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o THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DE 1901. JEMBER 6, AMUSEMENT, BEGREA BELASCO & THALL... +-Managers LAST THREE NIGHTS, AN ENEMY TO THE KING, First Time at Popular Prices. GREAT ALCAZAR CAST Superb Costumes! Brilliant Production! Regular Matinee To-morrow and Su:dn ' EEATS ON SALE 6§ DAYS IN ADVANCE. NEXT—< CHRISTOPHER JR.” GRAN OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT'S THE NIGHT, and Openirig of the Stock Season. penirig Star . MORROW NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MATINEES TO-MORROW AND SUNDAY. MINNIE SELIGMAN America’s Greatest Emotional Actress, The Crust of Society POPULAR PRICES........ 10¢, 15, e, Soc, oo | Good Orchestra Seats All Matinces, %¢. Next Week—r E_SELI M, IN * WIFE'S PERILS A ¥ A VAUDEVILLE REIGNS SUPREME DPumond’s Parisian Minstrels, Wer- den and Shepherd, La Tortajada, and the Biograph. Last times of the Onllaw Trio, Mlle. Taglione, Goleman’s Trained Dogs and Cats, and the Kaufmann Troupe. Reserved Seats, c; Baleon: Chairs and Box Seats, 50c. ~ 10c; Opera California TO=-NIGHT. Matinee To-Morrow | A STRANGER ina STRANGE LAND. The Erightest Comedy Seen in Years. NG for Sunday Night and | er of Week, for the Young Romantic Actor, S. MILLER KENT, | York Knickerbocker Theater Production. «+TIVOLI» EVENINGS AT 8 SHARP! Matinee Saturday Only at 2 Sharp! POLLARD’S AUSTRALIAN JUVENILE OPERA CO. TO-NIGHT and Rest of Week, by Special Request, “A Gaiety Girl.” MONDAY, December S—Last Week. “IN TOWIN.” POPULAR PRICES.............. 25c, S0c and 5o Telephone Bush 9. COLUMBIA &% Every Night This Week—Includi; Sunt MATINEE SATURDATS — o FAMOUS FUNNY FARCE, THE GIRL FROM MAXIN'S. The Best of All New York Successes. LAST TIME NDAY NIGHT! Beginning NEXT MONDAY, America’s Foremost Comic Opera Comedian, JEFFERSON DE ANGELIS, In the Enormously Successful Operatic Novelty ¢ A ROYAL ROGUE.” SEATS NOW READY. CO no THALLS ST [ cy nass TO-NIGHT, Saturday and Sunday Evenings. MATINEE TO-MORROW AND SUNDAY. Dion Boucicault’s Great American Drama, The STREETS OF NEW YORK. The Big Scenic Production of the Year. Bee the Great Fire Scene. Startling Effects—Exciting Climaxes. s 5> 2 Rain or Shine., NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB OAKLAND RACETRACK. Races start at 2:15 p. m. Sbarp. Ferry-boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and 223, 1 1:30, 2, 2:3% and 3 p. m., connecting with trains stopping &t the entrance to the t two cars on train reserved for ladies and their escorts; no smokitg. Buy your ferry tickets to Shell Mound. All trains via Oakiand mole connect with San Pablo avenue Oak- jand. Also all trains via Alameda mole con- Dect with San Pablo avenue cars at Fcur- Zeenth and Broadway, Oakland. These electrio cars go direct to the track in fifteen minutes. Ret —Trains leave the track at 4:15 and 445 p. m. and_immediately after the last race. FiOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. CHAS. ¥. PRICE, Secy. and Mgr. CHUTES AND ZO00 *37isme Evening. BIG VAUDEVILLE SHOW. NEW MOVING PICTURES. Including & Picture of the Ill-Fated SAN RAFAEL. SPECIAL TO-MORROW NIGHT, GRAND PRIZE CAKEWALK. Telephone for Seats Park 23. FISCHER’S CONCERT HOUSE, , Admln;:m I;gc. MME. CHARITY MARTIN; John mond; lh"’ Ftl-ur Lerners; Blanche Reynolds; Kalacra- tue; Dunning and Grimm: Oro, Bernard and Oro, and Hinrichs' Orchesira. Reserved Seats 25c.” Matinee Sunday. PALACE and GRAND HOTELS. On ope side of these magnificent hotels is the wholesale and manu- facturers’ district—on the other re- tatl clubs, railrcad and newspaper offices, bi and the- all parts of | and Dufriche, aters, Btreet cars to the city—depots, ferries and parks— pass the entrance. American and European plans. OPERA SEASON CLOSES ATHID EXCITING SCENES AND TUMULT OF CHEERS Theater Is Crowded by Brilliant Audience and Flowers Are Showered on Artists. Grau Company Departs. BY BLANCHE PARTINGTON. ELL, it is all over, the bril- liant song and pageant of the last three weeks at the Grand Opera-house, and it closed last night in a great blaze of glory. No such scenes as those that marked last | night's performance of “Le Nozze ai Fi- | garo,” with its matchless cast, have been | witnessed here since Patti's day. It was | the old-time sort of reception one has ‘heard tell of,” but sees once only