THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
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INTERNATIONAL PRIS3 ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER I.
T was In the sweet
it. , .
s -v I mount oi acpium-
o Va I tier, the soft nfter-
-' I noon of u day thut
liml been hot even
on the borders of
the North Sea,
which sends its
breezes flying over
the part of Essex
whleh is not Hat
and marshy, hut
rich nnd undulating, and fair
and pleasant to look upon. In
Iondon the peoplu were gasp
ing for breath, but hero,
though tho day had been fairly hot, It
wa3 now at bIx o'clock soft and balmy,
and by nightfall tho air would be
sharp and fresh.
It was such a fair day and such a fair
view! Rohlnd on the higher ground
stood a rambling old house, halt hall,
half farm-house a house with a long
rcd-brlck front, and a sort of terrace
garden from which you might look
across tho fields and the long green
stretches of land over which the bold
sea camo and went at ebb and How of
tho tides. It was a quaint old garden,
with turf like velvet, and raised beds
cut In It hero and there, gay with
blazing scarlet geraniums nnd blue
lobelias, and kept neat and tidy by a
quaint bordering of red tiles set edge
ways Into the ground. There were tall
trees, too, about this domain, whleh
hid tho farm-bulldlngs from sight, and
also helped to shield tho house from
tho fierce winter blasts, and In front
thero lay a rich and verdant meadow
sloping gently down to tho high-road,
whero Just then a man and a young
irl had stopped for a moment as they
walked along together.
"Mayn't I come in?" tho man said,
Imploringly.
"No, I don't think you must," tho
girl answered. "You see, nuntio has
gono to Colchester, nnd she wouldn't
llko mo to ask jou in when I knew
sho wasn't thero. No, I don't think
you must come In this time."
"Perhaps sho will bo bnck by this
time," ho urged; but the girl shook her
head resolutely.
"No; for tho train does not get to
Wrabness til twenty-four minutes past
seven It Is not as much paBt six yet,"
sho said, simply.
"But," ho said, finding that there
was no chance of hla effecting nn en
trance within tho fortress, "arc you
bound to go In just yet?"
"No, I am not; but you are bound
to go back to Lady Jane's for your
dog-cart. Sho knows that you camo
with mo, nnd she knows thut auntie
is in Colchester."
"Lady Jano knows too much," ho
said, vexcdly. "Yes, I suppose I must
go back. Hut I may carry your racket
as far as the door, eh?"
"Oh, I think you may do that," an
swered tho glil, demurely.
So together they turned and walked
on. The road took a curve to tho right,
skirting tho sloping meadow and ris
ing gradually until they reached tho
gates of tho old house, with Its quaint
red front and its many gables and
dormer windows, and at tho gate Dor
othy Strode stopped and hold out her
hand for tho racket.
"Thank you very much for bringing
mo homo," sho said, shyly, but with
an upward glanco of her bluo eyes that
went straight to tho man's perhaps
rather susceptible heart; "It was very
good of you."
"Yes, but tell mo," he answered, not
lotting go his hold of tho racket, "tho
aunt has gono to Colchester, you say?"
"Yes."
"Does sho often go?"
"Oh, no; not often."
"But how often? Once a week?"
"Onco a week oh, no; not onco a
month. Why do you ask?"
"IJecauso for tho present I live In
Colchester. I am quartered there, you
know, and I thought that perhaps
sometimes when the auntie was com
ing you might ho coming, too, nnd I
might show you round a little tho
lions and all that, you know. That
was all."
"Dut I don't think," said Dorothy
Strode, taking him literally, "that
TURNED AND WALKED ON.
auntlo would over want to bo shown
round Colchester, or tho lions, or any
thing. Yon bco, sho has lived nt tho
Hall for more than fifty years, and
probably knows Colchester a thnusend
times as well as you do."
"True! I might novo thought f.f
that," and ho laughed a IJttlo at hla
own mistake, then added suddenly:
"Hut don't you think your aunt might
:u
Miii v
sifV
IW5MglaiSKll
like to come and have afternoon tea
In my quarters? Old ladles generally
love n bachelor tea."
" I don't think she would," said
Dorothy, honestly. "You see, Mr.
