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The Huron Expositor, 1892-04-08, Page 2_ THE HURON EXIPOSITOR. BENNY, THE I` YPEWRITER. ov =mem C. T. METERS. 00.1••••••••111.•,11•M She boarded the train at Pitfriburg just u the ears moved otat, and was almost dragged on to the pletform by the conductor. "Scotts 1" she *aid, generally, as she en- tered the ?Winton& " fhat was a olose call. But I got there alrthe same! I thought wee left this time for sure. But then, 'walking's good,', and a bright laugh rang out. She took the velvet chair her cheek called for, &at putting her silver -handled umbrella in the rack overhead, her bag at her feet, a 'paper box, evidently containing lunch, on. top of the bag. Then she looked around at the other passengers, adjusting a pin in her hair—the chiome d' or alP aura sparse" of Tasso—as she did so, her hazel eyes taking everything in. She removed ber long gloves, and wiggled her fingers a,s though she en- joyed their freedom from the kid compresses, and twirled around several showy rings that she wore. Then she settled herself comfort- ably and awaited events. The conductor went through the oar, and she smiled on him. He was passing on, when thee smile seemed to arrest him. " Is there anything I can do for you r he asked. "I see yen lire travelling alone." "Thanks''she returned. I want some- thing to read the worst kind. I was in such a rush in Pittaburg I didn't even get a pa- per. I stopped off overnight to see about something for a friend, and I overslept my- self. Something real spicy," she called af- ter the blue uniform, who said be would do what he could in the way of literature for her. A man with a brilliant mustache, and wearing a, silk skull -cap, in the chair oppo- site herioacross the aisle was looking at her. There were several flat feather oases beside hie chair—plainly a oommercial traveller. He now removed his cap, and addressed her. "1 have some novels here, miss, if you will allow me," he said. "That's awfully kind," she replied. "What have you got ?" "-Here's the Reverberator, by Henry James; and here's the Rise of Silas Leg- horn." "Is that by Anna Katharine Green ?" she asked. He told her that Howells was responsible for Silas Laphsm. " Howells 1" she repeated. "Don't know him. Guess _I won't tackle that. Yon havn't got any detective stories, have you? Oh !"—for the conductor had come back with a pile of books gathered up in the train. "You're awfrilly kind Say, your coat's unbuttoned. I've got a gentleman friend on the P. W., and B., and they laid him off because a passenger informed on him for having his coat unbuttoned. Daisy passenger, wasn't it? I guess I'll take thie, by The Duchess.' It's bound to be full of toner people. I like my stories with the girls' dresses described, don't you know,and where the lovers say, My darling, how I have hungered for a sight of your. peerless beauty exactly like what they don't say in life. You're real good, you are. Remem- ber me to your wife. If you haven't a wife you ought to have; you're too nice to be running around loose ;" and again her - bright laugh filled the car. The conductor walked away with the re- jected volumes, and she drummed the dev- il's tattoo on the book she had selected, humming to herself. "Beautiful scenery around here," the commercial travelled remarked. "Immense," she responded, looking from passenger to passenger. The commercial traveller waited awhile, and the lady in the chair beck of hazel - eyes watched for what might come next. The chair vis a -vis to the girl was not occu- pied; the commercial traveller went and took it. "Been out West ?" he asked. "Ohio," she answered. "Travelling by yourself ?" pursued he. "Do you see anybody with me !" she asked, though not in ill humor. The commercial traveller was an old hand. He stroked his handsome mustache. "That's what I like about some girls," he said, genially. They're not afraid to go about alone." "What's to be afraid of?" she asked. "Ain't this America ?" and again she laugh- ed. Do you know that gentleman up at the end of the oar? He's awfully stylish." The lady back of her looked at the person thus brought into prominence. The "aw- fully stylish " gentleman was the lady's hus- band; at least he was her husband yet, although— "1 don't know him," the commercial traveller said. "Looksike a dude." "Re looks like a gentleman friend of mine," said the girl, "in Philadelphia. He's got a suit like that. He's in the same office with me. He'll meet me in Philadel- phisV' "You're in an office ?" "Type -writer." "That's a pleasant sort of occupation." "Think 80 ? The papers make jokes about it—always talk about the type -writer and the married man she works for. It's a 'chestnut 'now. The papers are generally 'way