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It’s small enough to carry in your vest pocket; but big enough for the little jobs around the house, radio outfit, barn or garage. A beautiful tool, too—finished as exquis- itely asa dentist’s instrument. It’s one of a big family—there are 120 different types and sizes of Kraeuter Pliers, priced from 80c. to $2.50. Test them wherever good tools are sold, “Ask Any Mechanic” For Sale By BARBER & ROSS Corper 11th and G Sts. N.W. Tool Department omioms. Newark / I8 S b . THE EVENING ST CTIZENS DEFEND - ARKANSAS ROTS Judge Compares Therfi. to Boston Tea Party Before the Revolution. BOMB MATERIALS FOUND Legislative Probers Center Efforts on Lynching of E. C. Gregor, Striker. By the Associated Pres HARRISON, Ark., March mony of residents of this city today occupled the legislative committee Wwhich Is here to investigate disor- ders on the Missour! and North Ar- kansas railroad during the recent shopmen’s strike. Centefing thelr ef- forts about the scene of the lynching of E. C. Gregor, striking railroad em- ploye, gnd surrounding territory, the committee was expected to delve into the circumstances surrounding the lynching and into the statements of “Red” Orr and Luther Wise, striking shopmen, who confessed to burning bridges, pleaded gullty to arson and recelved sentences of seven years each In the state penitentiary. Twenty-Five Witnesses Examined. More than twenty-five witnesses were examined yesterday who pre- sented the side of citizens living along the road. Strikers and strike sympa- thizers were heard at Little Rock, J. C. Murray, vice president and gen- eral manager of the railroad, was the chief witness yesterday. He presen ed to the committee, as evidence, two dynamite bombs, which he said ‘were found in coal chutes; blue vitrol, d: namite caps, cans of emory dust, am- munition and a horse shoe and bolts found along the tracks where, he told the committee, they had been placed with Intent to derafl trains. The witness explained the construc- tion of the bombs and said that “a man who placed these bombs in a coal chute cared less for the lives of women and children than he did for his desires to kill the engineer of 22 —Testi- 3 v, exhibiting the emery dust, vitrol, caps and fuses. said they had been found in the home of J. P. Venable, strike leader, and local head of the Order of Rallway Conductors. under due process of law. He said the finding of these articles resulted in Venable's conviction on charges of conspiracy. In reply to the committee questions. he sald seventeen bridges on the road had been burned since February, 1921, eight of which occurred on three night, from January 9 to 12 of this year. Representative Paul McKinnon, who conducted most of the questioning, examined representatives of the “citi- zens' committee” from varlous points and directed his efforts toward ascer- taining if any person. organization or particular Interests were responsi- ble for the movement of the citizens. Judge W. Wood of Marshall, a mem- ber of the citizens’ committee at Mar- shall, Heber Springs and Leslie, and a member of the “committee of twelve,” responded that the move- ment was similar to the Boston tea party, and that the “people acted under the same authority as the Americans who conducted the Boston tea party; they had none.” Formed to Uphold Law. Judge Wood placed part of the blame for the uprising on citizens in the section where rallroad unions voted to continue the strike and citi- zens voted against its continuatiom. He sald the committees were formed. not to overthrow the law, byt to find out about the strike. ‘When the hearing was resumed to- day it was believed some effort would be made to inquire into the confes- sions of Orr and Wise, as testimony among the strikers at Little Rock was to the effect that the two men confessed to burning the bridges un- der threat of death and that Circuit Judge Shinn, before whom they con- fessed, told them it would be best for them to confess whether they were guilty or not: —_— |LENIN GAINS STEADLLY, | SAY OFFICIAL BULLETINS Soviet Premier Shows Improve- ment in Last Few Days—Jokes With Friend. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 22.