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“EASY MONEY” AND AFTERWARDS.
Two soldiers are in prison today, waiting trial
on charge, of being highway robbers. Wednesday
they were in good standing 'in the army of the
United States, regarded as men of honor, pledged
. to the defense of their country, and by reason of
their uniform looked upon by civilians as the rep
resentatives of the government, of law and order,
and protectors of liberty and property as well. Now
they are in jail, and disgraced, shorn of their free
dom, a stain on their honorable records, and certain
only of trial and probable conviction, with a further
prison term ahead.
What wrought this change in their situation?
One of them says they were told by a former soldier
that it would be easy to rob pedestrians and so se
cure money to spend. They put the suggestion to
test, and were eaught in their first crime.
Someone will say, “How about the Denver ban
dits, who got away with $200,000 in money?” That
may seem like “easy money” to the thoughtless, but
those bandits are fugitives, and all the rest of their
lives they will be fugitives, until they are caught.
Such crimes never outlaw, and justice is sleepless,
in time these, and the bandits who have robbed and
piurdered in Omaha of late years will be brought to
ace trial. While yet they are untaken they have no
peace. Each night they must hide, each day they
must slink. In every approaching stranger they see
a possible man of the law come to take them. They
cannot trust their companions, for crime is the par
ent of treachery, and each of these criminals knows
that his accomplice will betray him if to his advan
tage. Only one future is ahead of them, and that
is a blank.
So the “easy money” they sought is turned to
the dearest man can buy, for it is obtained at the
expense of good name, character, standing in society,
everything that men hold dear and that bring peace
of mind. Crime carries Its own punishment, fre
quently worse than any the law provides. If those
young soldiers could only have pictured themselves
in jail, instead of gazing at the false view of “easy
money,” they would still be wearing the uniform of
honor instead of prisoner’s garb, their future would
be one of honorable employment, instead of penal
servitude.
Doys and young men will do well to remember
that crime pays less in wages and more in misery
than any other activity of human life.
MYSTERY OF THE LOUISIANA LAKE.
Discovery and identification of the bodies of two
victims of a masked mob in Louisiana makes certain
one thing, that law and order in that particular neck
of the '.voids is not what is popularly supposed to
obtain in civilized America. We have no intention
to try any of the culprits, for in the first place that
is the function of the courts, and, in the second
place, we have not all the facts befor'l us. This, how
ever, should not close the door to the expression of
an opinion that seems sound.
In the United States, where courts are open and
justice is free to all, no reason is known for resort
to mob law at any time. Ample provision is made
for the righting of any wrong, for the punishment
of any crime, by due process of law. The accused
has always a right to know and face his accusers, and
justice is administered in the open. When a secret
tribunal, no matter how it is constituted, or by whom,
undertakes to assert authority, it becomes a menace,
tor it is putting aside the law. Pretending to do
justice, it flouts justice, fir there can be no justice
when a mob of any sort, masked or unmasked, as
sumes the functions of a court, becomes judge and
jury, prosecutor and executioner, and inflicts a pen
alty it has already agreed to before starting its per
formance.
In Louisiana murder seems to have been done.
Whether it is punished or goes unrebuked is for
Louisiana to determine. The mystery of the Louisi
ana lake will remain a challenge to constituted au
thority in that state until the record of the affair
has beer, made public.
PURITY AND THE PULPIT.
Mote power to Bishop Manning, who has forbid
den the appearance of a notorious dancer in the pul
pit of St. Mark on the Bouwerie. Not that the pulpit
would be smirched by the appearance of an ordinary
dancer, for there are plenty who might easily deliver
a good sermon, and who well can defend their pro
fession. Some are not worthy, though, and these
should not be permitted to bring discredit to the
others. An apologist for the immoral men and
women of the stage says they produce good plays,
end so set a good example. Yes, and by their per
sonal conduct they more than offset any good they
may have accomplished by their performance. These
are the whited sepulchres, the unclean, who cleanse
the outside of the cup and leave the inside filthy.
