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Hnturday fair, iHowly rlelng temper* •
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VOLUME SIX; NUMBER 245
GREAT SWAMP GIRL IS FIENDISHLY MURDERED
W«T'.,..*"'.V' • -• ’ /-, ■ * **7 » ' '• , «. ' V .«vlp-,-* «V i , *-*v
Had Been Away on Mission About Au
Hour When Father, Looking, Found
Her Dead With Throat Badly Slashed
15-Year-OJd Beula Tedder Had Gone to Negro
Home Nearby To Get Jar of Syrup Which
Negress Had Promised Her In Afternoon
SHERIFF GRANT HOLDSTWO NEGROES
RESIDING IN SECTION AS SUSPECTS
Await Examination of Body to Determine If Rape
Had Been Committed; Henry Pike Hurries
News Men to Scene for Full Details of Case
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Mystery nurroundtt the killing about dusk yesterday of Mias
Beula Twdder, 15, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric.. Tedder, of
Great Swamp township, who live 18 mile* north of Goldsboro and
about six west of Fremont. Her throat slashed front, ear to ear,
the young girl vu found by her father less than an hour after she
had started from her home to a negro home not far away to get
a jar of fgrup. She had been dead sometime when found.
At 1:80 this morning Sheriff W. D. Grant, Deputy Sheriff J.-
C. Komegay, and Chief Dorsey of Fremont were still investigat
ing the caae. The body had been removed to a Fremont under
taking establishment tor examination by a doctor. Coronor T. R.
Robinsort, after going to the scene last night and remaining until
early today, said that he would summon a jury upon instructions
from Sheriff Grant.
"It was licet there that 1 laat saw
:ajr little *Ol alive." ask! Brlc Tedder,
tenant tanner to The News. Kent
with year# of tenant farming and with
the sudden grief that had iconic to
him, the man trembled In the cold of
the night aud hie voice gulvercdrjot
he kora up bravely tinder hla sorrow
end hla giiar w>a smothered
*1 “«• fcjMUIiUM U» ree my fat!.-
<r Who la etch and Ben la had asked
how pa was getting oil. Bhe wa« with
r«ra Raid, a negro woman who h»d
'Old her It she mnuhT go to her house
not tar away, she would give her a
jar ot syrup. Beula had never tasted
;.ay ot that kind mid she was proud
rbout It.
"Me and nty wtf* were tlteer by the
"tore talking abuat pa who had been
Sick hud t remarked how It seemed
Beula was stayin' away a long time
XV# had been eating a potato.
"Then Jdary Lee said to me 'pa
there's something black down the
path hire. Co see what It la. I went
and aa t got a llttl closer I aorty
i ulhcd up on my toes like to
ifcek ut what ever It was. When I got
closer I saw that K wa* somebody
lyjng, and 1 bant over and It was
Beula. I reached down and put my
hand agalnSt her face and the whole
(Ida of her head lifted oft like that",
and lie made *n 1 upward motion
which ranar an* to shudder.
Mr. Tedder hurried at once to th*
tome of Oscar Aycock, about two
ip ilea away f tjpfgg the scene and
ftherlff Grant, waa notified In Oolds
boro and Chief lJprsey id Fremont,
forgetting his tapper, and without j
stopping to gat ag overcoat Sheriff
Grant rush»d to the scene. Deputy
.f, t, KontCgar asd Coroner T. R.
Huhlnsoii were a|#o notified and hur
ried to scene.
,
I'pou authorisation front Coroner
Hobineon. the crumpled body, which
had Igln ahont two hundred* yards
/rom the home, with one leg drawn,
under It, was removed to the houae,
"id Sheriff Grant. Deputy Komegay
and Chief Dorsey began search of the
i "rrouudlnga ,for clues.
In a mnall woods, a bout four bun*
’ <Ccrrtlnne«l tfß Page lift
r&M fig ... $I
£ MWI m HMly tlvri A oiii#ii
* , Tealklti Id t'otpuiiin' Grants M*.»« win 1k» *uk«il i".
ty-Uulldlng at J:,44 Hit- people f$ I right will be a* follow*: Inspection, i
t'oldaboro hare ft ettance td wlthea*. l.not tying, reacue ra<*!\ rio,
on* of the angppleit nontext* that wiM., pyramid btilldltie' (Ire In frhiiou
u» um iliM (low : TtKTTattnr,' frdM’ rSTi irUn 1
Troop* front LaOraure, .Goldsboro, troop.y*U,
Mount Ollre and Clinton will partlt i Tin* public |« cordially Invited .• nd
put* In an elimination ,contest. In are earnestly urged to priaenV to
*blrh two Will be selacted to witness the activities th'at will be
represent Wayne, Duplin and Lenoir Maned. and the Beaut official* who
counties against Johnston county In are promoting this rally are confident
the near future far the champlonahtp that they will enjoy every moment
of Tuscarora council of the tine spent duciniy the evening.
