South Side Messenger 19110512

              Bellmore Freight Station Burns ^^^^rize Pig Gets Shot
Sunday School G>nvention at Elmhurst Tuesday
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 3, Namber 42
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1911
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the fourth after Eaat¬ er, at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at tbe early aervice and morning prayer and aermon at tbe 11 o'clock aervice. Evening prayer and aermon at the ev¬ ening aervice. The Sunday School meeta in the Pariah Houae at 10 a. m. The Woman's Auxiliary meeta each Thuraday at 2:80 p. m. and the Junior Auxiliary each Saturday at 2:30. The Boya' League meeta every Wedneaday at 8:16. A cordial invitation his ex¬ tended to all to join in the work and aervieea of thia church.
The librarian'a report, Miaa Lina Miller, for the month of April at the Merrick Library contains the follow* ing: itumber of peraona uaing the reading room, 65, booka taken out 107. Of the booka taken out 1 was history, 1 biography, 56 flction, 48 juvenile, 1 literature and 1 agriculture. 34 oew booka have been added recently; 4 in the department of hiatory, 1 on Sci¬ ence, 3 in religion, 1 in poetry, 6 in flction and 19 juvenile. The total num¬ ber of books now in the library is 2569. Our citizena ahould tell the newcomera to the village of the excellent advant¬ ages offered by our really well equipped little library.
Arbor Day waa pleasantly and ade¬ quately celebrated in our local achool laat Friday afternoon with aong, reci¬ tation and inatrumental muaic. Mra. W. C. Mepham, the wife of the princi¬ pal, who trained the children and acted aa piano accompanist, waa congratulat¬ ed upon the evident auccess of her lab¬ ora. The children presented Mra. Mep¬ ham with aome handaome carnationa aa a token of their peraonal appreciation. There waa a good attendance of par¬ ents and friends to applaud the work of the achool.
The annual meeting of the Veatry of the Church of the Redeemer ia called for tonight in the Pariab Houae at 8 o'clock.
The former acreage of the Merrick Eatatea in thia village is now in the posseaaion of the Merrick Bay Realty Company, they being the purchaaers in the mortgage forecloaure aale held at Mineola laat Thuraday. The price paid waa $10,000 above the mortgage. The mortgage waa for $182,000. The pur¬ chaaing company are not developera and are holding the property for a aale.
There waa no aervice in the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday evening owing to the audden illneaa of the rec¬ tor. He waa aeized with an attack of acute indigeation which, though aevere, he waa able to overcome aufliciently to go to hia home in Yonkera on Munday afternoon. Thanka to the wiae treat¬ ment of the family phyaician, he waa enabled tn return to hia work on Wed¬ neaday evening.
Among tbe new arrivala of our aum¬ mer colony ihia week, making the re¬ tuma almoat complete, were Mr. H. H. Cammann and family, the Richard Kent at "Robin'a Neat," and Mr. J. R. Moore and family at the old farm house on Hewlett Avenue.
A new baaeball league among the Sunday Schoola of adjoining towns is in proceaa of formation. The Boya' Club of the Merrick achool wnll meet Rockville Centre here on Satu^^y af¬ ternoon. May 20th, in a tryout to dia¬ cover whether our boya are strong enough on the diamond to enter the league which ia propoaed. If we do prove atrong enough, doubleaa a very pleaaant aummer of baaeball ia in proa¬ pect for the boya.
Freeport Trustees Busy
lively Ditausion on Selliiig Water
OuUide the Village-Other
Matten DisciUMd
Bellmore
Mr. Emeat Miller faas engaged aa a new clerk for the aummer ruah of buai¬ neas William Weat, who haa been for aometime with Schleuter of Freeport.
A lecture upon the Paaaion Play of Oberammergau will be given in the Pariah Houao with lantern alidea by the rector on Tharaday evening. May 18th, at 8 o'clock. No admisaion will be charged but a collection will be tak¬ en to defray neceaaary expenses con¬ nected with obtaining tfie elides. Ev¬ erybody will want to know aomething about thia play whicb ia of world-wide interest
Tbe annual cburch fair is acbeduled for next month, June. The rector ex- presses a wiah that juat as far as pos¬ sible those who bad charge of tables last year will flll tfae sarae places this year aix] that everyone in the  village
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All the members were present Fri¬ day evening.
