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Pertinent to Closing Week
Tho following items of interest con
corning closing week of our public
schools were handed in for publication
last Friday morning and perforce of
pressure of holiday business were crowd
ed ovorto tho present issue
The annual two weeks holiday vaca
tion in tho public schools begins tonight
Hundreds of happy children went from
their books to their homes filled with
tho joy tho beauty of the Christmas sea
son suggests For many days prepara
tions have been in progress fittingly to
celebrate theclosoof work and tho ad
vent of the holiday time Among tho
little people the pleasure is always
keenest so there the evidence of the un
usual was the most apparent
In the West ward school the children
in tho preparatory department and in
the first grade heard retold the beauti
ful Christmas story and together sang
songs appropriate to tho day Both
rooms were prettily decorated with holly
tho work being that of their own hands
and each also had its own Christmas
tree As a part of their busy work the
children have been preparing for a num
ber of weeks gifts to present to their pa
rents in every case the result of their
own toil and skill Miss Abbott in the
j preparatory caused tho various classes
of children to make either little green
bon bon boxes brown canoes for work
baskets whisk broom holders or photo
graph frames all of them being dainty
and sure to be appreciated The first
grade children under Miss Budlongs
direction also made green bon bon bas
kets tastily decorated and kensington
bags for mothers wove with rafia Miss
Colvins second grade boj s and girls had
their songs id for some time their in
terest has centered in the smalltrees
which received their gifts and which
likewise emphasized tho spirit of the
season Miss Eowell entertained her
l pupils with a reading Each child
Imade a 5 pointed star which with a
anadonna for a center proved a neat
photograph frame
Mrs Schobols South McCook pupils
spent a portion of the afternoon singing
and reveling in the beautiful things the
two good sized trees in the frontof the
roomjaccommod atefi
MissWhite with the first grade and
Miss Wilcox with tho second met to
gether in the East ward frame building
and spent an hour together with usual
happy results Songs and stories afford
ed the entertainment while the distribu
tion of the presents the children had
made for their parentsgave the occasion
life and zest The first grade boys and
girls prepared match scratchers and
blotting pads while those in the second
grade took home calendars for their
mothers and clipping books for their
fathers The older pupils in the fifth
and sixth grades under Miss McMil
len and Miss Santee upstairs in this
building found that their regular school
work conformed to the spirit of the
times though the children in Miss Mc
Millens room in the latter part of the
afternoon rendered the following rather
format program
Song School
Recitation - Daisy Porter
Recitation John Dawson
Reading -Mary Eleischman
Song School
Recitation America Gollehan
Christmas Quotations Six Boys
Song School
In the brick building MissStanglands
4th grade was delightfully entertained
listening to the following
Song Tho Good Neighbor School
Tho First Christmas Hazel Barbazett
X ve Waited Just a Year Irma Krauter
Christmas Agnes Pate
Welcome Christmas Day George Green
Song A Xmas Welcome School
The Snowy Season Goldie Listen
Tho Christmas Tree - Lee Gray
The Christmas Gifts Celestine Kondlen
The Xmas Tree Birdie Hickerson
A Christmas Comedy The Plan That Failed
Jack Lee Fred Archibald
Santa Claus Carroll Eldred
Song School
Miss Rathbun with her 6th grade
pleasantly passed the hour in which
these numbers were rendered
Song Time for Santa Claus
Minnie Middleton Flossie Anderson
Elsa Powell
After Christmas Harroy Hamilton
Dialogue A Domestic Wanted
Ethel Smith Fay Stayner Veva Phelan
Mable Tuttle Minnio Middleton
First Christmas Maud Davis
Reading The Great Teacher Vera Phelan
Recitation Clara Best
Christmas Story MissRathbun
Tressler Littie a member of the 7th
grade prepared the program given be
