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THE MAD I SO N I A N
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SYNOPSIS.
Cowboya ot the Flying H?arf ranrti are
heartbroken over tto ka of th;ir much
prized phonograph by the defeat of their
champion In a foot-race with the eok of
the Centlpeie ranch, , A house-party Is
. ca at the Flying Heart. 3. Walllngford
ffpeed, cheer leader at Yaic.'aid Culver
Covington. Inter-collegiate champion run
ner, are expected. Helen Blaku, Speed's
sweetheart, becomes interested In the loss
of the phonograph,. She suggests to Jean
Chapin. sister f tbe owner of the ranch,
that she induce Covington, her lover, to
win; back the phonograph. Helena declares
that if Covington won't run. Speed will.
Tlie Cowboys are hilarious over the pros
pect. Speed and his valet. Iai-ry Glass,
trainer at Yale, arrive. Helen Blake asks
Speed, who has -posed to her as an ath
lete, to race against the Centipede man.
The cowboys Join 1n the appeal to Wallv
Jind fearing that Ile'lfti will find! him out.
he consents. He insists, however, that he
chall Te entered as an traknown, figuring
that Covington will arrive 1n time to take
his plae Fresno, glee club lnger from
Stanford university and in love "with
Helen, tries to discredit, fspeed with the
ladies and the cowboys. -Speed and Glass
p-ut in the time they are supposed to be
training playing cards In a secluded spot.
The oowboys explain to Speed how much
the race means to them. Speed assures
tfiem he will do his best. The cowboys
tell Glass it is up to him to see that Speed
wins the Tace.
CHAPTER IXContinued.
Ton said just now you'd answer
for him with your life. Well, we aim
to make you! "We arat a-goin to lose
this foot-race under no -circumstances
whatever, bo -we give you complete
.nrthorlty over the tody, health, and
speed of Mr. Speed. It's up to you
to mate him "beat that -cook."
S-s-suppose he gets sick or sprains
his ankle?" 31ass -undertook to move
his tody from ia front of the weapon,
trat it followed him as If magnetized.
"There arat a-goin' to be no acci
dents r excuses. It's pay or play,
money .at the tape. You're his trainer,
and it's your fault if he ain't fit when
be toes the mark. Understand?"
Willie lowered the muzzle of his
weapon, and fired between the legs of
Glass, who leaped into the, air with all
the grace of a gazelle. . It was 'due to
no conscious -action on his part that
the trainer leaped; "his muscles were
-stimulated spasmodically, and pro
pelled him from the floor .
"Bid .you heaT -what : I said?" de
manded Willie, in a -voice that sound-)
ed like the sawing of. a meat bone.
Glass opened 'his -mouth, and when
no sound Issued, nodded.
, "And you understand?"
Again the trainer bobbed his head.
"Then I gues3 that's aH. : It's up to
you." Willie replaced "his 'gun, and
the fat man threatened to laJL "Come
on, hoys!" The cowboys filed "out si
lently, but on the threshold 7 Willie
.paused and 'darted- a venomous
glance at his enemy. "Don't forget
what I Bald about Mr. Colt. and the
equality of man."
"Yes, Eir! yes, ma'am!" ejaculated
the frightened trainer, nervously,
When they were gone he -collapsed.'.
They are rather severe, aren't
.they?" ventured Fresno.
bevere: ' cried the unhappy man.
"Why, Speed can't-r". He was about
to explain everything when the mem
iOTy of Willie's words -smote him like
a blow. That fiend had -threatened to
"kin him, Lawrence Glass, without pre
liminary if it became evident that a
fraud had heen practiced. ManifestljU
JV-. T , l A. ; 1 1 I
t.uab was uu piace ior nysiericai con
fidences. Larry's "mouth closed like a
trap, while the Californiaai watched
him intently. At length he -did speak,
but in a strangely sof ten ed tone, and
at, utter, variance with his .custom.
TSay, Mr. Fresno 1 Which -direction
. is New Yotkt"
That way." Fresno pointed to the
east, and the tier man stared long-
ingly oot. through , the bunk:houe win
dow. -.-. t ' .'' ' .
"Ifs 4julte a walk; ain't it?" .
