South Side Messenger 19090611

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VOL. 1, NUMBEB 47
FREEPORT AND BELLlCdl
y., FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1909
PBIO]^ 6 GE^M
rREEPORT
The regular'iMetiing of the ViUage Board of Trustees was held Friday, the 4th.   All members were present
My Coal Scales protect me eiiJ W. P. W. Haff. 1'
Monday night in the lodge rooms of j exc«)t Tnwtee Sigmond. " I    M^"* Marie E.  Sigmond has
the I. O. O. F. of the Freeport Lodge j    The application of M. J. Coffey for I visiting, friends in Sag Harbor^
a memorial service for depwted mem- permission to lay a narrow gauge rail-1 ^®* days. 	
bers waa held. Counsellor George j^ad line across Grove St., Ocean Ave., ' „.^^. „ *u. b-.j^ „, *v.^ Wallace gave reminiscent sketches ofj Long Beach Ave., Bay View Ave., ,^5°*""*'®'*"*/"ii^ „ . u those who have passed to the Great Be-1 ,^ ce„tee St., for the purpose of dis- i«' *J? Redeemer in the Parish yond.    Many members spoke of the de- tributing steel pip« to be used for the on Wednesday and Thursday afi
new water way tothe citv was receiv- *"* ?^fu'"*^A °^ "® • "««"«, Jon
BELLMORE
parted brethren.
Dr. W. G. Sndth, Jientist, 61W. Mer-! rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone 88-B. It |
ed.    The appplication   was   M»fased. Alvin A.  Seeley asked the board to take up the matter of extending the Yon can get 2,00ft lbs. of coal at Haff's j water mains and erection of fire hy- yard for 16.26.   Phone 398 Freeport. tf j drants  in  Bay View section as per a
petition of Feb. 19th.    Referred to the
and 17th. Supper ia served from. 8 cach night at 50 cents and tbes ' pers are famous.
Coal—W. P. W. Haff—Wood.j
fe.
"Christ and the Children" wilP'be the morning sermon theme of tbe Rev.
The- gatter worlc has started along i Water Committee, Main St.    Contractor Trayer doing the !    Girdell V, Brower, representing the | Charles Herbert, Scholey at the ^ipst work. " I Department of Water Sapply, Gas and I Presbyterian   Chnrch.    Baptism W^ll
I Electricity of the City of New  York, I be administered to the children.  T!!»e
H.  L.  Trubenback has plans for a.ggjjgj ^^ j^^^ f^^   permission   to  evening    service   wiU be devoted to
new store on  Main St.,   for Adoipn j ^^j^g i-gg^ ^^jlg within the village lim- special  Children's Day exercises ar-
Levy.  ^ 1 its as follows:   Ocean Ave., North of! ranged in pleasing form for the partici-
j   ..   '   o    -..-  T     A„j^^„. I Merrick Road; Lonjf Beach Ave., South Ination of the Sunday School.    All par- Mr. and  Mrs.  George  L.  AndMW^        jjgj^j^j^ ^^^^.  pj„g gt   between I ents and friends are cordially invited-
have been diat their home on N.Ocean I g^y .^.^^ g^^ Lojjg   ^^^^^   Aves.;!   T
Ave.    Brain fever is given as the "«-'Lexington Ave.  between Ray   View |    At the Methodist Episcopal Chuich
tne roaa : ^^^ ^^^^ Beach Aves.; Brookside Ave. ; the annual Children's Day festival will
: south of Merrick Road; Russell   Place be observed on Sunday.    The morning
between Bay View Ave.    and Long j service will be attended by the Sunday
1 Mo.' Beach Ave.   Above was laid over until. School,  when the pastor, Dr.   W. A.
 '¦  ' the next meeting. j Richard,   will preach a spepial sermon
The Freenort Board of Trade held      Sylvester Shea,  village clerk>  had; appropriate to the occaeiion.    The Sun- it-^ ,^«^i».. r«oatincr unA annual fllfection bis Salary increased to $100.00 a month j day School will hold its regular session
I Bay Brain fever is given as the ill¬ ness.    Both patients are on to recovery.
