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VOL. 9.
THE HOOKWORM CAMPAIGN
t)nly Three More Weeks Remain
of the Campaign.
Two weeks of the hookworm
dispensary work in this county
have passed and only three more
weeks remain in which the peo
ple of Randolph county can take
advantage of this opportunity.-Eitht-i
procrastination, indiff
erence or perhaps fear
have caused poor at
tendance at some of the dis-per..-ary
points, while at others
interest is at a high point and
ma" are being examined as can
l,o : -'eon by table farther on in
this article. It is strange that
anyone would let anything in
terfere with this opportunity
when it means such a benefit to
thrse intected and to the whole
community.
I: is hoped that in the weeks
to come interest at all the points
will increase and large numbers
will be examined and treated and
rh as show that they know how
t. vajue good health.
Some people who are appar
ent y in good health are lightly
infected and thus do not show
the typical symptoms as previ
ously
outlined. But these are
the very ones who are spreading
the condition to others and thus
are a menace to the health of
the community. It is important
therefore that all be examined
a.n.d. i f infected treated. Children
nf school age are more common
ly infected but this is not always
the ; ase as a man of 94 years
has Uvn found infected, as has
a V ; by of three months. The
d;e. o is no respecter of per
.n. for rich as well as poor may
he infected. Of course it is more
r -nrntoii among poorer classes,
: to poor sanitation,
.viyone whose skin comes in
at with lniectea son or
eats green vegetables on
h young worms has been de
ed from the soil will be in-
wit
ill
!
-e..
i e infection thro the skin is
mo common, however, and the
his; symptom of this infection
is ground itch or toe itch which
is b'.e to worm boring thro the
the. kin and thus starts a slight
irritation at the point of en
trance. The minute worm is
"b-n carried by the blood stream
to the heart and lungs, is then
..bed up into the throat and
- v:o!ov. ed again, going thro the
st- b.c.ch into the upper intestine
vhere it begins to suck the blood
b the individual and thus saps
his strength and energy.. The
female worm deposits innumer
able eggs in the bowels which
pa-.-
ho in
'IV.;:
into the soil and in 12 to 48
- hatch into the minute lar-
embryo before mentioned,
embryo is of microscopic
b: and can only be recognized
by examination of infected soil
by the microscope. The adult
vo rrn is one-half to two-thirds
'' inch long and size of No. 30
tn id. white in color, unless it
ha- vlood inside it then it is of a
; r n or black color.
K' examination is made of
ti -,"vel passage for the egg of
b.r oarasite and if this is found
- b scientific and accurate evi
be c that this individual has
by -: worm disease. The eggs of
1 1: r intestinal parasites are
for.Hd and proper treatment in
stituted o far in this county 599 peo
ple have been examined for
hor :v orm disease and 107 found
jnf..-cted. Per cent of 17.8 of
tin- number 278 were school
clnairen between the ages xf 6
a no is years and 90 of these
vy re found infected, making
th.-rf-fore a per cent of infection
"'" among the school chil-'bi-o
examined.
bio . ,- is a a tabular; result of
k of the past week:
No. No. Pet
Exam. Infect.
15 1 6 2-3
nan . . 7 - 0
e ...121 38 31.4
r ...105 14 13.33
ro .. 81 13 16.49
T
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i--t-rt
o ,, 01
..... .329 66
bs would give a per cent of
b; m for the week of 20.06
Mi.'
so few have been exam
; certain points, the per
i infection can not be tak
a guide to infection in that
on
ex,
ru
('.'
bo
iiunity. In Asheboro, the
tn nation were mainly from
1 districts. It is hoped that
' Sj. tamily m Asheboro will
-xmined- from father and
her down to the youngest.
About the Size of It.
o.ere would not be so much
' !: "'Tence between the progres
' ; and standpatters if they
V."5-'1 all get offices. Monroe
j-nquirer.
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OUTLOOK NOT SATIS
FACTORY TO DEMOCRACY
Income Tax Has Fallen Far
Short of What Had Been
Hoped for It.
There are moments when ad
ministration leaders at Washing
ton find it possible! to put aside
the distractions relating to Mex
ico and tolls. Alt such times
many of these leaders have
found themselves ill at ease over
the United State! treasury and
financial conditions generally.