"Walk?" Berkeley laughed.-. 'It's
two .or three thousand miles!'" Glass
sighed beavily, "Why do y am ask?
"Oh. ,- nothin. Jest gettin - feome-
sick. He calmed bimself with aa ef
fort, entered the gymnasium as if in
search - of something, and then set
forth to find Speed ' "
That ecstatic young gentleman
wrenched his gaze awayr from the blue
eyes' of Miss Blaka to see his trainer
signaling him from afar.. P- - -.
"What is It, Lawrence?" ,
"Got to see you." U
.- "Presently." ; '.
"Nix! I got to see you now!"
Glass' ruddy ace was fo8or.ched, and
tie seemed to rest in the grip of some
flighting malady. Beneath, his arm
he carried a tight-rolled buadle. Sens
tag something important bak ofthis,
unusual demeanor, Speed .'. excused
himself and followed Larrr, who did
jiot trust to speech until they were
aloiae - In the gymnasium with the
doors closed. Then he unrolled the
"bundle he carried, spread it upon the
,- floor, and stepped Into ita . exact cen-
: ter. r : ... ; . .....
. "Aye you standing on my -' prayer-
rag T' demanded his companloti, an
-gniy. . , . . . - ,
. "I am! And from this on I'm eoin
to make it work itself to death. ; She
' said a- feller couldn't get :h-urt- if ; he
stood on it and said 'Allsih.' Well
' Vu goiato wear it out".
What's wrong?"
Do you know what's goin to han-
pen to me if Covington don't get here
and beat this cook?"
"Happen to you?"
Yes, me ! These outlaws have put
It up to me to win this bet for them.
weii, , Covington can beat any
body."
Bat CoVineton isn't here vet.'
Not yet, but " The young man
smiled. "You're not frightened, are
you?" ,
Scared to death, that's all,", ac-
knowledged the other. Then when his
employer laughed openly, he broke
out at a white-heat "Joke, eh? Well,
you'd better have a good laugh while
you can, because Humpy Joe's finish
will be a ten-course dinner . to what
you'll get if Covington misses .his
train."
"How easily frightened you are!"
'Yes? Well, any time people start
shooting shots I'm too big for this
earth. The hole In agun looks as bi
as a gas-tank to me."
But nobody is-going to shoot you!'-'
exclaimed the mystified college man
They aintj hey? 'I missed the
Golden Stairs by a lip not half an
hour ago." With feverish Intensity he
told his narrow ejscape from destruc
tion, the memory bringing a sweat of
agony to his brow. "And the worst
of It Is, he concluded, "I'm .'marked-
with guns. I've always beei. that
way."
"Tut! tut!- Don't alarm yourself. If
Covington shouldn't come, the race
will be declared off."
No chance, announced the train
er,, with utter " conviction. . "These
thugs have made it pay or play, and
the bets are down." -
"Yoa know I can't run."
"If he dont come, youll have to!
"Absurd! I shall be indisposed."
if, you mean you 11 get sick, or
sprain an ankle, or break a leg, or J
kill yourself,, guess again, lm re
sponsible for you noifi. Something
may go wong with me, but nothin'
Is goln to "happen to you. My only
chance to make a live of it is to get
some one to outrun this cook. You're
the only chance I've got, If Culver
don't show, and the first law . of na
ture aint never been' repealed."
"Self-protection, eh?"
'Exactly. Glass coughed thrice I
without result, stepped off the. prayer
rug, rolled it up tightly; then,. .hug
ging it beneath his arm, went on:
mat loar-eyea guy suppea me a
whole lot of feed-box Information.
Why, he's a killer, Wally! And he's
got a cash-register tq tally his, dead.'
'Notches on his gun-handle, I sup-1
pose?"
"So many that it looks like his wife
had used it to hang pictures with. I
tell you, he's the most deceitful rum
my 1 ever seen. : What's more he'B got
he homkide habit, and the habit has
w.ito MAffii.m.."-, r.io in
deadly earnest, and his alarm con-
trasted so strongly with his former
nntPTnniiuvn nttUiirfo tnwarit tho
cowboys that Speed was constrained
to laugh again.