Capt. Hanae aaked that a auitable place for the Board of Health head¬ quartera be aelected, aa they had been ordered te remove from the police headquartera formerly uaed; left to Preaident Gunning with power.
The report of the Treaaurer ahowed balances in the varioua funds aa fol¬ lows: General Fund, $522.09; Street, $720.32; Water, $4403.18; Light, $601.01; Board of Health, $167.24; Intereat Fund, $87.07; Tax Arreara, $9940.11; Fire Dept, $55.26; Street Light $688.06; Light Extenaion, $466.27; Water Extenaion, $136.60; Water Sinking, $4864.81; Ligbt $16^8.63; Sidewalk, $213.70; Croaa¬ walk, $132.65.
The  following   communication   waa preaented: Gentlemen:—
On January 16th we wrote you ask¬ ing that you consider the fixing of a "practical rate for electric power for motors."
We received no reply, but under¬ atood you would take this matter up. Tbe price ia excessive even compared with villages which haveprivateplanta and aurely a municipal plant ahould be able to flx a rate aa low aa or lower than a private plant for running proflt. The. new plant at Riverhead (pri¬ vato) haa juat added to ita aervice pow¬ er for day current, and haa a sliding scale ranging down from 10 centa per Kw conaumption. The flrst diacount ia for 2 Kw or over per month, for which the price ia 9c, and for 8 Kw or over a month it ia 8c and running down to 5c according to the quantity.
It aurely aeema if a private plant can advertiae for buainess at theae ratea a municinal plant ought to be able to furniah current at as low a price.
Youra for the betterment of Freeport. Naaaau County Review. The communication waa received and referred   to light   committee to confer with Engineer   Smith and refer report back to the Board at the next meeting. A number of routine  billa were aud¬ ited  alao   the bill of   John E. Golding for  aervieea as treasurer   for tbe year ending   Feb.   28, 1911,   amounting  to $662.26.
The William P. Miller Co. aubmitted a price on road oil in car load lots; flled for future reference.
Petitiona for lighta at South Side Avenue and Roosevelt Place, and Arch¬ er Street and Miller Place were re¬ ferred to the light committee.
E. Gombert, foreman, for Roosevelt Hoae Co. No. 1, applied for permission to uae one of the old hose carriages; granted; the wagon to be returned in aa good condition aa when loaned, at any time the Village Board might de- { mand it back. {
The following were approved aa j membera of tbe flre department: Benj. ! Smith, Harry V. Morrell, Auguat F. 1 Meyer, Jos. McCloskey, Bay View Hoae j Co.; Owen Smith, Orton Smith, Excel?; sior H. & L. Co. i
Mr. Mellen, representing the T. A. ' Gillespie Co. requeated a certificate' stating that the roada over ^fihitih they | had paaaed when laying the pipe line i for the City cf New York, were in [ good condition, their year having ex-1 pired. '
It was unanimously voted to grant [ the certiflcate aaked for.
Chaa. G. .Mill   aaked   that  signa   be placed  on   Hanaon   Place; referred to Preaident  Gunning for   immediate ac-' tion. i
The requiaition of Chief Cornell for j a half dozen each lanterna, red globes i and foreman'a globea wua granted, and i the Chief instructed to aecure the aup¬ pliea. ! Clerk Shea waa inatrocted to aecure '¦ bida for extenaiona of tbe light and ' water ayatem, aubject to the aale of I bonds. I John Permento waa appointed a •¦ member of the Board of Health, to auc- { ceed J. W. Fitzaimona, resigned. | Truatee Collard nominated him. j It was resolved, acting upon tbe j requeat of-fbaa. G. Hill, attorney for , property own-ars in tbat section, to i gradfe Columbus Avenue from the new | boulevard south. | At the adjourned meeting Wednes- i day evening several taxpayers appeared { before the Board, arguing for and j against tbe proposed granting of water j to the Stanton Park Company. Tbe i matter waa laid over till the next meet ing, Friday, May 19.