When actors, dancers, musicians, poets, authors,
all kinds and conditions of men and women, learn
there are some things they cannot do and be re
garded as lit to associate with decent people, the
world will be making headway toward a better con
dition. This is not prudery, nor Puritanism, nor
ITuuasnism. but common decency. A man or woman
who sins flagrantly, openly, viciously, who is licen
tious and vulgar in private life, has no right to ex
pect that people will condone such conduct because
the offender is gifted with some form of talent that
appeals to popular fancy. Especially such an one
has no right to mount the steps leading to the pulpit
and dare to lay a gloss of fine words over offenses
that reek if the lowest form of filth.
When the railroads get through looking at the
$473,000,000 lost them because of lowered freight
rates, they might take a slant at the billions the
farmers have lost because of lower prices on farm
products.
If the police will only bring in one bandit for
•very two bootleggers, c< aditions of life in Omaha
will soon be much improved.
The parcels post ir. n now know how Santa Claus
used to feel.
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FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS.
Sixteen years ago at the Kansas agricultural ex
periment station at Manhattan, Prof. H. F. Roberts
selected a number of heads of wheat from a plot of
wheat, the source of whose seed was Russia.
The next spring Roberts planted the kernels
from these heads in what are termed “head rows,”
each row being carefully studied during the season
and the yield secured in the fall. It was noted
during the season that one particular row showed
particular promise, and the seed of this row was
carefully saved for further trial. The progeny of
the row continued to show up well and was fur
ther propagated.
It is a rather long story of gradually increasing
the seed and getting yield results from many
sources, but we may pass to the year 1921. In
that year it was estimated that 2,000,000 acres of
Kanred wheat were grown in the United States.
The interesting fact of the whole matter is the fact
that all of this wheat was directly descended from
one particular head selected in 1906.
This particular wheat has made a real contribu
tion to the winter wheat industry because of the
fact that it is resistant to several forms of leaf and
stem rust. It is also slightly earlier and a little
more winter hardy than Turkey Red, the best known
of winter wheats. Kanred wheat is now widely
grown throughout the entire state of Kansas and
in the adjacent sections of Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Colorado; Missouri and Texas. Messrs. Clark and
Martin of the United States Department of Agri
culture state that Kanred wheat should lately re
place the Turkey Red and Kharkof varieties in a
number of states, among which is Nebraska. Trials
made in many parts of Nebraska show that Kanred
wheat has given superior yields as compared with
the commonly grown winter ^heat varieties. The
acreage is gradually increasing in the state.
The fact that a wheat destined to play' such a
part in our winter wheat program originated in a
single head selected in 1906 is positive proof of
how from small beginnings in the plant world new
varieties may arise. It shows the possibilities of
such work.
Few of us fully appreciate the work of our plant
breeders. They work patiently and long striving
to develop something better than that which is al
ready in existence. Their work makes it necessary
to test out perhaps thousands of strains and then
to carefully study these and make the selections
which they believe will give superior results.
All too often people who praise the new variety
or strain give little thought to the labor and per
sistence required by some plant breeder that the
new creation might be possible. The plant breeder
gives real contributions to our agriculture. When
ever you visit a state or government experiment
station and see men working with small rows or
small plots in what seems to be a monotonous fash
ion, remember that they are playing a real part in
helping to feed a world.
HOTELS THAT ADVERTISE THEIR CITIES.
Someone has said that the hotel is the yardstick
by which a stranger measures a town. There is no
doubt that many fine towns in Nebraska suffer by
this standard. There are others whose name one has
only to mention to call up in his hearer’s mind the
name of some hostelry where the food and accommo
dations have left a pleasant recollection.
In the smoking car on a train, mention San Fran
cisco, and the St. Francis hotel rushes into the minds
of most of those present. In St. Louis it used to be
the Planters, which only the other day was closed
down. Houston, Cincinnati, Spokane, Portland, St.
Paul and Buffalo likewise are favorably known
among travelers by their leading hotels. Omaha is
not behind hand in its plentitude of good accommo
dations.
What is true of the nation is also t/ue of the
state. Those towns which have or are building good
hotels are thereby putting the best foot forward.
The problem of management, of course, is an im
portant one, and there are indeed some unpromising
appearing hotels where good management overcomes
all obstacles in a surprising manner. In many in
stances improved accommodations for visitors could
be provided without anything more than efficient di
rection, or a better cook.
