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Consolidated with the Columbus Times April 1, 1904; with the Platte County Argus January 1, 1906.
VOLUME XXXVI. NUMBER 42.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1906
WHOLE NUMBER 1,787.
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It is in mi a'iboluteh sifo j.lfico and at
tin sain tune drawing miod interest.
Tin fa t that v aro the oldest State
linnk in Nebraska piows that wo arc
here to stay. Your mo wv will l;o safe
deposited wi:h
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TAXPAYER'S VICTORY!
Nevi Hoard Yields to Aruni
meiils of Journal ( uts Out
Illegal Printing Fees and
Some of Fraudulent Features
of Printing Conlracts, hut
Seeks to I'unisli the Journal
by llefuMiis? to Name it a an
official County Paper 0IH
eial Papers to Receive O11I3 a
Legal Kate Where They e -ceived
125 Percent of Legal
Kate Last Year Journal de
mands Free Copy of Proceed
ings and Asks to Have it Soon
Enough to do Taxpayers
Some (ood Request (.ranted
Journal Subscribers Will
Have Proceedings Sooner
Than Subscribers of Official
Papers.
The Journal has won a victory for
the taxpayers of Platte county and is
satisfied.
Although tun democratic papers last
year declared thai the supervisors had
a right U take out of the taxpayers
noskets 'Jo per cent moo than the I
c'.gal rate to pay the official papers, the
new heard has conceded the corretness
of the Journal': argument by reducing
the amount to a legal rate.
The Journal pointed out that certain
items in the ttuls for printed supplies
were used foi fraudulent purposes
items nch as Japanese linen paper
Most of ttu'ce uenih were cut out his
.year, the county clerk conceding the
correctnes ot the Journal s conten
tion. On printed Mippliee and bonks the
-county will make u decided saving
this year, as shown nv a comparative
table printed el-ewhere.
The Journal gained for itself a vic
tory mis year, ulthougn Swanson ami
Share joined the democrats in an
attempt to punish the Journal by re
fusing to name it as an official pa
per The new board granted the
Journal's request for copy of the su
pervisors proceedings to print free
Journal subscribers will therefore
have everv advantage of subscribers
oftheofti'i 1 papeis in spite ol the
boaru's bovcot.
The board bv refusng to name the
GfS ial papars on the basis of circula
tion, admit the Journal's larger circu
lation and place themselves on recora
- as favoring donations to the newspa
pers that suppress the truth and of
trying to suppress papers that tell the
truth But the Journal has no sore
Boors It has all the advantages of an
official paper and will look to the tax-
payers to make cp in additional sub
scriptions what the board deprived it
of in the way of dircet payment.
Tne naming of the official papers of
the countv is always attended by con
siderable interest, bnt this year more
than the usual interest attached be
cause the taxpayers, who elected Shnre
and Newman and Priest elected them
largelj for the purpose of breaking
up the nnholy alliance existing be
tween certain supervisors and the de
mocratic newspapers whose firef bnsi
sess has been to suppress troth and
5r. E.H.Naumann
nCNTKT
Has one of the het dental offices
in the s-tate.
Fullv equipped to do all den
tal work in First-Class manner.
Always reasonable in charges.
All work guaranteed.
Over 14 years practice in Co
lumbus. lth Street.
Dr. E. H. Hawaii,
140.
defend law breaking connty official!.
Supervisor Shure forgot that the
people who elected him, voted against
Bender and the Telfgram. Bieise and
Humphrey Democrat Bender s chief
defenders, and he chose to reward the
papers which laFt year received illecal
fees while defendmg'Bender for accept
ing illegal fee. And alter thus be
traying the party iu who-e name ho
was elected and returning to demo
cracy, ho was guilty of equal incon
sistency aK a democrat. For as a good
democrat, he owed hi? sspsort to
Christ Grueuther of tho Platte Center
Signal, who did the only effective
newspaper writing during the cam
paign for the democratic party, and
who alone among the demoeatio edi
tors, was too honest to defend Bender.