per- haps in a lifetime: flowers raining upon | the stage, deafening applause, and the | whole paraphernalia of enthusiasm in full | working order. It began with Fritzi Scheff, whose choice singing of the Cherubino song, “Voi che sapete,” received an enthusias- | tic_encore, and a couple of bouquets as tall as the piquant littie damsel herself. | Then Campanari, the competent, came in for a share of the plaudits as Figaro, | whose marriage caused all the trouble. | Afterward came the magnificent recep- tion to Mme, Eames, after her “Dove Sono” aria. I have never seen anything quite like it so far in my life. It was more like a Tivoli crowd muiltiplied by ten than anyshing else, that greeted the opera, and gave goaspeed to the singers i last night, and Eames got the first full taste of its quality. After her “Dove | Sono” she stood under a rain of flowers, | all fair red and white like her lovely gown, that took three ushers to carry | them off the stage, and came out time and | time and time again to satisfy the clam- | orous audience. She did not repeat the aria, as the “letter duet” followed almost immediately. | That, of course, was the signal for an- | other food of enthusiasm, to which Mme. | Eames and Mme. Sembrich gracioysly re- sponded with an encore. Then came Sem- brich’s turn, and the demonstration of the | season greeted the most glorious singer that most of us ever hope to hear. The progress of the opera was again impeded by several minutes and Seppilli, with his sharp little rap on the desk, had to call, the audience to order at the last. De Reszke, the magnificent, and all- satisfying Almavina had his greeting, too, and the close of the second act marked a distinct triumph for the audience in that the elusive Mr. Seppilli was presuaded upon the stage. I don't know how they | got him there. The only other occasion | during the season when the modest con- ductor was found op the further side of | the footlights was when some ingenious | improvisatore told him that Mr. Grau had | asked for him there! I noticed. though, | that Mr. Seppilli seized the occasion to imprint an admiring kiss upon Sembrich’s | pretty hand. Tavecchia, the excellent Bartolo of the cast; Miss Bauermeister, the clever Mar- | cellina; Reiss, the very worthy Basilio, | the good Antonio, all got their welcomes. But the closing scene Women crowded down the | waving their handkerchiefs, piping | bravos’’ at the top of their voices. They clambered through the orchestra and | rigiat to the stage to touch the hands of | the reigning queens, who stood there giv- ing audience to scores of their adorers. Nine times the closing curtain went up and down and thus ended with all honors the second of the Grau season of grand opera here, a never-to-be-forgotten scene. Gadski received an ovation yesterday afternocn for her noble and beautiful per- SHEEPMEN FOAM 816 COMBINE Propose to Lease Ranges so as to Exclude the Cattle Kings. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 5.—A gigantic combination is being formed at Rawlins by the sheepmen of what is known as | the Sweetwater country for the purpose of exciuding flockmasters from Utah and local cattlemen from encroaching upon what is known as the Red Dester winter ranges in Sweetwater County. It is pro- posed to lease and buy from the Union Pacific every alternate section owned by the company and thereby control approx- imately 1,500,000 acres of the finest win- ter feeding ground in the West. By leasing all of the land, which will also give them control of the alternate Government sections, the sheepmen will hold full sway, and range conflicts, which have been frequent, will come to an end. The sheepmen who propose to lease the land have offered the railroad company a rate of 1 cent per acre, or $4800 per year, for the land. The groposmon has been wired to the Union Pacific general offices at Omaha, and it is expected that the deal will be closed in a few days. J. MORGAN SMITH IS ON STAND FOR MANY HOURS ‘Writer of Kershow Will Under Cross- Examination by Attorney for Contestants. J. Morgan Smith, who wrote the will of Max Kershow, the Yale athlete, the probating of which is now being opposed in Department 9 of the Superior Court, was cross-examined yesterday by Attor- ney Rix for the contestants. Smith was put on the stand early yesterday morn- ing and until 5 o'clock in the afternoon answered question after question con- cerning his knowledge of the document which he says he wrote at the dictation of the deceased collegian. He stuck to his story of the day before, however. He cogled the disputed will, writing it under the same conditions he claims ex- isted at 10 o'clock on the night of April 5, when the purported will was written by him. The document was then submitted in_evidence, The case was continued until Monday at 2 p. m. Piano Purchasers, ATTENTION! 