low which Mrs Wests pupils rendered
Piano Solo TacieDeLong
The Smack in the School Bessie Everist
Sweet is the Song- Hazel Merle
The Diamond Wedding Florence Middleton
Dicks Xmas Paul Benjamin
XmasJEve Adventures Lois Waite
Piano Solo TacieDeXong
The Night Before Christmas Hazel Hare
Lady Yeardleys Guest Tressler Little
The Wreck Cora Jeff eries
Song XmasisBerei School
Prepared by EthelMorrissey
Dialogue The Troubled Mother
Irene Cathcart Alice Bennett Max Hare
Willie HughesMarguorite McAdamsBes
mo Rowell Bessie EveristPnul Benjamin
As Revealed to Him OraDwyor
Guitar Solo Francis Ploussard
Vas Bonder Konshpecked Ethel Morriesey
Dialogue Gossip
Alice Bennett Hazel Merle In no Cath
cart Mnrguorito McAdams Ethel
Stephens Ethol Morrissey
During the morning assembly hour
the high school and 8th grade listened
pleasurably to tho numbers in a musical
program as given here v
Morning Hymn School
Vocal Solo Roso Elbert
Vocal Solo TomOConnell
Piano Solo Millie Elbert
Vocal Duet Roso ElbortTom OConnoll
Song School
March - Bessie Peterson
Where the teachers will spend the
holidays
Miss Celia A Gorby homo Nelson
Miss Ada F Abbott visit a sister Den
ver Win E Heffolbowor home Eed
Cloud Miss Mary Powers home Tren
ton Mrs Margaret E West Hayes
Center Miss Medora Santee home Or
leans Miss Coral White home Edison
Miss Gertrude Colvin Central City
Miss Carrie Budlong visit sister Colo
rado Springs Miss EfBe Abbott home
Peru A number of the teachers will
attend the sessions of tho Nebraska
state teachers association at Lincoln
during tho last week of the vacation
To My Many Patrons During the Year
1903 Greeting
In extending to you my personal wish
for a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
I wish to add my sincere thanks to you
in appreciation of your much esteemed
patronage during the year we are just
about to close I assure you that your
every order and visit given my store is
noticed and appreciated by me and I
hope you will continue in the same old
way only come oftener and bring your
friends during the coming year 1901
Beginning the first day of January I
am going to cut the life out of the
prices on ail the goods in my store but
as it is the cash I want I will sacrifice
these goods for cash only and as these
are the goods you want watch the last
page of this paper next week The prices
I quote will surprise you but as truly as
my name is Honest John I will forget
what the goods cost me and actually sell
them at unheard of prices Prepare
yourself for this grand sale
John H Grannis
Attention
The next regular monthly meeting of
the Western Interdenominational Minis
tecs Conference will occur Monday
December 28 at McCook The pro
gram for the day will be as follows In
the afternoon at 3 p m a conference of
ministers will be held In the evening
there will be an interesting service to
which all are invited Program for ser
vice Short song service reading
scripture prayer anthem symposium
by the ministers of the various denom
inations on the subject The New
Evangelism Sermon by Eev W J
Alexander The meeting will be held
in the Baptist church Eemember the
date Monday December 28 1903
A 0 U W Election
At the recent election of officers of the
Workman lodge of this city the follow
ing officials were selected for the ensu
ing term John Hunt master workman
LP Forsman foreman C WStephens
overseer C B Gray recorder C B
Sawyer receiver C J Ryan financier
Henry Moers guide Wm Stimmel out
side watch L C Foster inside watch
J A Wilcox C E Emerson Maurice
Griffin trustees
A Cough Or A Quarter Which
A 25 cent bottle of McConnells Bal
sam is almost certain to cure an ordin
ary cough It is one of those remedies
that begins to help from the first dose
and the quicker you take this dose after
the cough starts the quicker will the
cure be performed If you are not in
every way satisfied with the remedy we
shall be glad to return the quarter
L W McConnell Druggist
New Sunday and Holiday Schedule
Commencing with last Sunday the
McCook postoffice general delivery will
open on Sundays and holidays from 2 to
3 oclock in the afternoon When No 1
arrives later than 230 the mail will not
be distributed F M JKimmeel