."It's the zaost amusing thing I ever
heard of. - !
"Yes,." said the trainer, with elabo
rate sarcasm, "it would be awful fun
ny if it wasn't on the square." He
moistened his lip nervously.
"You alarm . yourself unnecessarily
'It's Up to You toMaks Him. Beat!
That Cook."
Well hear from Culver won, either
by wire or in person. ; He's rever
failed me ? yet. But if I , were, you,
Larry, I'd leave that Mexican ;jv girl
alone." ; " ... i
: "Mary?"
"Yes. , Mariedetta. Now, there's
something; to be Afraid of. If these
lxowboys are in love with het and have
their eves on you . ?
. "Cpme'ln!" ; -
Senor Aurelio Maria , Carara, en-
tered. He-was smoking his custom-
ary"' corn-husk , cigarette, but shls dark
pvps were grave and .hjSvSUKenimus-
tachios were pointed, to tho fineness
of a bristle.
.it. C H APTER .X. vl- .
1JEN0S dias, Senor." Carara
bowed politely to Speed. "
"Good-morning again,'
said Wally.
Turning to the " trainer,
Carara . eyed him from top
to toe, removed "tils ciga
rette, and flipped the ashes
daintily from it; then,
smiling disdainfully said: u. ;
Buenos dias. Senor Fat!"
- Glass started. "You talkin to me? V
Yes." Carara leaned languidly
against the wall, took a match from
his pocket,' and :-dextrously struck it
between the 'nails of-.tds thumb and
finger.. He breathed tfLa lungs full oi
smoke and exhalsdK through his
nose. "I would have to you bif
fore, but the"" Sonor Fat Ss he
shrugged his shoulders "frishten so
bad he will not understan'.' So--l
come back," -
"Who's scared?" uald Glass, gruffly.
Carara turned his palm outward, In
geatle apology.
You been talk' a gret deal tomy
Senorita to Mariedetta. - eh?" '
'"Oh, the Cuban Queen!". . GlasaT
winked openly at Speed. "Sure! I
slip her a laugh now and then."
She is not Cubana,- she is xMexi-
cana," said Carara, politely.
Well, what d'you think of that! I
thought she was a Cuban." Glass be-
gan to .chuckle..
"Senor Fat," broke in the Mexican,
sharply, while Larry winced at the
distasteful appellation, "she is my
Senorita!"
'Is she? Well, I can't help it If
she falls for me." The speaker cast
an appreciative glance at his em
ployer. "And you can cut out that
'Senor Fat because "it don't go 1
Then he gasped, for Carara slowly
drew from inside his shirt a long,
thin-bladed knife bearing marks of re
cent grinding, and his black eyes
"The Fat Senor Will Not Splk Wit
Her Again?
snapped. His face had become sud
denly convulsed, while his voice rang
with 'the'-tone of chilled metal. ' "' Glass
retreated a step, a shudder ran
through him, and his eyes riveted
themselves upon the weapon with hor
rified intensity. ".''-".
"Listen, Pig!, If you spik to her
again,, I will cut you." The gaze of.
,the Mexican pierced . his victim. . "1
will not keel you. I will just cut
you!"
Speed, who had sat in open-mouthed
amazement during the scene, pitched
himself. Like Larry, he could not re
move his gaze from the swarthy man.
He pulled himself together with an ef
fort, however, undertaking to divert
the present trnd of the conversation.
"W where-will you cut him?" he
asked, pleasantly, -more to make con-.
versation than ; f rom, any. .lingering
Question as to .the precise location
"Here." Carara turned the blade
gainst himself, and" traced a cross
uPn hIs front whereupon the trainer
gurglea ana iaia protecting nanas
upon his protruding abdomen.
You
spik Spanish?" . . -
"No." Glass shook his head.
"But you understan w'at I try to
say?"
"Yes oh yes I'm . hep all right"
"And the Senor Fat will r-r-remem-ber?"
f
"Sure!" Glass siglied miserably,
and tearing his eyes "away from the
glittering blade, rolled - them , toward
his employer. "I don't want her! - Mr.
Speed knows I don't want her!" .
Carara bowed. "And the Fat Senor
will not spik wit her again?",
: "No!"- . . ... .":
"Gracias, Senor! I thank you!'!
