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VICTIM or HI
m T RUES ARE I
FOUND I RUtNS
lumber of Dend Now Believe i
IT to Be Below loomaze
Is Still Raging
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rirnT B C AUR 48elTch In f
tl16 ruins here lias resulted In the find
IniT cof twenty bodies They are En
gineer Anderson of the Hosmer Mint
eight unldontlned bodies Ford family
mother father Utt children 1cna
unidentified wom
I Belle R npgrws two
I I en In her house two mnldejitlfied lum
berjacks Mrs T Warner and nn un
identified child
Cash donations for relief tunountlntr
The
to J25000 have been received
railway linos Into Kernle have been
repaired and rellot trains are being
ruihefl In Fires are still raging in
tht bush but In an opposite di
rection from the centres of population 1
If the fires do not shift the towns are
Rife Men from the lumber ramps con
tinue to arrive at places of SEety
The poPre will investigate the report
that friends of five alleged Black
Hand suspects lodged In the Fernle
Jail started the fires In the bush
This action was taken In connection
with a story from Cranbrook where It
Is asserted that proof Ij forthcoming
that three bush fires were started at
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IPernle which eventually burned all the
town w tll the express object of free
ing the five Black Hand suspects
under arrest at Fernle Jail It Is a mat
ter of tact that while most of the pris
oner were given their liberty the five
inspects heavily Ironed were taken to
Cranbrook and will be brought to the I
provincial Jail here later I
It Is now said that the deaths in the
Kootenay Valley fire will not I Ieed
evntyflvi nni the IOM to proper
not over li 01I AllofietliT ahou1
7k w l people are hoinrlen
Latest Estimate of Losses
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following Is the latent summary of the
Crows Nit forost lire d IMS I or
Fernle Town destroyed fifteen to
forty persons killed proiwMy not more
than twenty no name available prop
rty loss s1J0 1 Insurance 30OC
5c homeless
llosmer One life lost residence sec
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lion burned 300 homeless dama > JXH
000 coal inlno property not seriously
lamaiod
MluiiclOne life lust nnd four klllod
threo miles away i town of thousand
peoplo half burned people lied Entire
town will probably bo consumed with
loss of lV yilO No details obtainable
Siurwood Sawmill vllliKF Two klllvd
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large mills nnd adjoining buildings
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burned and Ioe quarter million I
Cool Creek Not tsilously damaged I
Hurned area thirty miles lone by dye
to ten miles In width
Danuge to atnndlni timber S2000COO
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER I
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OYSTER BAY U I Auc 4Tha MI
thoritles here who investigated the mrs
erlous absence of Samuel Ruwllng from
he Cold Sprlnjr Harbor Wirtit or which
he was the keeper have estaWlshed I
beyond nil doubt that tho man was
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drowned at his lighthouse last nIght
after returning from the motor boat I
races
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Two men who were In camp it Cola
spring saw Rawllnsr returning to the
lighthouse and watched him as he
moored the boat at the boo of the
station As Rawline started to ascend
from the boat be lost ihls footing fell
b > iTOir < l struck the txxu and lumbUd
alo the water It Is believed that tile
nan vr is rendered unconscious Wiien
if strHU 10 boat and drowned before
is could aid himself
The campers immediately put out In
a boat and rowed to the lighthouse In
the hope of Itndlnp Uawlliurs body but
they rot no trace of It They remained
shout the lnce making a search that
rrnved fruitless
The search for the odv was con
tinued today by several boat crews
but without result It Is vwtmed to
have been carried away by the tide
cITY REALTY FREE
OF TAXES WORTH I
1 239883798
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Total Exemption Shows an
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Increase Over 1906 of I
83436995
Figures made public today In a re
port from the Tax Department show I
