KNOTTY TEDDY BEAR PUZZLE
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TCf.tMY'S FOURTH OF JULY.
By Edna Perry Booth.
I.
Mother bad lurked little Tommy In fowl,
Battled iinil Hc'ufre'd fr&m his Head to
III toes: ' -
Ton Uttln tinkers wore swollen nnd red,
He'd n bump on his oye and n burn on
his nose, " ' . '; i
A slip. kissed hi round cliln, mother
wild, wild u (.IkIi:
"Thrlnk goodness It's over, till Fourth
of July!"
Dear little Tommy, all fresh from tho
fight,
Lying thero poulticed, Mtlll . dnuntlcs
nM yet
Mother stepped softly to lower tlie light,
And lit'lird hint exclaim In n volco of
regret:
Hnlf to himself, n he cloned hln well oye,
"I wlnh that to-morrow was Fourth of
July!"
The Game of Wolf.
Tho Chinese and Japanese boys, 13
years, old and under, play a serpent
game which is qulto exciting. A dozen
or more boys form In lino, each fellow
with his hands on the shoulders of
the boy in front of him, says tho Peo
ple's Homo Journal. One of the fol
lows is tho "wolf." Tho boy at tho
head of tho lino Is tho "head" of the.
serpent, and the last Is tho "tall," The
wolf stands near tho head of tho ser
pont until tho, signal Is given, Then
he tries to catch tho "toll" without
touching any other part of the snake.
Tho boys who form tho body of tho
serpent protect tho "tall" by writhing
nbout In all sorts of twists, to provont
tho wolf from catching tho "tall."
This must bo dono without breaking
the' llne.' When tho "tall" Is caught,
tho wolf becomes the "head" and the
"tall" 'becomes tho wolf. Tho last
hoy In; lino Is tho "tall." Tho gamo
can be continued until every boy has
been wolfi
OUR YOUTHFUL
to
as
Tommy Is tho pitcher,
Billy's at tho bat;
Fatty Ih tho catcher,
And yoil t-an't boat that.
They're all tho finest players,
And sometime will champion be,
And enrry off the pennant.
Hut thut's 'twlxt you und mo.
HOME MADE MARINE COMPASS
Simply Constructed by Magnetizing
Ordinary Needle and Pushing It
Through a Cork.
Magnetize an ordinary knitting
needle, A, and push It through u cork,
fl, and placo tho cork exactly In tho
middle of tho needle, sayB Popular
Mechanics. Thrust n pin, C, through
tho cork at right unglcH to tho noudlo
and stick two sharpened mutches In
tho sides of tho cork so tlioy will pro-
Magnetized Needle Revolving on a
Pin.
Jcct downward diagonally. Tho whole
arrangement Is balanced on a thlmblo
with balls of wax stuck on tho heads
of tho matches. If tho noodle Is not
horizontal, pull It through thu cork to
one sldo.oi tho other, or change tho
wax balls. Tho whole dovlco Ib
placed, lu a glass berry dish and cov
ered with a pane of glass.
A Game of Numbers.
.Next tlino your friends come to
hco you write out these questions,
and bco how many can write down
tho correct answers:
' 1. What two numbers multiplied to
gether will produce sovon?
2. How may four lives bo placed so
us to make six and a half?
II. If. five tlmoH four aro 3'J, what
will tho fourth of 20 bo?
4. What Is the dlfferunco between
twice 25 nnd twlco 11 vo and 20?
5. Ulvldo tho number SO into two
such parts that If tho greater part bo
divided by Hoven and tho loss by three
tho quotient In each cuue will bo thu
same,
G, If you have a piece of cloth con
taining CO yards, and wish to cut it
Into CO one-yard pieces, how many
days wjll It take you to do it It you
cut one yard a day?
Answers:
1, The numbers nro 7 and 1,
2, Tho llguro C, thu fraction five
nfthu and tho decimal fraction live
tenths, 3, Bight and one-fourth.
4, Twlco 25. nro GO; twlco 5 and 20
;are 80. ' ' .
J,T, The two parts aro 35 and 16.
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One That Will Qlve the Average Per
son Plenty of Exercise for Hit
or Her Wits.