Postmaster
Residence For Sale
Five room residence 4 blocks east of
Commercial hotel for sale cheap En
quire of Mrs Thad Shepherd
Henry T Church Remarries
The marriage of Henry T Church the
well known stockman of the Upper Red
willow is announced The bride is a
former sister-in-law
D C Benedict of Culbertson returned
from Chicago Wednesday While there
he purchased several Scotch Collie dogs
from imported stock with which he in
tends to start a kennel
McConnells Balsam Cures Coughs
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Floyd Berry is at home for the holi
days
Miss Myrtle Curran is a guest of
Mrs J J Curran
Glenn Hupp of the uni is with his
parents during tho holidays
Mr and Mrs C H Meeker are
visiting in Chicago this week
Mrs E M Snyder went down to
Red Cloud Thursday morning
Clifford Brown is homo from the
state university for the holidays
Bernard Phelan is down from Alli
ance visiting the family this week
Mrs Barney Hofer is entertaining
her father Mr McCalfum of Waunita
Mrs M Hughes has as visitors the
four Rogan children from Aurora 111
Frank Colfer of Creighton is among
the collegians at home for the holidays
Mrs JF Utter went up to Stratton
Wednesday evening on No 5 on a visit
Miss Hazel Hare is home from Chi
cago to be with the homefolks during
yuletide
R W Devoe is visiting the parents
and family over in Lebanon during the
holidays
Mrs H E MacKain joined her bus
band in Missouri Valley Iowa Tuesday
of this week
Dr J A Gunn of Des Moines Iowa
was in the city early part of the week
on business
J Roy Moore of DeGroff s is visiting
the folks at home Essex Iowa this
and next week
Miss Rena Hiller of Pawnee City
came up Wednesday and is tho guest of
MrsW FWeber
Mrs Enoch Fetters of King City
Mo is the guest of Mrs G C Boat
man her daughter
Lester Littel is home from the state
university at Lincoln spending the holi
day vacation with the family
Austin Rittenhouse has gone down
to Chandler Okla to visit with the
homefolks during the holidays
George Campbell is up from the
state university mingling with the
homefolks during the holidays
Mrs R L Knox is down from Chey
enne for the holidays Is a guess of her
parents Mr and Mrs Ed Fitzgerald
Mr and Mrs J J Osburn departed
last Saturday for California He has
quite recovered from his recent serious
illness
Charlie Byfield came up from
Franklin academy close of last week
and will enjoy the delights of home dur
ing vacation
Congressman Norris arrived home
onNolMonday from Washington to be
with the family during the holiday ad
journment of congress
Mrs Sarah McCarl Misses Ida and
Blanche came up from Lincoln on
Thursday to visit home friends during
the Christmas holidays
W G Dutton who has been ill for
several weeks and whose recovery has
not been satisfactory has gone to Hot
Springs Arkansas for the benefit of his
impaired health Mrs Duttonaccom
panied him they departing on Monday
night via Lincoln
W J Walters visited in the city
briefly first of the week guest of his
sister Mrs Marie Mundy He left for
the east Wednesday evening to take
passage for Ireland where his mother
has been spending a number of months
TlTey will return home together
The Week of Prayer
On the first Sabbath of the new year
January 3rd the pastors of the M E
Baptist and Congregational
will preach in the morning
Kingdom of God Thy
cnurches
on The
Kingdom
Come
union services
At the Congregational church Janu
ary 4th and 5th at 8 p m Monday
evening sermon by Rev M B Carman
A Needed Evangelism Tuesday even
ing The Church of Christ Meeting
led by L H Lindemann
At the Baptist church January 6th
and 7th Wednesday evening sermon
by Rev George A Conrad Power and
Privilege of Prayer Thursday Mis
sions Home and Foreign Meeting led
by W A James
At the Methodist Episcopal church
January 8th and 9th Friday evening
sermon by Rev C R Betts The Rela
tion of the Family to the Kingdom of
God Saturday The Enthronement
of Christ onEarth Meeting led by T
B Campbell Sunday January 10th
the pastors of the above churches will
preach in the morning on The Holy
Spirit
Prairie Hay For Sale
6 per ton delivered Telephone 274
or inquire of VyMcManigal 12-18-41