Sufficient revenue is not being
derived to run the government as
a good many people! would like to
see it run. The income tax has
fallen far short of what had been
hoped for it as a I revenue pro
ducer. There is little 1 hope for
the Newlands bill, phich carried
an appropriation for starting the
work fo controlling the Mississ
ippi, the amount planned running
into the millions, while a small
er amount was carried for buy
ing more lands to! be included
in the Appalachian forest re
serve. I
- In the house Fitzgerald, of
New Yorkr classified among the
strong Democratic! leaders, de
clared that his party was run
ning into all sorts o extravagan
ces, and that the money was hot
coming in to meet; the big 'ap
propriations of a party pledged
to economy in government ex
penditures. It wa$ realized ail
the time, of coursd that much
revenue would be list under the
new tariff bill, but it was hoped
that this loss would-be more
than made good by collections
under the income t4x. It is here
that disappointment has come.
Democratic leaders admit that
it is essential for them to keeD
thorough control off the treasury
situation, with the congressional
elections coming on, and they
are proposing to dojthis by keep
ing a close watch bn the outgo
from now on. I
It is admitted that the Sim
mons-Underwood law is causing
some dissatisfaction in a certain
Dart of the country! Many of 4
the farmers of the north and
west are complaining that prices
have been adversely affected, and
tnat tne consumer nas received
no corresponding benefit. In the
south, especially i in sections
where the textile interests are
paramout, commercially, busi
ness conditions, aie good bet
ter than usual, in fact but in
parts of New England, where
the finer goods are Manufactured
a good many people are idle. Al
ready there is talH among men
who claim to have; been injured
by the new schedules, that Presi
dent Wilson is going -'to be defeat
ed in 1916, and that this will be
brought about by a! sore of coali
tion between New England man
ufacturers and northern and wes
tern farmers. Prominent grain
dealers of Chicago! declare that
the Windy city has about lost
control of the corn market by
reason of the great corn impor
tations from the Argent me, and
that this has caused a loss to
the buyers and sellers and grow
ers of North American .:orn.
These Chicago men claim, in
their indictment pi the tantt,
that the importer! buy by the
ship load, and that once they
have the corn in this country
they cut the prices just enough
to demoralize the American mar
ket without doing yery much for
the consumer. Other farmers
notably the growers of sugar
beets, have been similarly affect
ed, they say, and all this is oe
ing laid up against the party in
power. !
The blow to railroad interests
bv the falliner off of business m
some sections nas ;iiKewise ueexi
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severe, trains navmg oeen iacii
off by the hundreds and men laid
off by the thousands. By some
it is contended that it was chiefly
these business Considerations
that led to the reverse which the
President and his jarty suffered
in the seventh New Jersey dis
trict, where the Recent election
attracted wide attention.
On the other hand while it is
freely admitted that business is
badly off in some! states, domi
nant party leaders; direct atten
tion to the fact that banks and
trust companies have plenty of
K?T -P 11 1irrif irriQO rmr-
poses and it is patent that, while
the new currency? law is being
tried on, the big blanks in the
financial centers aite taking good
care of their correspondents.
Unless a decided change takes
place within the nekt few months
the battle this faf is likely to
rage over the question of wheth
er or not "times are hard," and
the kindred question of whether
the advent of Democratic men
and measures has Ibeen attended
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A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Overturning Car Kills Dr. J. R.
Keitzel of High Point.
Dr. J. R. Reitzel, a prominent
physician of High Point, was
killed on Spring Garden street
as he was entering Greensboro
at 10 o'clock Friday morning by
the car overturning upon him.
His breast was crushed and
death followed in five minutes
after the accident.
He had turned a little from the
center of the street on account
of a passing wagon, and was
running at a slow rate of speed
when the car overturned. Those
who witnessed the tragedy were
unable to give an adequate rea
son for it.
As he lay dying in the street
proceedings in Superior Court
were suspended awaiting his ar
rival trom High Point to testify
in the case of Haynes vs. the
Southern Railway. He had at
tended the plaintiff, who was"
asking damages for personal in
juries, in a iew minutes after
the court suspended news was
brought to the court room that
the witness wanted was dead.