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING .WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH—READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
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DOZEN DEATHS
RESULT OF COLD
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Entire American ( onlinenl Held
Ut Icy Graap of Winter For
Spell S
(Hy the AaatH-luted Press)
Hiding out of Canada and the
Northwest on the crest of u big gals,
winter yesterday overspread virtually
Ihe entire,.country, causlua a doseit
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deaths and resulting In heuvy damage
to lake shipping, disrupted transpO'U-'
tlon. and quumiuillontloii facilities and
caused much misery ami sufferlug.
Temperatures ranging from near
rero to f»U degrees below prevailed
throughout the uorthwest states aud
white tills section iittenyii.it to d'li;
out (d ktiga snow drifts UrougUl hy
Ihe blltian! aud tumbling merenry the
cold wave passed rapidly east of the
Ohio river and south: to the gulf of
Mt-xfco, cold fingers to
ward the New Knelnud state* on the
Last and California on the West.
V. Weather bureau forecasts Indicat
ed severe cold for another .day at
least; ,The coldest point yesterday wa*
in northeastern Montana which clalpi
red Wt de;T»c* hrtmr s»jrn
1 Air mail Hccvleu virtu illy came to a
stand still as the storm vented its
lurry but wh<u the weather cleared’
.-empantcy bavin; mail eon trio is pre
pared to take the air again
i
t Chicago the largest city tn lb*
path of aero temperature, found hun
dreds of .homeless clamoring for
shelter a* the first winter weather
struck. Scores were glren quarter* in
police stations.
ADDING TO PLANT
IXWD2JT CITY, Dec. 7- //ft Work
has started on the addition to the
Kllt-nboro Manufacturing Company at
Kllenliord When completed, the mill
; will be about twice as large as It .it,
now, about KM) ipore looms liclug »<ll
ed. About. 75 new dwrlliijg hope*
will be erected to lukii i-ar« of. Mm*
employ As of the mill. ‘ .
LILLIENDAHL
1 CASE ENDED
Jur% Fitidn .Mrs. LilHendahl and
* AViHU Reach Guilty of
Murder
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XIAY'R LANIHNO. Her A
)nrv that had delllierated for tnora
than 2d hours today convicted Vui
i a ret Ltllieuduhl, housewife and Wil
lis tuaih. chicken tarmer, - of volitn
tary manslaughter (u Hicdcllling of the
woman's aged hfiband. Ur. Wm. Lll
'lendahl. Mrs. UlUeuilahl wept quiet
ly,as the Jury forwoman rendered the
\erdlct that made her liaklo to a
prison sentonce of not more than 10
vears or a fine not to exceed f 100* o
ta.th Beach, hla face sot In a twisted
moor, did not so much ns flinch,-
Im|K>sitlon of seiitcnco was. deferr
ed uutil Baiarday inomitiß over (ho
protest of the Assistant district at*
u-rney who proaecutitd the casa.
This was the tejith day of the trial
It opened a week ago Monday and
reached the Jury'at 5:3f» yesterflay
afternoon. All night the seven men
uud five woman delilieruted without
rasult. Through the day they stayeil
rhut np, aud h w>io* not until R:37
this nftertfpon that the great. hell In
the”courthouse began to toll TMi
Is the signal that u deliberating Jury
has nrrh< • * - rdl< •
GUNMAN HELPS
V REMUS’ SIDE
(’cnfcttHCH That Remus Wife
Employed Him io Slay Her
Husband
•’INC.INNATI, is-c. s—t/IVr-A rtr'i
fes .<>d gunman willing to have »h. i
c< \,gc Heinus fer flti.uiMt. Harry
Tr.teadale of llsmllton, t *d.i.
f .'mjjleted the narrative wlilrh yegte -
dav sent Remna Into an etnollonnl out
hurbt Wlßch halted court, t
-‘.iiniia sat q»le,tly while Tmesihle
told that Mrs Hemits. herself sla'n hv
Jl<*mus last Octpb«r 6, tho d-iv ait-r
Trues'.aka’s atnty of u murder coa
rplrecy was pouivd Into his ear,'h id
,yt*t In front of a hotel In which sh
•V.a*l "ypee’ed to ti*np her hushand vrl.it
mother man., twlrllhg a pNtoi at I
read? to shoot him herself:
■ Tlie expression "double cross" was
prominent In tue last halt of True--
dale's lostlntouv^
ft waa lea «d Hut Ur wight fej.
doOUIe <*rit«a M d which sent hitn to
mua with ; t*l* of, uis wife's plaw.
lie denied that he had "double cross
ed ' Mrs. Hctqio. ti. entice her
Into tin* hotel where she would have
been found with a man Instead of a
woman.