Jack Steele and brother of Brooklyn spent Sanday with Jack Hodgaon. Mr. i Jack Steele formerly reaided here.
I The flrm of Smith & Seaman, real eatate dealera, haa been diaaolved and each will continue in the aame buaineas
I independently.
I    The   new house which Builder Stan-
j ford Smith erected on Bellmore Avenue
for  Mr.   Goode of New   York   is com-
I pleted and now occupied by the owner.
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I Mr. and Mra. William E. Parkinaon of New York City, formerly of thia village, are happy over the arrival of a 14-pound baby girl which arrived May 8th.
Contractor Stanford Smitb ia fa|iild- ing a bam 22x28 for Elbert Fiah oh bia property on Newbridge Road. Mr. Fiah ia alao making a number of other improvementa to his property.
C. H. Russell haa the contract for clearing up the land of Pettit & Lamb, which they recently purchaaed from B. T. Thorn. The work will be com¬ menced ahoitly.
William Byrnea, who haa been in the employ of the Long laland Railroad Co. for aome time, haa reaigned his po¬ aition with that company and haa taken the agency for the John Hancock In- sjrance Company.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church will be held at the home of Mra. Swenson in Merrick next Thuraday, May 18th. at 2:30 p.'it*. All membera are requeated to be prea¬ ent and frienda cordially invited.
Queens Vamps Aroused Over q'NeiU BiU
Term it Vicions Measure in Interest | of Fake Firemen—Opposi¬ tion State-Wide
Freeport
Single copiea of the Meaaenger can hfi aecured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue. tf.
Wantagh
bill, the
Assemblyman M. A. O'Neill's which, it is aaid, aeeka to revive notorious Staten Island "fake' flremen and to legalize fully 1,800 bogus flre¬ men in the city of New York alone, ia being denounced by flremen'a   associa-
I The regular monthly meeting of the I Improvement Society of the Preaby ter- ' ian Church will be held in the Chapel I next Wedneaday, May 17, at 1:30 o'clock. The women are requeated to • take their sewing and during the af ter- i noon a 10c collection will be taken. I
I The death occurred on Tburaday, I ! May 4, in Brooklyn of Mra. Elizabeth ! Moreland after an illneas of aeveral tions throughout the borough of Queena ¦ months. She was born in Canada 80 and the atate aa well, and atepa have yeara ago, and until October laat had heen taken to flght the meaaure. j teen a  reaident  of   Freeport  for  the
The executive committee of the I paat ten yeara. She was a member of State Firemen's Association haa de-1 the M. E. Church and waa beloved by nounced the O'NeMI bill and instructed I all who knew her for her gentle, kind the chairman of the law committee to ; and consistent Christian character, oppoae its paaaage. Chairman Row-; ghe leaves to mourn her losa, two aona, land H. Mayland of the law committee i Charles of Chicago and Herbert of Mii- of the Southern New York Firemen'a j waukee, and three daughtera, Mra. C. Aasociation, haa called a meeting of | w. Bogert of North Dakota, Mra. J, hia committee, and aummary action'. y/ jonea, of Toronto, Canada, and will be taken. Robert J. McMahon, Mrs. Thomas Johnston of Brooklyn, acting chairman of the law committee , ^jth „hom ahe made her home. The of the United Exempt Veteran Fire- interment took place in Greenfield men'a Aaaociation, of the borough of Cemetery on Sunday, May 7, Rev. W. Queena, haa aent out a circular letter a. Richard officiating, to all the aasociations in Queens Coun
An one act comedy entitled "The Village Post Offlce," was given by the Good Cheer Circle and Victor Club of the Memorial Sunday School in tbe Parish Houae of the church on Wednes- day evening. There was a good at- te ndance and the play waa enjoyed by all. Preceding the play Mra. Rhoda Jackson and Helen Jackson played a piano duet. About forty characters took part in the play. Mr. John T. Cowlea waa director.
