The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
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VOLUME 38
No. 50
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1967
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Southport Girl Entertainer
ABROAD — Miss Lois Gore of Southport (inset) is shown as she s i
audience in Morocco. Miss Gore, secretary to the agricultural attache at
rocco, has delighted audiences in most of the major Moroccan cities.
n g s to an j
Rabat, Mo- ]
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Southport Girl
Helps Spread Goodwill
Local Men Safe
Aboard Dredge
The USE Dredge HYDE on
which two Southport men are crew
members sustained major dam
age from enemy mines while op
erating recently in Cua Viet in
South Vietnam.
In a letter to members of his
family written immediately after
the occurrence Albert Russ,
dragtender, reported he had been
unhurt in the explosion. R, L.
Phelps, deckhand, also was un
injured in the blast.
While dredging in Cua Viet
Harbor in support of military
operations in what is currently
the scene of bitter fighting in
Vietnam, the HYDE took an
enemy mine explosion in her
hull. Her Master, Russell j.
Bartell, had the loaded hoppers
dumped and beached the ship.
A second mine blast occurred
two hours later, injuring three
crew members, one of whom
has been hospitalized. The ini
tial explosion blasted a six by
eight foot hole in the starboard
near the chain locker in the aft
section, and the second blast blew
a hole one foot across on the
portside. Captain Bartell’s ac
tion in lightening the ships load
enabled the HYDE to resume her
dredging operations 37 hours
after the initial explosion.
Bartell’s accomplishment was
quickly recognized by the Navy
Officer-in-Charge of Vietnam
Construction who commended the
Master and his crew for their
“outstanding performance” in
te face of hostile action.
The HYDE dredge frequently
performed maintenance dredging
for the Wilmington District which
included assignments last sum
mer in Oregon and Masonboro
Inlets.
Numerous other Southport and
Brunswick county men have seen
service aboard the Hyde in years
gone by. The vessel reported
for duty in South Vietnam in
March of this year.
FATHER DIES
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Caster,
Sr., have returned home from
Elkin where they attended the
funeral of Mrs. Caster’s father,
W. C. Whitaker, who died May 18
and was buried May 20.
PILOT ECC GRADS
Three Brunswick County resi
dents were listed among the 1967
graduates of East Carolina Col
lege at Greenville. They were
Edward Franklin Mtntz of Boli
via, recipient of a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Ad
ministration; Robert Hugh Sell
ers of Shallotte, who received a
Masters degree in Education; and
Glenn Leon Gore of Southport,
recipient of a Master degree in
Music.
Wild Flower
State Group
Meets Here
The North Carolina wild
Flower Pre servation Society held
its spring meeting on Sunday at
the Brunswick town State Historic
Site. Dr. B. W. Wells, consult
ant to the society and a former
resident of Southport, was the
principal speaker.
Dr. H. R. Totten of Chapel Hill,
president of the society, presided
at the business session in the
meeting room of the Visitor-Cen
ter Museum during the morning,
after which a picnic lunch on the
grounds was enjoyed by the more
than 100 persons who attended
from all parts of the state.
After lunch Dr. Wells in his
talk said “Of all states in the
United States, North Carolina has
the widest range of climates and
habitats, making possible within
the state the largest number of
wild flowers of any state in the
Union. Of all sections in the
state, the southeastern portion
is the most interesting to lovers
and preservers of wild flowers."
Dr. Wells explained the effect
which salt spray has on plant life
close to the coast and told of
icological field work he has done
in this area.
Following his talk, members
of the society viewed the ruins of
the site and walked along the
Nature Trail sponsored by the
Garden Club of North Carolina.
Among interesting plants which
they found was the Venus’ Fly
Trap, found only in the south
eastern part of North Carolina.
Arrangements for the meeting
were made by W. Gordon Butler
of Fayetteville, a past president
of the organization who owns a
home at Holden Beach.
Queen Candidate
Honored Sunday
The Shallotte Jaycees andjay
cettes honored Miss Sharon
Bradsher at a tea Sunday, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie ward
at Ash.