"You're welcome!? agreed the New
Yorker, with repressed feeling. .
'. "Adios! . Adios, Senor Speed!"
: "Goodby!" exclaimed the '.two
chorus. ;
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
In
Knew the Time.
On a cold night a man was hasten
ing' across the public square with hi a
overcoat buttoned up to his chin. He
was rather anxious to know what timo
it was, but hie was too lazy toopen his
coat in order to get at his watch. Just
then he . saw a well-dressedrman . ap
proaching and : remarked to himself:
''This is a cinch.' I'll e'en ask yon
genteel stranger what time Itis and he
will unbosom." . -
He perceived that the stranger wa
buttoned up Just as he was. When he
came up the man who wanted to know
the time removed his hat politely and
fiajd: "Sir. do you know what time
It is!" ' . .. - - :
The stranger paused, removed his
right glove, unbuttoned his coat from
top 'to bottom,' unbuttoned his under-
coat, and finally pulled out his watch."
while the chill wind icut into his inipro
tected chest Holding "up the watch sc
that the light would shine upon ite
face for an instant he glanced at It
and growled;. . . . v
"Yesj
Then he passed on without nnothe'
word. Clevelend plain Dealer,
' Ufa
; : 3:; new "WHITE mmwm
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F'
OR those who wish to observe a
period of mourning and are con
fronted by objections to all-black
apparel, or find - It not practical
for daily wear there is now the al
ternative of all-white . or white and
black in combination. In the smart
est shops and at the leading costumers
one may order mourning in either
black or white. Crepe, which Is the
recognized insignia of mourning, has'
"been used with wonderful effective- j
ness, especially . In millinery. " Black
crape hats and veils, for first mourn
ing, have been duplicated exactly ir.
white crape. This is an exquisite
fabric and since the designers began
using it they have achieved some
new and wonderfully beautiful 'effects
hot possible in other 'materials.
It is not merely a whim of fashion
that has brought about the adoption
of the new "white mourning." It is
a change of sentiment with regard to
the meaning of mourning apparel.
One need nothink very long to con-
i elude that white mourning is meeting
a demand for something more than
merely "the trappings and the suits
of woe." . It is less oppressive than
black; -tn fact it is not at all somber.
Those who are in mourningwill not
be obliged In the future to confine
themselves to black or to white or
even to combinations of these; for
mourning fabrics are woven in gray
and in c:ertain" lavender shades. But
crape is most effective in black or
white.
Tailored .suits of white serge made
up with exquisite neatness and fault
lessly cut are favorites for mourning.
Worn with either black or white hats
and, veils they cannot be excelled for
elegance. A fad of the hour is to
REDUCING THE DOUBLE CHIN
Simple Methods-, Persevered In, Will
Speedily Do Away With Objec-,
tionable Feature.
' One of the mqst objectionable fea
tures is the double chin. This can be
remedied in one month by the follow
ing exercise: . First soap the under
part of the chin with pure soap, and
plenty of it. Then throw the head
back till the face looks up to the ceil
ing. rTben press firmly the under chin
with ths thumbs while at the same
'time me.ke the lower chin more back
and forth against the thumbs. It will
take some practice, but you-will-soon
find the : way to cause the movement
of the fat part of the chin. This will
strengthen all the muscles and at the
same time it will eliminate the fatty
cells. The soap aids in this by cutting
the fat from the ekin.
The exercise can be endured and
even enjoyed if you have a grapho
phone nnd take the . exercise by the
music I set my graphophone out in
the rear garden and take my physical
culture out in the open air. Besides
the exercises I had in the college class
es I have discovered many new one3.
Wherever there is exqsss fat just
keep on till you find a ' motion . that
will cause a movement of that fat,
then work. Health.
' -. Red-Heeled Slippers.
' It wa3 only natural that the incom
ing of effective . little frocks should
have brought with them the hlgh-heel-'ed:
slippers of the Louis XVI. period,
with . their Immense buckles in front
and their slashes of red behind. There
is a new kind of heel, too, which, is
used on these black slippers, andJt
makes .the foot look about .three
Inches uhorter than it is.
