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Thin8s
Around fiome
112;y. AMA
F ? - eagerness l�iaala'�1I �,o. � of our community has rad down to Ia ea. retia nd en.-
1rtt191ia1. homes rasa barns (a tales th �. ° ,,
• 1c�a1 i 8 � � a.�ita � .� tit, gide $� l�el'�I�.d t�4;
and•is ttrollitta arae how itti the least it is oVy flair`' to ttranit {
wo )r three weelts 11p hunting
spoil
d
toll of° d:easa
zg has, 1:olteL, plate )r
waa thirty ��allzt. ��ff7 wt.113It
created_ a (iist,peusg delay. ScmeP
1 revels h% the . t.$awlt o> ,yg ttimg beta it inns 1 s
t31ga1p y � ��n the ease that a stupid:
these creatures. Ws pia dUkalf ta,he car, that had a read* ignition' at ata +
+ t sy 'o lGde3 a 1d
,a>lertacl,. •$a little way from las, e� t.Dtht.L• Uwe, failed to start promptlyen
D o oela? them. ile ?ut!t iU ' et- n *.
( a � this i
l Lan �..
% � u' t' I
the r: stat (i(.c,asacrn to Ear its
Ck3
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@ o' ninon 1l thtat; has A delicate
cusps himself for the 1. 4 $a g.,rce,itttl.� 1(Paa1,t)f cuiait f-sa!':iza and aielaa.ate
attached its,el'f to Hits clothes. He &:- venf and'a lovely gird, with the -giver-
plains that there has been titatte rs re- ta+wasy," the fathdr, reniarlting ,as 1 Jae
duction in the, peke of hi les_o 4these !Oohe=d at his watch, '..We star). he late
wild things, but says thert is no - at the clarch,
duction of that Which the nose ts..fot'. ,after conducting Imlay funerals in
I Must tell hila the stogy of the Chinese a goodly number of years Y have yet
child who -was .too unfamiliar with the to recall one Haat was ' wl unetual.
English tongue,, and wars, teyirng to say'' Pt I)L)lea who are nearly alwa3 ,s, tate at
the mice things. UN to lovely .bouquet of church for worshig)..suranebuw can niaan-
ilowers was posse( over to the mission- age to be ahead. of time at a funeral.
ary tetic'lier at her futewelling of the I hiave read somewhere that in Spain
Chinese school. The child was trying nothing over eomnlenaes on time except'
to give the teacher 'to ;uufierstand that :a bullfight ; so there at the last rites
the fragrance. of. her Ijte and work of tie,e'eased persons they mutat be un -
was beautiful as that of dowers,' Su ptinettlal.
in making the presentation tle piece, Charles. Fa\try. It�tlle
er. drama-
spoken
rtra-
s ae n "Please accept of thte C1 Ca
lth
as
tirmanager.er. c : rt u,
_
dowers
; and may yo'u,slnell for ever!" l}" illlplln,'ttlal, •J rr' 11c K. Jerome,*
This hunter"s'wlfe hopes there will made an .Lppl,ii3tnieilc 'with., hila fur
come a day wheIn the homey cottage , Ile(+tn� �andho turned up at 1:5 minutes
can lw approached without skunk' oder. after 3. t rsr lylfe' told, him" Haat
and the stent of fragrant things will be , 'lie eight before the -.st•dtling his best
to the fore. Many long years has she ` 111.11). unknnwu to hire. pit -his watc=h
Watched her husband come house from ttn an lltelr -ais l quarter. with the
the chase, bunging hides and furs and result that Le. gar, 4a,-,ati,e-raeilding tie-('
Akins fu hang up on the shed wall: atil.ur s ',,,e .oar.