—The condition of the soviet premier, Nikolai Lenin, is steadily improving, according to the offical bulletins issued during the past few days, and no immediate fear of his death is expressed in any official circles. The authorities are making every ef- fort to bring specialists to Russia in the hope of effecting the premier's re- covery. There is no talk of supplanting him as head of the government. Lenin is s0 respected and lidolized by certain sections of the population that nothing but his actual death would lead to the appointment of his successor. He is living in a little apartment within the Kremlin walls and remains cheerful. The movement of his right hand and leg is Impaired, and his speech is also affected. From an official source it is learned that when visited by one of his most intimate friends the premier joked with keen wit, but impeded speech, which was also somewhat confused. It is frankly admitted that the pres- ent dally improvement may not signify complete recovery, but the outlook cer- tainly is more hopeful than a week ago. TELLS NEW YORK CENTRAL RUN SHOPS ON HOUR PLAN Rail Labor Board Forbids Piece- work Basis Now in Vogue. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 22—The New York Central railroad was ordered to operate its shops on an hourly basis, instead of a plecework basis, as they have been operated, in a deéision handed down by the’ United States Railroad Labor Board. ‘The case was brought before the board by the rallway employes' de- partment of the American Federa- tion of Labor, claiming to represent about 9,000 shopcraft empioyes of the New Yorl Central.. The decision as- serted othat the plecework basis of pay was installed without compli- ance with the provisions of the tran gomuan act and ordered the hourly s continued until method was adopted by the proces: provided by law. *% For the period of time employes have been working on a piecework basis the board ordered that they be compensated at a rate of pay the average of which shall pot be less than the hourly rates of pay estab- lished by decisions of the board. There is practically nio tin DPro duced in !.M' U vy ‘um lro-’“- mestio ere, ! | | Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. i/ BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, March 23.—On the eurb exchange today there was con- siderably more selling ‘pressure at times than has appeared on any other day during the past week. 5 This selling was especlally notice- #ble in the Standard Ol shares, Prairle Oll and Gas, Galen Signal and Standard of Indiana felt the effect of | this selling more than the rest. Real- i2ing was also heavy in'the inde-| pendent oils. Mutual and Independent Oll and Gis were actively dealt in, both of them below 14, and Salt Creek issues were decidedly heavy. The professional element continued to work for higher prices in special industrial stocks, and several of these went into new high grounds. Coal shares were actively bought for a time, but as realizing wsal became heavy In other directions, the upward movement here subslded. After ad- vancing 10 points to 50, Sputhern Coal and Iron lost a good part of the rise. The upward movement which start- ed at the outset of the week in Schulte Retail Stores gained momentum. The NEW: YORK, March 22.—Following 18 an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today: Sales in BONDS. thousands, H 8 Allied Packers @x. 3 Alted Packers 1 Alum 7e new ‘3% 10 Amer Cot 01} s .. 5 Am_Republic Corp 6a 5 A Rolling Millx Am T & T 0s naconda fs . Anaconda Ts ‘9 Anglo-Amer 0il arcoal (o Ame Cit Serv 7 D.. ke part ofs 2 Cons Gas Balt 6x A Detroit City Gax 6x Detroit _Edison Dun Tire & Rub Fisher Body Gn - 12 Fisher Rody 6 16 Fish B Co 0 10 Gair, Robt 6 Grand Trunk 61 Gult_Oll_of Ta 1l Cent Rfg 5n Kennecott Cop 7 Louisville G & aibo 01l Ts emmBaunaRen ST PYOU Argentina_7s King of Nether fix Mexican Govt 5 94 Govt ... of Peru Xs 338 in units, 1600 Anglo Am Oil 20 Buckeye P L .. . 200 Continent 01l new 10 Cumberland P L. 45 Eureka I L 85 Gal Sig 0l .. 600 Hum Ol & Re now 330 Tmj Prairie Ol & Routh Pean Oil South P L . 