Call 398 B'reeport on the Phone
temity Hall. The following were elected for the coming term: Presi¬ dent, Alonzo Foster, who is the right man in the right place, by the way; Ist V. Prea., J. B. Hibbard; 2nd ' Pres., Louis T. Wells; Recording Sec, E. T. Cheshire (re-elected): Financial Sec, J. D. Kiefer,(re-elected);Treas., Thos. Burleigh, (re-elected); In spite of the rain about thirty-l^ve
sr Wldlng  committe. ™ read  and j H re^mre,^, Mr. M.lUr will prepare _^a received.    There being  no  State law permitting villages to have jurisdiction over construction work, nothing can be
increased to $6.00 per week.' To take  service will be given up to the Sun- effect from June Ist. ! day School Children's Day   concert. A  contract for the erection of * j The committees in charge of decora- brick chimney 125  feet high,  at  the i tions and program have been  working
Y ; Power House,  was awarded   R.    H. ' ' Heinicke.    The cost to be $2625.
Fred Bedell was approyed as a mem¬ ber of Ever Ready Hose Company.
Application was received from Wil¬ liam G. Miller for water ma^ns on W. Milton  St.,  between Main    St.    and
diligently to make this a memorable occasion. Members and friehds and visitors of the church and Sunday School will be welcomed at all these exei^cises.
WANTAQH
deed for dedication of said street to the village, together with such other streets as  the Board will  accept.    It
d^Se i;;';hrra\"ter";itho7t"L;gisTati;e l w- placed in the hands of the  Street | w;T^e;s.Tai^"A;e:
Sn     Owing to bad weather and ill-  Committee, with power. '
^ess  Editor Baker of the "Times" wa. i    The  bowd granted  a Plu^ber's  i-
not   on  hand to deliver  his lecture, i ^ense to Ed^^^.^'^'tnLf So
Short addresses were made by  several,; requiring him to file a bond of $500.
ministers  and  a  tfilk on Socialism by       ^ ^^^^^ ^
George Wallace concluded the meeting. '     7'"^/'j.^^,,""VJ"i_^"'./'rur 7 ^"V i
Mr. Wallace explained where socialism
was right and where wrong
The wedding of Miss Lillian A. Wal¬ ters and Mr. Eugene B. Carpenter will take place Saturday evening, June 26 th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J )hn
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone 85-R.       tf
The Board accepted the invitation from the Roosevelt Board of Trade to attend_it^s second anniversary June .24th. Hi
Next Sunday in the Memorial Church
Wiilet G.   Smith  will  place a con- j the pastor will preach in the  morning,
crete  sidewalk  iri front of the  L.  L 1 and  in  the evening    Children's Day
Taxicab Garage on R. R. Ave. | will  be  celebrated, when the children
of the  Sunday  School  will  render  a
June 24th in Fraternity Hall, the Ladies of the Guild of the Episcopal Church will hold a strawberry festival in the afternoon and evening. There will be ice cream cake and strawberries all for the admission  price,   25  cents.
-f, -Jt       ¦ Ui T>!    o^       J  rru^„*..„;    At the annual meeting of the church Friday night ^^e Sign^nd "Ilieatje ^ ^^^„.«    r^^^^^^^ ^
was fllled with »f<>V'«^ crowd who , geaman and Thomas J. Davis were each
Tn th« Fi«it R«nti8t Church Stanlev i ^*"® ^ t-f^^""^     *    ItM     • J^Ka]! re-elected trustees for the   pertod of
In the First Baptist Lhurcn, otaniey ^^^^^ ^f ^j^ season.    All the Kirls had    . rflanerti velv   ' The renort
W.  Roberts,  minister,  there will be;        ^^ g^irt waists for the occasion '7^®!^^'  '^^^pectiveiy. ,ine report
public worship of God Sunday at 10.30 | and two men were noticed who were in !L?^*"Z".?'S^J^r?"!;! ^o^
a. m. and 7.46 p. m.    Morning theme, } ^^^^^^ „ jthout coats. • **'«* ^* ^® '^^'""^  ^^""^^^ "'^'^^ ^""^
^Annual Children's Day will be cele-: brated in the M. E. Church June 13th. Special moming service with concert | in the evening.
special service entitled "The Tribute
of Song."
