The Exeter Times, 1921-6-30, Page 6• 'By. Thc Law of Tosth
and Taon
.By MERLIN 1R0()RE rilYLOR
(CoeYr*hted)
CHAPTER,, XIV.--(Cont'el.) fathor. and ask tbe. finder to deliver it
"If Ye be revemmere, they aiu't a to him: If he is up thereeas his m, es
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still for forty miles around in these sage would jacket°, every one in the
mountings," confieee the worthy cone Cove knows it and 1 heve no doubt
Stable now la a whisper. the mess.age will reach him."
we aren't look4-9ing for mooe-' That'
s a bully idea, I never would
shinerslaughed Charlton, who had have thought ef it," heartily 'replied
been an inteeested listener, but so Charlton, "Let e b-orrow some paper
far had taken no part in the ceayeee from the agent and write it at once."
sation. "We are looking for a city Graham laughed,
man who is believed to be in these "Not so feat, not so feat," he said,.
parts. Haven't seen •any strangers ,"It will be dark soon and I have no
lately, have You?" !desire tp try Any flying over those
"Nope, they ain't no strangers been trees and mountains and then try
to
in town for a week," said the con- Make a landing out in that field, It's
stable. "Only a drummer er two who bad enough in daylight, as you re-:
comes up here regular twicet a =lath.' marked when we came down. Let's
Ye might ask the night operator to hunt up a hotel. I suppose they have:
the deeper. They's a freight comes in what paaaes for one here. or at least'
along &lout 2 o'clock and yer man a place Where visitors get meals and
might have dropped 'off, Hey, Wil- a bed."
kins, come here." Piloted by the constable, who;
Wilkins, proucl but embarrasSed at; agieed to see that the airplane was!
being singled out of the crowd, strode 'not disturbed daring the night, theyI
over to them with the rest of the did find a place such as Graham had
villag,a inhabitants, now convinced that : predicted.
the airplane was harmless at his Morning foafid them na -early and
heels. They gaped at the strangely , while Graham tuned up the motom of
attired fliers and their machine and C the plane, Charlton wrote a note ad -
waited, open-mouthed, to learn what' dressed to .Tudge Graham. at inform -
business had 'brought them.
Ied him that his son and a Denart-
"Wilkins, these here mon air lookin' nient of Justice agent were at Jasper,
fer a stranger." I that they knew of his message to his
"I ain't seen him," replied the dis-, wife aria would await his readiness
appointed 'Wilkins, then, with a desire , to return home there. But it was de -
to remain in the limelight as long as sirable, if Stella Lathrop was at her
possible, he added. eag•eely: "The home, at she come at once to Jasper
agent might have i.otied him. He's where she tvould be made acquainted
down to the deep° now. show you with a matter of great importance.
the way." . Tha. Judge was asked to put the
Charlton nodded and, after seeing propoaition to her. If her answer were
that the canstable's selected men favorable she was to place two sheets
mounted guard over the airplane with
instructions to let no one approach
or touch it, they followed Wilkins to
or other large pieces of white cloth
upon the ground in front of her home
promptly at noon. At that hour the
the station. Half of the spectators airplane would again pass overhead
followed. The others elected to get and the signal would be understood.
their fill of seeing the airplane.
With great ceremony 'Wilkins ush-
ered. them into the railroacl offiee
If the message were received and the
Judge had been unable to get her con-
sent he was asked to lay out one
where his busy superior was -working sheet and: the avaators would await
a telegraph wire. his coming to sper in such pa -
"Wilkins, sit in and send that tele- tame as they -could muster.
gram," ordered the agent. "Bill La- Graham made a splendid drop of
throp's kid brought it down from the the message -laden sandbag.. The flight
Cove and said the man who wrote it over the Cove had, of course, brought
wanted it sent right away." :its inhabitants running out of their
Promptly Graham asked him the harries to watch it, and the sandbag,
questions about elm stranger, which dropped when Graham was barely
had prooed fruitless in the ease of skimming over the tree tops, landed
the constable and the night operator. squarely in a clearing.