Some gustatory genius has compiled a book de
scribing the dish for which the chefs of noted hotels
in various parts of the country are most noted. The
recipe for each one is seasoned with a rhapsody.
New Orleans is given the place of honor for its cre
ole cooking, Baltimore for certain sorts of sea food
and Washington and San Francisco for others. Ne
braska has no representation in this list, though it
produces a wide variety of raw foodstuffs. The op
portunity is open for some hotel hereabouts to make
the hall of fame with the most savory corn bread, the
best steaks or the finest method of preparing eggs.
Judge Woodrough is entitled to credit for hie in
vestigating of con'ditions reported at a bootlegger’s
home, but the story would read better to a lot of
people if it contained some announcement that the
attorney who misled the court had received some
attention.
Maybe if those steamship surgeons were to
adopt the army practice, “give him a C. C. pill, paint
him with iodine, and mark him duty,” the epidemics
that break out on “dry” liners would soon end.
The women didn’t waste any time in telling Will
Hays what they think of him and “Fatty” Arbuckle.
Practical Reforestation
From the Kansas City Kansan. \
Reforestation is widely discussed, and the federal
government has a department assigned to promotion of
the work. Every year considerable money is expended
in promoting the restoration of timber to the country's
resources.
There is a plan that might be followed with great
advantage to all, promoted by the people themselves. In
every section of the United States. That is. the setting
of trees on both sides of public roads.
Trees would grow as rapidly there as any place, aud
would be subject to greater watchfulness than any
other place. Hardwood trees, as well as fruit trees,
might be set. soon becoming available for shade and of
value In keeping roads from washing, while at the same
time making travel a delight. As the trees grew large
enough to be used for lumber, other trees might be set
between them, providing for keeping the supply ample
in all portions of the country.
The protection of the trees and later provision for
thinning them and setting others could be added to the
duties of county or township officers. They would fur
nish grateful shade in the summer, protection from
storms In winter, nesting places for birds, and under
them reservations for wild flowers, both of which should
be properly protected.
In nutting season, the product of the trees might
be used to advantage, properly regulated, preserving
Joys of ancient days.
The living trees might be used as memorials for war
heroes or others in the community who had proven
their service to the people, and thus acquire a senti
mental interest.
The idea is not bail>. Road tree organization ought
ti^ be organized now to promote the work i
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“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from other newspapers—
Crime Made Kasj.
From the Deity Oklahoman
The open and notorious sale of
firearms and other dangerous weap
ons In Oklahoma City 1st a menace to
the safety of the community.
Anyone who plana to commit mur
der, highway robbery or any other
crime In which the use of a revolver
or other dangerous weapon Is advan
tageous, can obtain the desired
weapon within a few minutes at
pawnshops, here.
No wonder so many crimes have
been committed here. The wonder is
that the number has not been greater.
It rests squftrely on the shoulders of
the chief of police to put a stop to
this sale. ,
The chief is quoted as saying that
the promiscuous sale of dangerous
weapons is not illegal.
But there is a city ordinance which
very clearly makes such a sale, with
out a permit from the chief of police,
a violation of the law.
The law must be enforced, not only
to prevent the committing of crimes
by individuals, but to reduce the dan
ger from a riot, should one ever oc
cur here. Under present conditions,
rioters could easily arm themselves
by breaking into pawnshops. That
has happened In other cities, where
mobs have held sway.
It may be that the chief of police
has been advised by someone that the
law against the promiscuous sale of
firearms is not constitutional, but the
chief is an enforcing officer and not a
judge. He should make arrests under
the ordinance and let the courts de
cide whether the law is valid.
But Oklahoma City is not the only
place In the state where firearms and
other dangerous weapons can be ob
tained easily. There should be a state
law prohibiting the promiscuous sale
of such weapons, and officers who fail
to enforce the law should lie removed
from office.
Bus Lines.
From the Nebraska City Press
Motor vehicle transportation Is
here to stay. It is not a sporadic fad.