80 Inda e S 0 Kansas new. S 0 Ky 30 14100 300 00 shares crossed 76 for a gain of almost 6 points on the.day, and at this figure were up over 13 points from last week’s close. Rosenbaum preferred was faken in hand and got close to 55, ¢ #Trading .in the ‘mining. group con- tinued active but with. the price movement extremely irregular. ~Ray Hercules held firm: on official an- nouncement that shipments to smel- ters are likely to begin in the near future, A recent letter to stockholders states work is proceeding and mine and mill are being placed in a poki- tion * to begin production, Cortez silver reported the opening up of six Inches of ore running, 648 ounces of silver and $22 in gold to the ton. In face of the regularity through- out the general list the element working for a reaction staged an- other drive against Durant of Dela- ware, and were successful In bring- ing about a drop of over two points before the decline was checked, Others of the motor group did little, with the exception of Reo, which held around recent top prices. Auto Knitter Hoslery was trans- ferred to the New York stock. ex- change. 2 Tob Prod Exports. 2 Todd Rnin Triangle Film ... Un Pft Shar new Un Retail Cands.. n_Shoe Mach Co S Lt & Heat.... S Lt & Teat pfd Waype Coal 2 M1 Rrit-Colo Alvarado Min Arizona Globe Relcher Divide Rig Ledge Butte W Roston Mont Co Oanada Cop . Canario Copper ... ndelaria Min 110 Chino ...... el Columbia’ Emeraid. . Continental Mines. . n Cop Min tmp cf Cons Ney Utah.... ik Prov Mine Cortex Sflver Cresson_Gold Crown Reserve Dolores Dryden El Rulvador . Eureka Croesnx Fortuna _ Mines Forty Nine Mines. .3 feld Develop.. . oo faadia FEFE Alas Hardshell Min Harmill Div Homestake .. Hill Top Nevada Howe Sound Independence Lead. Jumbo Extens Mining EPY R FEE n Ophir ... Nipissing .. Ohio Cop ... Park Utah Min 2 BuaZad 4 Min Corp. Sil Mines of Amer 811K Di Min_ reorg Silver King Cons.. Silver Pick .. 13 Sitversmith Mines 43 80 Am Gold & P 120 Spearhead Gold ... 10 Stewart Mines 16 St. Authony . rtition in ck Hughes ... onopah Telmont s235, YR ) ah Montana United Fastern . United Verde Ext.. United Imp Mine FEEP S o B Sremitn z o S0 N ¥ pew 5000 Vacuum Oil new Sales INDEPENDENT OIL & 1a hundreds. T Ark Nat Gas . 60 Big Tndian 01 .. 39 Carib Synd 1y City Service 1 Cit Sere B cfs 198 Creole Snd 2 2 Equits Pet pfd 20 Engineers Pet .... .13 97 Federal 01l 5 Gilliland_Oil 27 Glen Rock 0il 1 Granada Oil 6200 81 . 3% 1 158" | 15% 147 a5 0 oY 40 Hudson 01l 11 Indpt OIl G 440 Kesstone Rang 1 Kirby Pet 170 Lance Creek ... 38 Livingston Pet | 1 Mariand Refin 4+ Marland ... 104 Maracaibo il 1 Margay Oil . 258 Mex Ol 22 Mex Panuco Mount Prod 208 Mutual 01l 2 New Eng Fu oble Ol & Ga 14 Penn Reaver Oil 18 Pennock OH . 1 Ppeer Ol 18 Royal Canadian 3 Ryan Con . 7 Sait Creek Cons 9 Salt Creek new 10 Sapulpa Refir 26 Reaboard Ofl . 11 Santa Fe 0 & 70, Routhern P & R 32 Routhern States 0 180 Texon 0il & Land 9 Turman Oil .. 20 Wilcox Of1 & A INDUS 20 Aeme Coal 80 Acme Pack Alum Mfg Amal Leather ... Amal Leather ‘pfd. ll% \ Eoren Amer Drog ...... Am Hawaiian § '8 Amal Sugar Co... 3% Armour Co Del pfd 901 Atlantic Fruit ... 2% Rorden & Co.. ... 11T% Rorden & Co prd.. 10214 Rassick Alemite .. 384 Rrit-Am Tob Co cou 208 Rklva City R R.... 10 Buddy Buds Car Light Cent Teresa Fioromonm B8 1 Centrit Iron Pipe. Chicago Nipple . Chic Steel Wheel pt B orcaro 3 Ro i P -~ 4 Cox Cash Btores Cuyamel Fruit . DL & W Coal n | Yo 3 Durant Mot Equitable_Trust 10 Federal Tel . By 4 Ford Mo Co of Can 453 ‘3 Gardver Sotor .. 4% 1 Gariand Steamehip 80 7 Glen 24 Goodyear Tire ... 1 Goodyear Tire pfd. 310 Guaranty Trust 2 Heyden Chem 2 Hydrox Corp 10 Imp Tobacco 4 Imp Tob Can 1 Inter Cont'l Ru 2 Lehigh Power.sec. 7 Mercer Motor . 1 Mer Mot A new w i Dept 8t w i. % Dept 8t pfd.. 100 Nat Leather .. 7 at SBup C s Sca Reo 63510 Rosenb Grain Col Iton Looms w (1 T R £ : h-:‘i‘-g i EEEN FEREE FREFFS RE¥3.53a82 1 * FF F5 S o Vietors Divide Min. .03 L% 17 1 Yuken Gold MEXICAN OIL INDUSTRY WORTH OVER BLION Americans Own 57 Per Cent of Properties, Valued at $1,050,532,434. 2383... By the Associated Press. GALVESTON, Tex.. March 22.