Charlton was edging toward the table! Sharply at noon the airplane again
where Wilkins was ticking out the ascended from Jasper, this tinie with
message. Over his shoulder the Gov -I only Graham as a passenger. Cheat -
eminent man managed to read the ; ton had thought it best to wire a mes-
pencil-written words and he was sage in code to Chief Milton, appris-
soareely able to repress a start as 'jug him of the end of the quest. Duty
their import told him that they had ihad called strongly to induce him to
found the right Cove. . resist the deaire to aceompany Gra-
to hain, and it was in a fever of impat
For the telegeara was addressed
Judge Graham's wife and it told her '.!tience that at last he saw he big
he had been ill, but was better, that flying machine swooping down out
he would be home in a few days and i of the clouds and bit to a stop in
that she should not worry. And the
tgegrain was signed "Alonzo."
"ALfred, a word with you in pri-
vate," said Charlton sharply and
young Graham turned in surprise. Itton did a war dance on the turf, to
was the first time that the Govern -tithe great edification of the urchins to
ment agent ever had addressed. him ti whom he and Graham were beings to
by his first name and he knew that be worshipped.
Charlton had some reason for it. I It was not until dusk, however, that
"Your father is at the Cove, old , Stella appeared in the town, and then,
to the delight of Alfred Graham, his
man," said Charlton when they had,
drawn cut of earshot. 'father, astride a rawboned horse ac -
"Thank Goa for .that," Rao the comparded her. In their rear Bill:La-
young flier fervently. throp trudged -along afoot. .
"It will be a ticklish job to get! While father and son embraced
entree there," continued Charlton each other and Bill Lathrop held the
rapidly. horses, Charlton drew Stella aside.
"I know mountain folk. They do "Miss Lathrop," he said earnestly,
not like strangers. Unless this cam- "Your country` needs you now as she
rnunity is radically different from may never need you again. Are you
other mountain villages the minute wegwilling to risk a great deal to serve
announce that we want to visit the 'her?"
Cave er ask questions SloOlit it, thesel "Willing and ready," was the in -
people will close up like clams. Your stantaneous reply. 'I think I know
father is safe and apparently he is Jest what you mean, and to -day, after
not a prisoner, for he has sent your Judge Graham received your note,' I
mother a message that he has been told him and my father everything;
ill, but is recovering and will be home about the Inner Council, I mean. I am
within a few days. But his presence ready to start for the city to -night.
here is proof that Vogel and Stella There is a train in two hours:'
Lathrop brought him. It is imperative Impulsively Charlton reached out
that the Government gain the aid of and took her hands in his.
this girl fn bringing to book' SS des- "Miss Lathrop, this is only the sec-
picalale a gang of traitors as ever ond time in my life that I have seen
'sought to betray their country. You you and the more I see of you the
know the story. 'Stella Lathrop has better I like you," he said. "My name
admission to the Inner Council. I be- is Charlton, 1 am a Government agent
lieve that she will be a willing aid in and I want to assure you that the
circumventing its plans for creating part you are asked to play is not one
a reign of terror. I„ must see that whit smaller than that L,of our boys
girl and talk to her, Old man." who went to FrallCe and SO gallantly
Graham pursed his lips. Ilia risked their lives. There is a new and
mind relieved of anxiety over his even rnore deadly enemy to be beaten
father, he could concentrate it upon at home now. From the -aottoins of my
this new problem. heart I thank you for 'r -'hat you have
"I have it,'' he exclaimed, then, low- consented to do. Now, let me intro-
ering his voice, "the plane. We can duce you to Alfred Graham. He is a
get a sandbag. attach a message to it, splendid fellow, and while I have
and I 'believe I grew expert enough at known him but a few days, he is my
bomb dropping `over there' to drop friend and I have an idea that he will
this sandbag into one of those clear- soon duplicate in this country the ex -
Inge we flew over this afternotn if cellent record which he made as a
that is the Cove. We'll address it to filen with our Army abroad."
the field where he -was waiting.
"How many? How many?" he railed
as he ran to its side.
"Two!" cried Graham, and Charl-
'Vogel and Judge Graham hacl conie to ed by a better sting, 'Woman has.
C ill Or the Coed wag, gaffe! accompliehed marvels hut we all know:
that har. Mai -Vets 'would have
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CHAPTER XV.