off in some things. But everything goes nowadays." "1 auppose you live in Philadelphia ?" "I'm an orthodox Quaker," she laughed. "Don't I look it? Oh, yes, I live there." "A little slow, isn't it?" She looked him straight in the face. "1 bet you were born in some Jersey village six miles from nowhere," she said. "It's always tiara kind that calls Philadelphia Slow. -Unless you're from New York; then you call it slow on general principles. It's rapid, enough for ine ; rent -day comes around twice as often as pay -clay, it seems. Then look at some of our banks—nothing slow about them. I beg your peodon ! I didn't know where I was going.' For she had tilted her reclining -chair al- most into the lap of the lady behind her. The lady froatily inclined her head, but vouchsafed no reply. She would have liked to take another chair, but she hesitated to do anything so pointed. The hazel -eyed girl laughed, but in the twinkling of an eye she had taken in every detail of the lady's costume. "That's an imported quit," she whispered to the com- mercial traveller. "1! she had some jewelry on, it would be lovely. Real pretty, aint she' Bat looks used rip. She dont like travelling. I think travelling's a snap." The commercial traveller stroked his mus- tache and turned his eyes on the lady, who bit her lip and looked out of the window. The girl glanced through the car to the "stylish gentleman," who was now looking up her we.y. Then she became interested inc baby carried by a white -capped nurse, and left her seat to go and tickle it under the chin. "I'm awfully fond of kids," she remarked, on resuming her seat. She kept oa making paeses at the baby for some time, till it showed its two teeth in excess of friendliness. "Well, I've been talking for tl3e last ten minutes," said the commercird traveller, "mad you haven't answered me." "Questions ?" she returned. "I've met travelling maleamen before. You're all eoinmerciol travellers, though, now, ain't yon? No more drummers or travelling salesmen. Like the floor walkers in the stores, they're all floor or aisle managers now. There ain't any more women, they're WI ladies; every girl behind a counter is a saleslady. Pittsburg, last night, I saw a crowd, and asked a boy what was the mat- ter. He told me it was a drunken lady in a wheelbarrow," and she laughed. No won- der the real swells want to be called only men and women. Well, let's answer your questions. I live in Philadelphia with my mother. She's a widow: I'm all she's got. My friend in Ohio—where I'm coining from, Children Cry for you know—she says I'm a team in myself, with a little dog under the wagon. My mother's poralysed ; I take care of her. Now I'm away, our neighbor takes care of her. She[suffers A good deal sometimes, and then it's ,pretty rough that I have to go down to the office. Anything ells?" This is your vacation, I suppose 7" Vacation 1 Well, if that's what you call it, I suppose it is. I've been to Dayton. I had to go; I had to see a lady friend there. Scotts! some Women don't know when they're well off." "How ia-that ?" "Oh, well, I was thinking of my friend in Dayton. There 1 if I haven't done it again 1" For she had tilted back into the lady's lap once more. Suppose we change our seats ?" suggest- ed the commercial traveller. "There are two chairs—mine and the one next to it." The umbrella, the bag and the paper box went over there. So did the girl, after she had again tickled the baby and straightened the nurse's cap. "1 know what you wanted to come for," she said to the commercial traveller, when they were settled. "You -wanted to see that lady back of where we seaplainer. It's no good; you're not in it. She's the kind that tells the conductor she's insulted. There, now !"--she opened her book—" I want to read. Figure up your commissions." "Just then the " stylish " gentleman came up the car, and dropping into the chair she bad vaeated, leaned over to ad- dress the lady behind it. "Ab, there 1" laughed the girl to her companion. "You sec! You'd been fired If you'd gone further, That's her husband,. I can always tell. The " stylish " gentleman had brought relief to the lady. "1 saw that you were annoyed," he said. " Yea; thank you," she answered. Nothing more was said for quite a while. Then, "It is certainly rather awkward for us to be travelling in the same car," said he. "Very," she returned. "It is no fault of mine." "Nor mine, I assure you," he hastened to say. "It is entirely by accident. I was in Pittsburg, on my way East, and engaged my chair yesterday. 