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Flowers for the Living
“Flowers for the living.” The Houston Chronicle,
Owned by Jesse H. Jones, handed the posies of the
year to R. S. Sterling when it called upon the people
editorially to draft the chairman of the state highway
commission for the office of governor, subject to tne
action of the democratic state primary.
Chairman Sterling is said to be the owner of the
Houston Post-Dispatch, and the Chronicle and the
Post-Dispatch are fierce competitors in what is
known as the newspaper game. It was a high com
pliment to Sterling to say the least for the Houston
Chronicle to call for the drafting of the head of a
rival newspaper and this without any preliminaries.
Chairman Sterling was not consulted by the gen
tleman who directs the fortunes of the Houston
Chronicle. They looked upon him as an ideal man
lor governor and they made the call through the
columns of their wddely known newspaper. Chairman
Sterling was the first champion of the state-wide
bond issue for road building purposes. His proposal
was defeated by the lawmakers but it mustered sur
prising strength. It is not a dead issue by any
means. He was for a state bond issue of large di
mensions, the gasoline user to pay, and the comple
tion of a system of state highways in a period of ten
years.
There was a temporary setback to the proposal
and that’s all. When the important heads of rival
newspapers can get together and declare for peace
and progress, the voters of Texas should be able to
get together and back building program necessary for
the rapid development of the resources and the civil
izing accessories of the most remarkable of American
commonwealths.
Farmers Are Unorganized
Chris L. Christensen, secretary of the federal farm
relief board and a leader in the cooperative mafket
lng movement, estimates that only about one-third
Of the 6,000,000 farmers of America are now organ
ized. These associations must organize under state 1
laws This confines the associations for the most part
to state groups.
Chairman Legge has said the farm relief act “is
essentially to assist cooperative producer-owned ag
ricultural associations.” He explained to the press
correspondent that the cooperative associations must
be owned and controlled by the producers of the com
modity involved.
There are millions of tenant farmers in the 48
Ztates. It is said by those who profess to know that
68 per cent of the producers of Texas are tenant
farmers. Organization appears to be the thing. Co
operatives may be in the saddle some day in Ameri
ca. But what will they do with the tenants?
In the Southern states the tenants live from hand
to mouth. They are victims of an age old credit
system. They are landless and most of the time
penniless.
Protection for Texas Cotton
Growers
Preparedness is the thing. A regulatory quaran
tine against cotton seed from Alabama, Louisiana,
Georgia, Arkansas and Oklahoma unless it is certified
by agricultural departments of those states as being
free from the disease known as cotton wilt, has been
put into effect by the Texas state department of ag
riculture.
According to the entomologist of the Texas de
partment the wilt, which attacks the plants similarly
to cotton root rot except that it acts in acid soils
while cotton root rot acts in alkalin lands, has been
found in part of East Texas and an immediate survey
will be made to determine the extent of the disease in
the state.
Commissioner George B. Terrell banished the fruit
fly. He did a good job for the citrus growers. Now
|t is to be hoped that he will do a good job for the
®Dtton growers.
Hoover Lifts the Pressure
President Hoover has issue’d a proclamation rais
ing the embargo on the shipments of arms and muni
tions to Mexico, an embargo which was imposed by
President Coolidge Jan. 17. 1924. It is a matter of
history that the embargo throttled the Obregon rev
olutionists in the not distant past and the settlement
Df the church row in Mexico may bring about a sta
ble government which will endure throughout the
years.
Lest we forget, the airplane with its fighting war
riors and its terrific bombs crushed the recent revo
lution in short order In wars of the future the war
plane will be the thing.
Movement of Texas Wheat
A Galveston dispatch says that 27 ships are at
the Galveston docks to load Texas wheat and 5,000,000
bushels are booked to go out by the last of the current
month. More than 1.300.000 bushels of wheat will
move out on steamers sailing for Europe in the next
two or three days. Texas wheat growers are not ask
ing for relief this year. Canadian wheat growers in
the drouth sections may go broke. Prospects are rosy
for the man who has wheat; they are gloomy for the
growers who hasn't He will f be compelled to grin
and bear it. Cotton growing is a gamble; wheat
growing is a gamble; life itself is a gamble.