Mr. and Mra. Thomaa J. Davia and daughter, Miaa May, of, Flatbuah, have opened their aummer home here. Mr. and Mra. A. J. Haff have also returned from Florida for the aummer.
ty, in which he characterizea the O'Neill bill as "the moat vicioua meas¬ ure ever preaented td the Legialature," and urges that communicationa be aent to all the Aaaemblymen and Senators from Long Island, requeating that they vote againat the bill. Chairman John B. Merrill of the law
The recital on the Hallet & Davia player-piano will be given at Sigmond Opera House next Munday evening. May 15. Mr. Raymore will be aaaiated by the following talent: Electa Gif¬ ford, aoprano; Ada B. Vail, aoprano; Grace L. Hornby, contralto; Royal F. Dadman,    baritone; H. Robert  Audet,
Moaea Hunt and family have returned from their winter home at Port Orange, Florida, and at present are residing with Edward Smith on Bellmore Ave¬ nue. Mr. Hunt will again operato hia excuraion boat between Bellmore and Higb Hill Beach this summer.
Don't forget to attend the dance to be given by tbe Bellmore Social Club at Firemen'a Hall on thia Saturday ev¬ ening. Muaic for dancing will be furn¬ ished by Engroff'a orcheatra of Free- port Refreabments will be aerved and a general good time is promiaed for all who attend.
committee of the New York State Fire-! baritone, and Proaper Lugrin, violiniat
men'a Asaociation haa iaaued a circular j 	
letter to all the aaaoeiationa through- The Guild of the Church of the out the atate urging that petitiona be Tranafiguration will hold a supper and aent to all the membera of the Aaaem- dance at the Cryatal Lake Houae next bly, and particularly the membera of Wednesday, May 17; aupper to be the committee on general lawa, to i served from 6 to 8 o'clock, which   the bill haa been   referred,   re- | 	
queating that the measure be defeated. Mr. Merrill began the flght against the Staten laland firemen at the con¬ vention held at Jameatown, N. Y., in 1906,  and he aays that the O'Neill bill
Frank Wood of Roosevelt, County Sealer of Weighta and Meaaurea, was coming down Grove Street in hia new- ly-purcbaaed auto laat Thuraday after¬ noon   in   company   with   Dr.   F.   W.
Another event which promiaea to be a aucceaaful one, will be a amoker to be given by Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Co. in their hall on the evening of Thuraday, May 26. Pipes, tobacco and refreahmenta will be furnished for all. There will alao be aeveral profea¬ aional and amateur entertainera prea¬ ent who will make the evening an en¬ joyable one. Secure your ticketa in I advance and be on hand to get your | abare of the evening'a fun. I
Edgar Green has purchased a cot-1 tage from Fred M. Wood on Wilaon | Avenue. He and bia family took poa-1 aeaaion of their new home last week,     i
ia a brazen attempt on the part of i Fletcher, when just north of Pine 1,800 fake exempt flriftmen in the mun- { Street a large truck awung acroaa the icipal employ in the City of New York I atreet directly in front of him. To to take advantage of the law whicb ac- j avoid running in the truck head on Mr. corda exempt firemen protection. | Wood awerved to one aide and ran into
After a aearching investigation by a { a tree, committee repreaenting the New York i     Dr. Fletcher waa  thrown   from   the State Firemen'a Association, headed by ] car but neither.he nor Mr. Wood  were John B. Merrill of Queena,   four yeara j hurt
ago, the state asaociation refused ad-1 The car was badly damaged, the hood mittance to the Staten Island firemen I and one of the front axle springa being and  recommended   that they be denied j badly   bent and one of the rear wheela
Thomaa B. Seaman, Mr. and Mrs. Jamea M. Seaman of thia place and Mra. Sarah Seaman of Babylon have gone to Washington^, D. C, for a viait of aeveral days.
Arbor day exercisea were held in the public school last Friday. The fellow¬ ing program waa rendered:. Exerciae by Fifth Grade, "Hiatoric Treea;" recitation, Emma Buckner; recitation, Margaret Magee; Primary Department exerciae, "The Alphabet of Summer;" aolo, Beatrice White; selectiona by Third and Fourth Grades. After the exerciaea in the school the pupils planted a tree and Walter Webb re¬ cited an appropriate piece.