That fut•ever smt'11 she In'lit'\4 1 ought
'to be broken. 111(1 co1)11' to ;111 end. As the snow rlie.r rr,;Sll,l ,ttlr 11,,tCe':
itt"wlcn t mon for r atrlvsIx1years tt1i1 .the
ditches
r..lult.g
with
has been going"- forth with. gun and water. and tie? SRE1 >'r.11..': at -.1`•!C all
ferret, traps ande'l)iltl'1Va11e'eS, to get 11a13•, the seed c;ital,,411t'
creatures of• wood and fie'ld, it is hard within doors. t'isi1,as • f d,,tv!•rs, ve to break the habit. Coaly .phy•iral tables and frlii-s n;t't rt; ;1: 'at' :C.l�e ,ttt
breakdown of powers will stray :and stun • !he highly colored. 111Y'ttlre': t,f theme
him.a IIe dearly loves to hunt and to things on the t'1talogljt tu,l,i;1
talk about it. e't•rtaill star C,age•-•, of the iti,,'rt' 'in'g
book. Thema is alyv ay: : ,1u!''llinr •ur
s,uueltrrdy to discunut this h• v -el} :how-'
ing and throw. In au elt'luelit of dis-
- The press loss been rt'tnarking that
brides at wedding ceremonies have been
unpunc'ttutl • Of late. I have noticed
that myself, especially at a recent
wedding. One would think that wed-
dings, of all events, would commence
on the hour. The groom is generally
mony is -to take place, quite a bft
ahead of time. Perhaps that can be
Ainazing
"Your last collection_ amazed
me and I am very grateful for
it. Why, oh why, aid I not -em-'
ploy you sooner. I would have
been better oft' to -day had I done
so." , - --
.These words of P11)15e from a
Toronto client spt'ak volumes and
are taken .from a letter dated
• -Ma—lt..—r.1—St>
--done-for 011'111 client-v(WE;rtrn drrfnr
you.
Send in your 1is.t of accounts
and notes. to us and he they malty
a
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h
.�, ,YYt f.P,,,' 0 ma,- rre: `° tan} t e m
ties th���-'�
at V.w ia,..'''1i'?_'nytt+rl'',..`'',•
etatzah en =to i14 t.;.,a1
the g xxt deo."i 'eri tit was 174=
e.yatr,DGaCGT2pgar. tD.aiatat Ciao
bred FJ1' ' .:S r,,. 1'e of T, s -n7
a .. !,''�.' 'LAW. �.T,r tl�� d,,,r+� t w+r
dicier e a " - p, f
�,� � ���« it_ � r�c'll to i����,p C�,.s
in mind vi ou t ,, e
spade, aid hue a
tat.en,
hand and tfio ezaea
ifs
�r'
(;'I1rici .n1.Cnt.. ll i ' hA: way, P' -t' 'e iaa*r
et the hea. iaeho;, 11 must t attend to
that. Aad the hand -set -Ter ,a* got
terribly rusty, 4(�r. much. rustier than
3 ,
limbs c
o ai. tha� '1
i� tti a l • ; gab
C
1a t� b:.
Linpered up and . put into geoc' vY erkinc,
shape. 1 C u.Ut a new ase, and -a w feel.