Scientists have found a prehistoric animal with
Joints that worked both ways. Probably one of na
ture’s abortive attempts to produce a creature that
could get into a union suit in an upper berth.—Trin
idad (Colo.) Picketwire.
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THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE (STATE)
ROAD
(After Sam Walter Foss).
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars that dwell apart
In a fellowless firmament;
And what lucky stiffs these fellows are!
I envy all their clan—
For I live in a house by the side of the road
And am a friend to man.
Oh, I live in a house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by
In cars that are good and cars that are bad
And models that horrify.
I cannot rest and I cannot think
Or concentrate or plan—
For I live in a house by the side of the road
And am a friend to man.
I see from my house by the side of the road
Where the cluster'd hot dogs bark
The crowds that pass on their week-end trips
From dawn till after dark;
I answer questions, lend them tools
And do it with elan—
For I live in a house by the side of the road
And am a friend to man.
I tell them the distance to points beyond,
I haul ’em from ditch and trench;
I help start the motor and then the fools
Run off with my monkey-wrench;
I let ’em have gas when the tank goes dry,
And use of my telephone,
For I live in a house by the side of the road
And never am alone.
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Yes, I live in a house by the side of the road
Where the frenzied tourists pass,
And I think I’ll sell sandwiches, pies and cakes
And seventeen kinds of gas;
For why should I live by the side of the road
And be different than
The boys who sell ‘‘hamburgs,” inner tubes,
Dogs, soda and soup to man?
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ADD SIMILIES
As miserable as the woman who buys a modem
bathing suit and discovers she doesn’t tan.
A village so small it still resorted to speed-traps.
* # * *
CAUSE FOR WORRY
What worries Elmer Twitchell is whether the
Hoover Farm Board knows its onions.
• • * *
Germany has gone in for tennis. Thus must be
about the most humiliating news Von Hindenberg has
ever had.
• * * •
"Everybody who saw last year's tournament will
recall the spirited play of Mrs. Bundy, while a couple
of her two-headed children sat in the gallery to
cheer her on with shrill hurrahs.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
And you can fancy how disconcerting the spectacle,
must have been to a mother.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—A power automobile
sped out of one of the principal avenues in Washing
ton late in the afternoon. At the wheel was a 13
year-old boy. Beside him sat a liveried.chauffeur.
Just ahead a little girl was alighting from a street
car. An instant later she was rushed to a hospital
seriously injured.
The driver of the automobile was the son of Sir
Esme Howard. British ambassador to the United
States. The automobile bore the crest of his majes
ty’s empire.
Despite the fact Sir Esme expressed the willing
ness and desire to waive his right of immunity, prece
dent decreed that this could not be done. One United
States senator demanded on the floor of the senate
that the case be prosecuted. Others urged that the
parents of the child seek damages.
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WINS REGARD OF PARENTS
Every day, w'hile the controversy raged, a car bear
ing Sir Esme and Lady Isabella, his wife, came to the
child's home. Lady Isabella brought flowers. A
mother herself, she sympathized with the child's
mother. And she kept this up until the child re
covered.
The parents of the injured child came completely
under her spell. Nothing further was heard of the
affair.
This little incident is typical of the hold Lady Isa
bella has on those wTho know her in Washington. Ev
erywhere she is known as the frtends and counsellor
of all.
Not since Lady Pauncefote of Preston has a wife
of the dean of the diplomatic corps been so approach
able and kindly to the women who compose Washing
ton’s foreign contingent as Lady Isabella. Nor can
the foreign circle boast of a more energetic member.
* * * *
HAS VARIED INTERESTS
Her activities are both of a social and philan
thropic nature, and are numerous and varied. Always
they are of a purely personal nature.
As wife of the dean of the diplomatic corps she is
forced to divide her day and adhere to her schedule
and the sternest manner. Like Mrs. Hoover, she em
ploys a full time social secretary, for the problems she
is called upon to meet are many and complicated.
She must set the example for others in her circle.