Ilnrrlf, my aunt is rather strict, and
she never does anything unusual,
and" At that moment she broke off
short as n fairly smart dog-cart driven
by a young man passed them, and
returned the salute of tho occupant,
who hud lifted his hat as soon as ho
saw her.
"Who is that?" asked the soldier,
father Jealously, frowning a little ns
ho noticed the girl's heightened color.
"That is Mr. Stevenson," sho an
swered, looking straight in front of
her.
"Oh, Mr. Stevenson. And who Is he
when he's at homo?" the soldier de
manded. "Very much the same ns when ho
Is not nt home," answered Dorothy,
with a gay laugh.
Ho laughed, too. "Hut tell me, who
is he?"
"Oh, ono of the gentlemen farmers
round nhout."
It was evident that she did not wnnt
to talk nhout tho owner of tho dog
cart, hut the soldier went on without
heeding: "And you know him well?"
"I have known him all my life," alio
said, with studied carelessness.
In the face of her evident unwilling
ness to enlarge upon tho subject, tho
soldier hud no choice but to let her
take tho racket from him.
"Good-by," she said, holding out hor
hand to him.
"Oood-by," he answered, holding It
a good deal longer than was necessary;
"hut tell mo I may como and call?"
"Yes, I think you might do that."
"You will tell your aunt that you
met mo, nnd that I am coming to call
tomorrow?"
"That is a little soon, Isn't it?" she
said, laughing. "Resides, tomorrow
there Is a sowing-meeting."
"And you go?"
"Always."
"And you llko It?" Incredulously.
"No, candidly I don't; but In this
world, at least in Gravclelgh, ono hns
to do a great many things that utic
does not like."
"And you might have to do worse
things than go to a Bowlng-mecting,
eh?" ho suggested, for It suddenly
flashed Into his mind that thero would
be no gentlemen farmers In smnrt dog
carts nt such fcmlnlno functions as
sowing-meetings.
"That Is so. Well, good-by."
"Dut you haven't snld when I may
como," ho cried.
"No; say one day next week," with
a gay laugh.
"Hut which day?"
"Oh, you must tnko your chance of
that. Good-by," nnd then bIio passed
in nt tho wide old gate, and disappear
ed among tho bushes and shrubs which
lined tho short and crooked carrlagc
drlvo leading to tho house.
CHAPTER If.
OR a moment ho
stood there looking
after her, then
turned on his heel
and retraced tho
steps which ho had
taken in Dorothy
Strode's company,
and as ho went
ulong ho went
again over all that
sho had said,
thought of her beauty, her soft bluo
eyes, and fair, wind-tossed hair, of tho
graco of her movements, tho strength
and skill of her play, the sweet, half
shy voice, tho gentle mnnner with now
and then Just n touch of roguish fun
to rellovo Its softness. Then ho re
called how sho had looked up at him.
and how softly sho had spoken hla
name, "Mr. Harris," Just as that farmer-fellow
camo along to distract her
attention and bring tho bright color
Into her cheeks, and, by Jovo! ho had
como away and nover told her that his
namo was not Harris nt all, but Ayl
mer Richard Aylmcr, commonly
known as "Dick," not only in his regi
ment, but In every place whero ho was
known at all. Now how, his thoughts
ran, could tho little woman havo got
hold of an idea that his namo was
Harris? Dick Harris! Well, to bo
Buro, it didn't sound bad, but then It
did not suit him. Dick Aylmer Bo wn3
and Dick Aylmcr ho would bo to the
end of tho chapter except except, ah,
well, well, that was a contingency ho
need not troublo himself about nt pres
ent. It was but a contingency and u
remoto ono, nnd ho could lot It take
caro of Itself until tho tlmo camo for
him to fairly look It In tho face, when
probably matters would conveniently
and comfortably arrange themselves.
And then ho fell to thinking about
her again, and what a pretty namo
hers was Dorothy Strode! Such a
pretty name, only Dorothy Aylmer
would look even prettlor Mrs, Richard
Aylmer tho prettiest of them all, ex
cept, perhaps, to hear his men friends
culling her "Mrs. Dick."
And then ho pulled hlmsolf up with
a laugh to think how fast his thoughts
had been running on why, ho had ac
tually married himself nlready, after
an hour and n half's acqualntuuco nnd
bcfqro even ho had begun his wooing!