A rather striking incident
happened in connection with the
case. An attorney for the plain
tiff had gone into the trial of the
case with the statement that
Doctor Reitzel was a witness,
but would be in court by the
time he was needed, "unless
Providence intervened."
Doctor had made 13 miles of
the 15 that lay between High
Point and the court house. The
place of the accident is on a
slight decline toward the center
of Greensboro, and about half
a mile beyond the State Normal
College. The road is in good con
dition and the grade is slight.
The only witness was Miss Sallie
Phillips, who knew Doctor Reit
zel. She said that the doctor
did not have to turn but a little
to avoid the wagon, that he did
not strike the vehicle, but in
some unexplainable manner the
car overturned, caught the driv
er beneath ancT'erushed him to
death. iHe lived probably fivo
minutes. His body was carried
to High Point and the funeral
was held Sunday. Surviving are
a wife, two sons and two daugh
ters. GODWIN IS NOMINATED
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Declared the Nominee From the
Sixth District by Execu
tive Committee.
Congressman Hannibal God
win, of Dunn, was nominated to
succeed himself in Congress
from the Sixth District at an ad
journed meeting cf the Con
gressional Executivec ommittce.
He was the only candidate enter
ed consequently there was no
necessity for a primary, and he
was declared the nominee.
The Song Birds.
Some people have been under
the impression that about all
the song birds are about to dis
appear from this section run
out by the English sparrow.
This is a mistake. It seems that
there are as many, if not more,
song birds in and around San
ford this spring than there have
been in many years. The mock
ing birds have made their ap
pearance and are heard early
these mornings. Sanford Ex
press. Guilford Sunday School Conven
tion. The annual meeting of the
Guilford County Sunday School
Association was held at James
town last week and many dele
gates were present. Guilford
ranks high up in the organized
work in this state.
Discussing the Boss-Ship.
The Greensboro News seems to
consider' Collector Watts the po
litical boss of North Carolina,
and of course the News, as well
as everybody else, knows, who
Mr.: Watts belongs to. Durham
Herald.
Wrong, brother. It is not who
Watts belongs to, but who be
longs to Watts. He sets the
pace, but keeps quiet about it.
Greensboro bRecord.
with success. Already the Dem
ocratic national committee and
the i congressional committees
have set themselves the. task of
making the people believe that
the Democracy has measured up
in the way of faithfulness and
wisdom. And it is this affirma
tion of course, that its oppo
nents will challenge.
ASHBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1914
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Pay Yonr Poll Tax!
There remains unpaid at
the present date a large
number of polf taxes. The
time limit for the paying
of poll tax is May 1, and it
behooves every citizen of
the State to meet this obli
gation before the expiration
of the time. -
And all good Republicans
are urged to pay up their
poll tax promptly so they
will not be debarred from
voting in the coming elec
tion, which will be one of
the hottest contests ever
witnesses in Randolph coun
ty. Every vote will be
needed when the day of de
cision ai rives and the voters
express themselves at the
polls. Don't neglect this
important matter and find
yourself debarred from vot
ing on election day. All
poll taxes must bepaid by
May 1st. Remember the
date
ELECTION AT RANDLEMAN
Mayor and Alderman to Be
Elected May 4.
The town election for the city
of Randleman has been called by
the Board of Aldermen for the
first Monday in May, which is
the 9th.
At this time a mayor and
board of aldemen are to be elect
ed, and while there are no ac
tive candidates the names of
Mesrs O. C. Marsh and J. C.
Daniels have been mentioned
for mayor.
BOUND OVER.
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David Nixon Put Up $500 Bond
For Appearance.
Says the Greensboro Record:
David Nixon of Randolph coun
ty, charged with operating an
illicit distillery was given a hear
jing this morning before United
States Commissioner D. H. Col
lins, and bound over to the June
term of Federal Court under a
bond of $500.
Not Long Now.
Congress is hoping to adjourn
!by July 1. The President is anx
ious for trust legislation. He
wants to get the trust question
settled. What the people are
wanting to get settled is the idea
that the hundreds of thousands
of unemployed should find work.