In recent years the corps has grown so large that the
task confronting the “first lady’’ of the corps is tre
mendous.
Deans of the diplomatic corps in Washington have
succeeded each other rapidly since Lord Pauncefote's
death. Mr. Jusserand and his lady were just getting
the reins in hand when the war came with all of its
enmity.
Upon Lady Isabella—who has been in Washington
since 1924—has fallen the task of welding the broken
chain. That she has been successful, everyone agrees.
* * • *
IS AN ITALIAN ARISTOCRAT
Where her predecessor, Lady Geddes. was Anglo
American to the finger tips, Lady Isabella is perhaps
the most complete example of Anglo-Italian nobility.
She comes from the most exclusive Italian aris
tocracy. In her own right, she enjoys rank and prece
dence in the courts of both London and Rome. Every
year she visits her native land. She married Sir Esme
while he was on diplomatic service in Rome.
Both are devout Catholics and the greater part of
their charity work is along this line. They have been
especially generous to all boys’ clubs and societies,
and toward all benefits and bazaars intended to add
to their libraries or gymnasulm equipment.
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
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CHAPTER LV |
Who had sent the clipping from
New York that told the story of
Dovie Jansen?
Vivian wondered about it long'
after she went to -bed that night.
Was it Bark? Or Cuddles? Perhaps
they had sent it together.
Relief poured over her. Relief that
Kent knew at last, and that Dovie
was out of his life at completely as
if she had died.
She was so spent with the drama
of the evening • that there was no
sleep for her. Far into the night
she lay, her tired brain going over
and over all the things that had
happened to her in the past year.
Some of these days she would
leave Bender. What would become
of Kent then? He said he needed
her. That he didn't know' what he
would do without her friendship. If
she married Bark she would prob
ably never be back in Bender again.
The little cottage—her own home—
the place that she had made a real
home wTith such loving care would
be closed. She would have a rich
and famous husband—and live all
over the world. There w:ould be no
more intimate little dinners with
Kent in the old dining room, and he
would never have any more of her
pie.
Once he had asked her if, when
he wras an old man sitting on his
lonely porch, he could come and
visit her and get a piece of her pie,
and she had told him he would al
ways be welcome. She wouldn’t be
able to keep that promise if she
married Bark.
It was all the homey, foolish little
things that they had said and done
that came to her in tne night. She
was suddenly so overwhelmed with
homesickness that she felt she was
already on her way to Paris and to
Bark—away from Kent and Home.
And then—Vivian knew7, as surely
as she had ever known anything in
her life, that she could never, never
marry Mann Barkow. That she
could never leave the little home
town w'here she had been so bitter
and so unhappy and so alone. Why,
everybody loved her now. Everyone
was her friend. It would be like
starting life all over again—going
away.
She wanted to get up and go to
Kent and tell him that she could
never go away. To beg him to stay
right there in the little house with
her always, and let her mother him
and ease his hurts and help him to
be happy.
He could : ever love her, of
course—as he had Dovic. But, she
was sure he loved her as he would
a sister or ? very dear friend. He
would not have held her in his arms
so long, and let her mother him
when he was sad and broken with
misery. It had seemed to hurt him
so much, too, wl en she told him she
was engaged to Mann Barkow. If
she could be to Kent what she had
been that night, she con1 ' find hap
piness—even if he couldn't love her
as his wife.
She got up. then, and turned on
the light. Now, while she was 1
the mood to b” frank with Bark,
was the time to writ:: to hi: It was
cruel to hur' him. But. no more
cruel than it would be to leave Kent
alone and friendless in his -hap
piness.
Bitter tears came to her eyes
while she wrote. It was a great deal
more difficult than she thought it
was going to be. He was the first—
the only man who had ever told
her he loved her and wanted to
marry her. The only person in the
world who had loved her as she had
dreamed cf being loved.
Oh, there was poor Cubby. But
he was just the boy next door.
Sweet. But he didn't count. Bark
stood for Romance and Life—and
she was giving him up. Burning all
her bridges.
Besides, he had given her the
thing that meant most in her life
—her flying. If she hadn’t met him
she wouldn't even have had that.