One would say that it was impossi
ble to walk in them if one had not
witnessed the ability of women to get
along in yard-wide skirts and Spanish
heels that ;put them on stilts. -. We
, have .; learned during the last three
years that there are few limitations
to. whafciwomen. can do. in the -name
of fashion; if ever these Louis- heela
are adopted by thB majority ,o Amer
ican, shopmakers, - women will wear
i them.' and not only turkey trot in
them, which is all verywell, but they
will go shopping in them, which is all
very wrong.
To Clean White Kid Shoes.
For cleaning white kid shoes, get a
rlean white cloth, soak it in gasoline,
then dip the cloth in ' powdered pre
pared ch&lk. Rub untikall dirt Is re
moved; then allow shoes to dry in the
air, but iiot in the .sun. . Always tise
the chalk and ' gasoline - together, as
gasollno alone will in time cause the
Ikid to turn yellow. Do this in a cool
place ; away from heat or artificial
Ma not iu the hot sua.
wear black low shoes with white hose
or high white shoes with their tailored
gowns.
For white mourning veils all made
of chiffon or Brussels net or other
veiling materials bordered with
crape. These bordered veils are
often draped on the hats in such a
way as to provide their only trim
ming. They are nearly always thrown
back off the face or draped to hang
from the back of the Ehape which is
almost invariably made entirely ' of
crape.
One of the new, elongated shapes,
with medium wide rolling brim, Is
shown here covered and trimmed
with white crape. The veil of chiffon,
bordered with crape, is arranged to
be worn either over or off the face.
There are almost no trimmings oa
the most elegant mourning hats ex
cept those that are, made of crape.
Roses and lilies are favorites and are
wonderfully beautiful. ,
A pew shape suggesting a poke
bonnet is pictured t here, made of
black crape except for the facing,
which is pure white in a rich soft
quality of the material. This white
facing 'redeems the .hat from somber
ness and "makes it a brilliant piece
of millinery. Besides, white next
the face is most becoming to every
woman.
The coarse-meshed silk .nets, bor
dered with bands of crape three
inches wide, are having a strong
vogue and arein the majority among
fashionable veils. Nevertheless they
are less becoming than ' chiffon. But
veils are so seldom worn over the
face that( this item may be Ignored.
Nets are very strong and durable.
JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
ATTRACTIVE STREET GOWN
.-. Model of .cream-colored brocaded
satin with tunic of i lace - and silk
trimmed with crimine and black tulle.
. Back to Japan.
. , Chinese Jashjons," especially- the
mandarin lines, proved unbecoming, la
that they, departed from the' figure's
general beauty of lines. But design
enr have stayed in the orient, merely
moving;, across ,the strip of 'water and
centering their thoughts on Japan. -
The clinging draperies, ; the - wide
belt with its. butterfly bows and its
draped and hanging panels,1 and the
kimono line for bedices and wraps are
to be UBed this fall. .Wonderful color
ings and embroideries that hint of the
east win be the safe choice for , the
woman who would buy now for a com
ing successful season in dress.
. -f To Dye Faded Slippers.
Old; satin vsllppers may be success
fully dyed. Light shade s take . the
new .color best. Blues and greens
take splendidly on an old foundation
of pink, yellow,, light bki : tx . layea
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iNIDMnONAL
i
(By M. O. SELLERS. Director of Evening
Department, Tho Moo4y Bible iiautuie,.
Chicago.) " ' . '
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 7
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
', LESSON TEXT Ex. 20:1-11.
GOLDEN TEXT "Thou Bhalt lov th-.
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy aouL and with all thy
trenstb,. and with all thy mind." Luk
1B:27. , '! ',
i The: decalogue divides Itself ' into
two parts; the 'first has to do with
man and his relations to God, the sec
ond deals with man and his relations;
with' men. , We consider today the-
.first part. From Deut. 5:22, zs we-
learn that the words of these eternal
principles were spoken to the whole
assembly from the midst of the burn
ing mountain and that they stand:
apart from the Mosaic law. It was
God himself who spake (v. 1) to this
redeemed people (v. 2). Afterward
he wrote them with his ovn finger oa
tablet of stone, Deut 5:22. This law
was done away with In Christ (Coll
35:14, 16, 17; 2 Cor. 3:7, 11) but never
theless each one of these commands,
excepting the fourth Is reiterated la
the New Testament, emphasizing the
eternal fixedness of their principles.