Years of use having failed to dim
the popularity of tho Toddy bear, u
Tennessee in an linn adapted tills toy
to a new uso by making a puzzle
which will i;lvo tho average poison
plenty of exerclBo for his or her wits.
Of course, like any other puzzlo, once
solved It Is quite easy. Tho puzzlo
consists of a Teddy bear, In a sitting
posture, with Its forelegs outatrotched.
Tliuro is a holn In his iioao and in
Loops Hold the Secret.
oach foropaw, and through these a
doublo cord Is passed. Tho ends of
the cord pass through the paws and
on each end arc metal rings, much
too large to puss through tho holes.
By making tho proper ubo of the
loops In tho cord, howovor, tho latter
may bo removed from tho boar atid
roplaccd with easo. JTlie basic prin
ciple of the puzzlo. that of making the
secret in tho proper manipulation of
tho loops, Is not strictly new, but the
adaptation of this prlnciplo to tho
Teddy bear will insure Its popularity
as a puzzlo.
BASEBALL NINE.
Before their school Is over
Kor vacation they will pluy
Out on the city commons
AhnoHt every Saturday.
And you will hear their parents
(Who think them very line).
A-boustlliK Just li little
Of their baseball nine.
AMUSING MAGIC WITH A WAND
Instructive and Harmless Game Whero
the Leader Must Have an
Accomplice.
Tho loader of this gamo must hnvo
an accomplice who goes outsldo tho
room while tho word to bo guessed Is
chosen. Tho two must provlously ar
range that the leader who holds the
magic wand shall keep up n constant
stream of conversation whilst nourish
lug tho wand before his blind-folded
companion. Tho accomplice must no
tice tho HiHt lotter In overy sentence
his companion uses. Theso are the
consonunts of tho word, whilst tho
vowols nro represented by tapping the
wand on tho ground, onco fpr "a."
twlco for "o," three tlmos for "I," four
tlmos for "o ," ilvo tlmos for "u."
Say the word Is "chorry." Tho
leader protends to make cabalistic
signs around tho bend of his accom
plice, and remarks: "Can you see
mo?" After u puuso, and wlion the
accomplice has assured the company
ho cannot, thon the leador procoods
"How deeply 1 have dipped Into magic
lore, uono but myself can say," then
taps twlco to represent "c." "Hub tho
back of your head, my brother, It will
clour your Intellect." Thon after a
pause he may add: "Rubbing is good
for weak Intellects." Another pause.
"Your intellect, of course, Is not weak,
still tho rubbing may help you to
guess tho word, oh?"
Then tho uccompllco, who has spolt
out the word cherry, must reply;
"Yes, brother, you aro right. I have
rubbed out tho word "cherry." Great
care must bo taken to make up sen
tences which will lit Into thu game
and yet give tho required letters.
An Easy Trick.
If you possess a strong magnet you
can perform a vory startling trick.
Hang up a shout of paper. Draw ou
It with pencil u hook. Immediately
behind the sheet, at tho point where
tho hook is drawn, place your magnet
Now tell your friends that you can
haug on this hook n key or stool ring,
or any small Iron or steel object with
a holo In It. They will, of course, not
bellevo you. All you need to do Is to
placo tho Mtoel or Iron over tho pic
ture of thu hook, and tho magnot will
hold It. Tho object will appear to
havo been hung on tho hook. You
can bavu u confederate behind tho
acono to remove the magnet und thon
ask any ono to try to hang up tho ob
ject. Ho will, of course, fall. Thon,
having given tho slgnul to your con
federate, ho will replace the muguut
and you will operate the trick nguln
Home Noteu.
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YAK
id V
HISTORIC SPOT HORSE HAVEN
Dent Farm, Whero Gen. Grant Did His
Courting, Is Made Asylum for
Tired City Animals.
The historic Dent farm, Just outsldo
St. Louis, where UlyBseo S. Grant,
then a young nontenant at Jefferson
barracks, went a-courtirf, nnd where
ho wooed and won Miss Julia Dent,
n daughter of tho farm's owner, has
been turned Into a retreat for tired
horses. It 1b an old-fashioned, "down
Houth bofo' tho wa " Bort of place.
nnd tho fifty horses that havo worked
hard and faithfully Tor tho city of St.