'You "—he hesitated —" you do not look very well." A rush of feeling flooded her eyes. "How could I be ?" she said. Again there was a short silence, "What we have done was the beat thing we could do," he said. "1 do not regret it she answered. "It is better as it is. I am only anxious to get home to mother—and Nannie." Nannie was their child. "Nannie is well, I hope ?" he said. " I shall expect' to see her once a week." She nodded. Their positiou was this: There bad been five years of irritating bickering, when a climactic quarrel led to their going to South Dakota, where they had lived long enough to acquire statutory residence. Then a day came when a decree was duly granted them severieg the marriage bond. Copies of the decree had been given them, togsther with the explanation that, although granted by the court, it would not take effect, and was so much waste paper, until entered and filed in the clerk's office of the county where the court was held. And as yet the decree had not been filed, the husband de- termining to force his wife to do it, and the wife having it in her mind to mail her in- structions to Dakota after she had reached her home in the East and consulted her law- yer there. And thus did they meet on the train, and he had come to her relief when the couple in front of her proved annoying. He bad a horror of commercial travellers of the stamp of the one in the car, and his wife' was notsueed to going about the world alone. How pale and worn she looked! As for his wife, she was thinking how well he seemed, quite stout, from his long idle- ness from business. And that bold girl had admired him,and he had lookedett her! Well, be had a right to look at any woman now. Hold! maybe he had not looked admiringly at the girl; he rimy have been making sure that his wife was annoyed, for she had never found him vulgar. All she wanted was to get home to Nannie, her only one. Her only one ! Had not that bold girl said that she was all that- her mother had, and that she took care of her mother? Maybe Nannie would do as much yet for her moth- er. Then she checked herself for compar- ing her child to that girl, herself to that girl's mother. She looked over at the girl, fret noting that her husband's eyes were listlessly fixed upon the beauties of the " Horseshoe Bend," around which the train was curving. In- deed, it eeemed that she and her husband and the girl and the man beside her were the only ones who failed of interest in the panorama spread out before the car win- dows. "So you were never married, and you think marriage is a failure," the girl was saying. " That's pretty rough on the girls. But I don't take so much stock in marriage myself since I've been West. I used to think, Wait till I get married, then moth- er will be real happy; no more worry about me not being able to do everything, and never separated from her.' She's the dear- est soul in the world—always waiting for me, don't you know. She had a load of trouble, for father—Oh, well, I try to make everything 0. K." "But why don't you believe so much in marriage as you used to ?" queried the rp a,n " Because it's like this," she explained. "A girl I know, she married and went to Dayton. Tom u as as good as they make 'em, and he'll be something yet. Well, the first thing I know, Mello writea me she was going to be divorced. Tom didn't treat her right, and she wasn't going to be sat on. I knew Melie ; she once threw a type -writing machine at me for telling her she used too many eases. What did I do? I thought it over. I laid awake of nights thinking it over. I knew there wasn't anything serious; only Male and Tom letting themselves out, and one not taking anything from the other. Well, I made believe to mother our mana- ger wanted me to go to Daytoniabout some- thing, and I got Mrs. Morgan—that's our neighbor—to tend to mother. Then I got a pass as a railroad employe, which I'm not, and they gave s Pullman pass with it. My gentleman friend in our office has the invide track and got me the pass. So off I went to Dayton. Melie was quite rattled when she saw me. Henny,' she says, 'don't go for me till 1 tell you everything.' Then she began. She and Tom couldn't bit it, were always having scraps, and she_was go- ing to stand up for her rights. Your rights 1' I says. You're going the wreng way about getting your rights. Thereir your rights,' and I iodated to her baby.? She hadn't any tyae-writing machineto throw at me, and the baby wasn't hard enough to hurt, so she didn't throw him. I looked around at her nice little house,and her picture and Tom's done in crayon—eyou get the pictures for nothing, you know, by buying the frames—and there was a splen- did parlor organ and red plush furniture in the' parlor, and a lovely vase of artificial flowers in the window, and lace curtains. See? And I asked her what she'd take, and what'd Tom take, and what'd become -of Tom. And who'll take the baby ?" I says. • I wili, of course,' she says, hugging