And with another laugh ho turned In
at tho gates of Lady .lane's place,
where ho must say his farewells and
get his dog-cart.
Lady Jane wns still on the lawn. a?d
welcomed him with n smile. She was
a stout, motherly woman, still young
enough to bo sympathetic
"Ah, you arc back," sho said. "Now,
Is not that a nice girl?""
"Charming," returned Dick, Bitting
down beside her and nnswerlng In his
most conventional manner.
Lady Jano frowned n little, being
quite deceived by the tone. Sho was
fond of Dorothy herself and would
dearly llko to innko a match for her.
Sho had seen with Joy that Mr. Ayl
mer seemed very attentive to her, and
hnd encouraged him in his offer to
escort her down tho road to her uunt'u
house and now he had come back
again with his cold, conventional tones
ns If Dorothy was the tenth charming
girl he had taken home that afternoon,
and he had not eared much nhout the
task.
"I heard you Bay a little tlmo ago
that you were going away," ho re
marked, after a moment's pause.
"Yes, we are off tonight by tho boat
from Harwich," sho answered. "Yci,
It Is rather n long passage twelve
hours but tho boats aio big and the
weather Is smooth, and it Is a great
convenlenco being able to drive from
from ono's own door to the boat Itself
ono starts so much fresher, you
know."
"Yes, that must be eo," ho replied,
"though I never went over by thU
route. And how long do you stay?"
"All the winter," Lady Jano an
swered. "We go to Klsslnsen, though
Jft.
SITTING DOWN BESIDE HER.
It Is a trifle late for tho place. Then
on by the Engndiuc, Italian Lakes,
nnd to Marseilles. After that to Al
giers for several months."
"Algiers," ho said In surprise,
"really?"
"Yes, I need a wnrm climate In the
winter, nnd It gives Mr. Sturt a chanco
both of life and of sport, so Hint ho
docs not really feel being out of Eng
land for so long."
"And you como back next spring?"
"Yes; some tlmo next spring," sho
answered.
Dick Alymer got up then nnd began
to mako his adleux.
"Then good-by, Mr. Harris," said
Lady Jane, with much cordiality, "and
I hopo to find you still at Colchester
when wo como back again. If not. you
must come nnd sco mo in Loudon dur
ing tho season."
"Thanks, very many," he said, "but
my "
"Oh!" cried Lady Jane, in dismay,
"look, look! tho fox-terrier is worry
ing tho Persian kitten. Do rescue It
somebody, do, do!"
(To bo continued.)
HERMIT IN A BIG CITY.
Why mi Old I.iuly I lux Shut Ilcni-lf Off
from tlui World.
Various, Indeed, aro tho ways in
which eccontrlc peoplo indulge tholr
llttlo peculiarities, but a decidedly
orlgln.il manner has been adopted by
an old lady living hero, says a Paris
letter to tho London Tolcgraph. On
one of tho grand boulovnrds stands a
houso with closed shutters nnd fasten
ed door. Scarcely a sign of life Is thero
about tho placs and tho houso has re
mained In a similiur state over a qunr
tor of a century.
Tho owner is an old lndy, who, on
Sept. 4, 1870, tho day on which tho re
public was proclaimed, rcsolutoly dotor-
mlnod that no ono affected by republic
an Ideas should over cross tho threshold
of her dwelling. To avoid any such
contingency sho simply declined
to allow any ono lnsldo and has refused
all offors to hire either npartmonts or
tho shop below. Tho only tlmo Bho
breaks through her hard and fast rulo
Is whon workmen aro permitted to en
tor In order to carry out repairs.
Painters, carpenters, locksmiths nnd
masons once a year In turn Invade hor
privacy and mako good any damage.
To relatives whoso political tendencies
are tho sumo as her own sho is partic
ularly gracious", but at tho death of
each ono an apartment in tho building
Is soalcd up nnd now all nro closed
barring tho very small ono at Jho bAck
of the house, which the anti-republic-nn
hermit reserves for hor own uso and
that of her threo servants. This
strango behavior on tho part of an old
lady has repeatedly oxoltod comment
and numerous havo been tho attempts
of people to gain an entrance by sorao
ruso or other. All their efforts are
foiled by an aged servant, who guards
the front door with dragon-like vigil
ance, and tho would-ho intruder soon
flnds tho portals alammed in hla fnco
and himself nono tho wiser for hli
curiosity.