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idoebtlieg editors, scarcely believed .
i eeemsei.•\,.es tile ste„,eic,.s . „Teich ...they finite tiallta-for pilay vacation, change,Ln.lfdieuon• 'very isrFe stdek skorara On
I neblished, stories that told nothing of. t/tiniodyNtY1.1:ed aPtlajYt. v,erah-yeytlittorttosIttIghlTyheWyhidloe ;441 irBtxzwureak. esytroet.'s UIlit
sed Ca: arkteet,
.scheve the'jtariet had been for several '
I days Or what he had beet). doing. The it for the job's sake. :If they did not,
pl labile wes led to believe that a meS- the job 'would go stale -on their hands.
My Old Dad.
,
1-1Untboy Mail Order ea,,e which would exe alit a stueeen filey tell us that when a.,...womaii
108 BAY ST. Gail ;from the city never ixed been de will ; t inothal s Just the sweetest
TO . erie wi eer011.11lay C epent, on
.fellow'ever' had;
love hal- most --bet here's a tip
Ta my 'old 'Dade
et ' e .and pliate:tavhen,ehe won't, elle wo11::t
cammotion the: judge's mYser- an end on it." Th.ousatals
Judge Graham -sprang a SUrPriSe ions' absen:ee' had been' unealled To ' •
en theni by insisting that inteacied But g•ea ehin'g3 served, to °f wmaen ss -1'd IvGn
I've flown once or twice berQre 1 aeterized as an attempt at rotberY lea me moth ' •
ering Or tea:eking or sew-
tsthripidilolti.ke TtloaatarythiotQewidtahramecly ebeopYola-ts-. which ItTinTe'n.welarbeearhaibilles:teomce°heqf'"tihne- inneged:rthealetret' hheyousgeekteaepwanayg, farbmeneluittailiyi
ers will be buzzing around the rail- Ise*
road stations like bees once they leaen trades vital to life appeared about
to order that it may continue to be done
Sympathetic walkkits
from Mrs. Graham that I have been be inv°Ivc'd in
found, and I thiak it would be a great fona' b1e1, .'elxctuhs'e.‘e l'•;:;:n;clotf tbe no lle smaller-.'NINI'llorn'theen, bseuseth 'Pa7ssitbeltelograapyherls3,acslien-te-ksss
joke on the gentlemen of the press to fry among:the labor officials admitted ha shops and 'offices, dressmakers,
fool them."
anyone, but orders' for the calling' of have ail pretty weii learned -the
that they were aa much nuzzled as teachers,' editors,
aloud. For
to the city newspapers,' a full anti cam-
hGer-ri,Ilinillaad4dminG.lee.allatrrniteQd11 altatillgiahesdtation that a
creasing' pile of telegrams asking that
more "and more mystified
plete story of the finding of Judge
sadly harrassed agent was becoming
some one be prevailed. upon to rush A
by an in_ down to thein from their suaerions, mon, or lees. eyst,fleatieelly. The wo_
suffer. Workers,- unable to reach their
ready to issite them when told.
in.g, ,were id e b3 the thousands. 'I neir
and they had no cheice but to be
sympathetic strikes haci been handed
It f I ' it • t be -11
Already the city was beginning to learned itns thoroughly as she should.
. i ' , e man on the 'job at home alSS nOt yet
firat lesson 'in vacatingl Iiet's all go!
Sunnner days are good clays for a
, eatne va ue
of the vacating' process and go et it
you at the train; I guests
wages automatically cut of as a . re -
Pio going with you?" asked Stella,
,, stilt, biagirisa was being hurt and the
turning to the Government agent. In
smaller stores were threatened with
the meanwhile I've got a little matter bankruptcy. launger 'stalked at the
to attend to.'' very gates of the eity because the
She climbed into the saddle of the poor - d no money -with which to buy
horse she had ridden down the moun- food. Staring 'men and women and
tain and was e at a gllop.. In a children were storming groceries and
mounted and tied the horse. Then,
finding her way like a cat in the dark,
the road leading to Jasper, she dis- vfoo:tifnogo:c,i, Police
secluded clump of trees away from
day euelling,incipient riots and pre -
meat markets" and wildly clamoring
crowds of puzzled and angry
worked night . and
she began to look for something. She citizens from street corner gatherings
knew just where she ..expec ii to find
it, but, in spite of the d aiess, she nit° limbs' '
(To 'be- continued.)