The railroads are putting off
men by the tens of thousands
and steel works are letting
down to hah0 time things don't
look right, and maybe if some
of the questions were perma
nently settled we could have
peace and plenty. Every
thing. Policeman Kills Man at High
Point.
. Last Wednesday night at
High Point, Charlie Ferguson,
trolman, who shot down John
Price, a white man who was
drunk and who had fired one shot
at the officer. Price was s hot n
the hesrt and died almost in
. stantlv.
At a coroner's inquest held
Thmsday it was held that the
policeman shot in self defense
?iad he was acquitted.
New Postmaster at Climax
Fourth class postofiices are
now being filled as fast as pos
sible by the Democrats. Most of
ithe choice plums in this county
have been awarded. Malcoim L.
'Allred was appointed postmaslei
'at Climax last week.
1 For Sheriff.
! Mr. Editor: In an issue of
your paper of a few weeks ago
I noticed that you mentioned the
name of my old friend W. D.
'(Bill) Loflin for sheriff. Keep
it up. I have always been an
admirer of "Bill" and he .ias a
great many friends oyer the
rrmntv.
A Private in the Ranks.
A Home Canning Outfit.
Mr. R. O. Parks was in Ashe
Knw loaf wppk and sold the last
KfJ V 1UUV
of the three thousand cans of
tomatoes he put up last fall. Mr.
Parks is a very enterprising
farmer, and has a good home
canning outfit. In addition to
this he raises and sells about
jl50,000 caWage. plants a year.
UNITED STATES
VERA CRUZ GEN. WOOD COMMANDS ARMY
WILL ACT IN 48 HOURS
nT. m .
uuYtiiuueni wm xane posses
sion of Custom Houses in
Two American Cities.
Washington, April 20. In 48
hours, possibly less, the United
States Government will have
taken possession of the Mexican
custom houses at Tampico and
Vera Cruz.
Detailed plans for the landiner
jof marines at these two impor
tant coast towns were completed
at a conference at thp Whitp'l68. according to nlans worked
House between President Wil -
son, Secretaries Bryan, Garri-
son and Daniels, Major General
,Wood and Rear Admirals Fiske
ana rjiue ana jonn ljina.
No Orders Given.
"No orders to the Army and;mes to minimum war strength
Navy will be issued tonight,"
was the announcement made af
ter the conference, action tem
porarily being deferred until
Congress acts on the joint reso
lution approving the President's
purpose of using the armed
forces of the United States to
enforce its demands against Gen
eral Huerta, growing out of the
arrest at Tampico of American
bluejackets.
Battleships Reach Tampico Wed
nesday. un Board the U. b. b. Arkan -
sas at bea, by Wireless Via Key
West, Fla., April 19. The Unit-
ea states oatuesmps win ancnor ed tonight to accede to theun
off Tampico about 4 o'clock Wed- 'conditional demands of the Unit-
nesaay, according to present cal-
culations. The South Carolina
joined the other battleships to-
day. Rear Admiral Badger ex
pects to establish' wireless corn-
jmunication with Rear Admiral!
ietcner at vera L,r7 tomor-
row.
Ordered General Wood to Com
mand Army
Washington; April The
President arrived here at
o'clock this morning and before
9 o'clock Secretary of State Bry
an was called into conference.
Following this conference two
brigades of artillery were order
ed to concentrate on the Texas
border for an immediate inva
sion of Mexico, and it is thought
the President and Secretary
Brvan know war is inevitable.
Gen. Wood has been ordered
to take supreme command of the, Congress m joint session as ear
land forces for the invasion of ,ly as it can be arranged tomor-
Mexico, if it is begun within the
month, otherwise he will com
mand the department of the
East.
Fifth Brigade to Go to Vera Cruz
Houston, Texas, April 20.
The entire Fifth brigade has
been ordered to prepare for ser
vice and this brigade will
be
sent to Vera Cruz, after the seiz
ure of that port.
Huerta's Reason for Not Salut -
ing the Flag.
lVlCAICU !L,y, .rt-pill XV. OCHUi
lrulwuu y JAUjao, i-uiugu immo-
ter, announced tonight that it
would be impossible to agree tohe mbers of his staff were
the demand of the United States! busy today preparing : a tenta-
ithat the flag of that country be
unconditionally saluted, because
that flag was not insulted, be
cause it was not flying from the
launch and beqause the marines
were set free and that the offi-.
cer responsible for the arrest
was himself arrested and held
for trial.