Sharon leaves Thursday with
her chaperone, Mrs. Shirley
ward, for White Lake to repre
sent Brunswick County in the
Blueberry Pageant. She Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Bradsher of Shallotte, and was
first runner-up In the Miss
Brunswick County Pageant this
year.
The Jaycettes presented Sha
ron with a sterling initialed pin.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Martin were
special guests.
A***»j»3 uuio u« uvi c ui uuuui"
port, this week received the U. S.
Department of Agriculture's su
perior service award, the sec
ond highest award given by the
Department. Miss Gore, a grad
uate of Mecklenburg Junior Col
lege, also received a certificate
of merit for special act or service
from the Foreign Agricultural
Service, USDA.
Secretary to the agricultural
attache at Rabat, Morocco, Miss
Gore was honored for making a
major contribution to enhancing
the image of the United States
among the Moroccan people
through generous giving of time
and singing talent at public per
formances.
Before joining the Foreign
Agricultural Service in 1965,
Miss Gore was employed for
three years with the International
Agricultural Development Serv
ice, USDA. Born in Southport,
she is a 1958 graduate of Bruns
wick County High School. She re
ceived an A.A. degree in secre
tarial science from Mecklenburg
Junior College in 1960. Before
joining the Department of Agri
culture, she was employed as a
television secretary with the
Northwest Junior High school.
She is the daughter of Eugene
B. Gore and the late Mrs. Gore.
As an overseas secretary with
the Foreign Agricultural Service,
Miss Gore works with the agri
cultural agency which cooperates
with private trade groups in
maintaining and expanding for- ■
sign markets for farm products .
This year, U. S. agricultmal
products abroad are expected
to total nearly $7 billion.
Slate Program
On Battleship
Officials of the U.S.S. North
Carolina Battleship Memorial to
day announced full details of the j
ship’s first Memorial Day Pro- :
gram, to be held at 4 p.m. next I
Tuesday. (
Featured on the program will {
be a message from General Wil- i
liam C. Westmoreland, com- ’
mander of U. S. forces in Viet
nam; and an address by Mrs.
Dan K. Moore, wife of the Gover
nor of North Carolina.
Another highlight will be a
concert by the 2nd Marine Divi
sion Band of Camp Lejeune. The
band, world-famous for its mili
tary music, will present a half
hour selection of numbers prior
to the opening of the program.
Near the close of the observance,
two of its buglers will sound
echo taps.
General Westmoreland’s mes
sage is being taped in Vietnam
and flown to the battleship es
pecially for the program. It will
be played just prior to Mrs.
Moore’s address. She will be in
troduced by E. L. Rankin Jr.,
chairman of die U.S.S. North
Carolina Battleship Commission.
Other introductions and an
nouncements will be given by
Jesse Helms of television station
WRAL in Raleigh. The Rt. Rev.
Thomas H. Wright, Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of East Caro
lina will deliver the Invocation
and pronounce the benediction.
The rifle salute will be pre- 1
sented by the Cape Fear Rifles
of the New Hanover High School
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Williams Is
Speaker For
Leland Finals
George F. williams, superin- ]
tendent of Brunswick County
Schools, presented diplomas to
graduating students at Leland
High School during commence
ment exercises Monday night.
Speaker for the graduation
ceremonies in the school audi
torium was the Rev. J. Garland
Bordeaux, pastor of White Lake
Baptist Church, White Lake.
Valedictorian of the graduat
ing class was Marilyn Kay Russ,
uid Nancy Louise Raynor was
salutatorian.