The Ladiea' Aid Society of the Me¬ morial Church held a buaineas meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the hornet of Mrs. Birdsall Jackson.
In the Memorial Church next Sunday the paator. Rev. V. S. Braithwaite, will officiate at the morning and even¬ ing aervice. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 2:30 p. ro. The pupils will aoon begin to rehearae for Children'a Day.
On Friday night atthe Chriatian En¬ deavor Society will hold a meeting in the church. The topic will be "The Universal duty of making pledges;" leader, Emma Box.
admisaion to any organization within the atate. A bill waa then drawn up by Mr. Merrill and Mr Goodwin, the latter aecretary of the Civil Service Reform Association, and preaented to the Legialature in 1908,  making it ne
broken off. An auto from Soper'a gar¬ age towed the diaabled car tbere for re¬ paira.
Mra.   John J. Taylor  entertained   a number of frienda at  "Bridge"   Wed-
ceasary for a man to bave been a mem- \ nesday.    A   very   pleaaant    afternoon ber of a volunteer company for a period | ^as paaaed, and refreabments  served;
Robert Drake, who has resided on | Louden Street for some time, has I rented Samuel Self's houae on the' street south of the school houae, where ¦ he moved thia week.
of one year prior to the diabandment of such company, but the limitation of one year's service was not intended to apply to a flreman who was a member of a flre company which was diabanded prior to January 1, 1902. It further provided that a member in order to obtain his exemption   must have   per-
prizes were awarded as follows: lat, Mra. Amerman; 2nd, Mra. W. A. Towner; Srd, Mra. G. B. Greve; 4th, Mra. William Cutler; 5tb, Mra. Edward Lent; 6th, Mra. Cameron.
Roosevelt
In a collision between two boats Sat¬ urday Everitt Rider, letter carrier, had formed  actual service in the  territory I his left thumb badly injured, mmediately protected by his company.
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The new cement sidewalks at the j residences of Mra. Wolfe and L. E. 1 Van Horn are completed and present a i flne appearance. '
Mr. Rhaesa and family of New York ; City have moved into Fred Schaardt'" \ cottage on Bedford Avenue. i
Mr. and Mra. E. K. Sorenson and Mr. and Mra. Samuel Kilpatriek were among the visitora in town Sunday.
At about 3:15 Wednesday morning another very myaterious flre waa dia¬ covered when the freight hoube of tbe Long Island Railroad Co. waa totally deatroyed. Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Co. quickly responded to the alarm, but the flamea had gained auch headway, they were unable to aave the building. Nearly $1000 worth of freight was burned. Among the heavieat looaers are Frank Smitb, who had four automobile tirea, lot of automobile parts and a barrel of lubri¬ cating oil burned. Samuel Seaman also lost a large amount of plumbing material in the flre. The origin of the fire is a myatery, but it is tbe be¬ lief the building was set aflre.
Thursday, Railroad Detective Ferd¬ inand Miller arrested William Mohr¬ man, of tbia village, and took him be¬ fore Juatiee Norton in the local court room, charging him with arson in tbe
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while a bonafide reaident of such dis¬ trict, provided the department of which he waa a member waa organized ainee the firat day of January, 1902, and he had actually done duty for one vear.
There are numerous decisions against '¦ was enjoyed. Wben a portion of pie i the Staten laland exempt firemen on was purchaaed the plate on which it | record, that of Judge Gaynor in the was received was given as a souvenir. I caae of the clerks in the Kings County  The net proceeds were about $10. |
Coronera   Court being a scorching   re-i   !