Total payment* by Mrs Iternns were
fiob. one tir.O. and n*tsln 1200' for *x
iictises.
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GOLDSBORO, N. C. FRIDAY MORNING. DEC EMBER 9, 192?
Aid Needed For Woman Who Has Been
111 and Confined to Bed For 50 Years
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The Cuthrell Philalliba t’lusa of tltu First Baptist Church
d> ,
yesterday spoke lor Opportunity numiAT 2 and A. M. She card
called in to say he wanted to xivo » hum. Such w<t*i the growth
yesterday of the Wayne County Httutu Claus Club sponsored by
The News in. cooperation with R. H. Edwards, county welfare
superintendent. All cusch aupidicd hy Mr. Edwards are out
side Goidaboro, and ate worthy people that fate and miafoi
tuue have left destitute at Christmas time.
Opportunity number 3--published first yesterday—ntill
c remains unspoken for. in case about 510 worth of food
"And clottyes is noerled for n widow wnd her family of seven, the
oldest hot- so from a broken leg.
Today art) added Opportunities number L and 5. Ten
dollars worth of food and a pair of l>ed room slippers ure needed
for opportunity numl»er 4. ifed clothes and food are needed
for Oppf.rtunity s—two sisters, one of whom hag lieen l>ed red
den for 50 years. •. [ . a ,, * •■ '
Thule will probably boa rush to take care of these eases
anti you must hurry if you wish either of them. Call 813 and
tell the number of the opportunity you will provide for. Dona
tkuns will Ik* assembled in the off^etTof lit. hkiwards and he
with a corps of helpers provided hy The News will see that the
distribution is made for Santa. .
In donating a ham for such a case us Mr. Edwartla finds
needful, A. M. Sherard lias probably started u precedent which
others will follow rapidly. It is believed that there are many
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who will desire to contribute,, food or ciotnes or merchandis*i;
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of st nic- kind and an invitation to do so ts extended. The dona
tion should lie left in the office of Mr. Edwards, and should be
made soon as possible as after today only 13 shopping days
remain before Christmas. A1 fVtT^s^shou^Kl>« in several days
Ik*fore Christmas that Mr. Edwards and his helpers may have
opportunity to arrange Tor distribution.
V Thus fur the Jianta Clau#club has urcomplishetl tlfiTT&l
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Oppr.rtunities Taken
No. I—Widow and five Anonymous
No. 2. —Widow and three children ... Cuthrell Philathea Class
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Donations
o#e Hiim A. M. Sherard
The followingsases should be provided for today;
» ’ Opportunity No. 3
, A widowjtvoman, Princeton, R. F*D. No. 1, Wayne County*
Seven children, two girls fourteen and five years old, five
' boys ages'll 10, 8. fl, 3.
The oldest bov has been in hospital three weeks witli
broken leg. \V as leading a cow on the" highway and a car
struck the cow and knocked the boy down and broke his leg.
‘The widow lives on rented land, and has not made a fair
crop this year. All of those children but one are in the school
; ge, ond .die is having a Ford time sending theftf.
$H).0() or $15.00 wirrneip this family very much, in food
anti clothes. . ’
Opportunity No. i
An old man is dovw> with a cancer and his wife has waited
on him mq long that she is right down sick in bed too, and an
old maid sister is nursing them both.
This family is in heed of groceries more than Anything
else, ami SIO.OO would give th< nt a nice kitcheh supply for
Christmas whf.i everybodv else is having good thing* to eat.
A pair bf bed room Clipper* for ihwtwo yvomen would Ik*
v*ery acceptable.
* e ' f>tH^* r tu"»ty No. 5 , .
. Two sisters. Ony has lieen in lied fifty years, ages 70 and
65. . , v
The older <Qne has bitUt lK*dridden for Ro'years. They live In
a hqu.se'by themselves, and are supported by the,, public spicit
td men and women of the community, and get a small donation
from the county monthly.
B*d clothes and food in this case Would be very acceptable.
RUTH’S CO-PILOT
LANDS AT POLK
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Geerga Ftaldrman Is Ob-Wry, to
His: Home -tn 1 «Vel!»nd.
KaUk ;
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, ■ ve ti^i.icy t.u lux'
hntnt at LaJi.-Litirt. F*!.irt.i:i,. ivhvr.- hi .