harrow. and a parr ef leathery ,ucittC
that will help in doing rough Work and
sae .Ialy too delicate tltitlds and 1ht'lp
iris to Candle gooseberry bushes. Wasn't
I
offended last year with those busht•'a t
V..egare pretty sure to have a g uotiiyj
showing ef tdoiyers again this spring
and coming. sunaauer. Our garden was
ablaze last year with the° bowers we
love, and that anybody eau grow if
they take a little dare. They weren't
highly developed moss roses 't*a any
highfalutin' product of costly and dif-
rie'uit t,t-gnat\" t1oeeer. Gladioli. ttastur-
tirtuia. patnsie).•_ pettrut:as, G111n1:i5. sw'ee.'t
*
vvi.lPl.11ll, were all there in their xle'lirlatt'
Itt\•e>lineS•s. Sometimes I felt like Temple
Gairdner. auy ,favorite ulissiunla,ry 'figure
rater Livingstone, who said to a visit
Trig frietld one dray as l:c='look his 'arm
and , walked him down the garden
lards : "I.e:'s watt h the gardt'u prais-
ing (1,,d :Then ht' began to t'liant itt
his strong e"true vl,ll'e. "O. )e dt•i'
1+ilia 111!1;s. bat•.; Vic' `the I,t)rd
ire:;ttt�ls. to tss e -t' the i. rd' . , "
\Vb„ ltl r .n't 111.t the-t.;;'y Haat
FAniatn1 Jt-rt'1 tells of �:arley Bald_
NA ill. '.\ 1.t'li 1r111.e Minister of Iirit.lie''
1it'1 g ,,aterraintd at Chequers. he ('auto
:„ Baldwin to tell 1.is story atter his
tral\t'1- f, Jr the Goverllt;Ilent. •IIB had
'.4' 11 rags its 1't)land.," •pr•.speriry in
P1'a::ize. 11)inge1' 111 Austria. simmering
revt,irs its laths*gary. It- was a Clark
plot ups the drew. and the" shadow
'tseni'al 1„ fall upon the hearts of both
these nun. Then Iialdwin abruptly
ttcaes, 4,1='' ;+I na '•r•II. 7,4:7,
so,id Q,h"k==•� ,'
C ]1 •faro C I'1.' `lair Q Cho
r Qs: > au.
Ch%5 lDv(�l>?�.�5 t��'� .tl� tiled," •the Kd2st� �.i: 4i� � tt� ..•�,F� 4 M V 4ir4
' r 4•. e C� > tic 1tt . t� swan 01/(2 : I
UoweL:. Tiesi'a Govoltet . t e?a. n3
� � tVe
LS pMro
happenings1 tl.A
t
erk.
It a lull in a to e :Vrher<e t!10 writer
was visiting feat' a little tlLte. to start;l
conversation going th cin tribute was
Rpaid' bY myself tothe loveliness
ness c~ the
«
mowers the man and •S.vice1 an had around
then, in the house and in the.garden,- 1-
i That was surely - safe ground on which
to tread. 1 cent 013.tu stiy thtit tLta13se'
cv lett didn't lite Dowers must have S01?t c
tIctlllag wrong with them; 1 didn't sere 1
how they could be Cairn auii agreeable.
The woman rei '
b the in, to Lal;, aPlrpt:zv,
IUIIJ ,.soinewl1Lat to $ink' etE ba'rrUSa,.L'..0't s 1
., it r.,
ley remarking: "1 tageee with y"OI . My
old Loan doesn't like t1 eea.. Ile wants
to l)ite.• n 111011n nut of the window'."
ARQUIS
MOVING: WEST
M. Rsovitinstm a,ltmit tl ,rraukariy make
06 and ship Ilitota3dtvts9 fut»ttUrt, C41,1111-
splid4ted Pool Can Vo n anttobo. Saa"satcb-
taan, Aibeggttt�t} British t:olunantlno and to
California, llr'rttq, wise or p to im for rod ucai
f ittht rate. tiataabliabod 183.5
bilQ Yong° St., Toronto: ltlev:dal* MU
MOVING, P116i(It4% Sti1ePill6 cad S102A44
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IF
� Ull ie (wiry about 3teur present
or future security, °
Phone Carlow 1',013 or write
• 11. R. 11`,OI1l\ti(.)N
Mortart•h Life ..''.rirance- repre-
sentatiee, 'Ii.R. 4, (.od('rieh.