28 Grand and Upright WEBER PIANOS Used by Artists of the GRAU OPERA COMPANY Will Be Offered for Sale at ZLargely Reduced Prices. COMMENGING MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. 01d Instruments Taken in Exchange. Among all the instruments of =g nowned makers here and abroad day prefer the Weber. EMMA CALVE. CLARK WISE & CO., 41 GS5ARY STREET, Cor. Gran’ Ave. £ re- I to- HE most remarkable season of grand opera ever given on this coast terminated last night at the Grand Opera-house and the Grau Company is now speeding toward Kansas City on a special train that left the Oakland mole at 2 o'clock this morn- ing. During the four weeks' season the com- pany gave thirty performances and the receipts have reached the sum of $230,000. The number of people who heard the grand opera figures up to more than 80,000, and it is a record for Captain of Police Spillane and his men that not a single | accident has occurred at the Grand Opera-house nor has any property of the visitors been lost. Calve, Sanderson and Eames will not sing with the Grau Company in Kansas City next week, owing to their voices be- ing affected by colds. Ealve leaves this morning for Florida, where she will rest until she is able to join Grau in New York for the season. Eames departs for St. Louis this morn- | ing and will rest there for one week until the company arrives in that city. Sybil Sanderson has decided to have an opera- tion performed on her throat and will probably remain in California for a few weeks, It is estimated that Manager Grau has profited more than $50,000 on the season in this citv. @ ittt @ formance of Elizabeth’s part in “Tann- hauser.” The prima donna was in splen- | aid form, as she has been throughout | the engagement, and sang as well, per- haps better, than she has ever sung be- fore here. If Eames has it in the ulti- mate perfection of her Elsa—and I think she has—Gadski's Elizabeth is a larger and more satisfying conception than Eames’ interpretation of the part. It is a rounded, womanly, tender reading, having all stateliness and fineness be- sides. Her voice lacks the last perfec- tion of control, but is so touching and sympathetic, as_ well as powerful and dramatic in quality, that the lack is largely forgotten. Gadski looks the part bezutifully and makes a lovely picture in her handsome garb. She was shower- ed with flowers at the second act's end, and responded in her gracious, character- istic way to the hearty welcome. “Tannhauser’” is many sizes too large for Mr. Dippel, who yesterday essayed the erring knight's part. His “Lohen- grin” was so good that I expected much from his “Tannhauser,” but he did not succeed in filling the bill. Only in the “‘Saengerfest’’ scene did he rise to any power, but his performance was without other offense than its weakness. Mr. Bispham's Wolfram was all that could be desired, of noble accent and vocal splendor. This versatile singer does noth- ing better than his reading of the stately and high-minded Wolfram’s part. Mr. Blass filled in the part of Herman with dignity and power. Mme. Reuss-Belce was satisfactory as Venus and Miss Car- rie Bridewell was uncertain and untune- ful as the shepherd. Only a poor house greeted the music- drama, a house hearty, though eccen- | trie, in its enthusiasm, breaking in liere, | there and everywhere with well-inten- tioned though ill-timed applause. Dam- rosch conducted with his usual compe- texl-u:fi, though not quite his customary spirit. fefrofeofoeoforfeoimfuinliuingel @ BARK CRASHES ON THE ROCKS French Vessel Ernest Reyer Meets With Disaster. .ABERDEEN, Wash.,, Dec. 5.