-i.iwn.jyi>oplp «pi to .to him h" n °''
n i Hip ro-'pllot With JtufM Elder In Mil
•mrrmrcPK vftrT TilTpSuit Tij TTjr Tr. >lll
N- .> V; . k In I'arU lauded M»er** a*
I ”o from Norfolk, Vo..
lie brought hi* plane dtrtrrt ln-rj
‘.hri'p lK>urs after lio|i|lar off from
'itittiptou Koa.l* naval Station nn.l
plans'- to continue (!j. flight tumor-
MANY BANKERS
ATTEND MEET
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Tirniii i ltan|ierti A‘<*.»'ki.«tini t<> |>«
■"'lil iS I’ l bruary It known 1
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heie 111 11 < Ollfpr'MU <’■ Ilf i.fflCiTM of
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York. Ilaltlihore. Klc’liiiHtutl__,.lluma
.Atlanta and < 'harlestmi
** :, l attend tho meeting*. /
The schedule* of the group meet-
Include group imnilx-r .1 at Kin
• mmh. l'<|ir.|,iv jI. lirnnp No.. 2 at
II wt v Moiinl. fViruarjf 2t nrol. croup
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“Cluck Gang’' Case Will
Probably Be Settled By
Wayne Court Morn
Grand Jury Makes
Verj- Short Report
The Warns county grand Jury
jrealcril.i>- made It* report to Jiulss
Henry A. Grady, and p report It
was that s/t* n record for hravlty.
"Wa have >\iiuvUie<l and parsed
nu all hill* presenlod to o* hy
Holl. ltor UUUawa," «** hi sffs«W 4
the -report mada to Hi* Honor,
Judge ifenry flrady, of Clinton.
Who la praaliliug over UIN Ivinu
of court, The grand jury, of which
W. P. Middleton wqa foroman—
aaved the county money by not
taking (ha usual Inspection tour
of the public work* of the county.
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GYMCLUBWILL
HOLDBANQUET
Plan Charity Rout a For Com*
munity Memorial Building
December 22
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The Atemorlal tiommunhy UuUdlng
Athletic duh will enterlulu Its box
ing squad with a dinner Monday eve
ning at (•'o'clock uccorUing to an
uouni-empiit hy athletic director Wor
ley. The, purpose of the dinner will be
twofold, to get the boys together for a
r»<>d time and to lins them up for a
eerie* <*f charity bouta, to be staged
Uapenibcr 22nd The clob Ih anxlour
to do aonieibing for the unfortnnate >
of tbs city
The carnival «Ug«d December ’ 1
wa* heartily received by aun who at
tended. In apltc of Inclement weather
It attracted a crowd of approximate
ly three hundrod. With the added at
traction of living staged for the bene
ilt of charity- and thq added publicity
of the two othsr entertainmenta of
that Rort, the club belloma It can fill
the Memorial Community Uulldtaa
gymua»lum. Already aevertU of Ihoae
who aprtirlpatrd , lit * the list affair
bare naked pq»mU»Um to appear In
the OirUtmu* bouta. The beat talent
available In city and county will cer
tainly b«< on the card If the club
decldea to go through w-lth the pro-
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In Life Denied Dead
He Is Given Honors
; YAtim.VOTO.V. Dec. i -OP/ -On. a
refined prrals*ton to *U in the Unh
id Ftntea Scnnti. burn line of 111 fecl-
Jn<% lmiu-dUtely arter the War Di
iw.er ih.- dtotro. Atefapder Hamilton
hivf.hi'i a. vice prp»i.l*lfh of the Omi
fpdcroti* h'*.ii<# of Amen--*, came In*
day to■ all in marble Iti the statuary
ball ot the m w tap Hal.
TJh atatuc Wa* glveu by the aoulp
t»r Gutxon Uorglum and Mr*. Jo.
eph the A
- of the United Itaughter
ot the Cohfedenicy. It waa officially iv
.yl't.l by vice pre*ldent Dnwe*. Fif
teen hundred cltljcn* of Georgia.
V j nlnaton to th« unveiling.
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lilts IM ( HINA
SHANGHAI. Dec. » UP) -Ur.'JoU.i
Proctor for ) year* of.flij
Itaptlat forelyu, ml'odonary ooctety ‘
TUljia-'dropjlcd dead rram -Ticai-t. Y.t ’■
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CvjMTP RihUitiplioi. M m '%•
j 'Experiments in Short Time
. UrllDng -fm- oil- In Kaptpaou count
! will probably la; relumed within th '
-ety -fr* wi"i k*. arcuuHng tri *W It* -
j CakUmL pobU-Hef *>f the Bampaon in
dependenf. who waa a visitor In
jrastanlji The outlit u»e<i
hv.ilic/ \|»-riment of Ihc pn*t >uimm"
, ivuß'iuild at u court able' Monday and
Imught In hy Irußieca of the coinpan--
w blch I wicked the first move. Mi
( HRti-el^aald.