—The petroleum fndustry in Mexico is val- ued at more than one billlon dollars, according to official figures made pub- 11¢ here today by Bastilio Bulnes, Mex- ican consul. The exact figures as of March 10, 1923, are $1,050,532,434, of which American ofl magnates own $606,043,239, or 5.7 per cent. British capital has $354,776,199 in- vested, or 33.8 per cent of the total; Holland, $71,197,308, or 6.7 per cent; Mexico, $11,582405. or 1.1 per cent, and France, Spain, Norway and Cuba, the remainder, $6,933,283, or 0.7 per cent. The value of wells, tanks, pipe lines and equipment is placed at $696,582.- $55, of which American capital owns $404,263,239, or 58 per cent; Great Britain, $233,796.199, or 32.1 per cent; Holland, $60,577,308, or 8.7 per cent and miscellaneous interests, $3,393,- 283, or 0.5 per cent. The value of petroleum producing lands in Mexico is placed at $354,000,- 000, of which 57 per cent, or $201,780,- 000" is held by Americans: Britain, $130,980.000, or 37 per cent: Hol. 1and, $10,620.000, or 3 per cent; Mexico 37,080,000, or % per cent; other in- terests, $3,540,000, or 1 per cent. SEABOARD AIR LINE WOULD ISSUE BONDS 5 i Asks I. C. C. for Right to Put Out $6,600,000 in Trust Certificates. To finance repairs and extensive purchases of new equipment, the Sea- board Air Line today asked the In- terstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 36,600,000 in 6 per cent equipment trust certificates. The road proposes to buy 2,000 freight cars, 20 locomotives and 4 steel pas- nger train coaches. It also will re- build 2,000 freight cars with the bal- nce of the fund. ‘SUGAR MARKET FIRMER. Futures Stronger on Better Spot Conditions. « NEW YORK, ‘March 22.—The raw sugar market was firmer early today with sales of 21,000 bags’of Cubas at 5% cost and freight, equal to 7.28 for contrifugal, Raw sugar futures were firmer on covering and scattered commission house buying, prompted by the firmer feeling in the spot market. Prices at midday were 11 to 14 points net higher, v The market for refined sugar was unchanged to 15 peints lower, with fine granulated ‘now nn‘ln‘ from 8.78 to 9.00 and- little better inquiry WASHINGTON, - D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1923. NEW YORK CURB MARKET STEELFIRNS DENY FEDERAL CHARGES Bethlehem arid Midvale Reply to Trade Board’s Merg_er- Complaint. § A blanket derilal of the complaint of the Felleral Trade Commission against the proposed merger of the Bethlehem, Midvale and Lacawannk steal companies was filed with the commission today by the Bethlehem and Midvale companies. The proposed combimation,: the answer of the two companies said, would in no way violate the trade commission act. It was declared further that the commission had acted beyond its authority in issu- ing its complaints. The Lackawanna company filed no answer, but a letter from the former attorneys informed the commission that .the Lackawanna company was dissolved last October and no longer had any corporate existence. “We understand, however,” the letter said, “that Bethlehem Steel Corporation is filing an answer with you,and that corporation through its subsidiaries now owns or has control of all of the prgperties which were formerly owned® and controlled by Lackawanna Steel Company and its subsidlaries. Deny End of Competition. The Bethlehem and Midvale com- panies denied flatly that the pro- posed merger would result in the elimination of competition. Specifi- cally answering the commission’s al- legations as to present competition, the respondent companies said they were without knowledge -as to whether the sale of the Lackawan- na's products were made in direct competition” with Bethlehem or Mid- vale. The respondents also declared they were without knowledge as to whether the proportion of fron and steel products originating “in the ter- ritory north of the Potomac river and east of a line drawn north and south through Buffalo, N. Y., and Johnstown, Pa.” which is sold and shipped in state commerce by the respond- after consummation of the pro- posed merger. will be substantially large as compared with the total of iron and steel products manufactured in_this territory. The two companies denied that the proposed merger would endow them with the “potential or actual capacity to exercise” a dominant influence on the competitive sale of iron and steel products in the above territory named in the commission’s complaint, or would affect service, quality of prod- ucts, terms of credit, dellvery, trans- portation or the separate