tlK5SS703 worth of property exempt
from taxation The land value Is i >
G7G32I The total exemption for 1907 was I
Jl1503WRn3 so the Increase for the year
Is < Ui > W5 I
Exemptions from taxation are grunted I
to all Vnltcd Statrs Government prop
ttty in the city nnd the city owns mill
ions of dollars worth of land Itself
much of which consists of public build
ing Including schoolhouses fire and
pollc lUtloni administration office
buildings hwplUls charitable and cor I
otlonary buildings docks bridges and
so on while millions of dollars worth I
of church property Is exempt PaT
chlal chOffi and some other educa
tional Institutions are nlio tree from
taxation
The V S Government owns about
155000000 In propert In the city Gov
ernors Island is valued at JWooro the
Custom House at J7900 0 the Assay
Office In Wall street at ttlWOOO Sub
Treasury 5275000 against U92oOiO last
Brooklyn J C
year the NavyYard In
i SCOCiM against J23OOiiO In 1907 Tort I
Hamilton 13SO000 the IpstOfflce
Manhattan J106COOCO Brooklyn Post
Office J10COWO
Central Park Is the most valuable
single piece of real estate the city own
I the value being placed at J215OTOC
park Is worth J150250ft City
I Hall I Irk JJ8S50M the Hall of Rec
ords Jf > 300in Tompkins Square Park
I 13000000 Washington Square Park 3
0ioW Mad1 son Square ROOOOOno Union
I Square UOOOOO Manhattan Square
HOCOOCOO New York Public Library
i H3WOOOO lackwlls Island peniten
I tiary and hospital St2BOOiHto Mount
Morris Park J7wCOO and Mornlnsslde
Park 4000010
I The Subway Is valued at S 10000000
and the city sewerage system at 50
i DCOOW and the entire city property at
over JSWnOUOCO
STRUCK BY AN AUTO I
Monllinti Hcirn to Ilitupltiil mill lie
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fiinei d Mnltr Comiiliilnl
Whllo irorrln St Nicholas avenu at
One llumlriloml Thlrtynfth street thu I
mornltiir Peter Monlhan thirtyseven
year oJ of No 312 East One Hundred i
and Thirtythird street waR struck > v
an automobile driven by Arthur Claw Ion
son of No 701 Amsterdam avenue
Monlhan wai taken to the J Hood
Wright Hospital by Dr Hammond wh
found him suffciing from a dislocation
or the right hip Monihan refuse to
make a complaint against Clawson who
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Stands for the best
and most reliable
Eyesight Service
In proof of this we point tint
to the fact that we have been
practising continuously for 50
years second to the fact that we
have the largest eyesight prac
tice In the world third to the
fat thnt wo employ none but regis
tered physicians to examine eyes
We print the names of our
physicians and tell you their rec
ords Xo other optical house does
A W BREWSTER M D
I U rears Brooklyn Eye and KUr UosplUli
I EDW JOHNSON M D
heal years In private pracllc
MARCUM KENYON M D
Manhattan Eye and EM Hospital
8 years
M LINDEROTH M D
Lat Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Examinations Without Charge
Glasses Altcavi at Moderate Prices
a idcA4n4
i OciiJsl anil Opticians
jo Years In Irnctlve
350 Sixth Avenue 1271 ISroadway
Below 2W St now 3M St
101 Nassau St 217 Broadway
Star Ann St Astor toe nKxk
223 Sixth Avenue near 15th St
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Heres the most important clothing sale of the season Thousands of New Yorkers look forward to i
these sales very halfyear eagerly
The garments offered are Brill clothes The finest tailored and most modern in New York They
come from ten of the foremost tailoring organizations in America The styles ara advanced and will be good i
style a year or more later
Brill values art best clothes values anwhcre Bill regular prices are lowest Brill reductions in Semi I
Annual Sales are greatest
Included are all Brill suits Nothing is reserved You can have unrestricted choice Here are all the i
new brown tan olive and smoke shade suits Here are gray suits neat mixture suits hlue suits and black suits
Every one of the exclusive Brill models illustrated is included as well as over one hundred models from
ten of Americas foremost designers
The sale is now on Best choice or course roes t ° tl1 frst coiners
Mens and Young Mens 2 and 3 Q Mens Outing Trousers S4 Trop 2
pieceSuitsthatarevaluesupto18 tlJeI 0 ical Worsted and AllWool Flannel Out t1J
Blue and black suits are included ing trousers