Share's opponent. And Supervisor
dwauou last December bad thrown
away nis republicanism and honeetv
at tho request of several of his demo
cratij friends. So when the vote
cime they lined up with rhe democrats
-rod named as olXcial papers the Tele
gram, the Biene the Humphrey Demo
crat and Liudvy Opinion, the last
named being the only republican pa
per. Thus the democrat conceded
one republican paper to tho republi
can board.
It was an unresting session. The
board first awardeu the contracts for
supplies and blanks, tho Columbus
Printing and Sppcality House, which
Is affiliated with the Journal, getting
the award for printed blanks ami the
Telegram drawing the award for
books and stationery.
Then after a recess came tho nam
ing of the official papers.
Chairman Swanson was a pitiable
object. He had been "worked" and
he know it, but he had written in
criminating letters whicn Held Clot It
er and Goetz held liko swords over
nis head, and he dared not break
faith with them.
Finding that he wanted to be chair
man, tho democrats set out to nso his
ambition to break the republican ma
jority of the board and they succeed
ed. They falsely told him that New
man was a candidate for the chairman
ship bnt promisee' him their support if
be would give them all the important
chairmanships and vote against the
Columbus Journal. He walked into
the trap and it held him. He found
out that he had bean deceived that
Newman had never been a candidate
hn oi th othr i har1 w'-heu
for him. Hut he did not have the
courage to break away. Ho did not
know that the editor of the Journal
held one of his incriminating letters
ready for publication. But he would
not have broken faith with them any
way. They had thoroughly convinced
him tha the editor of the.lornnal was
"against" him, and he was sore be
cause the Journal ec'itor had told him
to "go to " when he had nccd threats
to force his candidacy, so hu stood pat.
Ho had named three democrats on
tho commit ftp to report cm the official
pipers. Clot her. Held.nnd Shure Thn
tlate had all bpen arranged, and tne
aft.ri?aid papers were named in the
resolution
Nowman promptly moved to substi
tute the Journal for the Telegram and
Priest seconded with a speech. H
took up the question in business like
manner, pointing out that the papers
named by the committee would not
reach within a thousand of the num
ber of voters reacned by "the republi
can papers, tie pointed out mat me
Journal alone would renuh as meny
iaxpaHrs as the combined circulation
of the papers named and asked that
the hsard act as men and not. as parti
si 11s. and namn the papers on the biw.s
ot circulation without regard to poli
tics. But Lis appeal availed nothing.
anJ tho vote stood five and two
against Priest and Newman.
Then the editor of the Journal was
permitted to address the boaid. He
presented before the board copies of
the Joranal's mailing lists, offered
to swear to them and leave them
with the board of the board would
cnll -'or a similiar lists from the other
papere. He asked that if tey want
ed to do business on business princi
ples that they award the printing to
the paper of largest circulation and
offered to withdraw the request if the
Journal's list were not 50 per cent
larger than that of any othsr paper
NOTICE TO rKE DEPOSITION'S.
The Stnto-f Nebraska. I
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In the District Court of the Sixth Judicial Dis
trict of NVbrnt-kn. in and for Platte Couuty.
l'mlt-rick Fromholz l
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Plaintiffs.
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Ucrtrnde H.McGaliey
and
Agathn Heion I
Defendant-'.
The aUne named defendant will lako notice,
that on ihe 30th Ihj ofJauuarj, llo, tho said
llaintiHt will takf the depositions of Loui C.
EikoiT. James D. ScarhroiiRii, Milton C Onrber,
Mar Frohlirh. ltudnlph Wald, hrnt Denner.
TncsHlore Stolk.-Mr.Theodore Ijtolk.Fred From
holz, Kate Fromholz. 15rnhanl Fromholz. and
Conrad Itreihnn. Mindrj witnesses, to bonHl a
evidence on tlietrial of theabovo titled cau-e. at
the oilice of the Phoenix Ueiltj Coxnian in tho
city of Enid, county ot Garfield and territory of
Oklahoma, l tweea the hours of cine o'clock a.
m. and s-ix o'clock p. xn. of Kud diy, and the
taking of said depositions will be ndjourned
from day to day. between the t-ame hours, until
they are completed,
M. Whitmoter
and
A. M. Post.
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named. This request being refused
he aked for a copy of the proceedings
to nrint free of charge.