Louis aro now luxuriating lu riotous
easo out In tho forty-acre Held, with
Its long sweep of wooded valley,
through which young Grant and MIsb
Dent used to canter on their hand-
Home, high spirited thoroughbreds.
There Is ample shed and barn room
to afford protection against winter
blasts, to say nothing of thu barns
bulging with hay and grain.
The farm was owned 'by Col. Fred-
crick Dent, father-in-law of President
U. S. Ornnt. Up to tho very day oi
tho emancipation act Col. Dent owned
slaves, but tho tlmo came when tho
old colonel called himself a Grant
man, and ho died In the White houso,
a guest of his illustrious son-in-law,
during Grant'a second administration.
It was in 1821 that Col. Fred Dent
camo into possession of this farm.
There Is still standing on it a block
house, constructed with portholes,
used for tho purpose, doubtless, of re
sisting Indian attacks. Tho building
was constructed originally of stono
and logs, but It Is now weather
boarded. Tho farm Itself Is about four miles
south of tho city and about eight
miles west of Jefferson barracks.
Grant and Frod Dent, Jr., afterward
Gen. Dent, hud been roommates and
classmates at the United States Mili
tary acadomy, and whon Grant went
to Jefferson barracks young Dent
made him promise to call on his folk3.
Ulysses S, Grant III.
So ono day Ulyssos rode over to tho
1,200 ncre farm, whore a warm 'wel
come awaited him. Ho met tho three
ather Dent boys and threo of tho Dent
girls.
Miss Julln happened, to bo up In tho
city, and young Orant was destined to
mako suveral callu before he finally
met the young woman who was to
play so Important a part in his future
life. And then, as Graut hlmseir al
ways frankly confessed, "It was lovo
at first sight." Aftor that meeting
tlmro wan no longer any doubt lu tho
minds of any one regarding tho young
lieutenant's choice. And us tho par
snts watched him ride away thoy both
woro agreed that some day tho young
mnn would be heard from.
Just before the outbreak of tho
Mexican war, when his regiment was
ordered south Into Louisiana, Grant
came galloping over tho Holds to the
Dent plnco to ask the question that
no ono but Julia Dent could answer.
Tho dauntlesB young wooor had added
nothing to hlu personal charm by hav
ing to ford tho swelling creek in the
teeth of a tempestuous storm of rain
and wind,, but this In no way detract
ed from his words In tho eyes of the
young woman he had ocmo to woo.
After 'resigning from tho army,
Capt. Grant, ns his rank then rated,
erected ti small dwelling mado of logs
on tho land owned by his wlfo, which
they continued to make their home
until thu needs of his country again
demanded his servlco. It Is this land
that Street Commlstsouer Travllla of
St, Louis has turned into a retreat for
tired horses,
Work on Army Hospitals.
It has boon estimated that It will
cost about $200,000 to equip all per
manent army posts with telepliono
systems. Tho current appropriation
Tor that purpose, however, Is only fllO,
000, nnd tho Slgnul corps Is mnklng
preparations to expend this amount
In extensions of the systems at some
of tho posts. Telephone, wires nt army
posts aro now bolng placed under
ground. Tho principal telephone Im
provements nuw under way are to
the systems ut Fort Myer, Vn.; Fort
lllloy, Kan., nnd on tho military res
ervation In tho Chlckaiuauga Nation
al park, nnd work will soon be begun
at Fort Des Moines, In., and Fort D.
A. Russell, Wyo.
IISSAbinet I
BLEEDING HEARTS.
l.ti in the dewy garden
path, wo walked, my
love and I,
Between the border rows
of shells,
With holly-hocks for sen
tinel. Under a paling sky,
Tho spicy-scented garden
pinks, by tropic,
llrvi.9n linlttl(rf1.
!, And marigold, und four-
Long since asleep; and
crimson phlox
0
Ills gorgeous turban
Haunted.
' nut nt tho very farthest
end, the narrow puthwuy parts
And. drooping there, each ruddy bell,
Sways In tho breeze It loves so well,
Old-fashioned bleeding hearts.
Thon said my love: "The bleeding henrt
Is best of all for me,
Kor, come foul wind or summer weather.
Those hearts nru truo und swlnts to-
Reiner,
So." said my love to me,
"My Heart la truo to tnee.
"The Waiting Table."