36tf
mow Ermearam,
S tells of
111110ROPOLITAWS
GREATEST
V24) ciL5"t'i lt
liltaze: 4�r'k� �La° raa�fittl e n�i>tt to
70, letilap. rete r i 3 mating t :
c1113et seat,., Vora"r> c Rt.iustt1
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1tcdn."nCed forC���.�'�.4.kLG•',� 0.r i��Cy �.4AC•q ..�a
Ii'a `t •.0 l t `m r:� :�' 1 1cG"itlllat Fit, tie,
tai kka riIla ted vitt b. as y(aeacag err' Le (leu
.man for hest_leach in ut eald•tg e'
p'
fiddling ttn te5v
at London last woo
t., .,
,
,;James�°t.rr�i . for Gt •. �,1:s 1. twr$1lli,,, 4
tigure nils Clinton 7.,1 he .. carri d the
Lag h zweed the pa.rsto~Lee and the
railway stations, ':Is dead at the talo
of se'aeat '-ani1 t years.
..W. (1. 3a':dtall, 131yth, has sold his
brats bItaek pater. -Top Haat." to II. 1),
Jones. of Hatfield Polat, New lir tnis-
wick.
rtws-
wick. "Totp Matt" was. a3 _wiratter at
n tt e'reus race intais Ilan )Na.,s1t'rt( Ott-
.
-tarlt) last year.
`.:'+au:nttt''l George Swattet'r, native of
l'aoder$t'Ih township, dit'd at his lt'ette in
Tuekerstnith i - Fats - t'ight asevealtIt
year. alt* was the last SUrvio ltt met/A-
tter of a ttdtailg ,*t 0101011, 1.11' wife
prdete... In$ Tail 11 t ,.1 C .1 .I
elle n ttd ala d a
4.4•alr. Ott the _h1,)un' faint 111 '1'110,lit'r-
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4; :t
rho' II^.tr,+an
„llt. gralldrllildit':i
:;r.1rldohildren.
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ste sae visiting with their sen 'b' )? it':a ,:ala? K,r':it'I t°t'. "Z (.::. 472 hpp`
grass . ts°'ta•s the prompt' l .'lily. .
and Mrs- Jobust 11. in l,ucknow, as Mrs.
1p,
NIMAL SE 'VLCE
0Lp•atSABLED OR DEAD.
CA o M1 E .T NORSE'S • IMS • SHEEP • CATV'$
Promptly end Efficiently Removitd
Sirnsolv Phone C aUed
010r16 . Clinton --
21 Ingersoll
216 Stratford
WE DO THE RESTI
a
KELLY & AITKEN]
The Collection Experts,
Orangeville, Ontario •
12'-14
GODERICH MEMORIAL
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BEST OF MATERIALS
Guaranteed workmanship at
prices that will please -you.
SAVE A,LL AGENTS FEES
Call at our office: or drop us a
line to Box 161, Gode'ich. We
will be pleased to call' and help
-choose a suitable memorial for
your family plot.
R. A. SPOTTON
St- Andrew's- St.
*Cemetery
Memorials
T PRIME & ON
(formerly; Cunninghafri"& 1?ryde)
Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth
Write Box 150, or phone 41J,
•
• Exeter
and we shall be pleased to
call.
Refrigeration
SALES ` ' SERVICE
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Commercial --Domestic
Manning Refrigeration
Service
tall lor - Free Estimate
'50 ELGIN AVE. PHONE 1098
360
WHEELER'S -
t
FUNERAL SERVICE
No extra charge ,for the use
of our leuneral Home, Toron-
to Street ,
Prompt . A mbtila1,'t:
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Phone aAti Ree. 366 or 7
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1
N LINE with its long-established -Open
Book” policy, Metropolitan recently
asked MarcRlis James, (toted historiarr
•a-nd--a •-Metrppalitan policyholder, to- vri're
lkhe Company's Annual Report to Policy-
holders for 1946.
Mr. James was unusually well equipped
'till .::c7:o -this-1 caiisf he=.had_jtast finished"_ a 7
the request of the Company, a three-year '
study of Metropolitan's operations from
the tithe it was founded. The'aresults of
.=__,(,his_. s udy.-h '. . y the '
1 "ing ,"ress an• The :Tac:\ i .an om
pany of Canada under the title of -The
Metropolitan Life, A' Study, in Business
Growth," on sale at any bookstore.'