—At o'clock Wednesday morning, while the terrible storm was raging along the coast, | the French bark Ernest Reyer went on the rocks off the mouth of Quinault River, labbnul thirty miles north of Grays Har- or. The vessel struck heavily on the beach and the full force of the waves pounded her further up the shore, every incom- ing sea washing clear over her. In the darkness and storm it was impossible to see how far away the land lay, but the officers and men cleared away the boats and made for the shore, all reaching land in_safety. When the ship first struck a heavy sea made a breach over her, carrying oft three of the sailors, who were driven back on board again by the receding wave and scrambled into one of the small boats Just as it was leaving the vessel. The shipwrecked men are being cared for on the beach by the Quinault Indians, but they have no hopes of saving their ship, as she now lies hard aground with k?:stgreslgcex;s pou‘;xdlnigl her to pleces. sts, ging and sails have s}ag w{l:l be tBR(omllloss. o e Ernes eyer is a steel-bullt bark of 3500 tons, built at Nantes, l‘g‘rrfiex?cczl ten months ago.’ She was commanded by Captain Pullizuyet. She carried a crew of twenty-eight men. BShe cleared from Madagascar on her maiden voyage, touched at Tasmania for orders and from there proceeded in ballast for Port- land. Mate Rochon came from the scene of the wreck on the tug Ranger this after- noon with news of the disaster and will leave for Portland to-morrow to report to the French Consul there. © iriviiiimivivivi el @ SCHLEY IS REPORTED ——ias ADVERTISEMENTS. $1.00 A YEAR, but at any price THE BEST -McClure’'s Magazine “In a rare degree McClure’s Magazine is gripping art and life both at once.” —A Reader, cCLURE'’S FICTION has come to be recognized as having a distinctive quality. Certain it is that the Magazine stands for love, action, romance, humor ; for the good old themes that are foreve: new in their fresh appeal to the heart and the imagination. Then, too, the story is the thing in M¢Clure's fiction. 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This ideal love story is the more interesting because it comes out of a characteristic American period that has never before been so beautifully portrayed. LITTTE STORIES OF MARRIED LIFE MARY STEWART CUTTING has taken for her own a o corner of life which is indeed open to all; but which has seldom been entered with such sympathy, insight and ability. She brings out sweet, simple stories of love and devotion, of trials meekly borne and joys gladly shared. Romance and Reality of Childhood JOSEPHINE DODGE DASKAM, author of ““The Madness of Phiilip,” adds to that group of youngsters which Phillip led forth to triumph, i Edgar, the Choir Boy Uncelestial,” ** Ardelia in Arcady” and others.¢ Miss Cory’s drawings will as ever enhance the interest. EMMY LOU, Mrs. Martin's winsome little hero- ine, continues her career in the public school going BOOTH TARKINGTON up from reader to reader. She is faithfully pictured by Charles L. Hinton. 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There will be several important changes in the time table of the Southern Pacific Company commencing to-morrow. The local for Oroville and Sacramento leaves at 3 p. m., instead of 4 p. m. The Owl for Los Angeles, via Fresno, leaves at 4:30 p. m., instead of 5 p. m. The Stockton train leaves at 5 p. m., instead of 4:30 p. m. There will be no 5:30 p. m. train via Ba- kersfield. All of these trains leave from the Oakland mole. On the coast division, leaving the Third and Townsend streets depot, the Los An- geles day train for leading stations leaves at 8 a. m. The Sunset Express for New Orleans and Eastern points leaves at 7 p. m. The local for San Luis Obispo and way stations leaves at 9 a. m. The Sunset Limited will pull out at 4:50 p. m. Mon- days, Wednesdays and Fridays for New York and New Orleans. Word was recelved in the city yester- day that Chief Counsel Herrin of the law department of the Southern Pacific will return to this city from his Eastern trip on the 20th inst. BE. O. McCormick, general passenger trafic manager of the Southern Pacifio Company, left last night, accompanied by his secretary, George Gardner, for the quarterly meeting of the Transcontinental Passenger Association at St. Louls. THROWN DOWN AND ROBBED IN DOORWAY Arthur Simpson, a Cook From Selby, the Victim of Two Foot- pads. Arthur Simpson, a cook from Selby, re- ported to the police early yesterday morning that while entering the Dewey lodging-house on East street about 11 o’'clack Wednesday night he