Then in the interest of taxpayers
ho requested that the copy be fur
nished so that it could bo published
within ten days, giving taxpayers
time to anpeal from the allowance of
any unjust bills.
Supervisor Held thought that the
proceedings could not be prepared in
time lor this, but moved to grant the
Journal's request to sunply the pro
ceedings free to all Journal subscrib
ers. At this point D. A. Becher got the
floor and warmly seconded the re
quest of the Jonrual editor. He said
'Gentlemen, if you want to donate a
few papers a bunch of money for poli
tical reasons, why don't you come out
honcs'ly und donate if Bnt if yon
menu business and mean to get some
thing for the people's money yon
pend, yon will demand that the pro
ceedings are published within the ten
days allowed bv law or refuse to pay
forir."
But the majoritv lacked the courage
to make the open donation, and the
houesty to insist on prompt publica
tion and the matter dropped.
After the official papers were named
ovcrythiag went smoothly untirTreas"
urer D. A. Becher came in with a re
quest for a deputy at 10C0 a year.
The board atked foi the opinion of
the county attorney as to the legality
ot the propositoa and he reported that
according to the 1900 census Platte
county lacked 253 of having the 18.000
population required to warrant the
payment of SlOOO for a treasurer's dep
uty, and that the payment of this
amount would therefore be illegal.
W. XI Cornelius appeared fir Becher
and agreed that 111 as much as tLe
state had not taken a census in 1105,
the hoard could take cognizance of
the school census taken in the city of
Columbus which would raise the po
pnlafion to the required 18.000
Becher took the floor and declared
that the county attorney had reversed
himself on the legal proportion in
volved as be had advised a few months
before that the $1,000 deputy's salary
would be legal. Some hot words were
exchanged after which, on motion of
Priest, the petition of Becher. was
gramed. Priest said that he believed
the action was legal and that it would
be cheaper for the county to hire one
competent man at $1,000 than two
cheaper men at $700 each.
Tna board adjourned Friday after
neon. Throughout the session Swan
sea was found in the company of the
democratic supervisors to whom he
bud given all the important commit
tees. During the closing days of the
session, a representative of the Stand
ard Bridge company waB in evidence
at the hotels in conversation with the
roid and bridge committee who are
suppo-ed to be friendly toward that
corporation.
Ra Yah Want Thie Hauc
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or no like it? Or one more ti.odest
! or more elaborate 7 Wc can suit your
I taste with raything in tho w.iy of a
J home that you may wish. We have
tempting offers to m-ikc yon a to terms
and pi ices within and around S2.00U.
Drop in and see wh-it we have.
Becher, Ihckenberger
& Chambers
IStk St.,
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New Hatorlization L&w.
C. M. Gruenther, clerk of the dis
trict court called the Journals atten
tion to two new naturalization bills
before congress, one of which is likely
to become a law this winter. Mr
Grueuther has made careful investiga
tion of the snbject to1 the benefit of
the large number of unnaturalized
residents of this county, callme on
Congressman McCarthy wno has been
most generous in furnishing him in
formation. The bills aro framed along lines sug
gested in President Koosevelt's mes
sage and therefore will donbtles re
ceive his sanction if passed.
The Journal has a large circulation
in those sections of Platte connty
where there are manv foreign born
persons who will be interested in the
new law.
Tba law will provide first, for a
federal bureau of naturali7ation at
Washington. The state courts, which
now have jurisdiction must act in
conformity with the federal statute
and under the direction of the feder
al bureau.
The applicant for citizenship must
file his petition either with the feder
al bureau or with the state courts as
at present ; amplication must be pu
blished in a newspaper and posted in
a public place 00 days before citizen
ship papers can be issued.
The fee provided is $15. one half of
which goes to the federal bureau, ac
companied by copy of petition and
affidavit of witnesses.
The cost and difficult v of becoming
naturalized will be much increased by
the new law and Clerk Gruenther is
conferring a favor by this preliminary
notification to those interested in it.