In Mr. James' report of the Company's
operations for 1946, he tells a story- of
confirmed progress in service to policy-
,
holders in Canadai and the United States.
1 le points orit-
-that payments to policyholders and
their beneficiaries Last year exceeded
• $630,00(),000:°-'
continued decline in - interest • rates .
earned, the Company its "found it
possible to continue dividends on
Ordinary andAndustri d porieies dur-
ing the comirig year at the.sarne rates.
as during:). 946. - • '- -
li,1r. James'• report•is much more than a
_- t h.a ,2,400.000 pcoplc , bought . new, ,. ..,
_ cvrrtpa-��ora c�� • stafinstlr�'. .�'trtlt,ng �ther-
1'�1•e.trolvolitan .policies in 19346: - - '' things, he cllsc,usses the social valuer of
that the mount of neve insurance
Metropolitan, I.; investments. F:or example,
purchased inI t (p topped anything in he chary terizes i\ I .'tropolitan's housing
Metro olitan's 79 vear i bus' tm%_ programme as ti-,--
that 'the gain in insurance in force
set a'ncw high record.
that the C. ompany had one of the
lowest death reit&s-in its history.
enterprise works for the pub fic-good." •
- 1'11'1 a mons(rut ton o tow p -i t:1'ute
\' 'hetht r or not you are a•Mettopolitan
policyholder, you `\v ill find the - :Manual
Report' to Policyholders well •worth Iraq •
-
that,` despite -a trend toward 'in- ing. To get your free ropy, just till in and
creased costs caused primarily by a mail the coupon below..
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BUSINESS- REPORT FOR 1946
O41GATIONS TO POLICYHOLDERS, BENEFICIARIES,
AND OTHERS '
Policyi feeserves.Required by Law. , $6,891,359,670.02
This amount, together with -future premiums
and reserve interest, is required to ass}Ire
payment of all future policy benefits.
Reserved for Future ,Payment Under
Supplementary Contracts . . : . . 332,747,697.65
Policy proceeds from death clairps, matured en-
' `dowments, and' other payments which bene-
ficiaries and policyholders have left with the
Company to be paid out to them future
years,
Policyholders' Dividends Left on Deposit
Reserved for Dividends to policyholders
Set aside for payment in 1947 to those policy-
holders eligible to receive them.
Policy Claims Currently Outstanding 34,012.611.03
Claims in process of ;settlement; and estimated'
claims that have occurred but have not yet
been reported to the Company.
Other Policy Obligations
Including premiums received in advance, etc.
Taxes Accrued 20,198,797.00
Including estimated amount of taxes payable
in I947yon the business of 1946.
Contingency Reserve for Mortgage Loam 21,000,000.00
Miscellaneous Liabilities 26,994,539.16
53,767,508.30
137,845,377.00' •
30,523,903.19 '
TOTAL OBLIGATIONS
$7,548,450, 103.35
Thus, Assets' exceed Obligations by $496,982,2(30.85
'Nis safety fund is made up of: •
Special Surplus Funds $83,533,000.00 •
(including '$69,833,000.00 for pos-
sible loss or fluctuation in the value
..4'of investments)
Unassigned Funds (Surplus) $413,449,280.85
ASSETS WHiCH ASSURE FULFILMENT OF
• OBLIGATIONS
Government Securities
U.S. Government• .$4,601.,16.:e".64.5.06
Canadian, Governmen` 242,887,541 17
Other Bonds . ,
Provincial and Municipal $ 89,739,0 38 35
Railroad 530,654,827 57
Publj.c Utility , 01.841.742 55
Industrial and Miscellaneous 706,047.225.50
Stocks • •
All but $1,533,700.00 are Preferred or Guaran-
teed. -
First Mortgago.L Bans on Real Estate ,
Farms - - $ 86,749,3500&
Other Property . „ . 800,214,051.76
Loans on Policies .