had no difficulty in making certain
that it was not there. a.—
The automobile in which she anti' Minerd's Liniment used by Physicians
— . ....._._
Le tvhen it tomes to considering such a MY
the IOUblie kqSed uP 1:0, a high'ph'°h*' '
Dad can sharpen pencils
Adi of the street car actother trans,- 't 'foe 1. is ness a vac:atoll' of n
poitation liaes ,of the city were tied kind. Peishwould change they wouchangegYAnd mond a broken skate,
e Knows every skunk an` rabbit hole,
up in a strike for shorter hoar; and theft. rnhads if hey couldeieeene ,see And lets me sit up late.
higher pay -which compaas char- that -ai job, whetnei, it be faun.. Dad't got the movie nickels—
And when I licked Jim Brown
He said, "My son, Just keep it up,
And we'll keep the bullies down."
Ana Dad, he never whips me;
Leaves timt for ,Ma to do—
Says he hasn't quite forgot
Whew ho was little, too.
My mother's just the sweetest
A fellow ever had:
I love her most --but here's a tip
To -M1' OLD DAD!
to go home in the airplane with his
5051.. '
"Sorry to deprive you of your soca;
Mr. Charlton," he said, "but I want
to get 1101510e as soon as I Can and as ieal
Don't "Take a Chance" in Canning.
Cold -pack canning is the simplest
and surest method we have for can-
ning vegetables. The flavor, color;
and texture of the product' are con-
served, and time :and labor are saved.
But canning by this method- is easy,
and simple, and sure only when we
follow directions.
I always helped, prepare the fruits
and vegetables fdr Mether's canning,
and so had chance to stuay
her methods. She was quick, ansi
didn't seean to get tired; but, secretly,
I uaeci to thiuk she paid too much at-
tention to the clock and her directtons,
Malnutrition.
'Malnutron, says an expert, is
Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
. Shadows and Solids.
Few persons realize how much
shadows help us to judge the form of
solid objects and how much we de -
caused by physical defects, such as
control, -and faulty he•alth habits. She pencl upon them- In looking at proto-
adenoids and bad tonsils; lack of home
deecribed the malnourished child graphs of the moon, for example, it
is only the shadows that tell us
ase whether what we see is a hill or a;
having the 'fatigue -posture, that is,
hole. If the shadow falls away from
drooping shoulders, with prominent
and badly warped nerves. The cure
the light, the eye sees a hole; if it
shoulder blades, lines under the eyes, falls toward thelight, a projection.
is five meala -per day, -with plenty of But the eye is easily fooled. Showing
milk and cerealsa an afternoon rest; light
picture of the moon in which the
and no extra work, such as music light comes from the' left immediately
or chores after school. In bad
, after showing a number of pictures in
lessons
which it e(mies from the right will
eases, school itself should: be dropped
until the child is built up physically.
The child one year behind in weight,
is also a . year behind in its mental
development.
Circumstantial Evidence.
"Billy Youngdad'S baby is begin-
ning to talk now," said ,one 'of hie
baclelor friends to another.
"Why, has he been boring you with
.sgaire',..Y - stories about it?"
No, but I sat near him at lunch to -
neck of the jar :angIy, it might he day, and I' heard him say absent -mind -
used the sec:end thne. However, I'd edly to the waitress, "Dianne icky
make it pees sI ery Feta:* oat, 1,e_ dauky watty,„ pease'. "
cause it's better to diseeed a eoubtful
rubber than to lose is jar of canned
goods. If the rubber does soften or
bulge when- the jar is processed, I
replace it witheanother sterilized rub-
ber. ancl put the jar back in the ster-
ilizer for five minutes. To test the
sea, put a:lite:leo-water in the jar, put
the rubber in( place, and screw or
clamp the cover on tight; shake, then
turn over on the table and watch for
drops of water.
We farm 'women have the best
char.ce in the world for canned vege-
Mother always was a great believer
tables of the highest -grade, since we
in expeagence, so one day I got my
can just about follow' the from the
chance. My paoks leokert 'wonderful.
garden to the can slog,an literally.
I had nay jar, covers and rubbers
It's ama.zing how important this are -
clean and sterilized but it did seem
caution is. Canned beans, peas, as-
paragus, and corn sometimes have a
queer, sour taste which is called "flat"
sour. This condition develops in any
of these vegetables when the time be-
tween gathering and, processing is
very long, especially on warm clays.