The Journal awlay.. awake to the in
teiest of its realers. suggests that this
nrtiicle be saved lor future reference.
WANTED: A girl by Mrs. Leandor
Gerrard. corner IGth and N St. lc
SUPERVISOR SWANSON A TRAITOR.
Betrays the Republican Party Barters Honor
for an Empty Title Worked by Democratic
Tricksters who use him then Laugh at him
Should be Ousted from Office.
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Sivanson's Letter to Goetz Given in Substance.
St. Edward, Nebr., Dec. 8, 1905.
Mr. John Goetz,
Lindsay, Nebr.
Dear Sir This is to inform you that I am a candi
date for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. If you
WILL GIVE ME YOUR SUPPORT I WILL LET YOU NAME ONE OF
THE OFFICIAL PAPERS. IN FACT, IF YOU WILL GIVE ME YOUR
VOTE YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT. I have talked
all about this with Louis Held. See him if you want to
know more about it. Yours truly,
John Swanson.
This is a substantial copy of the letter written by Supervisor Swanson to
John Goetz, a democratic supervisor and he wrote in stronger language to
Held and Clother.
Held played the Lady Macbeth part to Swanson in spurring him to
stoop to perfidy and treachery to attain the office of chairman. His motive,
however, was not so high as Lady Macbeth's. when she counselled her hus
band to commit murder in order to become king. His counsel to Swanson
was prompted not by love for Swanson, but by a sordid slavery to every
form of corruption which the taxpayers of Platte county voted last year to
destrov. But Held is not to blame for Swanson's treachery. Nor is Clother
who told him falsely that Supervisor Newman was an opposing candidate.
Nor is Kiernan to blame who first coached him to seek support from denio
ciatic supervisors.
Supervisor Swanson, nominated for chairman by Priest, republican,
supported bv Newman, republican, who freelv solicited, for Swanson, the vote
of Schure, (supposed to be republican
unanimous support of the republican members; he chose to go into the camp
of the enemy for advice aud four weeks before the organization of the new
board, on December 8. made overtures to the democratic member.- and bar
tered away every power and influence of the chairmanship for the pleasant
sensation of having his ears tickled by being addrc-ed, 'Mr. t'hairman."
traded offthat which did not belong to him namely, a sacred trut imposed
upon him by his constituents. And he made the trade for an ' office which
the republican members would have given him voluntarily.
Louis Held U the real chairman of the board. He holds Swansea's
letter as a weapon to force Swanson to dance to his music. And the stylo of
the music can be inferred from Hold's record as chief defender of illegal sal
aries, fraudulent printing contracts and catspaw lor the Columbus Telegram.
Swanson started out wrong on the board last year, voting for fraudulent
printing contracts and other irregularities He was promptly called down by
the Journal. Explaining that "he did not understand," a excuse fur hU
mistakes, he finally, with much urging from the editor of the .Iounr.il and (
thpsnnnnrt of Kiernan and Goetz, fathered the Eriiet-Beiitk'r salarv 10MJ
lution which, published week after week
Newman and Schure.
But just when the people of Platte county have voted to get away from
Ernst and Bender and Held aud Clother who warmly seconded them, Swan
son sells out the voters of all parties and disgraces the republican p:u v. and
sits in the high-backed president's chair, without power, jumping u-hn Held
pulls the string, a pitiable slave to his own ambition and stupidity.
Swanson solicited and accepted a bribe jut as much when he offered
the important committees to democratic
ship as if he had solicited and accepted
The man who will sell his party and his principles for a chairmanship, will
sell his influence to a bridge company or any body else for money or whatever
becomes the object of his ambition.
Swanson's constituents should rise in indignation and in the name of
honesty and decency demand his immediate resignation from the office he
has disgraced.
A Watch..
That doesn't keep accu
rate time is poor proper
ty. Our repairing and
cleaning are guarantees
for perfecttime keeping
Ed. J. Niewohner
..The Jeweler..
F. O. Sike will give a dance Thurs
day night.
Naturalization papets at the court
house Saturday.