was attacked y two men. One grabbed him by the throat and threw him down and the other went through his pockets, taking about g Continued From Page One. fuegos to a (15]5}‘0. at there is no foundation fi charges of cowardice directed against :2: commanding officer of the flying squad- ron, who, on the other hand, showed him- self to be a brave and gallant officer. That the bombardment of the Colon at the ranges employed by Rear Admiral Schley was justifiable in view of the pro- hibition against the exposure of armor- clads to the fire of shore batteries, That the blockade maintained by the flying squadron at Cienfuegos and San- tiago was entirely effective, That the loop executed by the Brooklyn ::d. gegag::xe\;gl th; geceully for which Ine m%:letmn{‘ wag orfle{le ] the officer at the 141 roughout the battl, Iyn played & conspleuous part and hetin 3&(113 Rear Admiral Schfey did his full uty. —_— Fight Over Chinese Girl. Frank J. Kane has petitioned the Su- perfor Court for an order commn:ldl:g Mrs. Kate B. Lake to appear and show cause why she should not be punished for contempt _for her refusal to deliver into his custody the person of Chan Ah Yin, a Chinese girl, over whom Kane obtalmei letters of guardianshi, last January, Kane claims that notwithstanding that hé {1:; mn;}e‘ ;:um;r?usu demands for the cus. y ol e rl, 3 Gy e ie rs. Lake refuses to, point to southward of San- <1 To Limit Liability. e Kimball Steamship Company fi i in l.he United States District Couryt yl:: terday a petition to limit ivs liability in the suit of Ella M. Weisshaar, brought in the Superior Court to recover $40,000 dam- ages for the drowning of her husband in Golovin Bay while being conveyed as a passenger to the steamer Albion in one of the company’s small boats. The small boat upset and several passengers were wned. 9 ERGR $20 in coin and two gold medals which bear the name ‘‘Leo Simpson.” One is for mathematics and the other for Christian doctrine. Simpson was considerably under the influence of liquor and said he could not glve any description of the two footpads. t was all done so quickly that he had no time to call for assistance. Policemen Mullender and Clifford were detailed on the case, but they could find no trace of the robbers. ——————— WELBORN’S BONDSMEN g MUST PAY JUDGMENT Their Offer of More Than $42,000 Rejected by Authorities at. ‘Washington. The bondsmen of ex-Internal Revenue Cellector Welborn will be required to pay the full amount of the judgment ob- tained against them in the United States Cireuit Court several months ago to cover the defalcation of Welborn. The opinion_to this effect reached United States District Attorney Woodworth yes- terday in a communication from the Sec- retary of the Treasury, Inclosing the legal opinion of ™Maurice D. O’'Donnell, Treasury Solicitor. The bondsmen had deposited in the Sub-Treasury in this city the suin of $42,909 78 as an offer of compromise. This offer has been rejected and the United States Attorney is instructed to begin proceedings for the collection of the whole of the judgment after returning to the bondsmen the amount left by them in the Sub-Treasury. A L SR Bendixsen Wins Suit.. A jury in Judge Graham’s court ren- dered a verdict yesterday in favor of the plaintiff in the suit brought by H. D. Bendixsen against Willlam A. Mitcheil and George D. Gray for $19,500 due on the cost price of the steamer Hueneme. The suit was brought to recover the cost of extra. labor in building the vessel caused b; change in the specifications of the o contract. RAID ON SLOT MACHINES IS BEARING GOOD FRUIT Judge Conlan Accused of Refusing to Issue His Share of the Complaints. The ten grocers and saloofi-keepers who were arrested Wednesday for using nickel-in-the-slot machines on their prem- ises that paid in checks redeemable in coin appeared in the police courts yes- terday morning. In Judge Fritz's court H. Schroeder pleaded guilty and George H. James and George Wobber were found guilty. They will appear for sentence to-morrow. In Judge Cabaniss’ court James Ferguson and George Gibbs plead- ed guilty and were each fined %. Charles Wakefield pleaded not guilty and his case ‘was continued till December 10. In Judge Mogan’s court Henry Heine, Ed Reid, George Kroh and Charles Schoene plead- ed not guilty and their cases were con- tinued for a week. Policemen