The foreign minister further
announced that the Mexican
government would agree that
both flags bfe saluted, the 'Ame
rican flag first and then the Mex
can flag, this arrangement to
be made by a protocol signed by
the American Charge d'Affairs,
Nelson O'Shaughnessy and thean'd he will improVe this oppor
Mexican foreign Minister.
The United States Govern-
ment, Senor Portillo declared,
had refused permission to sign
such Drocotol, and demanded
an aunconditional salute by Mex
jico, which Mexico felt was in
' compatible with her dignity.
"Mexico has yielded as much
! as her dignity will permit, Mexi
!co trurts to the f i vmindedness
and f i. jr t ot jusci-.v o! the Ame
rican people."
House Adopts Resolution Giving
Wilson Right to Act.
.Washington, April 20. After
a spirited debate of more than
two hours the House tonight
passed the Administration reso
lution approving President Wil
son's purpose to use the armed
forces of the Nation to obtain
from General Huerta the fullest
WILL SEIZE TAMPICO AND
! recognition of the honor and dig-
nity ot the United States.
State Militia May Be Called Out
Raleigh, N. C, April 20.-
Adjutant General Young de
clared today that he expects an
order for the mobilization of
the National Guard, including
North Carolina within a very
short time, probably within the
next few hours.
The North Carolina Guard has'route hy the East and West
only about 3,000 men, while the.c?asts 17.950 sailors, 3,970 ma
minimum for field aervira is i . rines and 855 officers. Of this
'out by the War Department to,nes and 700 .officers are in the
become ettective m the eventiuuu.ul wnne on racmc
war is declared with "Mexico.
This means that as soon as an
order comes enlistment of addi
tional men to bring all compa
i will begin. The mobilization will
be at Camp Glenn, Morehead
City. General Young stated this
afternoon the entire guard is
ready and anxious to enter ac
tive service.
British Support U. S. War Move
London, April 20. The Brit
ish press this morning supports
the American war move, but
claims the United States faces
a tremendous task in subduing
Mexico.
Huerta Flatly Refuses Demands
j Washington, April 19
.ien.
Victoriano Huerta, Provisional
President of Mexico, flatlv refus-
ed States that he salute the
American flag and Congress will
be asked by President Wilson
tomorrow for authority to use
armed forces to uphold tne nonor
and dignity of the Nation.
NWnt.iAtmnR with Huprt
over the demand for a salute in
reparation for the arrest oi Ame
rican bluejackets at Tampico on
April 10 came to a close tonight
- fi - ailoelCr the last hour giYMsiroyers 25D.!men, 15 officers. I
S,oy President Wilson tor a tav-!
orable response trom the Mex-
ican dictator. The hnal wora o:
Huerta to Charge O'Shaugh
neksy was a refusal to comply,
unless the United States would
guarantee in writing that his sa
lute would be returned.
President Wilson at midnight
was on his way to Washington
from White Sulphur Springs,
preparing. to read a message to
row
In the meantime American
war fleets were moving down
both coasts on their way to Mex
ican waters to carry out the
President's plan for reprisal.
Ready for Campaign.
On board the U. S. S. Arkan-
' sas, at sea, by wireless via Key
West, Fla., April 20. With the
port of Tampico not far off and
the knowledge that President
; Huerta has refused to accede to
j the demand of the United States
Government, Rear Admiral
,n, , t -q
Charles J. Badger, commander-
V-F t Aloifloof o-rr!
tive plan of campaign. They
gave special attention to details
of a possible landing. The crews
of the battleships praticed with
small arms at sighting the big
guns.
Aided by the favorable cur
rent and with smooth sea, the
officers of the warships expect
to be within easv distance of
Tampico early Wednesday.
Gen. Huerta Protests to Ameri-
can People.
Mexico City, April 20. "Gen
eral Huerta offers all guarantee
to foreigners, Americans includ
ed, who may remain in Mexico
fnitv to show the world that
ni government and Mexico are
moral and civilized."