Similar, lint Different,
Landlord (to delinquent tonnnt) -"Well,
what do you proposo to do
about the rent?" Tenant (examining
torn trouserB) "Oh, lt'a not so bad.
My tailor can flx It nil right."
There Is many a slip 'twlxt tho cup
and the Up, but there la only ono
between a man and tho sidewalk.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
PICTURESQUE PUDLIC
UF1E IN HISTORY.
F10-
Tyjilcnl Vlrginhi Sliilrtiiinn- Dim iif tlio
Mont Itrmnrkiilitf. Mtul Tntruti'it Clinr-ix-trr
l'.trr I'riuliirpil In AliHTlni
A Murvploui l'o wit or ICIcMiuriicc.
(Special Letter.)
k OILS' RANDOLPH
' If of Roanoke was
J ono of tho most re-
v-. miirknblo charai-
ites " flU'tl .ll'fil. tit. til limtil
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by this country.
There are yet, after
all these yoiits,
numbers of anec
dotes told and
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htr
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printed of the ec
centricity, the pow
er of fi.irensni and the wonderful elo
quence of the man who wns perhaps,
the most unique llgure of this cen
tury. For more than thirty years Ran
dolph was constantly In public life,
serving ns congressman, senator, and
minister to Russia, during which time
ho was called the political meteor of
his day, and uttracted the attention of
tho public In a way that no other man
ever did. He was known by many,
but comprehended by none; his bril
liancy wns equaled only by his eccen
tricity; unit his inlrih mingled with a
sadncHs not untouched by bltternojo.
His whole life was tinged with that
morbid uuhapplucss and love of soli
tude which characterized his later
years. He believed himself to ho the
child of destiny, und would often us
sort In tones of unguis!, that ho felt
"tho curse" cleaving to him. In early
youth he acquired great knowledge of
;tolitlcs and an extensive ncqunlntuuco
with tho lending characters of tho
country which sened him well In 17'J1,
When he found himself elected to "on-
THE TOMR
gress. Ho became during the next It
years the most prominent tlguro In
congress. Crowds flocked to tho houso
whenever It was announced ho would
speak, and a lasting Impression wua
made upon them by tho tnl), gaunt
mnn who, with dark eyes flashing and
sallow fuco lighted up by his wonder
ful eloquence, emphasized with his
long, bony forefinger some of the most
cutting barbs of Irony nnd sarcasm
which ever foil from mortal lips. Somo
times, but not often, he made uso of
tho wonderful power of pathos he pos
sessed and swuyed his audience which
soever wuy ho would. In 18111 ho re
tired from congress and returned to
his estate on tho Staunton river, the
celebrated Roanoke, which Ib nover
separated from tho mention of his
name. Hero ho dwelt nlono, savo for
his slaves, In a houso built ot logs. It
would be difficult, Indeed, to discover
a moro lonely spot, whero day after
day not a sound wns heard but the
rustling and sighing of tho wind
through tho trees. Ho never permitted
a twig to bo cut on the place, and tho
dense undergrowth and unpruned trees
seemed to form a fitting retreat for the
wild nnturo of this descendant of Po
cahontas. Humble ns his dwelling
placo was in appearance, It contained
somo flno paintings and ongrnvlngu,
and a magnificent library of moro than
a thousand volumes, most of which he
had Imported from England. Many of
theso books wore raro editions, beau
tifully bound, and In numbers of them
wero marginal notes, evidencing pro
found thought and research. Of a
conservative naturo, Randolph clung
to the traditions of hla ancestors, and
traveled In a coach and four long nfter
others had nbandoned that cluniby
modo of locomotion. In his dress, too,
ho adhored to tho fushlunu of tho post to
such a degrco that his queer flguro was
often tho subject of much notoriety.