Other members of the grad
j a ting class are Marjorie Ann
Baxley, Betty Sanora Benton,
Fanlce Carolyn Benton, Mary
3eth Blake, Mary Ellen Gibbs,
Linda Gail Harrelson, Sandra
rean Hooper, Gilda Darnell Kin
ston, Erma Kaye Long, Linda
Beraldene Marshbum, Gloria
Srnice, Merrick, Mary Elizabeth
Perkins, Elizabeth Rogers Long,
lachel Marlese Watson, Jen
ifer Sue Wilkins, Sara Rose
nary Williams, Bonnie Bor
leaux Williamson, Janice La
ferne Willis, Paul Edward Al
en, Jr., Charles David Child,
lurwood Thomas Clark, Jr.,
Janny Sesco Flowers, John Ver
lon Ganey, Richard Irdell Gore,
r., Lonnie Chester Harrison,
rhomas Michael Holmes Solo
non Don Kelly, Stanley Wayne
Jesser, Jackie Wayne Mintz,
tobert Willis Moore, George
lima Price, Harold David Sa
iurn, Harry Wayne Shew, Mich
el James Thompson, Harvey
tephen white, Douglas Robert
Williamson, and Robert Thurston
Williamson.
Redistricting
Bill Postponed
By ODELL WILLIAMSON
Representative
13th House District
Of all the issues facing the
General Assembly this year, the
one that probably would have x
aroused the most interest on the
part of North Carolina failed to
materialize as scheduled last
week.
A congressional redistricting
bill was supposed to have been ,
acted on by the Senate. But when
the measure came up, action was
postponed.
One reason for the postpone
ment was that the U. S. Congress
now has before it a bill that would
make redistricting in our State
unnecessary. Our congressional
districts are well within the pop
ulation variations allowed by the
bill being considered in Washing
ton.
If the national bill fails to
pass, however, the General As
sembly passes a lot of bills '
that are technical in nature or
otherwise not very Interesting to
write about. ]
I feel that this past week was
one of those. ,
During each legislative session (
there are weeks when the General
Assembly passes a lot of bills ,
that are technical in nature or ,
otherwise not very interesting
to write about. *
I feel that this past week was
one of those.
Also during each session me m- J
bers of the General Assembly j
get together with their clerks, (
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Visit Sunny Point
VISITORS — Members of the seventh grade class of Southport High School were
recent visitors to the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point. While at the terminal
these students, together with parents and teacher, Mrs. Annie Francis, were given a
briefing on the mission of Sunny Point, following which they were given a guided tour
for an on-the-spot observation of actual loading operations.
Finals Program
Completed At
Bolivia School
Baccalaureate and graduation
exercises lor the senior class ol
Bolivia High School were held this
week In the school auditorium.
The Baccalaureate service was
field Sunday night; the gradua
tion ceremonies were conducted
Wednesday night.
The Rev. T. R. McKay pre
sented the Invocation at the Sun
lay night program. The sermon
was delivered by the Rev. w. C.
Francis, and Rev. McKay pre
sented the benediction. Mrs.
T. R. McKay provided the music
for the exercise.
The invocation for the grad
uation program was given by Rev.
Charles Lanier. Sue Wescott
presented the salutory and Geor
gia Irving delivered the valedic
tory address. The speaker for the
Program was the Rev. B. Frank
Sail. Special awards were pre
sented by j. Murphy Perry and
Larry Holden presented the sen
ior gift. The presentation of
iiplornas was conducted by Mor
rison B. Watkins.
Marshalls for the 1967 grad
lation exercises were Roger
Watkins, Sheila Ward, Donald
Johnson, Janice Lanier, Betty
Bogie, Lavada Carroll, and Jan
ice Randolph, chief. Mascots
were Greg Skipper and Gwen
Wolfe, j
Bolivia High School awarded
iiplornas posthumously to David
Carlton Simmons and Thomas
Lee Simmons, Jr., members of
lie senior class who drowned
fast month in a tragic accident.
The 23 graduating seniors who
participated in the graduation
program were Elizabeth Bar
parenda Beck, Julian Ray Bell,
Cathryn Gail Benton, Sammy Paid
Carteret, James Earl Caudill,
larriet Simmons Cook, Linda
Parnell Flowers, Dorothy An
lette Francis, Jetty Sullivan
lore, Jerry Bryan Henry, Homer
jarry Holden, class vice-presi
lent, Georgia Elizabeth Irving,
:lass president, Meredith Ann
ohnson, Roderick Dale McDow
dl, Kathy Ann Potter, Shirley
.larie Roberts, class treasurer,
inita Lutricia Sellers, Dorothy
tnn Sellers, Pamela Potter Sell
ers, Myra Joelyn Tatum, Kenneth
tonald Tharp, Floyd Ellis Wes
:ott and Wanda Sue wescott, class
iecretary.