solicitation for sale upon any combination of “said elements or in the selling price thereof. Unfair Restrictions Denfed. Denial was also made that the respondents contemplate in the mer- ger “any union of the respondents named in the complaint other than much as has resulted or will result from the acquisition of properties” incident to the acquisition by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of the Lackawanna company and Its sub- sidiaries, with the consent of their respective stockholders, by purchase last May. The merger bill will result in no “unreasonable restriction upon compe- tition amounting to a restraint of trade contrary to public policy,” the answer continued, in violation of the | Sherman act or any other law of the United States. When the merger first was proposed Attorney General Daugherty held that it would not violate the law, but re- | trained from commenting on the juris. {diction of the Trade Commission. Subsequently. the Trade Commission issued its complaint, and now that the answers have been received a hearing will be held in the near future. e TODAY’S COTTON PRICES. Renewed Weakness Displayed in Unsettled Market. NEW YORK, March 22.—The eot- ton market showed renewed weak- ness this worning under continued liquidation or selling for a further reaction. Liverpool was better than due and the opening here was stead of 8 points. There appeared to {®ome covering of recent sellers, which i was promoted by the rather unfavor- slight bulges met tion and the market soon became weak and unsettled. Cotton futures opened stead: March, 30.40; 30.42; July, 20.55; October, 26. & cember, 25.80. NEW ORLEANS, March 22.—Cotton futures opened steady. March, 29.55; May, 29.68; July, 29.50; October, 25.97, and December 25.57. NEW YORK, March 22—Bids at 11:45 am.: March, 30.23; May, 30.32; July, 29.43; October, 26.27; December, 25.73. Steady. NEW ORLEANS, March 22.—Noon bid. March, 29.80; May, 29.84; July, 29.53; October, 25.96; December, 25.54. Steady. —_— WALL STREET NOTES. Sugar Prices Cut—700 Per Cent Stock Melon Voted. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 22.—Another general reduction came today in re- fined sugar prices from 9 to 8.75. British Empire Steel Corporation stockholders have approved reduc- tion in the authorized capital from $500.000,000 to $250,000,000. Ex-dividends today: Certainteed Products first and second preferred, General Railway Signal -preferred, Hudson Motor, Humble Oil, B. F. oodrich preferred. Regular _quarterly dividends: Brooklyn Borough ~Gas Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, American . Screw, Oklahoma” Naturai as. - American Stores Company has de- clared & 700 per cent stock dividend made through an increase of author- ized stock from 390,000 to 1,800,000 shares. Plymouth Cordage Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 13 per cent on common, compared with 1% three months ago. There are many happy investors in Washington who believed in the DISTRICT GUARANTY CORPORATION —and who are today reap- ing the reward of their faith. YOU are invited to join the happy family and if you will take an inside tip, you will do it VERY SOON. 3 % at an advance of 5 points to a decline | be | {able showing of the weather map, but | increased liquida- | ‘M&M‘k&fl&tlflhm k FINANCI |START NEW COURT ACTION AGAINST GEORGE J. GOULD Heirs Would Compel Him to Ac- cept Amended Answer, Charg- ing Dereliction. By the Asseciated Press, NEW YORK, March 22.—Counsel for Marjorie J. Drexel, Lady Decies and George J. Gould, jr., beneficiaries of the estate of the late Jay Gould, have file & motion in the supreme court to éompel Frank J. Gould of Parls to accept an amended answer charging him with dereliction in connection with the administration of the estate. It was charged that he acted in a | fiduclary capacity with gHe trustees, | who are accused of having profited | to the detriment of the other heirs! %0 the extent of more than $40,000,000. The accused trustees, with whom the motion seeks to link Frank J. Gould, are George J. Gould, Edwin Gould and Helen Gould Sheppard. The purpose of the amended an- swer, it wae stated, is to set up a claim on the part of the other three defendants that Frank J. Gould is responsible for the present financial condition of the Jay Gould estate,as are the trustees, who originally brought accounting settlement pro- ceedings to secure court approval of their acts as trustees. Success of the motlon “would place Frank J. Gould in the same position as the trustees as liable for an accounting. PASTOR SUES CITIZENS. Seeks $125,000, Charging He Was Ejected From Evanston, Wyo. | CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 22.