This annoyed him, but had no effect In
producing an alteration of costume. .Uc
xwLf life',. "
OF
advooated tho English law of prltno
genlture, nnd believed so Ilrmly In
keeping property Intact that ho could
never bo persuaded to part with a foot
of his large landed estntes. Randolph's
habit of withdrawing froti his fellow
men caused him to make few friends,
but those friends felt for him a depth
of Attachment seldom equaled. Ono
of them was Francis Scott Key, nuthor
of tho "Star Spangled Rainier," with
whom he kept up a long and volumin
ous correspondence, which was pub
lished some time since. In the life if
John Hundulph was a romance, around
which has always hoveled a mystery
quite In accotd with the rest of his
strange caieer. On a plantation near
his mother's home lived Maria Wind,
a young girl of wonderful heauty.faineil
as tho belle of her day In tho state.
All tho wild devotion In Randolph's
nature was concentrated on this beau
tiful neighbor, und llnally they lie
came hctiothed. One day, however,
I hey parted nfter a long, solemn Inter
view, und from thut time never met
when possible to avoid It, though their
Interest in each other seemed unabat
ed. Neither of them could ever bo In
duced to explain the strange occur
rence. In after years Miss Ward mar
ried his cousin, Peyton Randolph, and
at her death left u sealed package of
letters, with solemn Injunctions that
It should he kept unopened und given
to her daughter, then three years old,
when she should be of uge. This pack
age, It Is thought, explained the reanon
of tho broken engagement, hut the ex
ecutors concluded the papers were too
sacred to chance tho uncertainties of
so many years and hurnid them un
opened, destioylug at the same time
all chances of ever solving the mystery.
John Randolph te-cutered Congress In
KSI'i, and though the Ill-health from
which he sulTercd nil his life had In
creased to an alarming extent, he took
a prominent part In politics. He op
posed the national hank hill, the tarllT,
the Missouri compromise and numeroua
other Important measures which were
RANDOLPH.
brought forward. Ho upheld his opin
ions in deflnnco of everyone, caving
llttlo for tho approval or disapproval
of those around him. The sentiment
which ruled him wns n passionate de
votion to his stato, which even hla en
emies could hut admire; his chief polit
ical efforts wero exerted for stute'e
rights In opposition to most of the
party leaders of tho day, who favored
strong central government. In study
ing his life ono flnds that his most
llery shafts and bitterest taunts wero
directed not so much against his own
enemies us against those whom he con
sidered tho foea of hla state. Neither
flattery nor threat nor favor could
JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE,
turn him from bis nll-absorblng theme.
Randolph took a brilliant part in the
famous Virginia convention of 18-9,
whero tho greatness of his Intellect
and eloquence was conspicuous even In
nn assembly composed of such men us
Monroe, Madison nnu John Marshall.
A few months before his death the
country wub thrown Into great exclte
mont by Andrew Jackson's proclama
tion to enforce tho tnrlff law, Ran
dolph, though 111 In bed at the time,
opposed this so bitterly that he Innlsted
i
on being lifted Into hi coach anl
driven from county to county, where
ho addressed tho people with nil tha
earnestness of a dying man. Ilia dis
trict Immediately adopted resolutions
condemning the proclamation nn un
Infringement upon tho rights of the
states, and the effect of his eloquonco
spreading abroad hud great Influcnrn
In bringing nhout the compromise bill
of lS.'W. This last powerful stroke
for tho cause for which the powers of
his genius and eloquent1." had been m
constnntly exerted seemed to form a
lilting end to the life of John Ran
dolph, lie died June 21, 18:13, nt tho
City Hotel In Philadelphia, whero hn
had gone to set sail for England. On hi)
way ho passed through Washington,
and dragging his emaciated body with
dllllculty to the senate chamber again
met Henry Clay. Thu former enemies
had a touching Interview nnd parted,
for tho lust tlmo, 111 pence and good
will. Randolph wns curried to Vir
ginia and burled under tho pines of
Roanoke In the midst of ths.t solltudu
whleh he had always craved In life.
Mnny yenrs later his remains wore &
mood to Hollywood cemetery In Rich
mond, ami a handsome monument
placed over them by John Randolph
Rryun. In tuuklng the removal It van
found that his body was burled no
less than eight feet In tho ground; tho
triple lead collln was with difficulty re
moved, as the roots oi an old oak ha 1
burst It asunder nnd wrapped round
mid round his body, holding him In a
long eiubiuco close to the stnto ho had
loved ho well.