The annual offering for the work of i Sunday' Schools in the United States I will be taken at this time.
'The Kingdom of God in Jewish His-1 t<wy."     In the evening a Children's j
.: work Dusen-i year.
to have been done during the
_, _ The wedding of Gladys M 	
Day concert will be rendered by the i bury and Clinton Scott Donaldson took j                         "
Bible school, with a abort talk by the place   in the Episcopal Church last!    We are sorry to hear that William
T1..4.-. «A   n./i noMToin "    Af. 19. IO..I )  ..*. t t>t\ .r,    .v,      ».»»     Sf I B. SeamaN has boeu QUlte ill since ms
Paator on "A Bad Bargain." At 12 M. the Men's Forum will assemble to discuss "Corporate Wealth." Bible School at 2.30. On Thursday evening at 7.45 there wiW be a unipn prayer meeting of the   Methodist,    Preaby
Saturday at 7.80 p.   m..    Rev.    St. ^        «     11      x    u-   u
George Bissell performing the cere- i return from Brooklyn to his home hx^ mony.   The bridesmaids were   Miss i this place.    We hope to hear that Mr. Winifred Taylor and Miss Ada Baker, | Seaman is much improved m health, and the brideamaid was Miss Marion I -^^
Uuaenbury. Hjalmar Rossing of Wis-; Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite has in- terian and Baptist Churches in the L^^sin was beat man. Horace Gulick 1 vited the members of the Hook and Baptist Church. Everyone is most i and Charlea Leeter of New York acted | Ladder Co. to attend divine service in cordially welcome at all services. I as ushers.    A reception followed the the church on Sunday evening, June
  ceremony at the   residence   of   the' 20.   A cordial invitation is extended
' bride's parents.    The honeymoon will! to all men to attend this service what- be spent at Delaware   Water   Gap. I ever be their religious beliefs.
Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson will reside in 	
: b'reeport permanently. Frank P. Rhame is home from Cor
H.  H. Valentine is seriously sick at his home on Bejlmore Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Dean were tendered a surprise on Monday evening when about twenty of their friends and neighbors came marching in, blowing horns, whistles and otherwise making their presence known, the occasion being the tenth anniversary of their wedding. The company was given a hearty welcome and the evening was pleasantly spen^ in playing cards and games of various kinds. After which a collation was served. Mr. and Mrs, Dean were the recipients of many use ful ant^ handsome Resents.
day. son.
Prejaching by Rev. Geo. A. Gib-
Sunday evening Children's Day will be observed in the M. E. Church with appropriate, exercises. Parents and friends ipvited.
There, will be regular evening ser¬ vices at the Presbyterian Church in the near future instead of aftemoon ser¬ vice. I
liOOSEVELT
DeLap and Brown have rented several cottagea  in  Roosevelt during the past i week.
Delays are dangerous.    A dangerous _,„.,,       ,   ,      ,     , i delay is not to order your coal now.
Frank Smith launched a handsome g^  Smith Cox^s successor about Coal.
new boat which he has just  completed for his own use Thursday.
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Mrd Charles Harse gave a birthday party to a few of her friends on Friday afternoon, and all had a very pleasant time.
The Ladies' Social Club will meet with Mrs. R. E. Larkin next Wednes¬ day aftemoon.
The fire company will make an ex- j cellent showing at the tournament in I Hempstead and expect to bring home a I prize. The boys will enter -the hose 1 contest, and George Baldwin will lead 1 the boys to, let us hope, victory. Parker Vooris and William Tine were accepted as members at the meeting I Monday night. i
  1 Mo.
Fifty more new houses are to be -ereeted here during the Summer. Can you beat it; not on Long Island you can't.
Fresh bread and rolls in the morning. Builder David Brown will have a ba¬ ker's shop finished by July.
Important Information  can  be  had
by calling 398 Freeport on the  Phone.
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A druggist is beaded this way. Come on. A doctor, a druggist, plenty of pure air to purify the blood. What more do we want.
Honk, hOnk,  Garland new automobile.