Mens and Young Mens 2 and 10 50 Childrens Wash Suits onehalf price 90 If
3 piece Suits that are values up and less 2 and 20 Wash Suits 0
to 2250 Black suits are included
Knee Pants Suits one 300 SfVOOi
2 and 3 piece Suits that are 1 2
values up to 28 Blue and t1J 14 eo third former prices SuitsJL SUits
black suits are included 4 and 5 value Childrens Suits all eS
2 and 3 piece Suits that are values up 17 modelsRussians Sailors and Knickers jJdd
included 4 I
l3lueblacksuitsare
to3 are
7 values Childrens Com 4 65 iJ
Any40 or S45 Suit 22 J O binationSuitsJSailor Russian Suits ti
AllWool Waterproof KnLker
Young Mens Suits values upto 510 j 5 Suits 320
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279 BROADWAY 125TH STREET
n Chambers St z1ld d cor 3d Ave
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UNION SQUARE 3 47 CORTLANDT
14th St n Bway FOUR CONVENIENT STORES n Greenwich
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hOse furni simi iig a home W I PLOOP Illriilture purrluittl ilur
or an apartment com a liiH our Anniiil Furni
plete LMII arrange vltli a lure Sal1 up MI re 1tiest J
our Department of Ac sill lo held Inr future ito
counts for illstriliutcd livery without liny extra
pnynirnts sivi 20 WSTEET I JlW vvlnrr Iliarc tar Inral
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29T NNIVERSARY ALE
CELEBRATING our Twentyninth Anniversary by offering fully half
C a million dollars worth of highgrade merchandise of all season
able kinds at unusually low prices
Just twentynine years ayo on August th the For months weve been looking forward to this
House of SimpsonCrawford Co was founded For sale been preparing to exemplify the advantages of
over n quarter of a century we have adhered to our doing your shopping here
selling policy as summed up below
Notwithstanding the universal complaint of trade r
High grade thoroughly dependable merchandise depression this stow has slea lily gone ahead and the
at the lowest prices compatible with a standard quality daily increase of our sales testifies strongly to our
that will warrant our guniantec policy ot modern store keeping
Nottingham Lace Curtains H Wash Robes 250 1650 China Dinner SetsS 1095
A purchase of discontinued pat Lingerie Batiste Mull and French Made of best quality Bavarian
terns at very much less than regular prices China on pretty new shapes btuuifuly
They are all fresh crisp and perfect Made Lawn Robes embroidered and lace trimmed decorated in aborted dainty Moral designs
fioiu ihe finest selected Egyptian yarn with Some however are slightly mussed and all handles and knobs stipple with on gill
fast edges A magnificent selection of designs must be sold at once Three great lots to tT unIt tier
289
IT Piuirtli Hour G6 Mission Lamps 0 < 1
clear
c ear the
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Mila Liner
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225 Curtains I to Curtains
98c pair I 295 pair 250 375 and 675 each Embroidery Strips lOc
325 Curtains 8 Curtains 45c Hemstitched Towels25c Embroidery Sample Strips from
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145 pair 395 pair 3 Uallt 50000 yard sale They include
475 Curtains j 590 Curtains A rare bargain just two hundred the linest goods made in Matclud Sets also
lenchs Beautiful designs
trial ICIIC
short ends and
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1 95 485 dozen of extra fine hemstitched Towels extra
pair J pair
Pa signs In Japanese eyelet work e Strlns run
I size 23XI6 Inches all white with damask i
from 2 to 10 yards ir Main FIr
275 Couch Covers 135 floral borders regular 45c towels 7 yard worth to lor lOp yard worti 10 Hoc
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1ST Main floor 15c yard worth to 35cl9i yard worth to JOo
I Handsome ikgdnd Tapestry Couch
I Covers reversible fringed all around In n 9c Pantry Towelling yard 6c 50c Wash Laces at 19c
I I variety of pretty colorings Fourth 11001
I 600 Kashgar Covers very heavy W 205 10000 yards fine Union Pantry The very sorts that are now de
I 700 and S 00 Tapestry Covers 305 Towelling red and blue check 17 Inches wide manded for summer lrimmiij i mr jumper
590 Turkish Tapestry Covers 590 9c suits yokes Ac Come In white and real lace
I 1200 Oriental Tapestry Covers 700 regularly yard tr slat noor hades In diamond round and lllef me3h q