SAILORS FOND OF
COUNTRY.
Invurmlily thioii Hnllrluc Thoy Ntt
k u
I'lirm to I'.nil Their Itnyi.
From tho Washington Slur: "Naval
otllcers always settle In tho country
when they can," remarked n promi
nent otllcer to a Stur reporter, "Dur
ing their uetlvo careers that Is, dur
ing the time they aro nt sea they nro
necessarily cramped for room, und
while Koine of thorn on tho largo, mod
ern ships have elegant und sumptuous
quarters there Is necessarily n limit
to It. TIiIb thing grows on a man to
such nn extent thut tho llrst thing ha
docs when ho Is retired, nnd In hun
dreds of cases long before retirement,
ho hunts up n farm. Threo of tho ad
uilrnls on the retired list, headed by
Admiral Amnion, nro tho owners ot
farms In tho Immediate vicinity ot
Washington, nnd a number of other
olllcers are similarly provided for,
though their farms nro not extensive.
Thoy seem to want Btretchlng room,
and It will bo noticed that when thoy
do they secure big places. Tholr
minds run Into stock and chicken rais
ing. Tho ofllcers of tho murine corps
lmvo been noted for years ns the
owners of tho speediest horses owned
or driven nhout Washington, and thoy
lmvo been always prominent in con
nection with our ruclng Associations
or organizations. Naval ofllcers have
been similarly prominent. It Is dif
ferent with army. ofllcers. Their am
bition hocnui to bo for ulco housca In
tho cities. Tho naval otllcers' Idcae
all run toward tho country. I don't
llko to give nnmes, but I could give
dozens of Illustrations to prove what
I suy, If It wore necessary. Take a
look at tho Incoming curs from any
of tho suburban places around Wash
ington nny morning nnd thero will
be Bufllcicnt proof of what I say."
HAVE FAITH IN FETISHES.
Many Colored I'vopln lliillnvn That Knak
Skin Will Witnl (in Krll.
From the Philadelphia Record: Re
lief In tho etllcucy or fetishes Is still
pruvnlent nmong a certuln class ot
colored people In this city, and prob
ably no ono has tho superstition
brought ao forcibly to his attention as
Head Keeper Munloy of' tho Zoo. Con
stant applications uro made to him
for materials for lovo chnrms by both
sexes. Most often tho request Is tot
n llttlo piece of snake skin, which,
when powdered by a witch doctor and
put in a locket, to bo suspended from
tho possessor's neck, Is considered to
bo a suro winner of uffcctlona. To
supply tho demand a numbor of skins
taken from tho reptiles that dlo in cap
tivity uro always kept on hand. The
soft breast feathers from tho African
gniy purrota uro saved for other woo
ors, who prize thorn Just ns highly.
Keeper Mauley Is called upon to sup
ply fetishes to Insuro success In corn
but us well as In love. Several negro
prizo fighters well known in tho local
ring cany a llttlo bunch of hair clip
ped from the tuft on the end of the old
lion's tall. These bristles uro thought
to glvo tho wearer unbounded couragt
and strength.
Wamrn'a 1'ocUeU.
Ladles fifty, yoars ugo, when golnj,
on a Journey by stage coach, enrried
thoir ensh in their underpockcts.
Thero were no railways opened In
Wales then, nnd peoplo who had not
a clo80 carrlago cither wont In tho
mall coach or In a post chase. Farm
ers' wives und market womon woro
theso largo under pockets. I remem
ber my Welsh nurso hud ono, whoroln
If sho took mo out cowslip picking, or
nutting, or blackberry gathering, sho
carried a bottlo of milk and a lot of
biscuits or a parcel of sandwiches, of
ten a clean plnuforo as well. Her
pocket on those occasions was llko a
big bug. I was very proud when sho
stitched up n wee pockot for me to
wear under my frock, out of como
stuff llko bedtlcklng, similar to that
of which sho made hor own big pockt
ets. Notes nnd Queries.
KiiiiCMriiu Tnll for Soup,
Kangaroo tails for soup havo boon
sent to London from Australia. A
shipment of twenty-flvo hundred
weight was sold at tho rate of ft a
dozen tails. In Australia they aro con.
sldercd a great, delicacy,
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