(loomed to die in the first withering
blast of unfavorable weather. It is a
service which the public demands and
the public uses. Bus transportation
must be standardized in Nebraska as
it has been on the streets of great
cities, where the electric surface lines
have begun to outlive their useful
ness, and there must be some sort of
regulation which will protect both the
public and the men who have taken
the chance with the new form of
travel and invested their money In
equipment. Bus line transportation,
carried out to its logical conclusion,
means, eventually, a network of hard
surfaced roads in Nebraska, for the
public will demand that sort of a
highway wherever bus lines are
found. There is no way to force the
busses out of business, and fair-mind
ed and far-seeing people do not
want to force them out. Patrons
want better service, better regulation
and such facilities as Will increase the
efficiency of the motcr vehicles in the
future. Nebraska is "trying out" the
bus line in the eastern part of the
state. Up to date the operation has
been successful, whenever conducted
by men who have vision and a sense
of proportion. Only those who have
not properly gauged the public mind
have failed to make good. Those who
are sticking to the game are insistent
that they shall have protection and
the sort of regulation and supervision
which, properly imposed, will per
mit them to further the interests of
the public and expand to meet the
growing demand
No Moral Disarmament.
From the New York Times.
Another conference on the limita
tion of armament has ended. The
meeting of delegates of the eastern
European states, convoked in Mos
cow by the Russians, has broken up
without doing anything, though many
noble sentiments were expressed. Re
sponsibility for the failure seems to
be shared by most of the participants.
The Russians started off by proposing
to cut down thetr army to 200,000
men if the other states would make
proportionate reductions. This, ac
cording to Russian figures, meant a
cut of 75 per cent—that is. they
placed the present strength of their
own army at about 800,000.
That is probably not far wrong, if
wrong at all, as an estimate of the
Russian field army, though a much
larger number is on the rolls. Some
of the smaller nations, which by such
a sweeping reduction would have
been left with armies hardly sufficient
for local police work, seem to have
questioned this figure. The Russians
retaliated by accusing the Poles of
having 100,000 more men under arms
than their official statements showed.
This is curious, since one of the com
plaints heard in Polish internal poli
tics has been that the war depart
ment was drawing money for many
more men than were actually In the
army. However, this was not the
stumbling block. The smaller states
Daily Prayer
\V« have peace with God through our
Lord Jeaus Chrtet.—Rom. 6:1.
Our Father. Thou Who slttest upon
a throne high and lifted up. Whose
glory fills the Heavens, make us con
scious this morning that Thou art
not far from any one of us. Thy chil
dren. Thou hast revealed Thy near
ness to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Help us to see that our selfishness
is the only thing that can separate
us from Thee. Take out of our hearts
every selfish impulse, and fill them
with a holy lov* for Thee. Then we
know that there shall be fulfilled
for us the promise of Jesus, that
Thou, our Father, and He, our Broth
er. shall come in and dwell with us
this day. Speak to us by Thy still,
small voice.
Christmas Day has come and gone.
We have given and wo have re
ceived the tokens of friendship and
love. We cannot repeat these gifts
every day, but we earnestly beseech
Thee that the Christmas spirit may
abide in our hearts and in tile hearts
of mankind everywhere. Take out
of our hearts every trace of jealousy
and hatred toward any of Thy chil- |
dren, and give us the attitude to
ward all mankind which was in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Hasten the day
when our ears shall hear the morn
ing stars singing together and all
the sons of .men Joining with the an
gelic choir fn the anthem of the first
Christmas morning. “Peace on earth
among men of good will." Through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
REV. FRANK W. PADELFORD.
Boston, Mass.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for NOVEMBER. 1922, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily.73,843
i Sunday .78,105 .
B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr.
ELMER S. ROOD. Cir. Mgr.
Sworn to and oubicribod before me 1 !
tbit 5th day of December, 1922.
6 W. H. QUIVEY,
(Seal) Notary Public |
wanted all the participating powers
to sign a general nonaggression com
pact before talking about reducing
their armies; the Russians wanted to
reduce first and talk about moral dis
armament afterward.
Why It Costs Ho Much to Live.
From Capper's Weekly.
If there had been no civil war. no
Spanish war and no world war, 500
million dollars or less would be ample
for conducting the federal govern
ment next year. This Is precisely
what the army and navy cost us now.