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Railroad news items
uJgino 60 left forllavelockThursday
Machinist J W Phelps is on tho sick
list
Engine 3706 went to Havelock Tues
day
J E Long is a new machinist this
week
OShea Kunkel will spend Xmas in
Denver
O Hoffstraud is a now fireman from
Holdrege
H L Hopper is a new addition to the
paint gang
L P Burnham is a new helper in the
paint gang
Wm Cowman is a new wiper in the
round house
Fireman D Van Allman resigned
first of week
V W Vastine is a new member of
the paint gang
A E Dethier of the paint gang re
signed Friday
Wm Kilpatrick is a now helper in the
blacksmith shop
Harry Ellison has gone to Atwood
Kansas on a visit
W M French and family are visiting
Clay Center relatives
Fireman B F Lowman is spending
the holidays in Denver
Engineer W C Waugh is in Omaha
under the doctors care
A R Geddes will spend Christmas
with his sister in Omaha
D Road is the new night caller vice
Wm Middleton resigned
Engineer L P Neilson is on tho re
lief on account of sore eyes
Fireman J Matz is spending tho holi
days in Denver with relatives
Conductor Eph Benjamin is on griev
ance committee work in St Joe
Brakeman H S Spaulding will eat
his Christmas turkey in Minden
Fireman C Schellinger of Denver was
visiting the boys here Wednesday
A S Barrows is a new machinist
helper in the back shop this week
Fireman A Dillon of Lincoln is on
tba sick list and will spend the holidays
here
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Will Meyer is down from Missoula
Mont to visit the homefolks for a couple
of weeks
Fireman C S Griggs has returned to
work after being on the sick list for
several weeks
Brakeman and Mrs C W Dewey are
enjoying Christmas with her parents
near Danbury
Fireman O G Colpain who has been
on the sick list for a few days has re
turned to work
Brakeman Robert Selah has gone to
Grand Junction Colo to bring the wife
and children here
Brakenian and Mrs Lee I Culbertson
left on 6 Monday night to visit Chari
ton Iowa relatives
W A Richardson left on No 6 Wed
nesday for Omaha to receive more
treatment for his eye
Extra Conductor H R Childress is
off duty with an injury which will lay
him up for a week or so
E J Kates of the rip track left on
No 6 Wednesday to spend -Christmas
with his parents at Ord
Brakeman and Mrs C E Ryan are
enjoying the Christmas season at his
parents at Yuma Colorado
F J Zajicek and wife left on No 2
Thursday for a 30 days visit with rela
tives at Lincoln and Wilber
Conductor L C Wolff has taken his
first vacation in three years and will en-
jdy a Christmas visit this year
Conductor and Mrs E M Cox and
children are visiting up in Dakota
where he is enjoying his annual hunt
JBrakeman J R VanHorn and wife
have gone to St Joe for the holidays
3 E Rider is with Conductor Kendlen
meanwhile
Ira E Converse was called over to
Hendley last Saturday by the serious
illness of his sister who is now better
He returned home last night
Lincoln is nervous over the prospect
that the Burlington may establish a
great car sorting yard at Havelock in
stead of enlarging the Lincoln yard
Brakeman J E Rider and mother
were called up to Denver last Saturday
by news of the severe injury of a son
and brother a lineman who fell from a
xle had some ribs fractured etc J E
returned Thursday the mother remain
ing
Engineer Alex McLean with a light
engine ran into Conductor H A Beales
way car at the mill between Orleans and
Alma Tuesday and smashed up the
way car badly No one hurt All par
ties are suspended pending investiga
tion as to responsibility for the accident
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TWENTY SECOND YEAR McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 23 1903
A Hundred Thousand or More
That McCook has made a solid sub
stantial growth during tho year just
closing is fully attested by the following
exhibit which only includes improve
ments amounting to 10000 or more
The aggregate of smaller improvements
is also quito large Another season or
two like 1902 1903 would boost McCook
into the 5000 class easily
Y Franklin rosidonce 7000 00
M U Clyde residence 2500 00
F C Fullor residence 2500 00