Gaden  has   a
Bellmore Ave. has been treated with i    „ , „ ^^,. " ^,      ,   ^ „ .».
« ^^..t- .«* ^ii ..„A o .4«»,„=5.,« «* <c»r,A +.V >    Yon can get 3,000 lbs. of coel at Haff's a coat of oil and a dressing of isand to |  ^^ ^^^ ^« 5   'p^^^^^ g^g Freeport. tf •
keep down the dost. ;   ¦
^ „ ~:Z   TT"        .        .    ,'    ^'St.   Paul's JEpiscopaL Church~Sun-
Winmarth's new house m^de record;<jay  services:*' Sunday    School  9:80;
time  in  ctossing the railroad tracks | matins li).45; evening prayer, 8.00  p.
from Bellmore Ave. to Grand Ave.        ' m.
Bellmore Ave. is again open toi |Next month a delegation composed traflic The ditch digger has almost j of prpminent men of this village and reached Bedford Ave.    Ever  see such jaiso  Freeport and" Hempstead,   will
quick work?      'travel  in automobiles to L. L City to
, _      ,  ,,     .   i interview President Peters of the rail- Fred Scharfenberg and Frank Martin ; ^oad company in the  interests of the of the Bellmore Villa  Site  Co.,   were,n,m,i,    talked   of railroad  loop frora in town Tuesday conferring with their: Hempstead through Roosevelt to Free- agent, Samuel Self. i po^t^    Success to their efforts.
The base-ball team defeated the j r^j^^ turnpike is soon to be oiled and National A. C. Sunday; score 21 to 2. | agn^ed. The oil comes from the re- Next Sunday the Lindenhurst A. C.! gne^ in^,. j. city and will be a big will play here.    Defeat for the visitors {jj^jp j^ keeping down the dust.
seems certain. j 	
I The 6 in. and 8 in. pipe has been re- j ceiveil by the water plant for their i mains in this village. Tfae company has received word that the tank and its I equipment has been shipped from the {factory. This tank will have a 600,000 ; gallon supply every 24 hours.
Saturday the Roosevelt Field Club will cross bats with the Garden City team at Garden City. Every one here says our team will surely come home victorious.
News items for the Messenger, left with Smith Bros, or addressed to Box 5, this village, will be published if re¬ ceived ho later than the flrst mail Thursday. Their receipt earlier in the week is preferrable.
Does your pump need repairing? | Call on Larkin & Dean, Bellmore.
Order your coal now. Ordera left at 1 the P. 0. received prompt attention.' Adam Emeigh, coal dealer. It.    ,
^^   ,    , . r~i~. .. iU Sunday the base-bull team plays the
Charles Johnson 18 finishing another q^^^^ city team on the home ground, houae.   This one is for John Stephen-  q^^^ ^^^^ ^^ 3     „
son,  the hotel man.    It is on Memck 1 —!!:	
Road and Bedford Ave. |    Alpha H. & L.  Company's regular
; meeting Thursday evening.     Full  at- The South Bay Arms is becoming a : tendance boys.
popular stopping place for automobiling	
parties.    It is conducted in first-class |    Fish dinner at the W. W
ROCKVIUE CENTRE
Among tbe rest of the roillionairee on the Grand Jury ia President Hiram R. Smith of the Rockville Centre Bank.
Much credit is due Miss Joaie Frost, 4th Vice-President of the Epworth League for the success of the social at Miss Minona Martin's last Wednesday.
A nbw residence has been atarted on Lee Ave. for Mrs. H. A. Morrell.
Dr. F. M. Hexamer, a former resi¬ dent f^t thia village died at Stamford Conn, last week. He was connected with the bank, savings associations and Library Improvement Association and took active part in every village im¬ provement while here. Shortly before his death, he was the Editor of the "American Agriculturist."
Earl J. Bennett, the popular Assist¬ ant District Attomey, is busily en¬ gaged at the present ^me proving ownership and values of property to be taken by the city for the naw pipe
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line.