—Rev. | George Chalmers Richmond, who for merly held pastorates in Philadelphia, Syracuse and other eastern citles and | Who now resides in Los Angeles, | brought suit in the United States dis- trict court here against nine leading citizens of Evanston, Wyo., from whch town he alleges he was ejected in April, 1922. He asks a total of $125,000 damages. Richmond conducted a campaign to “drive the devil out of Evanston,” which he is alleged to have character- ized as “the most wicked city in America.” Citizens of the town, ac- cording to the suit, compelled him to leave Evanston. How Many Days in Lent? . | From the New York Sun. 1 How many days are there in Lent?! Most persons will answer in an off- | hand way that there are forty. “I have put the question to a large number of my friends,” sald a New Yorker who delights in ralsing prob- lems, “and I find there is general con- fusion as to the exact duration of the | Lenten period. All agree there are | forty days of fasting. but they are' mixed as to the exact specifications. | Some say that Ash Wednesday and ] Easter are exactly forty days apart, | but they®fail to count the Sundays. | The actual number of days is forty- | seven. | “Easter this year falls on April 1.} which is the forty-eighth day follow-" ing February 14. the date on whic Ash Wednesday was observed. 3 | secretar: AL. = SAYS OFFICIALS TRIED T0FRAME' DRY AGENTS Attorney Final Witness of Prose- cution in Lake County, Indi- ana, Liquor Case. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 22.— Only 'a few government witnesses remain to be examined' in the Lake county liquor conspiracy trial In fed- eral court here today, the prosecu- tion having practically completed its case yesterday with the introduction of testimony of Philip Ukman, Gary attorney, who told of alleged at- tempts of Gary officials to “frame” prohibition enforcement agents as- signed to the Lake county district. Mr. Ukman, who said he had been assisting the federal agents in gathering evidence against the offi- cials for ume in the present case, testifled he was seized and taken to police headquarters at Gary, where he was ordered to sign a faise state- ment Involving the agents, under threat of death. When he refused, he testified, he was beaten into insensi- bility and thrown into prison, where he remained five days before being released. ¥ Says Mayor Took Part. Among those he testified took part in the affair were Rosewell O. John- son, the mayor of Gary; Willlam C. Dunn, judge of the Gary city court: Blaz A Lucas, Gary attorney; Dwight Kinder, Lake county prosecutor, and Louls Christopher, Mayor Johnson's All defendants in the ase. ~Ukram aiso named J. Glenn Harrls, Lake county representative in the state legislature, as one who had urged him to turn against the federal officers. Harris is not in- cluded in the list of defendants. LOSES $450,000 LEGACY THROUGH AUTO THEFTS Convicted Man Would Have Claim- ed Bequest in Three Months. Pardon Urged. By the Associated Press, TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 22.— Three months before he was to have come into possession of $450,000, be- queathed by his employer with the stipulation he was to receive that amount if he reached the age of thirty without having committed a felony Harold L. Nostrand was sentenced to five vears' imprisonment after being convicted of the thefts of two auto- mobiles. 5 That half befq here. Nosi the story told in his be the state pardon board nd, it was said, had been employed by a wealthy family of Havemyers as a_chauffeur. Senator Fletcher of Florida has interceded in his behalf. but no action has beer taken in the matter. Nostrand claim- ed he was the victim of circumstances Thomas J. Fisher and Company, Inc. 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