This statement Huerta Hktat
ed to The Associated Pressto
day. He continued:
"I desire to make it plain to
the American people that ac
cording to the official report from
the commander at Port Tampico
received by the Mexican Govern
ment there was no flag on the
boat which landed and whose
crew was detained. I fear ihat
President Wilson has been mis
informed on this point r.nd that
he will inform the American
Consulate that the boat carried
tie nag.
"Tn fact, .the American flag
has nothing to do witn tbe case. 'danger of war in the complica
and I desire the American people tions that would almost surely
fully to understand this," arise, jj.
NO. 41
I
U. S. NAVY FORCES j
IN MEXICAN WATERS
Navy Department Gives an
Itemized List of Sailors, Ma
rines and Officers. ;
Washington, April, 19j Offi-
,cias ot the navy departmervt
lsaid tonight that there now
were m mexican waters or en
number 14,170 sailors, 2,390 ma-
Mexican ports or en route there
are 3,530 sailors, 980 marines
and 140 officers.
The force includes:
At Vera Cruz, two battleship,
1,820 men, 120 marines, Prairie
260 men, 500 marines. U-
At Tampico, two battleships,
1,820 men, 120 marines; Des;
Moines, 240 men, Chester 300
men, San Francisco 400 men, Sol
lance, hospital ship Hancocli,
transport, 950 marines. j
With Admiral Badger enroutf
to Tampico, eight battleship
7,280 men, 500 marines, Tacoma
240 men, Nashville80 men.
Pensacola, Birmingham, 30(5
men, Dixie, repair ship, 14 de
stroyers, 1,150 men. Dixie wiH
carry two hydro-aeroplanej
with spare motors and pontoons?!
Battleship Mississippi 500 mnj
rines. On Mexican Pacific coast Ral
eigh 350 men, New Orleans 350
men, Annapolis 150 men, Yorki
town 180 men, California 900
men, 60 marines, supply ship):
Glacier. i ;
En route to Mexican Pacifib
Coast battleship South Dakota
and collier Jupiter 850 marines,'
Cleveland 350 men, Chattanooga
350 men, Maryland 900 men, 60
marines. j b
At San Diego, Cal., five de-
Cause of the Trouble.
"Assistant Paymaster Charles
C. Copp and a boatload of maV
rines landed at Tampico last.
Thursday to obtain supplied
They were arersted and later
discharged. In accordance with
regulations in all navies of the
world, Rear Admiral Mayo, oh
considering that an unwarrant
ed arrest had been made and
that the uniform of the AmerH
can Navy had been disregardecl
demanded reparation in the
form of a salute of 21 guns. The
American flag, while not taken
ashore, was flying at the stern
of the whaleboat and all ma
rines were in uniform. Rear Ad
miral Mayo allowed the Huerta
commander until 6 o'clock tha't
evening to fire the salute but lat
er extended the time to afford
the local commander an oppor
tunity to communicate witfi
his superior officers -in Mexico
City. A statement of apolojy
was issued in Mexico City by
General Huerta, and the officers
who arrested the- marines was
ordered punished. This did not
satisfy the United States ai i
the salute was insisted upont
General Huerta himself at no
time agreed to comply, but an
under-secretary in the Mexican
Foreign Office did inquire of
Charge O'Shaughnessy if a sa
lute fired to the gunboat Dol
phin and responded to by thf
American ship would be accept
able. This was emphatically re
jected by the United States and
word was sent that nothing
short of a public salute to the
American flag would be satisfacJ-
tory." This is the statement ot
the present trouble with the
Huerta government as given out
by Cabinet officials at Washing
ton. In view of the situation
President Wilson on Tuesday
of this week ordered virtually
the entire Atlantic fleet to Mexi
can waters. When all assemble
there will be 46 warships and
21,000 men off Tampico. Tlie
ships were already sailing on
the day the order was given, but
it will be a week before they
reach their destination. In the
meantime the Huerta govern
ment will have opportunity to
comply with our Government's
demands. In case that these
demands are not satisfied when
our ships arrive the situation
will become serious. Some Mex
ican naval vessels might be fired ,
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