Mrs. William Cash and baby Llew
sllen returned Saturday night from a
weeks' visit witn,llev. and .Mrs. Pal
mer at Ashland.
until after he took his seat) with the
in the Journal led to the election of
members in return for the chairman
money for the same appointments,
Natural'zation Papers
Judge Reeder will be at the court
house Saturday, Jnnnary 20, at 2 o'clock
for the purpose of granting naturaliza
tion papers. Applicants- must bring tiist
pupera and two witnesses unless they
took out their first papers in Platte
eoii'ity.
Buster Brown Coming.
A most refreshing announcement at
the North Opera house, is the appear
ance of Melville B. Raymond's most
succ8esfol cartoon comedy "Buster
Brown.," which will be presented for
one night only. Tuesday, January 30.
Annie O'Connor Condon.
Mrs. Daniel Condon died Tuesday
night at sis o'clock of blocd poisoning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Walker.
Annie O'Connor Condon was born
m Car low, Ireland, May 4, 1834. She
came to Montreal, Canada in 1858 ana
was married July 22, 18G1 to Daniel
Condon by Rev. Father Dowd at St.
Patrick's church. She came to Co
lumbus in January lSO'J and with tne
exception of a few years residence in
Omaha has made Columbus her home.
She was a niojt devoted mother bnt
only to these who knew her most in
timately were her good deeds and xle
votion to her family known.
She leaves besides her huhbatd to
mourn her, five children : Mrs. Jane
C. Walker of this city; Mrs. J. H.
Hale of Kansas City ; Mrs. F. J.
Beaton of Omaha; Mr. D. F. Condon
of Watortown. S. D , and Eugene
Condon of this city. Those at her
bedsido at the time of her death
were her husband, Mrs. Walker. Mrs.
Beaton, Eugene and her eldest grand
child, Eva Walker The funeral was
to have been held at the Catholio
church at ten o'clock Thursday bnt
has been indefinitely postponed await
ing the arrival of her s-on 'Daniel.
Don't forget that naturalization will
cost under the new law three times what
it now costs.
PUBLIC SALE W. H. Swartsley
will hold a public auction February
14. Look for his ad next week.
The Sir Knights and Lady Macabees
held a joint installation of ollicers last
Wednesday nighc. Elaborate refresh
ments were served and various games
indulged in.
Max Rothplatz of Loup City accom
panied by L. Jaegzi of 'Columbus left
Tuesday for Indian Territory, where
they expect to look at lands with the
putpose of buying.
Dr. and Mrs. Voss entertained at
cauls last Friday night. Miss Ethel
Elliott drev one prize aud Jars. II. S
hlhott who plave i a tie withMrf.Geo
scott drew the other, boxes of bon
bons
W. H Randall will have occasion
to remember that his seventieth birth
day came last Saturoay. About ihi ty
of his neighbors surprised him. Cards
aud a big supper gave obeer to a long
evenings amusement.
1. N. Jones and eon David and Ar
thur Wolfe of Joliet were in Colum
bus Tuesday. David Jones was on his
way to Denver where he may locate.
Arthur Wolfe das rented the Ztnneck
er farm near Columbus, to which he
will move March 1.
Dr. and Mrs. D. T. Martyn, Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Howard and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. North entertained the
Evening Card Clnb last Thnrsdiy
night The prizes were won by Mri.
Cornelias, Mrs. KeUey, Miss Axtell,
Mrs. Platz and Messrs. Carl Kramer
and C. E. Pollock.
M. M. Steele, rnral road agent for
the post office department is in Co
lumbus inspecting from this point as
headquarters, all the rnral routes in
Platte county with the view of extend
ing free delivery privileges to every
resident of tho county. This will
mean the establishment of more rontee
for every town in the county, Colam
bus probably drawing two more. It
will rjquiro Mr. Steele four or five
weeks to complete the inspection be
fore makiug fiaal report on the pro
position About one hundred members and
guests of l he Order of Eastern S,ar if
sembled at the Masonic hall Monday
eveuing to celebrate the thirtieth anni
versary of Harmony Chapter. Tables
wero placed and cards supplied for both
progiessive euchre and ihnch, progres
sion being made every six minutes.
