whole, he did not know that any great ev ils w ould follow from doing so, f. r he had no fears for the Christian Religion. It had spread to what it now is, against all opposition it grew up in des pite ot oppression, ami has flourished under perse cutions. We have nothing to fear for its final tri umphs; but we have no such powers, and as the subject stands balanced in the Constitution as it now does, he was unwilling to expunge one side, and retain the other. But, said .Air. F., let us take up the 32d section itself, examine its parts, and see if it be so very ob jectionable as some would make it out to be. The first clause is in these words " That no person irho shall deny the being of God'' " shall be ca pable of holding any oflice, or place of trust, or piom iu me civil oeiuinmeni wiinm tins Govern ment." Now, sir, is this so very wrong ? Is it bigotry and intolerance in a Christian community, to exclude from civil office the man who denies the being of God? the wretch who can look up at the glorious sun gaze on the starry heavens "the spacious firmament on high," who can look abroad on the face of nature, or turn his eyes iu on his own bosom, and yet deny the being of God? If it is bigotry to withhold civil trust, oi moral con fidence from such a wretch ; then, sir, for one, 1 am willing to be called a bigot. Some gentlemen, however, tell us that there are no such persons as Atheists, that is, no persons who deny the beino- of God. If they intend this assertion as an argument why the clause iu question ought to be stricken out, then I meet it as follows. "There are cither such persons as Atheists, or there are not. If there be such persons, then they ought not to be trusted with oflice, or with any thing else; and, if there be no such persons, then this clause in the Constitution is at most but surplusage, and, as it takes up but little room, it may as w'ell remain as an evidence of the honest precaution of our forefa thers. But, sir, I differ with gentlemen, when they sa- there are no such persons as Atheists. I cannot say, remarked Mr. F., that I know any such, but we have heard of them. We read that during the French Revolution Atheism triumphed in all France. We read that the National Assem bly expelled Christianity from the country, decreed the destruction of the Holy Bible and extirpated it from the land. It is a known fact, when the Bri tish and Foreign Bible Society, at the close of the French Revolution, sought to" restore the sacred volume to France by printing in London an edition in the French language, after a diligent search, not a single copy of the Bible could be found in all Pa ris. We rlso read, that the National Convention at one time, was composed wholly of Atheists, who, to convince the world that they" were such, passed a decree, " that death is art. eternal sleep H The learned gentleman from Halifax (Judge Daniel) says, however, that they were not Atlteists, but Saducees. Mr. F. said, he should not dispute about names, though, he would say, that this is the first time he had ever heard of French Saducees. Of this, he was confident, that the doctrines held O
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