Time And Tide
May 25, 1937—Plans were being made for an outboard motor boat
race, with Carolina Outboard Association as sponsors. The farm
outlook in Brunswick was described as good; and Vacation Bible
Schools were in progress throughout the county.
Fisherman were warned to time their trips with the tide; fishing
stories in upstate newspapers were attracting many to this area; and
there has been fun for all—plus a lot of action—in an old-fashioned
track and field meet at Camp Sapona.
The time was May 27,1942, and Judge Clifton Moore and Congress
man Alton Lennon were engaged in a three-man race with David
Sinclair for the post of district solicitor. The Primary Election was
to be the following Saturday.
Plane spotters were warned that stations must be manned 24-hours
per day (there was a wax on); and the Rationing Board was swamped
with requests for tire purchase certificates. There were extra
pages in The Pilot as candidates made their final pitch to the voters.
j'coao idiei omuui >~uiton Moore (he was me successful
candidate in the above-mentioned election) was the commencement
speaker at Southport High School. Brunswick farmers were breathing
1 sigh of relief after timely rains had put an end to a bad drought
in the farming areas.
Seventeen boys and girls had graduated at Bolivia High School
mere had been a big improvement in boats and equipment engaged
n the shrimping operation here; and “Freshwater Fishing At All
rime Best In County" was a big front-page headline.
Fifteen years ago this week the stage was set for big primary elec
ion on the following Saturday at which the governorship was at stake.
3ut, as usual, here in Brunswick there was greater interest in local
•aces.
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Southport Seniors
Largest Class Ever
Southport High School held its
commencement exercises Tues
day evening in the school audi
torium.. Thirty-nine graduating
seniors—the largest class in the
school’s history—received this
diplomas.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. William Davenport, pastor
of Trinity Methodist Church. The
salutatory address was presented
by Greta Jorgensen and the vale
dictory address was delivered by
Susan Harrelson. The Rev.
Jackie Cooper, pastor of Oak Is
land Baptist Church, said the
benediction.
Speaker for the occasion was
Ed P. Blair, principal of West
Havelock Elementary School,
who was Introduced by T.’.m John
son, president of the Student
Council. A noted humorist, Blair
kept his audience in a mirthful
uproar until the latter stages of
his talk, when he advised his
young listeners to foUow the two
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First Class
To Graduate
Southeastern Community Col
lege’s first graduating class will
be awarded diplomas at com
mencement exercises June 4 at
8 p. m. in the college audi
torium.
Dr. Robert R. Wiegman, as
sistant dean of the college of
education at the University of
Florida, will deliver the con
vocation address. Dr. Wiegman,
in authority in the field of com
munity colleges, is former di
rector of the junior college center
af the University of Florida.
Altogether, 102 students in
Southeastern’s college transfer
ind technical-vocational pro
grams will receive diplomas.
They include 30 candidates for
:he Associate in Arts degree;
sight who will complete require
ments in the summer term, and
sight for the Applied Science
iegree.
The technical-vocational
graduates include 14 in practi
:al nursing, five machinists, 13
n welding, 11 in electronics, and
13 in auto mechanics.
Dr. Charles R. King, SCC dean,
:alls this first graduating class
‘a significant time in the young
history of our school.” He
will introduce the main speaker,
and William L. Eddins, acting
president and business manager,
will make the presentation of di
plomas.
The full exercises begin with
the academic procession, and the
invocation by Dr. Francis S.
Chesson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Whiteville.
The greetings will be extended
by Henry B. Wyche of Halls
boro, chairman of the college’s
ooard of trustees. This is follow
ed by the introduction of the
speaker and the main address,
after which are remarks and the
conferring of diplomas by Dr.
King. The presentation of candi
iates will be made by George
rloward, dean of technical
vocational programs, followed by
he presentation of diplomas by
he acting president.