Values are from lOc to 7 > c yard Three
I French German and Filet Royal Axminster Rugs treat lots at per vnrd lo lie lOc
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Mesh Val Laces size 012 reproduction of Persian W IIIII liner
The cleanup of the biggest im Rugs The slight mill Imperfections are 3 Corsets 189 A
orters in New York Thousands of yards scarcely worth mentioning value Odds and ends lightly soiled Y
sold only In dozen yard lengths broken sets 2760 at 1690 C II and American Lady CoreU In coutll
odd widths and matched patterns nnd broche III white also pink and white
IT Fifth Moor
25c dozen yards values to 75c dozen long hip and bark medium and high bust
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55c dozen yards values to lSd djen Tapestry Brussels latest models in all 52 lo 30 rgu QO t
75c dozen yards values to 5225 dozen Rugs larly 3 at z t smnii nUr IOJ
Jr Main floor of the
Hun celebrated 10wire
Tap
ap C B Corsets 79c
650 Bed Sets 365 estr > Brussels Rugs size 0x12 Ordi I
C B Corsets in batiste deep hip
Arabian narily we sell them at 2475 Tomorrow
Your choice ot Renaissance I edlum bus closely boned In whit
bian Russian Marie Anomette J mounted morrow 1440 only See 1 > i c viiiini lie 79c
upon French Cable Nets with bolster tops to
match at these astonishingly low prices GrOCerl Our midsummer stile Mail and telephone orders
485 for usual SOO Sets
700 for Sets worth to 1150 nrnmntlv I > H C lI hrh1 2 I on P 11110 MI
085 for Sets worth to 31750
1375 for Sets worth 25 ularCllredHam Holt Royal Stuart Coirceiur 11I1I111U < I I nnlcsBrcikfait
1075 for Sets worth 35 Stinr rand mild gupir blend of Mamlhelln lavi anti jcnuinc I Ilciiin striiiVrd jll v
2975 for Sets worth 50 cured tender sweet lan Arabian Mnrha bet tha money cm I tiht wi li tin and
Mr Iourtli Fleer hams sjccml YdncsdnvIb buy special S bt in artight decor fnt spa ml for NScd
with proccry order 3jC ated ranWer for 31 ne > diy per Ib 15c
Books and Stationery
lriridiis larK bright Olin Manianl Ulhi IUii1 lId i Kunl vil IInn Jl I ftV
A Knight of the Cumberland Julor Iemcm old v rrlip meaty fruit r e < i > iltnl iint pKi ei Impnrt ettin u thli 1
I h I ua ni rlnl ful quart 25c In our own kltcl1Pn I Oa i1e
by John Fox jr author of Ufle Shepherd aioi nor 1ge Matni jar C IPC I Illrcil to nrl I J I1 n it 11
of Knigdom Come published at 125c iTaj > iiritr l Milk In Inrr fys Iraiw unfermfntfl Jtilr i put the per d lvfr Ib ili uon IJQ C I S111 I III 35c
3dCh JU1 Third Hoot duC Htend Ould Brand Itirpft on this market Bnllrd llini Ir f K li I rrvh Innipiilr I K
iperlal 3 can QCrt dozen rLri quirt Chlppril Hfff nfl rniiX I lu > rlnu uO > il
25c
Girls Books by L Meade cloth for tic bottlf tnc dnion ed atarI Itrfl I t none dol f rid i n1
published at 50c sale Mllfil Kafir Jon 1rin IIIU pint 5c to ordf i > fr h < A Mill dnr irr OjC
binding I01IP dell JU wv
huotb 1 < t t
1 5c > untlii famuu fOlk non d f or i I
price IOC Inc told rejcunrlv at Xr ItmilatUm Iris
lOc special am > HnLRhl In CU for lil W ne > and Liquors
Pound hand fabric 24 ler Ib all varmetI
OUI1 Paper spun l 2 cam SH0 loz In lu1nB our slxclni Zlnfiuidrl larrl Mmin i CnIUln hrrr Iort
finish paper 100 sheets to the pound 1I2Ml lP blends In any qunnltr lain ltlr llnf Satiler I Miilrlra IIIrllll Ti
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box 1UC if fiilTrp for 17r up to 1U ibb i A M Mnrilrp lliirsunilv l > n mill AnKillru
regularly 19c special pecial per ib JV li yihrs il L iuiranipi S yfan ghl
rrh boUKllt roamed ell fnr rofTof 2 Snivl Onion S so fp t bOllltil tlliC lvlli5 I I old iosuirly at Inn
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1 0 Dinner Sets at v 650 Ifr iriduce lb our lo further oiirTta Or vul In MUH four Fat ricklrt India Hhrr nml the man French l j V es ant spf Or IM inrla Jug per 145 FBllnn
kln Special full jrallon t < ini > f I ret 4
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Made of high grade thin porcelain C 3fclnl isle 12 1M Jar Mason J1 > I ar hot butU IlII lie n1 VliieeyMontleeiie ncriai Cruon <
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beautifully decorated in assorted pretty dainty till lor Ib 17c imir FruIt Luclou tie tOe n d mh rob n f