How kind and patient and consid
erate he had been to her. He had
made her a little famous, too. But
that really didn’t count much. She
didn’t care fob that. However, it had
brought her friends and admira
I
tion, and through it she had lost
her old fears and sense of worth
lessness.
She had ended the letter by tell
ing him—begging his forgiveness.
“There is no use. I love my hus
band. There will never be anyone
else. You have been my dearest
friend—outside of Pat. But Kent
needs me, and I know my heart
would break away from him—feel
ing that he might need me and
want my friendship.”
Vivian sealed the letter with a
sigh of relief. Then she went to bed
and slept peacefully—a great load
off her heart.
Kent went down to breakfast,
showing plainly that he had not
slept. She went up to him and put
her arms around his neck.
“Are you going to work today —
and sell lots of cars and make lots
of money—and forget that there
has ever been anything the matter
with your career?”
“I’m going to try to do just that—
for you.” He reached down and
kissed her hair. “I couldn’t very
well fail you, my dear.”
“Do you know,” he smiled up at
her from a delicious buttered hot
muffin a little later, “what day this
is, young lady?”
“N-no. What is it?”
“Well, I like that! I’ve heard of
susbands forgetting their anniver
saries. But not wives. This is the
day we became engaged.”
“Why—so it is. I’d have remem
bered it later in the day, I guess.
Congratulations, Mr. Johns.”
“I deserve ’em. I'm a darn good
picker. Only, my big mistake was in
signing you up for just one year. I
should have made it fifty.”
She wanted—so much—to tell him
what she had written Bark. But
she felt it would be* embarrassing.
She would wait until she heard from
him—and perhaps show the letter
to Kent.
Before Kent left he came whistl
ing into the kitchen, where she was
washing dishes. Actually whistling.
And just the night before she had
thought his heart broken. He stood
by the dishpan—expectantly.
“I—er. Well, in other words, Mrs.
Johns, I thought maybe since this
is our anniversary you might send
me to work this morning with a j
little good-bye kiss.”
She turned and gave him her lips. [
In the afternoon a messenger
brought two dozen American beau
ties in a huge box. She knew Kent
had sent to Salina for them. They
were the first flowers she had ever
received.
She buried her face in their heav
enly fragrance and cried.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
MARE BORN IN MINE
HAS NEVER SEEN SUN
KLEIN, Mont., July 25.—{/Pi
Born deep in a coal mine here, a
2-year-old mare which has never
had an ultra-violet ray, in fact
has never even seen the sun, offers
a problem for health investigators.
The mare is in vigorous health,
high-spirited, her coat glossy and
she stands a head taller than other
horses in the mine that have been
“up” for periods, according to her
owner, Charles Fletcher.
Fletcher plans to bring ani
mal to the surface soon. Argu
ments as to whether she will ad
just herself to new conditions with
a few blinks, or stumble about dazed
and blinded by the light, will be
settled then.
SOMNAMBULISM FREES SLAYER
HAMBURG, Germany. — Otto
Mericksen was acquitted of murder
when it was proved he walked in
his sleep.
UNLOVED GIRL A SUICIDE
LEEDS, Eng.—"I’ve never been
loved,” said a pathetic note left by
Mary Rodden. &ged 17, who com
mitted suicide.
Today’sRadio Features
THURSDAY, JULY 25
TBy The Associated Press]
Programs In Central Standard time. All time is P. M. unless otherwisf
Indicated. Wavelengths on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. Clear chan*
nel stations and chain programs with list of associated stations in detail.
. 348.6—WABC New York—860
6:00—I.opez Orchestra—Also KMOX K^IL WISN WFBM KMBC WFBM
6:30— U. S. Marine Band—Also KMOX KOIL WBBM KMBC KISN
7:0th—Detective Mysteries Dramatized for the Radio—Also KMOX KOIV
WSPD WHK WADC WGHP WBBM WOWO WFBM
7:30—Buffalo Symphonv Orchestra—Also WADC WGHP WBBM WOWO
KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPD WHK WCCO
8:00—Voice of Columbia—Also WADC WKRC WHK WGHP WOWO KMBC
KMOX WSPD WISN WCCO WBBM (1 hr.)