Levings and Wedekind se- cured the evidence in the cases and yes- terday morning Wedekind went with five new complaints to Judge Conlan, as Chief Wittman wanted all the Judges to have their share. The complaints were not sworn to and Wedekind reported to the Chief that Conlan refused to accept them, as they were ‘“John Doe’s.” He insisted upon the names being filled in, but the officer told him that he did not know the names, although he knew the persons wanted. The Chief advised him to get the other Judges to accept them. Conlan declares that he did not refuse to accept the complaints and told the officer to try to obtain the names, but if not successful to :etum and he would issue the war- rants, —_———— . MORGAN CITY CASE IS STILL ON TRIAL Defense Contends Thnt-charter Party of the Wrecked Ship Is Not Valid. ‘The trial of the suit of the La Due Gold Mining and Development Company against the Frankfort Marine Insurance Company occupied yesterday's session of the Circuit Court. The case hangs upon the valldity of the charter party of the wrecked Morgan City, the freight upon which had been insured with the defend- ant. The defense has raised the conten- tion that the charter party is void because at the time it was made between the Gov- ernment and the firm of Barneson & Chil- cott, John Barneson, senior member of the 'firm, was also an officer of the Gov- ernment and was prohibited by statute from being a party to the contract. Captain Barneson raises the point that at the time of the signing of the charter arty he was a member of the firm of Sarneson & Chilcott and was not con- nected with the Government service in any manner. Several months afterward, when the Government renewed the char- ter party for the services of the Morgan City as an army transport, he was marine superintendent of army transports, but he contends that that fact did not invalidate the agreement. The case will be resumed this morning. —_—————— To Guard Chinese Immigrants. As a result of representations made by Chstoms Collector Stratton to Lhe Tread- ury Department with reterence to the tao frequent escape of Chinese immigrants from the detention shed at the Mail dock the Secretary of the Treasury has given permissicn for the bullding of an office on the Muil dock near the shed for the usc of Chinese Inspector Schell and his swaff, who will be stationed there in the future to prevent escapes. The building will be crected at the expense of the Pa- cific Mail Steamship Company. O ot o Police After the “Grafters.” The police have started a raid upon “grafters” around the Police Courts, as instructed by Chief Wittman, and yester- day William Gaffney, known as “Skin- ney,” appeared before Judge Fritz on a charge of vagrancy. He demanded a trial by jury and the case was continued till to-morrow to be set. Others will be ar- rested as soon as they make their ap- Ao ce in the corridors of the Hall of ice. JACK DEMPSEY FUND COMMITTEE AT WORK Fffects a Temporary Organization and the Members Go Over Plans for Raising Funds. The sporting men who are endeavoring to raise a fund for the family of “‘Jack” Dempsey, the once noted boxer, and to secure a tombstone to mark his last resting plate, met last night in Friend- ship Hall, Alcazar building. John L. Her- get _was elected temporary chairman and J. F. Galvin temporary secretary. After effecting a temporary organization a committee consisting of Harry Corbett, J. L. Herget and Tim McGrath was ap- pointed to select a president. They will report at a meeting next Thursday. The plans for raising the amount neces- sary were gone over, but nothing definite was determined upon. —_——————— His sacrifice Is the seed of our salvation. DRINKHOUSE WILL SUE SUTRO ESTATE FOR CLAIM Administrator of Estate of Harriet Trundle Notifies Court of Impending Litigation. Suit is about to be brought by John A. Drinkhouse, administrator of the estate of Hattie A. Trundle, deceased, against the administrators of the estate of Adolph Sutro to compel the payment of a claim for $50,000 against the estate of Sutro held by Miss Trundle. In Adolph Sutro’s will a clause was in- serted bequeathing to Mrs. Trundle $50,- 000 in reparation for injury done her through a ‘“scandalous and malicious™ charge made against her by Sutro at Vire ginia City in 1879. 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