buke of the methods used. I     Robert  A.   Combs, jr.,   ia  carrying
Tne  particular   objection of all   the { hia arm in a aling aa a reault of an ac-1 firemen   to   the O'Neill bill is  that   it; cident while working on an auto motor, i would  enable a man to reside in Chau-, Capt Dan Comba was   having  trouble | tauqua County and belong to a fire com-, witb hia car and atopped wben in front \ pany in Queena County,   and   then obn-l of Rob's house and   asked him to help, j tain his exemption after  five years, or   He   agreed to do it and   took   the  car i upon the diabandment of the company, j in hia yard  to overhaul   it temporarily I There ia a strong movement in Queena ' so its   owner could  get  home with it County to replace all the volunteer fire j While he had his hand in the fly wheel i companies   by a paid   ayatem at once, j aomeone standing around threw on the Sbould theO'Neill bill become a law it I spark  awitch and the   wheel   atarted,! would  be poaaible for the  varioua vol- j cutting Mr. Comba' hand   aeverely and j unteer   companiea   to   increase   their ; almoat  tearing the thumb off.    It will | memberahip   without limit   and  every j be  aeveral weeka   before he can uae it new  member would become an exempt { much. |
flreman immediately upon the diaband
The Windaora of Rockville Centre came to Rooaevelt Sunday and out- alugged our home team by the acore of 21 to 17, in a looaely played ten-inning game. The boya from the Center bad "Matty" Mattbewa, the crack twirler from Hempatead, on the mound, with Stein receiving him, and althougb it waa hia flrst game of the aeaaon, he pitched a masterly game,,- but poor fielding on the part of hia team mates allowed the home team to roll up a large acore.
Summaries: Earned Runs—Windsors 5, Rooievelt 2. Three Baae Hita— Dean, Moore. Two Baae Hita—Dixon, G. DeLap, Moore 2, Curley, Matthews 2, Gerhold, Stein, Dean, Murphy. Base on Balla—off Matthews—3, Mal- lineau 1, Abrams 3. Struck out—By Abrama 9, Mallineau 9. Scorer— Adam Schutz. Umpire—Ignatius. Timeof game—2.05. Attendance—200.
Laat   Wedneaday   D.    ti.   P.   Mott Woman's Relief Corps   beld a aucceas¬ ful   pie   social in their   lodge   rooma. "~~ , The affair waa well attended and after      ^aat   Wednesday   evening   a   little the   eating  a  muaical   entertainment  daughter came to gladden  the home of
Mr. and Mra. Garland Gaden.
There ia a great demand for bouaes in tnia place, and everyone in the vil¬ lage ia either occupied or leaaed for the aummer.
At the achool meeting laat week E. D. Seabury waa re-elected truatee and Arthur Whitehouae to flll the vacancy cauaed by the expiration of the term of Jacob Williama, who declined re- nomination. The budget of $7000 for the coming year was carried.
The Rooaevelt Spectator atatea that Mra. Tabb won the drawing for the beneflt of Mr. Karat, who waa injured at a recent flre.   About $75 waa raiaed.
ment of his company, even though he were elected to membership only ten minutes before his company disbanded. Aaaemblyman O'Neill has assured a repreaentative of the State Firemen'a Asaociation that if the bill ia intended to  benefit  fr.audalent  flremen it   will
More than forty membera of Frater¬ nal Conncil, R. A., with tbeir wives, participated in the firat annual dinner of the organization at the Cryatal Lake House Monday evening to celebrate the achievement of the council in making the largest percentage of gain  among
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never be reported by the committee to I New York State lodges,   and  also  tbe wbich it bas  been   referred,   and   the  victory  of  the  Busy   Bees  over   the
firemen are rdiilying upon bim to with¬ draw tbe obioxioua measure in tfae near futare,
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Humming Birds in the  local  member¬ afaip contest.
During the dinner Regent Robert Hunt presented to Francis C. Morse, Paat Regent,  and   also   Supervising
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A shirt waist marathon dance will be held in the Board of Trade Hall by tfae Jolly Four on the evening of Saturday, May 20th.
An entertaibment and Japanese tea will be given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of tlie Rooaevelt Board of Trade at the Board of Trade Hall on Friday even¬ ing, May 26; admiaaion, 26c; aouvenir cup and saucer.
To annihilate bed buga promptly, use the preparation advertised by Sinitb A Bedell in tfais iasue. It's sure deatb to the peata. It
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