floral designs one hundred piece composition Iure rlitrr Vln JnrFor brlrht Juicy nrai r Ml Fot Ueu l bv mellnn eimon In 1
p cklliiE triple ilrenKtn Trult iff lal toor uer itorof nl fll fine of 1 ti IIUarl
consisting of complete Bcrvin > for twehv gal U5et 3 for nune2f t 76c l11I Uj A
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August Furniture Sale i
when reliable could be bought cheaply The actual
1IERE never was a time furniture so
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Pr saving is fully io to JiB c and in many instances much more Do not make your linal selections
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until vou have learned the advantages of buying here
I Special arrangements can be made with our frfdlt Department for those who desire the privilege of extended pirnuiit
Buffets 1475 Our Special 55 5Piece Parlor Suit 3875
Made from selected quartered oaK j An entirely
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p io A very handsome clusive mod r i 1 1 I
Jj t f 31fli11 design fitted with el frame l
a > > i 1 I I work very
f 1 v IUi two small top I massive and 5 1
drawers one Is lined 1 artistic ma ct j
r I hogany fin rb
for buYer with one I ished nicely r
long linen drawer carved with i
very rich 1
large French bevel rubbed polish finish i seat and back uphoi3iered with highb ytnimoremi tnleiitnictlblfi
I mirror highest springs coverings In the very newest tapestry effectsVerona Velour or Silk Damask i
UK Silk Plush
quality workman I J j
J ship Brass Bedsteads 1000
2775 Golden Oak Huffot 1850 Notice the panel in head and loot
3475 Golden Oak Uuftet 2500 7oard specially e
3150 built for
Golden Oak Buffet
4450
14450 strength 2 I
Inch straight
Extension Tables 1275 posts heavy P11
laterals strong
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Our special made from thoroughly e s t possible j t r
cons tructlon 4 IT
seabouel 1Jl1 hi
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oak beit i TEz fitted wit h 4J 1 Ii
en largo doorknob Il
tit ul11 Taln s ° vases guaranteed JII fr Ijill I Ii I 11
looted grain
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s n D e r lor Trench oJ 4 Ostermoor Mattress 51500
lacquer
rubbed polish C hush In all sizes A genuine Ostermoor Mnttress made In 0113
finish 44 Inch 2500 Ilrasa Beds 147b or two parts built carefully layer upon layer Ii
round smooth fitting top 3800 Brass Beds 2550 your choice of ticking t
1000 Brass Beds 2975 Felt Mattresses made of layers of san
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slides very
4700 Brass Beds 3500 I itary cotton felt covered In finest quality
massive nicely
5500 Brass Beds 4200
fancy striped ticking guaranteed to
Iy grooved pedestal base nicely carved claw n
leet best construction Ii feet extension Box Spring belt upholstering give perfect satisfaction at ipOULI
covered with the best grade of ticking 11e
1100 Golden Oak Tables 075 Black Mixed Hair Mattress
1650 Golden Oak Tables 1150 BOX Springs the Saratoga open full 10 Ibs best A C A ticking 1000
2450 Golden Oak Tables 1750 construction tied with copper wire y 15 Wack Curled Hair Mattress full 40 Ibs best
2700 Golden Oak Tables 1025 iptclal i D A C A ticking 1500 Superior Soft Hair
3850 Golden Oak Tables 2750 Steel Springs made from heavy pipe Mattress full 40 Ibs fancy striped 0 nn
I tufting double woven wire best obstruction ticking IjUOOll
275 Springs 200 I 500 Springs 400 All Feather Pillows sie aoxas
Dining Chairs golden oak box frame tOO Springs 300 I 650 Springs 500 Indies with sanitary ventilators coy
closely woven cane seat at 165 Leather Couches 1975 sred In Gold Medal tkklng at 95c y I
DininuChairsbc1tlluutercdoak finely I They are made lull size built on Our Special Box or Ward
od3hcu hcavj box seat covered In 275 olld oak nicely carved highly polished robe Couch 675
genuine leather special di 3 Indestructible spring I
frames high grade
Made from the best materials in
secured with back
Dining Chairs quartered golden oak deep biscuit tufting patent
tilRhiy pollsheil slip seat covered In buttons that will not pull out covered with I deatrnctlblL springs and upholstering of the
genuine leather special SQ 7 D cenulne leather guaranteed workmanship 1 highest order covered In plain green denim I
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