Then, too, all vegetables have a bet-
ter flavor if ca./anted fre,sh.
The Department' of Agriculture -is-
sues a :bulletin on "Preservation of
so paha?' to 'test every seal, so I left
it to luck. The time of processing
wasn't always according to the,clock,
either.
Lucidly -things began to happen
very soon in spite of our cool and
well -constructed, storage closet. Of
course, some things did keep, but I
believe I had practically every rills -
fortune a canner could thavez and in
almost every case I could trace this
misfortune directly to my neglect of
some, seemingly, small detail.
The right equipment for the can-
ning season is simple and inexpensive,
and having it makes such a difference.
My small, stiff -bristled scrub brush,
with an easy grip, is about as cheap
as one with a sharp finger -cramping
back. I use it to silk corn as well
as for scrubbing vegetables. I also
find several knives with. edges that
do not dull quickly and 'handles which
fit into the palm comfortably save
not only ally hands but nay temper as
well. One of my- recent additions to
my preparation equipment is a large
pair of sharp shears. They cut the
time spent in getting greens ready
amazingly. I've also found that :a
number of large basins for washing,
rinsing, and draining make the work
go faster. If you have running water,
you can lessen the' time spent in
washing greens and other vegetables
by attaching a short piece of hose to
the cold -water tap. This stream of
water washes off the stubborn par-
ticles of dirt very quickly.
Either tin or glass containers may
be used, but I've found the glass: most
practical because they may be used
over and over again. Since I inherit-
ed many of nay jare, my collection
isn't uniform, but each container has
to pass is rigid test before I allow it
to have its pack. « I find it best to
have the containers tested out and
standing in cool water on the stove
ready to heat before I take the vege-
talbles from the garden.
The jars should be free from cracks
ana uneven edges. I am especially
careful abont the rim epon which the
rubber fits, since ae small projection
may cut the rubber and cause an im-
perfect seal. The covexs, whatever
the type, must fit perfectly. A good
rubber is an economy. I buy new rub-
bers every year, If a rubber seems
as goad as a good new one, if it re -
Fruits and Vegetables for Home Use,"
Bul. 93, E. F., -which may be' obtained
free from the Publications Branch at
Ottawa. The ,directions and, time
tables have been very ca'refully tested
out. In using the time table you may
find that setting an alarm clock for
the time the process should stop will
help. Remember, though, to count
time only when the water in the water
bath is boiling. e
The most important thing in can-
ning, I think, is to use a reliable bul-
letin and to follow the directions ex-
actly.
The Job's -Vacation. ,
Sometimes we hear geed -women
'say, not without a touch of ecorn, "I
have no time for a vacation," mean-
ing that personal:13r they•do not :be-
lieve in vacations. The word vacate
means, to leave empty, ,anti hosts ol
conscientious woinerf shudder at the
thought -of deserting anything that
seems to be better for their attention.
When, however, we study this subject
of vacations from the right stand-
point, we make some discoveries
which ought to be made. _One of these
is that every job that is worth doina
at all is worth doing excellently -and
in order that it may be done in this
way, the job iteelf needs a vacation!
That is to say, the human mind, on
whic'h all 'successful action depends,
absolutely must have ite perioda of
change 'tinci rest. It is "made that
way." A bookkeeper who sticks at
his hooks twelve rnonths ef the year,
loses the ,ability to do :sharp clean-
cut, accurate work at necessary speed.
For the eake of the job itself, he must
"get out," vacatenempty the job of
his inimeffiate presence, empty his
brain of the -steady grind in order
that he may I:iming back to the job,
for the job's slake, new ideas, sharp-
ened powers, freeh strength and in-
spiratiOrl.
turns to its original shape when The dielnal ai1 that "woman's
bent double and pinched, if it fits the
ISSUE. No. crease When work is never (Maio" should' he drown-
stretcbcd, if it will not
change a crater into is mountain peak
even to the experienced eye; a ,new
example, perhaps, of that famous
woodchuck hole that stuck out eigh-
teen inches when the frost went out
of the ground.