There were no prizes offered. Cards
and conversation were indulged in for a
couple of hours, when a two course
Innch wns spread. This function did
not detract from the reputation of the
ladies of the Eastern Star as charming
hostesses
One of the must delightful parties
of the season was given by Dr. and
Mrs. D. T. Martyn to about fifty
of their friends last Friday night
The guests were entertained at six
hand euchre until eleven o'clock when
the tables were cleared and converted
into banquet tables. After a most de
licious four-course lunch the tables.
rugs and chairs were removed and the
party was quickly transformed into a
gay dancing party which lasted over
into the next day which was the birth
day of Dr. D. T. Martyn, jr., in whore
honor the party was given The only
out-of-town 'guests were the Miscea
Wlsenberg and Axtell.
Sptcial AttH
tiii Paii.
The building upof
a substantial bank
ing business cornea
from special atten
tion paid to every
account whether
of lady or gentle
man. Banking Reftitfer
to our patrons is
to keep your se
curities in a well
protectad safe or
vault. Arrange
for that with our
bank as it's one of
the safest places in
the world for not
only securities bnt
for 'your money, ss
well.
The First National Bank
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(From tiles of Journal Jan 10, 1879)
2 The ice is two feet thick in the
Missouri at Omaha.
The seventh span of the new bridge
across tho Missouri nt Omaha is almost
complete.
The trains on the Union Pacific are
running regularly again. Merchan
dise passed Sundav on through freight
linn that were shipped from Chicago
December 20.
Keatskotoose the dealer in Pawnee
goods and curiosities whose other
name is Platte, has shown us a robe
which brats all that we have ever
seen. Ten feet long, S feet wide,
and contains 75 square feet. It
weighs 18 pounds aud is thoroughly
dressed and dry. It was taken from
a hermaphrodite buffalo.
Batter Brown Books Free.
Melrille B. Raymond will present
his famous cartoon comedy, "Baiter
Brown', at the North Opera 'hoaae.
Tuesday, Jan. 30 and in order that the
children shall be amused, he has given
orders to his advance representatve -that
no charge whatever shall be made
to bovs and girls who apply for the
ixteen-page Picture Book. This book
iii similiar in detail to books sold in
stores for 10 to 25 cents, bnt to ssake
the hearts of the little ones glad, the
Buster Brown book will positively be
given away free to all who come for
i hem and as long as the shipment
holds out. First come first served.
They will be distributed at K. W.
Haley's piano store, Friday January
2( between 4 and 6 p. m. Ton can
onlv imagine what fun the children
will have on this occasion.
H. Kagatz sr., went to Omaha on
business today.
Ed tor Heroes of the Platte county
Leader was in the city trfay.
Bruce Webb, Platte county's auc
tioneer was in the oity today.
The Orpheus Society will give their
anniversary banquet next Saturday r
night. J
Mr j. C. E FollockJwenttoPapillim
yesterday for a two weeks visit with
Mrs. Brown.
Myron Gray has been confined to
bis bed Bince Saturday with a severe
case of tonsilitis
Mrs. D. F. Davis of Silver Greek
came up yesterday returning today.
She was the guest of Mrs. A. Heintz.
Miss Nannie McMabnn lemrnedlast
night from a month's vMt with her
sister. Miss Lyda McMhon, superin
tendent of th( Girls' Industrial School
at Geneva.
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
Wheat 70
Corn . 31
Oats bushel ".".". 24
Rye J bushel 55
Barley 25
Potatoes $bu 30
Butter - ft. 16 to is
Eggs dozen 16
Roosters 6
Hogs 4 85
MODERN DENTISTRY
in an np-ro-datc efnce,is the best
thing we have to offer.
We can and do fill and extract teeth
l'OSITIVELV WITHOUT PAIK.
We give a written guarantee with all
work. If it fails or proves unsat
isfactory AT ANY TIME
we will either replace it
or refund the money
Dr. J. E. Paul, Dentltt.
OrarNlawohaet'sMr.lsUiaatOtfTtms,
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