D WColson residenco 2500 00
J Q Inglie residenco 2500 00
G IT Smith residence 2500 00
C E Emorson residenco and barn 1600 00
W B Fearn residence 1500 CO
Ernest Nemnan residence 1500 00
J WEastman residence 1400 00
I N Bifgs residence 1400 00
James Hatflold ranch barn 1400 00
Loroy Kleven residence 1300 00
L M Best residence 1200 00
Ed Reed residenco 1200 00
W F Everist residence 1200 00
Arthur Richardson residence 1200 00
G W Norris improvements 1000 00
John F Calkins residence SCO 00
McCook Brick Co improvements SOO 00
William Lewis addition 700 00
S E Callen addition GOO 00
Bobinmeyor residonco GOO 00
John Amon residenco 550 00
J G Schobel improvements 500 00
W S Fitch addition 450 00
Ben King barn 500 00
Roark residence 450 00
Jacob Wacker residence 450 00
C M Kent addition 400 00
Casper Frank residenco 400 00
John Amen residonco 200 00
Jacob Hein residenco 300 00
JF Konyon addition 300 00
Samuel Simmons addition 300 00
William Long addition 300 00
L D Long addition 300 00
Henry Conyers residence 300 00
Agnos Freeman barn 300 00
E JBakor addition 250 00
Charlos Ebert granary 250 00
Eva Selby addition 250 00
Fred Wagner barn 250 00
F H Billings addition 250 00
C G Budig barn 200 00
Robert Moore barn 200 00
J C Ball farm house 200 00
HCJacobs barn 175 00
CLPrice residence 150 00
G C Boatman improvements 150 00
John Fahrenbruck addition 150 00
Jacob Lesser addition 125 00
Roy Zint addition 100 00
Gus Markwad shop 100 00
Conrad Amen barn 100 00
G F Randol addition 100 00
Catholic Church 10000 00
McCook Brick Co improvements 5000 00
R B Archibald residenco 3500 00
James I Lee residence and ico house 3500 00
A P Welles residence and oflico 3500 00
Baptist Parsonage 2000 00
George E Thompson store building 1S00 00
A R Clark residence lG0O 00
Marion Plummor residence and barn 1500 00
GHoffman residonco 1300 00
John Eisenach residence 1300 00
Ellis Ford residence 1300 00
W B Mills residence 1200 00
Jacob Schmer residence 1200 00
Mrs Adelia Hoag residence 1100 00
George Amen residence 1000 00
E G Polk residence 1000 00
H C Clapp residence 1000 00
Con Eckhart residence 1000 00
George Hoffman residence 900 00
John Wagnor residenco 850 00
Mrs Lavina Finch addition SOO 00
1 N McDougal residence 800 00
John Schmidt barns 750 00
Ed Flitcraft addition 650 00
Joe Dudok residence GOO 00
JohnSchlect residence 500 00
F F Garlick store building 500 00
FSWilcox addition 500 00
Henry Hesterworth barn 450 00
R H Harrison residence 400 00
John Morris residence 400 00
GAmen residence 3G0 00
George Snyder addition 350 00
George Walker residence 350 00
Con Bauer residenco 300 00
ME Knipple addition 300 00
Julius Heinz barn 275 00
Fred Wagner barn - 275 00
P L Zimmer barn 275 00
Mrs Sly addition 250 00
TJSmith residence 250 00
R D Rogers residenco 250 00
Frank Stillman cattle sheds 250 00
Standard Sugar Beet Co office 250 00
John Schauerman addition 200 00
GWWatkins barn 200 00
C T Eller barn 200 00
J M Smith addition- 200 00
Jake Kline addition 200 CO
Barney Lewis barn 200 00
R C Boles addition 150 00
Seems to Be a Failure
Marriage seems to be a failure down
in Furnas county judging by the some
what unusual and remarkable record es
tablished by the last term of district
court when there were eighteen appli
cations fordivrrce Furnas county no
doubt can wear the belt undisputed in
Southwestern Nebraska for mismatings
Nothing is mere disgraceful to our pres
ent American civilization than the fre
quency with which men and women all
over the land seek to sever the bonds of
matrimony It amounts to a national
blot
Damaged a Quarter Thousand
Fire Wednesday noon caused a dam
age to James Mc Adams residence of
about 25000 The fire originated in a
closet and is probably chargeable to
youngMrMcAdams and a not uncommon
childish fondness for matches and fire
The fire department made the run but
the flames were subdued by the water
thrown by the lawn hose
Pocket book Lost Thursday b e
tween McConnells drug store and Wil
cox Sons grocery Return to McCon
nells drug store and receive reward It
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Only 5 Cents Extra
For The TmnorcK and Tho Weekly