Instead of one-half billion dollars, it
la going to cost three billion dollars
to maintain the government this year,
and that is a reduction from five bil
lion dollars. Two of the three billions
are absorbed by fixed charges on war
indebtedness alone. It takes a billion
a year to pay interest on this debt,
another 330 millions for sinking fund,
and 500 millions for pensions and
disability. This brings the irreduc
ible war charge up to more than two
billions, which leaves 500 million dol
lars to run the government and an
other 500 million to maintain tha
army and navy.
Even on a peace time basis it costs
as much to maintain the military
branch of the government as tt docs
the executive and legislative, agri
culture, roads, public health, diplo
matic service, labor, public lands,
Maska, our island possessions and
nil the rest of the government's busi
ness combined.
If the nations would quit the war
foolishness It would cost them to
live just one-sixth of what it costs
them now.
What About the Code?
From the Noligh Leader.
Charles W. Bryan was elected on
a platform which declared In favor of
a repeal of the code administration
law and holds he has the mandate of
the people for its repecal. A legisla
ture with a large republican majority
in both branches, was elected on a
platform favoring its retention. The
legislature must repeal the law, If it is
to be cast aside, and it is not there
fore clear that the voters gave a man
date for Its abolition. That some fea
tures of it need amending experience
has demonstrated, and this Is far
more likely to be what happens than
its repeal.
A New Atmosphere.
From the Kooky Mountain News.
It is not all “beer and skittles'' for
our Lady Astor on the other side In
these days of proletarian Ism. The
rise of the laborites In parliament and
of “nationalism” in the party with
which she Is affiliated Is placing her
on the defensive. Fortunately for
her, she has a quick tongue and
plenty of pluck and she. can be
counted on to wear down her oppo
nents. Lady Astor is rich and she is
an American-born and the wife of the
son of an expatriated American. Nat
urally she is at some disadvantage.
Bhe was the first woman elected to
the house of commons at that, and
there are few women members in this
parliament. A certain amount of re
sentment exists regarding her and
her climb in politics.
Before we condemn too severely the
opposition that has arisen to the titled
American member of parliament let
us reverse the table, as it were, and
imagine what might happen if, for
instance, a comparatively poor Eng
lish woman should come over here,
marry the son of a rich Englishman
living here, and enter the house or
senate. Our 100 per cent Americans
might have something to say.
Wiser heads in England are glad to
have Lady Astor where she is for dip
lomatic reasons, and they are glad to
have the help of the Astor millions in
these hard times, but.politics Is poli
tics and in England there is little of
give and take In the game. There
are no M. Q. rules.
Common Sense
Presents That Don’t Cost Money.
Almost everyone possesses some
thing within him that would help, en
courage, or uplift another person.
What quality do you possess which
you might use’to help another?
Perhaps you feel that you have lit
tle or nothing, being a common every
day sort of individual with Just about
brains enough to make a living.
Well, it is something to be able to
support a family, but you can go a
little greater length and say a kind
word, can you not?
Sympathy for those who need sym
pathy. You ran do this.
You could lnconveniencq yourself a
bit and get around to see and call on
certain ones you know cannot get out
themselves.
It would not hurt you to sit by the
bedside of a sick friend, to carry a
book to a convalescent, nor to take
a word of cheer to one who Is 111.
No financial outlay nor talent Is re
quired to be helpful.
Giving aid and comfort to the soul
Is sometimes more appreciated than
gifts bought with a price.
All of us are too self-centered, too
grasping, too eager for our own com
fort.
This Is a season for overcoming
selfishness. Give yourself.
(Copyright, 1922.)
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Voice’’
Editorial* from roodors of Th* Morning
Boe. Roador* of Th* Moraine Bon
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Favors Potato Grading.