Made to policyholders on the security of their
policies. '
Real Estate (after decrease by adjustment of
$25,000,00J in the aggregate) .
1 lousing projects and, other
real estate acquired for
investment .
Properties for Company use
Acquit•' .1 in satisfaction of
mortgage indebtedness
($29,628,289.62 under
con1tract of sale) . .
$122.850,196 170
34;885,954.04
., 76,17i,195'.80
Cash and Bank Depostits
Premiums, Deferred and in
Course of Collection, Net
Accrued Interest, Rents, etc,
TOTAL ASSETS TO MEET OBLIGATIONS
$4%244,0'6,166.17
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1,98;281,7 3 ,3,97
106;662,750.00
886,963,401 82 ,
335,308,794
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208,008146.54
126,654,058.48
1 113,268,92'3 09
6(1.326, 790.0 3
$8,045,412, 384.2(1
This fund, representing about 61 percent tof the
obligations, serves as a cushion against possible un-
favourable experience and gives extra assurance that
all policy benefits wili.be paid in full as they fall due.
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NOTE — Assets carried at $386,528,629.53 in the above statement are deposited with various public officials under requirements of law or
regulatory authority. Canadian business embraced in this statement is reported on the psis of par of exchange.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Compeny
rfUVDERiCK 111 ECKEP
Chairman oft t Dowd
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(A MtI T UA'L COMPANY)
HOME OFFICE: NEW YORK
CANADIAN HEAD OFFICE OTTAWA '
OLIN J. $PAHN, flecoed Vice'Poesia€nt in Charge
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LEROY A. LINCOLN
President
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SOME FACTS AmOU1°.
MET r'e OPOLITAN'S
OPIERIATi'ONS,CANAD
These highlights of the Company's btisines5 in the 1)u 11414,e0
N daring • 1916 trill .he of port: -i lar interest to .114-11 1potl1,arr'
. Canadian policyholders and their bene;/iciaries. °
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irosiorance in Force
!During the year, 2 _1(),000 Canadians hx)ugl)t rate)
policies with .Metropolitan, totalling $217,
At the end of 10.6, a total of $It137,Tfit,i9i'
politan protection was owned in Canada 1,N. ',"301)'.1111",
policyholders. Of, this amount, 58',, is Ow'ne'd 11'.
Ordinary policyholders, 32''0 by .1 inlittitl ial•
holders and Tfi' i, by Croup policyholder:.
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Total investments 'in Canada
The Company's total invest
nwnts in (
amounted to $448;686,83() art the e'titl of • 1'1-4•n. ' xt
' this amount, 541,,', is in Dominion of ( .lit, t,; - 1
Other •inv.'Citnients 1110 L)10%111( leli and 111;..,1. .tae:
bou,ds; securities of railways, intlustrt;ll i)I,trtts ant;
public utilities; and Mottgage's. Metropolitan is 1111.,
participating in the housing prom -ammo 0141.14; 1 t1," ,
insurance companies in Canada.
The total ctmount'lfhe Metropolitan has p.<lici 4t.
Canadians since it entered Canada in 1872,
plus the amount, now invested in Cannp,'
exceeds the :,-total pror€riurnti received' v'rcri1 -
Canadians by more than $284,00O3O00
'Wealth and Weifare 6r!
1~tiring 1()46, 236;738 nursing visits were emelt t(1
Industrial and (;roup'inaured Metropolitan policy
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•:.; -75,7:7:7•• )t)oldern in Canada; over 1.;.1 Ivllllwrl f antphletn on,
®�`°6""••e®'� health and safety weie dist ributc(,t 131 Agents, ani;
0 toad ro er"N f -,p 1 the Company tools hart
(;r•nt 1 ce„a ?lead ��°+,c0 ry * r44Nea ( Its 1 C'anaellate [1 he'ddltl
0 holds"°Oj',aagr aWA. C'a„aila
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p to sand 9' �ctUrey
V e ettanol ta`) ° of o(%PAnnual 03..440
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