him up to her. And you'll bring him up to think hard of his father, of courae,' I says; for you can't tell him to think well of him, now you don't love him any more. But then Tom may marry again, or he may die. Oh, rats 1" I says. "You'd rather go -on through the world a divorced woman, your little boy told all about it after a while, Pitcher's Castoriaii and maybe not quite believing in you, and all because you're both high tempered and both acting like round pegs i square holes.' Then I thought of my own mOthetiand how dear she is to me and how I taw her fading away day after (ay, and how I must have been a baby like Melie's babY, and mother with all her trouble with poor father, which she took for my sake rather than have peo- ple say my parents were divorced ; for my mother's an old-fashioned woman you know. And I thought how Melte was a baby on her mother's breast once,- Tom one on his. and I couldn't help it, I just cried ;and I told Melte how dreary it would be to go up to our mothers in heaven without them we'd sworn we loved and would cleave to for bet- ter or worse, and have the Savionr look sad at us, and take our little babies in his artns, pitying them more than ever because their motherreforthe eakeof a few angry words that ought never to have been said, had thrown away from them the holiest thing a woman can ever know—her husband's love. Then Mello she looked fierce, but there stood Tom in the doorway, and the baby held its arms out for him. Henny 1' cries Melia to me; but she walked over to Tom. She laughed, but her hazel eyes were moist. The commercial traveller looked at her. " Well," she went on, "that's all." "But the divorce ?" "There ain't going to he any divorce. That's why I'm going home. My, but men are dumb. A woman would have caught on long ago." One woman had "caught on." The lady on the other side of the oar had her hands tightly clasped in her lap. She glanoed at her husband; although he steadily looked out of the window,something in his face—did she not know his every expression over and over ?—told her he had heard as much an she. "And so that's why you don't think so much of tnarriage as you used to ?" the com- mercial traveller said. "1 think we treat it as a big joke, or worse," answered the girl. "Some boy and girl run Over to Camden, if they're where I live, maybe from dancing school, and a min- ister makes them man and wife:; or some swell and a rich girl make what they call a good match, the girl perhaps thinking only of her grand wedding and her presents. I think the Bible's got a name for such mar- ried people as those, and—. But, here! I ain't ,going to say another word. I'm get- ting way beyond my depth, anyhow. See that ?" For the baby in its nurse's arms was cooing away at her. "That's the way Melie's little kid did. That's a French _ nurse," she said with a twinkle in her eye. "Her name's Honore Sullivan." "Harrisburg. Fifteen minutes for dinner," was called out some little time later. What further had passed between the girl and the commercial traveller the lady and the gentleman opposite did not know; they had been engrossed by their own thoughts. It was now past two o'clock in the after. noon. arrisburg 1" The gentleman started. He could not rudely leave his wife; her wants should be attended to; she was travelling alone. And bow helpless she looked. "Shall I get any- thing for you ?" he asked. " Nothing," she responded, and turned her head away. He left the car with the other people. The hazel -eyed girl was opening her paper box and getting out some sand- wiches. The commercial traveller was on his feet. "Shall' I get you a cup of coffee ?" he asked her. "There's a dining -car attached." " What's the matter with the ice -cooler ?" she asked. "Water's good enough for me. You go along. You won't get too much for your dollar anyway. The soupai bound to be scalding, and you've only got about ten minutes to do the whole business in. Say," —and she went over to the nurse girl— " what's theme of you staying in here eat- ing crackers? I'll mind baby. Your lady won't mind. She's gone in to dinner any- way. Here's a sandwich. Now you go out and. stretch yourself. Hide from your lady, if that's all, Go on; you're tired. Babies do drag so. Some people don't know enough to go in out of the rain." Then there was no one in the car bat the baby, the hazel -eyed girl and the wan -look- ing lady. The lady could see her husbend wan- dering about outside, not ' going to the dining -room, so she turned her eyes away from the window. The girl was eating a eanctivich, and trotting the baby up and down, laughing to it, and amusing it. She was a pretty girl, andaihe carried the baby very well. She saw that the lady's eyes were on her, and she went up to her. "I don't believe you mean to have any lunch," she said. You'd better. Won't you have a sandwich? They're real good." Somehow or other the lady could not re- fuse her, so she took the sandwich. "1 guess I was rude to you," she went on. "1 didn't know that old chair wobbled so. I'm sure your husband took that seat to keep me from annoying you. Have you got any children ?" "One, a little girl." "This is a little girl, too. See how they've tried to part elie hair in the middle and bang it. Her name's Gladys Evelyn McMullan. My! how I hive babies How happy you muet be !