Savo steps; this is more important
than women realize until too lato and
tho Inmo back, tho aching head, aro
tho penalties.
Havo a "waiting" table. Placo It at
cither end of tho Hat or havo one, or
a shelf, or cubby-holo of some sort, at
either end of tho stairs If you Hvo In
a house. And on this table or shelf
put overy article which belongs somo
whero olso. Unless tho need Is such
that It must be immediately put Into
Its proper place, why not let It wait
your convenience? A rug that has
been airing on tho back porch does
not need to bo at onco carried to tho
library. Walt and when the front
door-bell rings, or when you have
somo occasion to go to tho front of
tho house or Hat, take tho rug with
you.
i Perhaps tho vnso of flowers needs
replenishing. Hut It need not bo tu
ken to tho kitchen on the dot; wait,
and when tho peddler comes, or tho
telephone rings, or tho beans need
stirring, carry the vaso with you as
you make tho trip to the kitchen, and
make tho ono walking do for both er
rands. Tho sight of tho "wnltlng" table
with Its things ready to hand will
servo to remind you, and will savo
much unnecessary tramp, tramp up
and down, back nnd forth, making
truo tho old saying that "man's work
Is from sun to aim, but woman's work
Is never done."
MY REAL HOME.
HIS house, they say, Is
home, but that
Is for from being
true;
The rack on which I hang
my lint
Do they call that home,
too?
Tho front steps whence
my weary foot
Ascend at not of sun?
Tho tablo whero my
meals I out?
The bed I lie upon?
External slns of home
nro these,
1 live hero, to bo dure,
Tint creature comforts,
shelter, easo?
Not long do they ondure.
No-hero or there, where'er I roam,
ThoiiKh iioul und body purt,
The pluce I truly llvo-iny home,
Is In my dear wife's heart.
"Piecing."
This Is what our grandmothers
cnlled It, and they permitted far more
of It than was good for us, no doubt.
For doctors aro agreed- that ea'tlng
between meals Is one of tho most po
tout causes of Indigestion. Two hours
after meals, digestion is still well un
der way, and If we put new food Into
tho stomnch, we clmngo tho chemlcnl
action and upset conditions. Tho old
material Is lu a condition which lends
Itself to easy formontatlon, nnd tho
.now food, mixing with It, produces un
natural action. In sickness, tho pn
tlent must sometimes tako small quan
tities often, but those must ho light
and simple foods, and this urrange
jnont Is different from the threo meals
a day with a "piece" between. Only
very small children should bo fed sev
eral times a day, but this Is also, a
dlfferont arrangement In ovory way,
and Is not a question of "botwecn
meals." As a prominent writer has said:
"Man Is not only his own architect,
but ho is oven his own posterity." And
Justice to our posterity demands prop
er food, proper euro of tho Btomach,
and attention to hygleno nnd the rules
of right living.
Plain Dishes Made Fancy.
Spanish Omelet. This may be made
elaborate enough for the chief dish
nt dinner If meat Is scurco, dear, or
hard to got. Cut red poppers Into
small square shapes. Chop one good
sized onion and parsley lo mako a ta
blespoonful. Cook tho onion in but
tor without browning; add tho eggs,
cook and fold as with a plain omelet.
Garnish with tho poppers, and dust
with pnrptoy after turning on to a hot
plnttor. Servod with tomato aauce,
this Is u delicious dish.
Stuffed HeetB. Scoop tho centers
from cooked beets, and 111! with a
mixture of boiled rice, salt, popper
nnd a caprid'of chopped nuts, prefer
ably pecan-meats. Huko for 20 min
utes. For ga-tlsh mako a cream sauco,
putting Into It the chopped boots pre
viously removed from tho whole vegetable.
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TOM'S WIFE'S MOTHER.
NH mom, at breakfast,
she announced:
"Tom, mother comes to
day." Iter husband i,tlrred his
omelet.
And looked tho other
way.
Then folded up W napkin
nnd
Had not n Word to say.
And Tom had read of
mothcrs-lu-law,
Devoured overy word,
And It wus not surprising
he
Should Join the common
. herd
"Who, nt the name of
mother-in-law,
Have visions qulto abourd.
Hut she was scarcely In their home,
Tom opened wide his eyes.