Omaha.—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: I have read with consider
able interest Mr. Kastner's letter In
the Deecember 20 issue of Tho Omaha
Bee. I was astoflished and really
amused, to say the least, on his stand
on the potato grading law. I am quite
familiar with problems confronting the
farmer in general, and more particu
larly in the west, both under dry
farming and under irrigated condi
tions. and I fully realize that owing
to the semi-isolated position of the
farmers of America as compared with
the farming class in some of the
European countries, wherein they live
in villages and are compelled of
necessity to more closely associate
with one another than do our farm
ers, in view of this condition there
are some peculiarities, and they are
largely due:
First, the Isolated life of a farmer
leads him t<j believe that he is prac
tically perfect, and it is his neighbor
that he thinks must be watched as he
Is eternally trying to sell a bulky,
blind, heavy or locoed horse, or to put
inferior potatoes In the bottom of th*
box, wagon or other container and
only the good ones on top, so as to
more easily catch the purchaser’s eye.
I could go on down the list and
enumerate other instances, and these,
df course, are always laid at our
neighbor's door.
However, to analyze carefully the
value of a grading luw, which I feel
has of necessity been forced upon the
people and which is essential for the
preservation of an industry, especially
one that has such a bright future as
the seed potato business in western
Nebraska, I think Mr. Kustner will
bear with me that northwestern Ne
braska is limited ns to the amount and
kinds of products that can be pro
duced on the farm and, in view of the
fact that the railroads make no dis
tinction in freight rates, and justly
so, upon inferior quality products, I
feel that it is not only poor business
but economically unsound to under
take to ship potutoes of an inferior
quality to the markets and there take
the necessary dock that must always
come before the produce is taken up
by the middle man or even by the
consumer. Especially is this trus
when you take Into consideration that
our normal consumption of potatoes
per capita, according to the best uvail
ahlo statistics that we have, is about
3.2 bushels per capita, and also in
view of the fact that we have this
year a production, based upon the
best available information, of ap
proximately 4.3 bushels yer capita.
The potato grading law certainly
needs no further argument than this,
as certainly that differential must he
absorbed in some way. Why, then,
should the people be compelled to buy
Inferior grade potatoes when there is
such an oversupply? One must also
consider the waste In handling or
storing, or even using these potatoes
of inferior quality. I believe it is
within the power of reason of any
reputable producer to seo to it that
none but the highest grade quality
product is loaded on the cart for ship
ment and the inferior part of the crop
be fed upon the farm or used up in
other ways.
It is to be regretted that our gov
ernment must pass laws regulating
various phases of Industry, and this
due to the fact that there is always
some one who is too eager to cheat,
wrong or defraud. If »6 per cent of
the potato growers have signed a pe
tition to have this potato grading law
repealed, as Mr. Kastner would lead
us to believe, I feel that there is con
siderable cause for reflection and
sober thought before these signers
even permit this petition to leave that
territory. I earnestly hope that they
will not cut off their nose to spite
their face. A READER.
Caps and Fame.
From tho Washington Star.
Many a man great in his own
esteem for qualities of statesmanship
and perhaps in the esteem of others
has been chagrined in the course of
his career to find his name given to a
5-cent cigar. Perhaps the same emo
tion is felt by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle just nof. He is earnestly try
ing to bring the world to an hecept
unce of certain psychic phenomena in
manifestation of a law which is not
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endorsed by material science. But the
unheeding world, instead of recogniz
mg'ectoplasms, adopts the “Sherlock
Holmes cap.” That fore-and-aft head
gear, so familiar to the readers of de
tective fiction, has suddenly become
the vogue. It had a period of popu
larity some years ago, when the great
crime detective was spinning his
yarns, and then passed, to be re
adopted by a few sea travelers and
country club habitues. Now it is “the
thing" In the caps, with its double
flap, tied at fhe crest with a little
ribbon, and its visors at both ends.
What will the movie directors do
now? The film managers have been
known for some time by the reversal
of their raps, the sure sign manual
of authority in studio and on location. 4
But with visors at both ends the best
they can do to differentiate from tho
ordinary run of mankind will ho to
turn their caps sidewise, In the Na
poleonic style. Will the pipe and pat
haps the dressing gown corno hack
Into vogue with the double peaked de
tective cap?
" Old Stuff.
Jones—Stevenson said "a man
should earn a little und spend a lit
tle less."
Smith—Yes, and these days it seems
to be the Idea to earn a lot and spend
a lot more.—New York Sun.
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