----an attentive husband and a little child. What's your little girl's name ?" "Nancy" "That was my grandmother's name. Ain't it funny, it's all the style to have old-fash- ioned names for babies*? Sometimes I take my mother out to grandmother's grave, and read that name 'Nancy' on the tombstone. It's nearly washed away now, she's been dead so long. She died before she was near- ly as old as mother. I often think how atrange it will be when aother meets her, mother so much older than she was, and yet mother keeps balking about her as though she were a child yet, and her mother as old as when she died. Maybe that's the way it will be with this little child, Don't you want a drink of water ? Hold baby, please, and I'll get it for you. No, don't you go yourself; you look dead tired. Sc." She transferred the baby to the lady, and went after the water. 'Outside, the commercial traveller had sauntered up to the lady's husband. "That's a good little girl in our oar," he said, wiping his mustache. "Do you know; she set me to thinking about one or two things—my wife and children, and so forth. By the way, I fear we disturbed your wife. Your wife don't look very strong. I tell you we men ought to be careful of our wives; they're poor helpless things without us, ain't they j" The gentleman reached the platforin of hie car and looked in. His -wife had the baby in her lap, and looked down into its little face as only -a- mother can look into a young child's eyes. He had so often seen her thus with Nannie. Suddenly she raised her hand, and passed it passionately across her eyes. His throat had a lump in it; he knew she was thiuking of her own child. Then the hazel -eyed girl came back, a glass of water in her hand. The lady took it arid tried to drink.you're crying," said the girl tak- ing,hy, the baby from her. "Ain't you well? Let me go after your husband." "No, no," said the lady, hastily. "1 am very well. I was only thinking of my own little girl when she was a baby like this, and her father and I were so proud of ber. You are not married; you do not understand." "1 am not -married yet," returned the girl, looking as though she only half under- stood. She took the glass to restore it to its rack in the toilet compartment in the car, carrying the baby away with her. 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The old way is acknowledged by all very destructive to the clothes. The finest fabrics can be washed with this machine without the least injury to the goods. The machine will pay for itself by the saving of the goods as there is no rubbing; it is all done 'by pressure and suction. When the handles are drawn to the left, the right side closes, thus forcing the suds through the clothes, and when the handles are drawn to the other side the operation is reversed, and the clothes on. the right side are again filling with water. Another great feature of this machine is, that it holds the clothes together throughout the washing process, and for each seven movements of the handles, the clothes 'make one revolution. Conse- quently, there are five different operations made with one motion- of the handles. It does its work equal to,if not better, than any hand work in a very short time, and it is also easy to eperate. A child of fourteen can do the washing. A GOLD WATCH FREE AIN1hItirriaTeCt trellefigsT.hme The above is -honest advice which we are interested in prese1 ibing to every home. To secure a trial for FORD'S PRIZE PILLS, we !intend co spend a certain amount in this manner of advertising and attracting attention to the merits of this medicine. - To the first person sending the correct answer to the above rebus we will give an elegant Gold Watch, fine workmanship and first-class timekeeper: to the recond we will give a Genuine Diamond Ring; to the third a handsome Silk Dress Pattern, A yards in any color; to the .fo:yrtit a COID. Silver Watch, and many other prizes in oraer of merit. To the person sending the Izzet COITeCt answer we will eve an elegant Gold Watch, fine workmanship and first-class timekeeper; to the next to the las:" we will give a Genuine Diamond Ring; to the third to tbe last we will give a handseme