Declaring he hud found In her
A Verv nrpnt Miir-nrlm-.
"1 am converted, dear, In you
1 have a double prize.
So let the Jesters have their Jokes,
Olvo humorists their fill.
They've ulwnys Joked about her, I
suppose they always will.
But a pood mother his or hers,
Itemnlns a blessing still.
The Craze for Baskets.
Women, nowadays, seom to have
gone dnft about baskets. And not as
a matter of souvenirs; not merely a
fad for the sako of a collection. The
basket, on tho contrary, promises once
nioro to take Its proper placo In the
world's necessary utensils. Nearly
everybody realizes now tho advan
tage of tho hamper for linen In pref
erence to the close, musty lnundry
bag, nnd a basket holds most things
more conveniently than n bag, any
way. It Is so much easier to get any
thing out.
Muskets far tho tablo are fashion
able now, and are" much used to hold
brend, cako or any food which leaves
neat crumbs only. The baskets are
found In moderate size, shaped like
boats, or of the ordinary round shape.
On tho bottom of theso Is placed n
dolly. For tho boat-shaped ones can
bo mado fitting linings of line, and
theso are pretty If finished with n
frill of lace to hang over the basket.
Sometimes this frill Is wide enough to
admit of its being lifted up nnd spread
over the contents of tho bi-.sket. These
are especially nice for out-of-door
luncheons.
A CUPBOARD COURTSHIP.
v Eliv winning maiden
she,
Tho Jewel of my soul.
A slant-eyed maid from
o'er tho sen
Thero painted on tho
bowl.
In Rayly flowered kimono,
Head without hnt or
cup,
Uko picture In n Mower
show,
Tills cunning little Jap.
And does tho fair requite
my love?
Ah', no, I've never told
- her.
'So far' frbm mo sho Is
nboye,
From' dlstanco I behold her.
For tlw fair" lady 'has the post
Of honor,- by herself,
While I pun only gaze, nt moot,
From off tho lowest shelf.
You tislc. mo why thU maiden coy
AVIll never look my way? .
,I'm Just' a lit t to shepherd boy
Upon u lacquered tray.'
Plates.
Thoro nro two kinds ot plates; :the
kind wo want on tho plate rail and
the kind we eat from. Tho "stunning"
ovor-decornted sort does well ranged
against tho wall, but how much pleas
nnter to cat three t!mo3 a day from
a quiet-toned, plain pinto which allows
your mind free, and your stomach
clear for digestion. Tho scalloped
ware, too, does well on the rail, but
It Is not practical for every-day use.
In the first place, the scallops Invito
nicking, and tlie germs collect at onco
at tho broken edge of china, so that
a piece that Is nicked should he at
once thrown nway except for orna
ment. Plnln whlte-and-gold china is nlways
In good taste, and the simplo Grecian
border carried nut In light tones, rests
the eyo und Is so much moro attrac
tive than a meuninglcss tangle of
vinos.
Everybody Knows
Thnt fish, dipped Into boiling water,
can be oaslly scaled.
That a little borax, Bprlnkled on fish
or meat that Is to bo kept somo time,
will holp to proservo It.
That salt will curdle new milk;
therefore, let milk cool before tho
salt Is added.
That Ivory handles, piano keys, etc.,
can be restored to whiteness by bo
lng rubbed with l?mou dipped In salt.
A few ollces of raw potato thrown
In tho fcoup will take up the extra salt,
In case you have been too genorous
with seasoning.
Yes, "everybody knows" all these
things, and yet It Is well to be remind
ed of them onco In n while.
Seasoning for Salads,
To tho ordinary mixture of olive oil,
vinegar (or lemon juice), and salt and
peppor, try tho addition of mint, or
onion juice, or n dash of Worcester
shire sauce. It gives nn extra tung,
anu nnorus variety.
THE SONG OF THE DIRT.
(With Apologies to Thomas Hood.)
1TH fingers dusty and
Rrlmed.
With blistered palms,
nnd red,
A woman Rot down on
her knees to sweep
The dust from undct
tho bod.
Sweep, dust, sweep with
n broom nnd a pleco
of old shirt,
And yet. In accents full
of hope,
With broom nnd mop
nnd lots of soap,
She sang this song- of tho
dirt:
Scrub, scrub, scrub down
on tho kitchen tloor.