The benediction will be given
>y Dr. Chesson, and the
ecessional will end the
‘xercises. A reception will fol
ow for graduates and visiotrs,
;ponsored by the faculty wives
>f the college.
Final Report
On Funds For
March Of Dimes
Mrs. M. H. Rourk of Shal
lotte, chairman of the March of
Dimes drive for 1967 in Bruns
wick county, reports collections
totaling $1371.54 for this year’s
campaign.
Following is a breakdown by
communities, giving the name of
each community chairman and
the amount raised: Ash, Mrs.
William Mathews, $47.87; Bo
livia, Mrs. Kenneth McKeithan,
$100.00; Boones Neck, Mrs. Nor
man Bellamy, $7.36; Calabash,
Mrs. Harry Bennett, $27.34;
Exum, Mrs. Elmo Mintz, $12.00;
Freeland, Mrs. Raymond Babson,
$15.84; Grissettown, Mrs. Nor
man Grisset, $17.20; Holdens
Beach, Mrs. Hugh Dutton, $16.69;
Hickmans Cross Roads, Mrs.
Ernest Stanland, $8.46; Leland,
Mrs. Joe Best, $122.87; Long
wood, Mrs. W. A. Long, $27.17;
Myrtle Head, Lloyd Parker,
$6.00; Shallotte, Mrs. Henry Car
ter, $400.38; Shallotte Point,
Mrs. Harry E. Williams, $40.63;
Southport and nearby Beaches
and Boiling Spring lakes, Bobby
Jones and William McDougle,
$244.79; Sunset Beach and Ocean
Isle, Mrs. Harris Thompson,
$31.68; Supply, Mrs. Garland
Clemmons, $57.81; Tho mas
boro, Mrs. Grant Gore, $17.36;
Winnabow, Mrs. Joe McKay,
$27.60; Brunswick County High
School, A.C. Caveness, $73.00;
R i e g e 1 Paper Corporation,
$49.10; National Health Agen
cies, $20.39; Total collections,
$1,371.54.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. McDougle
were assisted by Mrs. Willard
Green of Boiling Spring Lakes,
Mrs. Jack Vermillion of Caswell,
Mrs. Frank Alexander of Yaupon
and Mrs. william Dorsette of
Long Beach.
Total collections after deduct
ing expenses of $90.55 were
$1,280.99. Twenty-five percent
of this is sent to the Medical
Scientific Research Fund. Of the
remaining seventy-five percent,
one-half is sent to the National
Foundation, one half goes
;o the Brunswick County Chapter.
Colonel Wilmer
Kemper Passes
Col. Wilmer Garrett Kemper,
63, died in Veteran’s Hospital,
Fayetteville, Wednesday after a
long illness. He was the son of
the late Lewis M. and Lillian E.
Kemper.
He was a retired colonel in
the U. S. Army; was a past
grand deputy patron of the Or
der of Eastern Star, a member
of the Masonic Order’s Pytha
goras Lodge No. 249 and a
member of the Live Oak chapel
of the OES No. 179. Col. Kemp
er was on the vestry of St.
Phillip’s Episcopal Church and
a senior warden for five years.
Final rites were held Friday
at 3 p.m. at St.Phillip’s Epis
copal Church by the Revs. J.
Fred Fordham and H. A. Ele
aash, with burial in Northwood
-emetery with full military
aonors.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Irene weeks Kemper of
Southport and a sister, Mrs.
Lillian K. Riley, also of South
sort.
Graduation Is
Completed At
Shallotte High i
.
Graduation exercises were
held for 64 Shallotte High School
seniors Tuesday night in the
school auditorium. Baccalau
reate services were conducted
Sunday morning.
The Rev. Murry DeHart, Jr.,
presented the invocation and the j
scripture at the Baccalaureate |
exercise. Special music was j
presented by Debbie Kravitz and,
the sermon was delivered by the !
Rev. James Dellert, pastor of
the Shallotte Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. G. Scott Turn
er presented the benediction.
Junior marshals for the 1967
graduation program were Dianne
Clemmons, chief, Linda Cheers,
Thurston Gore, Judy Hewett, Nel
lie Hewett, Landis Lancaster and
Sarah White. Class mascots
were Debbie Brown and Tony j
Arnold.