Pisk and Biiylis report the following transfers: Residence Forrest Ave. to Annie Snow, four lota Morris and Lakeview Aves. to Martha Barlow, 4' lots on Centre Ave. to H. W. Johns of N. Y., residence on Marion PI. to John S. Vanderveer, Woodhaven: 2 lota Forrest Ave. to M. S. Barlow, and 50 foot lot to Irene Sparling.
Children's Day will be observed af next Sunday at St. Mark's M. E. Church. Baptism and a special service in the moming and regular service in the evening, but devoted to the child-^ ren. An interesting program ii promised by the committee in charge.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M, E. Church will meet at the residence of Mrs. James Carty, Maple Ave., Wednesday afternoon, the 16th. Plans for the annual outing are to be made.
While cranking^ the 60 h. p. machihe belonging to Roland Lamb, at hia garage, John H. Bates had his arm broken by the lever flying back.
Mi6s Edna Roeckel of Riverside ]Pi has been visiting friends in Boston past week.
Miss Ina Stiner is home from  set for her Summer vacation.
Guests of Mr. and Mra. F. B. Bay this week were Mr.  and Mrs.  Artt B.  Clark and family of Milford, William Taft of Cleveland,   O., Charles Andrews of Detoit, Mich.
BALDWIN
The N. Y. & N. J. Telephone Co. have issued a very interesting booklet "Talkiitg over the   Telephone,"   on
page 5 of which is a parargaph on tele- 	
phone «>«rte8y.  which   if,   taken   to!    p^o^^ggj^e Council. D. of L.. heart wnialleviate a great deal of tei-  g    .^^^j^^^ ^^^ „^^ members Monday «phone trouble for the subscriber ori^^^^jj^       j^^^^ 2l8t will occur their
l^^^'LT^ ^M°"i!: I^l^^^i i semi-annual election of officers, this book to all telephone subscribers
and advise procuring a copy which is,    _.. 	
chock full.'of useful information,  on | have moved to Point Lookout for the ;several days thia week.
it'a given' subject, apropos of which  Summer,    Their cottage in  Freeport 	
Emerson says, "Conversation is an art j has been rented for the summer to a{ Remember the Pair of the Church of in which a man has all mankind for | Mr. Kl. Rauscher and family of New the Redeemer in the Parish Houae on competitors." {York. (Wednesday and Thursday,   afternoon
', nell University, having taken his final ^*** i examinations there.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis have
! been entertaining their nephew, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Combs and family i Robert Davis of Denver, Colorado, for
W. P. W. Haff, Coal.
The Sigma Euchre Club met at the home of Mrs. Edgar Seaman on Thurs¬ day aftemoon.   -
and evening of noxt week, June 16th
VMo A tent will be erected ih Hempatead I and Wth.    Supper is served from 6 to
  ¦     I June 24,  Tournament Day, on  Main j g each night at 50 cents, and these sup-
M'^'^»'trS^^r?C?ori'! ^; "'^'^'^ ^>""2f;« °'^'™-* ' ^" "" '•°'°"~     - ^i^^,t. t S'SfoJrS t! r.a«,„.bl,W	
SrS^1^M"rs.Sr.!r"RLh,"'wS:i   Flremen-s Tournament
will sing a solo composed by Prof. Pal-1     From ftresent indications the annual j 	
amountain. W. Paulding De Nike,'! parade and tournament of the Naaaau j The Wantagh Gun Club will bold a celliat, will play solos and those who! County Firemen's Association to be I day pig^n shoot ^on Saturday, June have beard Mr. DeNike before can tes- \ held at Herapatoad June 22 will be the i 12th.
tify to his ability.   The choral work j best yet held by tbe association.    The 	
will consist of selections from Men- j prize committee rpports aom6 elegant j The Chriatian Endeavor Society will delssohn, Mosart, Stainer, Cowen and ' donationa for prizes, and the entries j bold a meeting in the churdi on Friday others. Solos, duets, trios, quartets for the tournament are large. Repre-1 night. The topic is "The noble life of will be included in the program. - sentativea of the various   companies 1 Frances Willard;" leaaer, Emma likix.