Slik Dreg* Pa6graiverdas 1Cn aonlynccSinlir;Vteortl3We fia'j't73,4°-anto tilde lastt,tever will many other valuable articles in order of merit, count- ing from the last. "WE SHALL GiVti AWAY 100 VALUABLE PREMIUMS (should there be so many sending in correct antevere). No charge is made for boxing and packing of premiums. Ali answers must be sent In by mail before April leth, 11392. Ten 3 cent starre-5 must be enclosed with answer for one box of FORD'S PRIZE PILLS. The names of the leading prtze v. inners will be published in connectiee with our advertisement m leading newspapers ntxt meeth. Extra. premiums will be even to those who are willing to assist in intro- ducing our medicine. Nothing is charged for the premiums in any evny, they are absolutely given away to introduce and advertise 'Ford's Prize Pills, which are purely vegetable and act gently yet promptly on the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, dispelling 1-1-idache, Fevers and Colds, cleansing the system thoroughly and cure habitual consticre lee. They are sugar coated, dono_ e gripe, very small, easy to take, one pill a dose, and ere purely vegetable. Perfect digestion follows their ns.. As to the reliability of our company, we refer yen to any leaclizg wholesale drug- gist or business boost: in 7..7ercuto. All premiums will be awarded strictly in c.cee_r of merit and with perfect satisfaction to the pub:lc. Pills are sent by mail ppst paid. When you weever this rebus, kindly mention which newspaper yeti Law it in. Address THE FORD PILL LO., ellington St. West, 'Toronto, Can. FARMS FOR SALE. TOWNSHIP OF Me.KILLOP. Lot 10, on 9th concession, 100 acres. West half 7 on 10th concession, 50 sores. TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS. South half 21 on fith concession, NO acres. TOWNSHIP OF GREY. Lott 1 and 12 on 13th concession, 200 acre TOWNSHIP OF' TUCKERSMITII. Lot 38 on 8rd concession L. R. S., 100 acres. For terms &c., apply to the undersigned. F. HOLMESTED, 1197 tf Barrister &c., Seaford:. MULLETT & JACKSON, Seaforth DUNN'S WHI*NEY'S OLD STAN, Sample machines always on hand. Call and see them, whether you BNIvaacrialtin:O powDER Are the sole agents for Seaforth and vicinity for this excellent buy or not. BAKING APPLICAT/ONS TH ROUGHLY REMOVES OANDR4FF 1111•ADANDRUFF D. L. CAVSN. Toronto, Tmveningi Plusaonger Agent, C. 1". It - Ears A ptI-Dandru ix aporket remover of Dan- druff -its action Is rno.rvollousIn my own case a few areeicatIons: MA only thoroughly removed exems1 ye dandruff :accumulation but stopped tgT.doweiliit soft and pliable and Restores Fading hair to Its original color. Stops falling of hair. Keeps the Scalp clean. Makes hair soft and Pliable Promotes Growth. ANOTHER BYE -ELECTION The Peoplo s Candidates Lead. When you see crowds of people rushing along the street, you would naturally suppose there was another Bye -Election or a fire, but no! our bar- gains are the magnet. Pai staking and careful judgment have so marked our assortment of Groceries, tS4c., that we feel proud and confident that with prompt attention and ground floor prices, we guarantee to satisfy all. CURED MEATS A SPECIALTY. R. BEATTIE, & CO., SEAFORTH. THECOOKSBESTFRIEND LARGEST SALE IN CANADA. W. G. GLENN Wishes to express his thanks to his numerous customers for their kindly patronage during the time he ha,s been Seaforth, and now begs to inform the public that he has lately received a large consignment of New Goods, consisting of new Maple Sugar and Syrup, Oranges, Le1110118, Tobaccos„ Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, Pouches, Cigar Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Pocket Books Pocket Lampsr Confectionery, Canned Goods, Pickles in bulk or bottles, Figs, Dates, &c. We keep the following brands of Cigars in stock. Petits, Bouquets— imported ; Oscar, Amanda, Violets, Invincible, Peg Top, Stone- wall Jackson, She Banker's Daughter,. La Delecoisa, She, Tom Sawyer, Nattie, Fresh, Good Mutt, G. 0. Pureza, Nectarine, Aristocrat, Ocean Coil, Excelsior and Silver Rose. I have disposed of almost the entire stock purchased from Mr. 13urgess, and my customers can rely on getting a good article at a reasonable price. Our Oysters are very fine, extra value and always fresh. Give us a call. Satis- faction guaranteed. Remember the place—Burgess' old stand, one door south of John Ward's Harness Shop, Main Street, Seaforth. APRIL 8, lasoiresees the seat he bad out. Annie," he I might have beet them to be. It you bear what t in Dayton? W up, the socially reanity, impuisi who ought to el cause we try as flush 1 she The girl was 1 fondling the ba motion outside tumbling in, as to spare before eial traveller ha He presented 0 girl. 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