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a RuSsien Princase as your: steno-
grapher, At:leaet a business man can
acquire the service ef a couateas in.
that capacity. Almost every diplo-
matic or consular mission in Riga has
at least mw princes.s or countess work-
ing as typist, says a despatch from.
Riga, Latvia.
If the supply of princesses ansi
countesses fail there remaina large
ninnber of other well ecbicated people,
most of them unaccustomed to work
but now anxious to do anything to
save them from starvation. Men who
have been general managers oil big
Russian tacCoiij are now glad to take
any hind of decent honorable employ-
ment to earn their living here.
The condition of tnese Russian re-
fugees who have found sholicar in the,
infant Baltic states sliov,rs how eat,
pieta has been the financial downfall*
of the Russian nobility. 'In Riga, Ro-
yal and other Baltic towns princes,
barons and counts and their families
accustomed for decades, in Russia to MIL
lives- of luxury, are living a hand to
mouth, existence. The possessions
which they once hacl and escaped con-
.
fiscation.by the Bolshevilti clutter up
the shelves of second hand dealers in
these cities. Diamonds, other Jewels,
fine tapestries and the countless cost-
ly nicknacks of a luxurious civiliza-
tion have been sold by these refugees
to get bread.
Speak Several Languages.
The casual stranger dropping into
Riga or Revel for a day or two would
never find thie poverty. Instead, he
would find cafes, open all night, where
foreigners, lucky because of the low
rates of I..,atvian or Esthonian ex-
change, and local profiteers tossed at
bank rolls of almost worthless rubles
or marks to waiters who count only in
him.dreds of thousands.
An American correspondent who ad.
vertised in a Riga newspaper for a
translator able, to read, write and
*speak fluently Engli.sh, Russian and
Gelman, and with some knowledge of
Lettish, received fifty-one replies by
mail. The corridor facing his room
in the hotel was filled with men and
women seeking to apply persona
for' the position. Most of them w.
so well educated that they could quale
fy not only in the four languag•ds men-
tioned but in others as well, They
I.:e'er& either out of woiet•or receiving
stich small pay in their Present° em-
ployment that they were anxious to
change.
Among the applicants were a former
colonel in -one of the most aristocratic
Petrograd guard regiments, a dozen
other former officers, two men who
had been managers of big Russian fac-
tories, mad, many other well -educated -
people.
Fallacies About Lightning.
It is an old saying that most pro.
verbs axe only half-truths. Some are
wholly contrary to fact.
For instance. there is an ancient
"sawto the effect that "lightning never
strikes twice in the same place." This
is absolutely untrue.
The Forestry Service, which dreads
lightning as a frequent cause of forest
flees, avers that lightning has "zones
of frequency," wherein it is likely to
strike whenever there is an.electrical
Storm. It suggests that such zonee
Might be mapped with a view to spe-
cial precautions.
These zones have reference to topo-
graphy, especially in mountainous re-
gions. A hill is mach more likely to
be struck by lightning than any area
coifouds
lowl.and because it is nearer to the
An isolated tree does not "attract"
lightning, as is commonly supposed.
If it be very tall lightning is more apt
to strike it than to hit objects in its
neighborhood because of its height
merely.
For a like reason the Eiffel Tower in „.
Paris has often been struck by light
ning. The lofty shaft erected in hon-
or of Gen. Washington in the Milted
States capital is a frequent target for
thunderbolts, and has ,to be protected
against them by an elaborate system
of lightning rods.
A,high mountain top is sure to be
struck frequently by lightning. But
not so if its elevation be ,great
enough to uplift it beyoncl tae °rain-
aro:level of thunderclouas. In that
ease it will have a lightning -struck
zone lewer down, around its sides.
Often a lightning -bolt discharged in-
to quartz rock or quarte sand melte
the silica and forms a curious little
pipe of glass, perhaps an i1ich.n' diam-
eter and seme incaes in length. Such
tpiapine-top.
ufnlgiirites," are some-
times found in mm
large numbers on oun.
Not the Word.
Rich but unattractive epluster-e
"And am I so very, very lovely, Jchn?"
Needy but truthful sulioee-"Lovely,
ltll,Iatilreyov
Ydlariag,,tualn
vely does not exeresa
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Warsaw air service took teu hours,
as coMp ar ed SIN '4, hottura for th*.
journey by