Tuesday night’s Invocation was
presented by the Rev. Dennis }
Hewett. The saluation was given
by Pearson Dubar. Jr., and the
Rev. James Dellert provided the
special music. The valedictory .
address was delivered by Martha
Kaye Inman. Robert Sellers,
Shallotte High School principal,
presented the diplomas to the !
following graduating seniors:
Rufus Curmon Arnold, Jr.,
Lois jane Benton, Brenda Kay !
Blake, Ruby Jane Bozeman, Wil
liam Thomas Bradsher, Rosa
Lee Bryant, Alvin Roosevelt Bur
ney, Gloria Marvalean Butler,
Doris Gail Caison, Wilbur Harold
Caison, Shirley Jean Carter,
Laila Marie Chestnut, Glenda
Daye Clemmons, Lenora Louise
Clemmons, Barry Bumbee, Wen
dell Hewey Davis, Edwin Dean
Dosher, class vice president;
Olga Elaine Edwards, John
Alburn Evans, David Eugene
Faircloth, Ada Louise Galloway,
Maurice Wesley Galloway,
Sandra Carmella Galloway, Alice
Gall Gore, Richard Edison Gray,
Roy Eugene Gray, Tony Maurice
Hare, Charles Dale Hewett,
Donald Ray Hewett, Wilber Ger
son Hewett, Gloria Jane Hewett,
Willie Steven Hewett, James Ar
chie Hickman, Kennon Lane Hick
man, Elrich Yates Hickman, Jr.,
Ronald Elias Hickman, Charles
Berald Holden, class president;
Ronalf Lynn Holden, Thomas
Russ Hughes, Martha Jane In
man, Lila Jeanette Jenrette,
Jimmy Dale Kirby, Patricia Inez
Kirby, Joseph william Lan
caster, Glenda Ramona Lewis,
Glenn Dale Long, Christine
Louise Love, class treasurer;
Christian Irvin Marshall, Linda
Joyce McDonald, Jacqueline
Adele Milliken, Frances Kathryn
Red wine, Jack Dale Robinson,
Ruth Carol Sellers, Danny Lee
Sellers, David Wayne sellers,
Mary Anne Simpson, Lois Ella
van Smith, Marcus Daniel Stana
land, Davis Delane Stanley,
Bertna jean usner, Harriet jean
White, Larry Blane Williams,
E mma Jane Williams and Carolyn
Jane Woodard.
Seniors with the ten highest
scholastic averages were, in
order, Martha Kaye Inman, Pear
son Dubar, Jr., Susan Paulette
Gray, Hulaine Clemmons,
Pamela Kay Clemmons, Stephen
M. Lyles, Delbert E. Williams,
Paula Dennis Griffin, Judy Lee
Benton, and Kenneth G. Bellamy.
Firms Helping
In Promotion
Boiling Spring Lakes Country
Club near Southport and Vesta
Fishing Pier at Sunset Beach,
are among the more than 450
business firms from Florida to
New York now participating In
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tun
nel Travel Bonus Plan.
Under the Plan, which was
Inaugurated April 15, 1967, all
motorists using tie Bridge-Tun
nel, the 17.6-mile long crossing
of the lower Chesapeake Bay, re
ceive a book of coupons good for
discounts of 10 per cent or more
at hotels, motels, restaurants,
travel attractions and candy and
gift shops, and two cents a gallon
of gas at service stations.
The Travel Bonus Plan, ac
cording to Kenneth J. Farley,
travel director of the Bridge
Tunnel, Is expected to create
new business for participating
firms and their communities.
“The savings of $40 or more
that families can realize by using
the Bridge-Tunnel and Travel
Bonus will attract many vaca
tioners and other motorists,”
he pointed out.
Northbound motorists’ cou
pons are good for discounts at
participating firms along the
East Coast between Cape
Charles, northern terminus of
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tun
nel, and New York City. Coupons
given southbound motorists are
honored by establishments be
tween Virginia Beach, the
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