Inter Ocean of Chicago tho leading
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strengthened by the addition of many
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partmentforestry and floriculture
euro of the horso Hdrao Hoalth
Club Mme Michnuds health nnd
beauty hints new household ideas
practical cookery latent styles for
all ages best fiction full crop and
market reports Tho Inter Ocean is
tho only wostern paper receiving in
addition to the Associated Press re
ports tho entire telegraphic news
service of tho Now York Sun and
special cable of the New York World
besides daily reports from over 2000
special correspondents All this for
only 5c extra McCook Tribune SI
Weekly Inter Ocean 81 both for X
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subscribers who will pny their sub
scription 1 year in advance as well
as to now subscribers to The McCook
Tribune
NUMBER 30
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Everything in drugs McConnell
McConnells Balsnm Cures Coughs
Kodaks are the same price tho world
over Cone Bros sell them
Will
days
buy hogs Tuesdays and
F S Wilcox
McMillens Cream Lotion for hands
and face dries perfectly and leaves tho
skin smooth and soft
W W McMillen will for the next 30
days sell buggies and spring wagons at
big reductions They are sold on account
of room
Married At the brides homo in
South McCook December 20 Orville
Furrow and Miss Rosa Powell M B
Carman officiating
As my greenhouse is overstocked I
have decided to close out the Boston
ferns and palms at cost Only have a
few left Mrs L M Best
Engineer Newkirk returned to work
Wednesday after being on the sick list
with a sore head caused by his head
hitting the mail catcher at Culbertson
The Catholic brethren will hold their
Christmas services in their handsome
new brick church Christmas morning
at 7 8 and 1030 oclock These will be
the first services held in the new church
George Leland has bought tho ruins
of the partially destroyed J G Hamilton
building two doors south of The Tri
bune office and is engaged in tearing
down the same and hauling the materials
to South McCook where they will be
converted into a dwelling house
The Western Mutual Life and Acci
dent Association of Lincoln Nebraska
has organized an advisory board com
posed of F A Pennell J HBennett
Dr S C Beach C H Boyle andR A
Green and are ready to insure you
against accident or sickness
R A Green Local Agent
The First National Bank people have
received and installed their safety de
posit boxes They are the latest and
most approved of the kind Practically
all of them have been rented only a few
remaining for rent Tne probabilities
are that this is the beeinnine of what
will finally evolve into a separate deposit
vault At present the deposit boxes
are located in tho banks regular vault
They weigh 1700 pounds
Its All Over Now
That is the election is over for this
year but the matter of good whole
some juicy meats is still of first aiid
vital importance to all It will incerest
you to know that Marsh has been elect
ed by an overwhelming majority to con
tinue selling the best meats to the peo
ple all the time Same old location
same prompt service and courteous treat
ment
Notice of Dissolution
The Martin Phelps Commission Com
pany of McUook Nebraska is hereby
dissolved by mutual consent The Mar-
tin Produce Company will continue the
business of the company pay all claims
and collect all accounts due the com
pany December 7 1903
The Martin Phelps Commission Co
By H G Phelps
Grinding Your Teeth
on tough beefsteak is certainly annoy
ing but have you tried ours Our
meats are selected by careful and com
petent judges of quality and we use
every effort to furnish none but fresh
tender and nutritious meats for our
trade This is the way it is at Marshs
meat market all the time -
Hay For Sale
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Choice prairie hay for sale at S550 per
ton Big load of straw 225 Tele
phone L 182
For Sale
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Some finehorsesnew saddle andbrand
new buggy at the Osburn ranchj
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