454.3— WEAF New York—660
6:00—Buck and Wing, Cook and Tessman—Also KSD WHO KOA WW.T
6:30—Orchestra Program—WGY WW.T WHO WOW KSD WKY WSM KSTR
WTMJ WOAI KPRC KGO WSMB
7;00—Singers, Male Quartet, Violins and Frank Black Orchestra—Also WGY
WTAM WWJ WSAI KYW KSD WHO WOW WDAF WFJC WBAP
7:30—Historic Trials, “Lady Jane Grey”—Also WGY WWJ
8:00—Old Counselor's Reception, Andv Sannella Orchestra—Also WGY WWJ
WSAI KYW KSD WHO WOW WSMB WAPI KSTP WTMJ WJAX
WHAS WSM WMC AVSB WBAP KPRC WOAI WKY
8:30—Concert Bureau Hour—Also AVGY WSAI AVIOD WMC KPRC WFJC
WAVJ WSM KSD WHO WKY
9:30—.Tack Albln's Dance Orchestra—Also WWJ WHO WMC WKY KPRC
10:00— Dave Bernie's Hotel Orch. (one hour)—Also KSD AVDAF WSM WOW
334.5—WJZ New York—760
—Beauty Serenade with Male Trio and Jack Shilkret Orchestra—Also
KDKA AVJR KYW KAVK WREN WBAP KPRC WOAI WKY WLW
6:30—The Ghost Hour—Also KDKA AVMR WREN KWK
7:00—Orchestra and Soloists—Also KDKA WJR WLW WCFL KWK WREN
AVAPI KSTP WTMJ WEBC AVHAS WSM AVMC WSB AYBT WBAP
KPRC WOAI AVKY KTHS WSMB
7:30— Bourdon Orcli.—Also KDKA AVJR WLW KSD WDAF KSTP WTMJ
WEBC WHAS WSM AVMC KPRC KOA AVHO AVOW AVSB AY BAP WBT
8:00—Midweek Program—Also AV’GN AVJR KAVK WREN KDKA
8:30—Around the AA’orld, Vocal & Orchestra—Also WREN KDKA WJR
* £WK WLW AVHAS WSM WMC AVSB AVAPI WSMB
9:00—Hour of Slumber Music, String Ensemble Program—Also KDKA WREN
KWWG—Voice of the Border
1260 k. c.—500 Watts Brownsville
12:00-12:10 p. m.—Markets, weather and river reports.
12:10- 1:00—Musical program.
4:00- 4:20—Associated Press dispatches and Valley news from The
Brownsville Herald.
4:20- 5:55—Musical program.
5:55- 6:00—World Bookman, radio feature.
6:00- 9:00—Musical numbers, studio specialties.
TOMORROW A. M.
10:00-12:00 noon—Request program.
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. D.
Former Commissioner of Health
Winter is the time we expect colds
and catarrh. But it is not in cold
weather alone that human beings
suffer from these ailments. Even
in Midsummer they are all too com
mon.
Indeed, about the worst of colds
is the "summer cold.” It drags on.
taking what is left of exhausted en
ergy. Really, you can be positively
ill and incapable of your daily
duties. From the effects of one of
these colds, you may feel like stay
ing in bed for several days.
Science has much to learn about
the common cold. It is not known
for a certainty what causes it. Is
it due to the action of germs, bac
teria, bacilli, or virus of some sort?
Who knows?
Some day the mystery will be
solved. Then a remedy will be
found, or at least a reasonably sure
means of protection will be discov
ered. Until that glorious day we
must do our best with present
knowledge.
Anything that lowers the vitality,
lessens the resistance to disease.
When we are well and strong, full of
energy, properly nourished and liv
ing right, we can fight off the
agents of disease. We can resist in
fection.
Anything that weakens the sys
tem, prepares the way tor disease.
The effects of intense heat, causing
loss of appetite and broken sleep,
lower the resistance power to those
agents that produce colds. That is
why the summer cold is almost as
frequently met as the winter cold.