M^ss Annie Eldri(%e will ^ at tbe {will meet at Hempatead next Tuesday
piano and Mrs.  Geo. T.   VanRiper atl evening to   draw for positions;    All
the pipe organ. ; Prof.  A. Palamoun- {^details are about completed,  and the
tain, M. S- V., will condiict. ; association officials hope to carry on
 . .—¦-—-- i the varioua events with promptitude
Svsrybociy'ft Column.   P«g» 4.. 1 «od <^»"P*t«^-
Mr.  John Masterson has gone on a bnsineas trip to Baltimore.
Oo You W«nt to Buy or SoM? Uso CveiytJOtfyVCptumfj.
style and meets with the traveller's : Sunday, June 13th. approval. 1 boys will be there.
David Baldwin sr. has improved his | property on the Merrick Road by re- ' moving the fence and fixing tbe lawns. {
Boat Club "Tom" and the 'Nough 9aid.
Population   of   Roosevelt   is   1000. Come up next week for latest censua.
The second aniversary of the Board New Bridge Manor is the latest real- \ of Trade will be held in the board of ty development here. It starts at the \ Trade Building June 24th. President Merrick Road and runs south to the i Seabury has appointed the following bay. Streets and sidewalks are already 1 committees: Music, , Arthur White- laid and the general appearance of the j house, Georg^e Robinefon; refreshments, property is attractive^ 1 Edward Uhe and John Schultz; speak-
. , ^ .            J ^..     .-^u  .  J    lers, ^rank Wood and David Brown. It might be a good thing if the hedge j 	
rti*"r*'^Til'Ji^''''T\!rtr.ffrt      Alocalrealctete agent of Rooae- to be cut and trimmed.    A little effort,     j^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^      . ^   ^
expended in the nght direction^m^^^^^^ be between  forty
and flfty more houses erected here  the
sbow the scholars the effect of tidiness, of value in later years to them.
i coming Winter and Spring.
Bellmore Church Notes j our correspondent recently met an Rev. C. H. Scholey of Freeport! old settler here and he remarked about preached a very interesting sermon in 1 Roosevelt: "Well I'll be blessed if tbe Presbyterian Church Sunday after-! this place aint the greatest ever. A noon. Next Sunday the pulpit will be j new school, and already crowded, a occupied by the Presbyterian minister j water company, an all-fired gowl ball
from Olen Cove.    3 p. m
Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church wtti meet Thursday atthe home of Mrs. Samuel Self at 3 p., m.
Epworth Leaguic^f the M. E. Church wlU hold a strawberry festival at the residence of Charles Hiiirae Wednesday eveniug, tb* 23rd.
Serviffes at the M. E. Chnrch  Sun-
team, the gas coihpany coming through to light our streete and put something better tben keroaene oil lights in the homes—it's the ^reate&t growth ever known in an Eastern village. Then we're going to have a railroad looped through here and a Board of Txede meeting every second and last Tueaday «f the month in it'a own building.' f aro proud of the village."
for YOB-'Cvopybotfy'a Column
Mrs. William Raynor, widow of '• late Wm. Raynor, died at tbe home her daughter, Mrs. George Kellum, Thursday morning. She was 76 ye of age. The funeral servicies held at the house on Sat. evenii Mrs. Raynor waa buried Sunday Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jensen are;^ terteining a baby boy.
Mr. Edward Payne haa sect contract to erect a-cement bridge Merrick Road.
Mr. Emil Sailing of Brooklyn rented the home of John Baxter.
The following have retomed College for the    Summer:     W« Smith of Columbia, John Lush of nell, James McChesney of Comell.
Floyd Bedell,    Harry and Pettit have entered the Bicycle thon to be held Sunday from Vi Stream to Wantagh and return.
Mr. Wm. Mi^hy and family havij tamed for the Summer.
The announcement of the mt has just been made between Mr. Huchinson of this place and Miss i Herbert of Bound Brook, N. J.
A Misa DuBois is now flniabii^ the term in place of Mies Maycat «>ho was recently married.
Charles Combs is seriously ill home on Pi|rk Ave,    I^e was operated on for an abscess.
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Mrs. Theodore, a former resides^ thia place, has leased one of 9^1 Glover's cottages for the ^t where she will live with her! daughter.
AdvorClso  It   In   E^ery^t Column.
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