1 The Clintou publisher Is (Jrml)' eon-
MEMBKR OF
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PRICE FITg CENT*
Tan iN KofcM Martin CMrpi
With DrwuaiUnK and
Maklaa Threats
ATTORNEY'S ARGUMENTS
TO BB MADE THIS TtORK.
('ana Oatirrawth nl Kbri Sab
To Dyaaaitta Mian Bprty
Bara
The cief. <htf*ftiag three!* had
dynamiting npaiaet Tm end Rotund
Murrln, alleged IQ hpve been mpM
berk of the '.Clue* Gang" whteta
tempted to dynamite the burs of
Moitngo of Indian Kprtog* toaahWn.
will probably be nettled In Wapap
County Superior court today. irMfoe*
we* practically completed whynepugt
adjourned yeeterdey end the argg-
Utent of the flee attnntejre appeals*
In the rnee end th« charge of Jhd#*\
Henry « firady remain before the Juep.
take* up He doty.
• Jim Moitngo Indian flprlage eW»U
wan awakened et S:SS a Bat elder
morning aeeeml week* ago hy a daaf
eulag roar. Ruelitng ant to MMfgntf*
pate be found an effort had beep*
made to dr auntie .bta bene and NO
where be wen Id Mud it wee a ee*OWl
ed note »lgu*d duck Uahg" us
warnlmr him to Irar* the .<munaalO
ns be, the evrawl **td. We* eSdMM
trouble. Negt time *6l" Wilt «*•*. the
letter eaid. ** ”*
WUneadoa uotijjSl M JMe
terday that they .had M. Too 'MM
Roland Murrl/ jeafcy .ftrftMl
Mi'ilnyo, ami it *»a'•hM dtß'bdf That
there bad been • dbwicr»«ta»tit be
tween the Marwae and Moetayu *»«*-
time prev lonely . - *
Roland Murrln wea arretted t»
Jonee bounty on the *»yWk tie this
county. It was saM. be wby
other* had net been arrest*! and **•
quoted aa eeytwr it VMM. ha hoped■
elble to find Where Rea SfMt* of df
nnmlte had been bought ip Ktoeta^.
The atale offer* ertgeap* te ehow
•tmllarlty between automobile life
incite found near the Moafago barn
and track* made by a eer t-vned Rf
one of the Murviu*. BtnUletlty of f*ot
prlut* was atao cited. l-
Ae e defense, the Murrln* set ep a»
•itbl point ea the eland te teoUfy pa
to their whereabout* oa dtp night of
the explosion, eaylup that lbey wefe
at Home on the ntgbt In gueettap-
Ae to the autoaeoblle H w*» held that
the ear had not beea need ter HURI
* prior to the night aa whteh the
effort era* made to dynamite thb
bam.. ,
Yesterday v nlr**» almost *»Urm
Ir to pm ee«e Judge Qrndy kaalbnced
lleurr White. foeutLpeDty earlier Id
the week of larceny of mbs* to. to It
mouth* on the roade and gar* George
(tones e. month* on tb# road* ler
manufacturing whl*hey „
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(OSnrCTM I»KM«!WffUTWtI ;
v tiAKTONIA. Dee. A-tiH—TUlrtf
two denioMtratton* In orehard wart,
under the direction •rtt Maw*.
exteneioU bnrtlenttarlet at State Oaf'
lege were held In Canton oouhty- laar
-a-eey, gltln* orchard owner* near
point* In luivlatlnn.
Demount rattan* and practice* wed*
held In enter*l piece*. More prualUp
und pruyUg. leading to. hagyfar • prb
: duel ton. are npecteiTTo be prSctto+d
l(i tVe; hit bee a* a re*uft of the pgp*-
vlnred that there I* oil haiilaoth t(ic
Sampson. nurture and he tald lm
TtWir tTO' lT»>rV Wrf i TtiSlwr of
- men who lrenr wiitW* nil
anxious to rnntlaw the < xporimeM.
“laiat Wednesday trunk." OUT- tll-
I'eel told The Sewa "Two men want.to
the* well which had Mood
Mime l.i*i summer and uo-oaaad.Ht.
They bad brought mirrors and turned
i hem down the abaft an 4a to ast what
(Coßtlputd oa P*ff Twtf .i, ■
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