Neglected teeth, with abscessed
roots or pussy gums may promote
the growth of germs that attack the
tonsils or nasal tissues. Abscessed
tonsils may be the breeding place
for such poisons. These causes
operate in hot weather as in cold,
and may be more dangerous because
of the weakened resistance due to
days and nights of intense heat.
One goes to sleep without cover
and wakes up chilled to the bone
from a change in the weather. It is
difficult to determine just what ef
fect such exposure has, but un
doubtedly it is a factor in exciting
a cold.
Contacts with persons who have
colds. Swimming in contaminated
waters, drinking from unclean
glasses—all these have an important
relationship to the taking of colds.
We should not overlook them.
Take care of yourself if vou have
a cold. Practice the Golden Rule
bv regarding the rights of others.
Dont’ expose family, friends or the
public to the effects of anv careless
ness on your part. It is easy to
“spread” this disease.
ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUERIES
‘Reader.’ Q.—What causes the
skin on the face and legs to become
rough?
2 —What are the little protrusions
that appear on the back of the
neck? They look like warts.
A.—May be due to a form of
eczema.
2.—This condition may be due to
warts or moles. Consult a skin spe
cialist about having them removed.
• • •
A. S. C. Q.—What will help cure
constipation ^nd indigestion?
A.—The diet must be corrected.
For full particulars send a self-ad
dressed. stamped envelope and re
peat your question.
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Bill L. Q.—What do you advise
for falling hair?
2.—What will make the eyelashes
and brows grow?
A.—A good stimulating ointment
is often beneficial. For full details
send a self-addressed, stamped en
velope and repeat your question.
2 —Try applying 1 per cent yellow
oxide of mercury ointment to the
lashes and brows every night.
• • •
A Daily Reader. Q.—What should
a girl weigh who is 17 years old
and 5 feet 3 inches tall?
2. —How can I build up the gen
eral health?
3. —What should a boy weigh who
is 15 years old and 5 feet 7 inches
tall?
A.—For her age and height she
should weigh 118 pounds.
2.—Proper dieting and deep
I" '
breathing. You should eat nourish
ing foods and have plenty of sleep
and rest.
3—For his age and height he
should weigh about 129 pounds.
• • •
M. W. Q.~What will build up a
run-down nervous system?
A.—Eat plenty of good nourishing
food, including milk, eggs, fresh
fruits and vegetables. Sleep as
many hours as possible. Exercise
daily in the fresh air, practice deep
breathing. As a tonic take cod liver
oil.
Who am I? What American di
vision was a part of the French
army which I commanded? Of what
city have I been military governor?
What is an iguana?
Where is “The House of Seven
Gables?”
“And above all things have fer
vent charity among yourselves: for
charity shall cover the multitude of
sins.” Where is this passage found
in the Bible?
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are very
sympathetic and kind, yet they have
almost ungovernable tempers. They
should learn to control their emo
tions.
Star Lore
STAR LORE
It is the Earth, not Sun, that Makes
the Journey
By Arthur DeV. Carpenter
The sun makes an apparent Jour
ney around the earth once in
365 1-4 days. The time required for
its journey from equinox to equinox
north of the equator is 186 1-4 days,
while its time from equinox to equi
nox south of the equator is but 179
days. In other words, the northern
summer is 7 1-4 days longer than
the northern winter. But while the
sun is south of the equator it is in
that part of its apparent orbit where
it comes 3 per cent nearer to t£f§
earth, causing a speeding up of its
apparent annual rotary motion.
This acceleration accounts for the
shorter period of the apparent
southern half of its orbit.
(More Tomorrow) *
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Gen. Heri J. E. Gouraud; Jtain*
bow division; Paris.
2. American lizard.
3. Salem. Mass.
4. I Peter, iv, 8.
WAR ON GAMBLING CRAZE
DUBLIN.—A parliamentary com
mittee has recommended steps to
curb the gambling craze affecting
all levels of society.
RUDENESS COSTS $10,000
LONDON.—Because his niece has
been rude to him. Joseph A. Saun
ders revoked a $10,000 bequest to
her in his will.
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1911
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