And rub, rub. rub till I can wash no
Seams and Russets aro torn.
And buttons cnimi on mo awn,
But while tho linen Is wearing out,
out,
We'ro Kttlng rid of tho dirt.
Sweep, dust, sweep, with a broom nnd
a pleco or old shirt,
And still with a voice of cheerful pitch,
(What fun they miss, tho Idle rich)!
Sho sang this some of tho dirt.
The Home "Office." .
This suggestion was mado In an old
number of a magazine, and Just re
cently brought to light, It Is so good
as to bear repeating.
Hnvo a "homo oHlco" a placo
whero the housowlfo can go at onco,
In tho dark, If need be, and there get
paper, pencil, Ink, old bills, receipts,
and the dally account book. If thoro
Is no room for a separate office" set
aside a corner In any little used room,
and regard It as sacred to the houso
business. Then when there Is a bill
presented, or the man of tho houso
asks for tho grocer's account, thero la
no confusion, no hurried examination
of boxes, old trunks, dusty drawers or
neglected corners. Things aro in or
der nnd proper place, and excitement,
perhaps, tears, arc saved. Go to tho
"home office." Tho desired bill, check,
book, recipe, will be found In tho desk,
or on tho tablo or shelf (nil threo
should bo thero), set apart for the
housekeeper nnd tho homo.
Idea for Table Decoration.
Instead of a centerpiece of flowers,
a pretty effect Is obtained by simu
lating a lawn In tho center ot tho ta
ble. About It placo tiny pots of flow
ers, or little Dutch tubs, filled with
any chosen flower. Tho square of
lawn can be effected by a square of
green plush edged with smtlax. Or It
the plush bo not handy, use ferns,
or oven moss, ir It can bo kept dry,
so ns to protect tho cloth.
Tho llttlo pots scattered about glvo
an odd Dutch garden effect and af
ford a change from tho tall center
piece. Baskets of flowers here and there,
too, mako a charming effect It the
tablo is long and bare.
HAM FROM HOME.
HEN my wife goes to sco
her Mu,
Sho comes back, loaded
down
With everything from
homo-mude bread
To doughnuts, golden
brown.
Sho hns n glass of Jelly,
or
A llttlo pot of Jam,
And, sometimes, In her
telescope
Is stowed a whole,
boiled ham.
They say that "absence
m makes tho heart
! -.t. IVivwlni ,lm hv
day,
And that in true, yet, I confess,
I often stop and say:
"Why doesn't wlfo como homo?" nnd
when
The fiont door-bell stnrts rlntliiR,
Although my "heart has fond'" grown,
I wonder what she's brlngl.wf
Lean or Fat7
Tho query Is often made: "Is It pos
sible to regulate flesh by diet, and Is
medicine safe?"
Theso aro questions for tho family
physician to decide, but It Is safe to
say that diet doos, to a great extent,"
govern tbc accumulation of fl03h.
Sweet3, of course, rathor than acids,
tend to Increase weight, and drinking
water 1b good for thoso inclined to
thinness. Starchy foods, potatoes,
rice, etc, make flesh, and much exor
cise tends to reduce it. Above all, per
haps, does temperament govern, and
habit of life Is a strong factor. For
Instance, tho woman who lounges
about all day, Is going to hnvo a hard
time keeping her llesh within the pre
scribed fashionable limits.
For her whoso object Is llesh. the
following lines must bo followed nega
tively, but tho lady of embonpoint will
do woll to treasure them, learn them
by heart and tako for dally guidance:
If you wish to grow thinner
Diminish your dinner.
And tuke to light claret Instead of pais
ule,
Look down with an utter
Contempt upon butler.
And never touch bread till It's toasted
or stale.
Hints on Cabbage,
Cabbage, Is, lu tho first placo, moro
easily digested raw than when cooked,
lint there are wavs of cooklnc which -
preserve tho best In tho vogetablo .
not aB Indigestible as has been popu-
In Jn mmnAonrl t ntniAit f it lntllat
and well salted, tho cabbage will not
have tho dlsagreeablo odor whllo cook
ing. Leave It uncovered, and cook
until tender and white. If it turns!
pink It has cooked too long. jK
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