The principle of a day of rest one day
In seven has not, however, been set
aside, as we shall see hereafter. Tho
purpose of the law is to bring to men.
the knowledge of sin and thereby to -lead
them to Christ, Rom. 5:20, 7:7,.
13; Gal. 3:10, 24. John the beloved,
tells us "that his commandments are
not grievous." Men who understand
the spirit of the decalogue know that
every commandment tends to make
tetter citizens, better parents, better.
children, in fact to enable one to live-
satisfactorily with himself and hte-
neighbors and his God.
MM
Lessor
Pinnacles of Thought.
I. The First Commandment, vv. 1-3.
Instinctively one thinks of two other
pinnacles of religious thought, "In the
beginning God," Gen. 1:1, and tho
first two words of the disciples' pray
er, "Our Father," Matt. 6:9. Eternity
alone can furnish us a measurement
sufficiently great to enable us fully to
comprehend the fulness of thl
thought. God the creator, law giver,
father. In the beginning, 7at thin
mountain and in his son, teaching us
of his character.
Up to this time everything had been
done for the Israelites. Hereafter they
must keep the law in order to obtain
life,. Rob. 10:5 r Gal. 3:12. In this
Gospel dispensation we obtain life aa
an enabling agent whereby to perform
or to keep the law, Eph. 2:1, 8-10. The
Christian's higher law Is Christ him
self, inasmuch as the righteousness cf
the law Is fulfilled In the Christian
who walks after the spirit, Rom. 8:4..
The foundation of all of this Is to
"have no other gods before (or be
side) me," Matt 4:10.
' II. The Second Commandment, w-4-6.
This is negative In that we shall
not attempt any visible representation
or -likeness of God, . and positive- in.
that we shall, not bow down In wor
ship nor serve any such likeness. The .. .
wisdom of this ia only too evident
when we carefully study the degener
acy of all forms of heathen religions.
The creation of man's hands is wor
shiped in lieu of the creature sup
posed to be represented. God diI
sanction ' images, Ex. 37:7, 17-20; V
Kings 7:25. - The service of art in the
matter of religion "is freely acknowl
edged but nevertheless it Is attended
by grave 'danger as Is evidenced by "
Roman Catholic observances in many :
parts of the world. True worship must-
worship' In spirit the Gcd who Is'spir---It,
Jolin 4:24r-PhiL 3:3 R. V. He must.
be supreme in -our hearts .and our affections.-
The perpetuity of .either
blessing or curse for the observance
or violation of this edict may at first-..
seem to be rather harsh.' Yet we must.'
consider that posterity is the continua
tion of one's 6elf. Wedo what our
fathers did, Heb. 7:9, 10. God has
however made a merciful provision .
whereby we may turn the misery of '
sin into a blessing, Ez. 18:2, 19, 20 and -
Rom. 8:28. ' Let us rather emphasi:.-
the converse of this law of heredity.
viz., that tho blessing is likewise per
petuated, "to a thousand generations,' '
Dent 7:9; Ps. 105:8, Rom. 11:28, 5:20.
Must Be SFncere.
111. The Third Commandment, v. 7-
Here is demanded absolute sincerity
by all in the use of the divine name
and thus forbid3 all forms of blas
phemy. This covers much more than-,
ordinary vulgar profanity. 'The flip
pant and sacrilegious us of divine
terms and phrasesr tho use, whether
in prayer or praise of divine' names
and expressions which aro not a irt
of our . life ; experience - is a form ' ot
blasphemy. Vain, empty,- false usage
of God's name Is . blasphemous.- A .
proper.-reverence towards God Is fun
damental to any true love for God. ; -IV.
The Fourth Commandment, "vv:
B-V1. 'Attention has been called to 1tia
fact that - nowhere does it say '-the.,
seventh day of the week, though 'that
Is what tho 'Israelites observed. This
is the Sabbath of Jehovah. While thl
was specially designated for the Jew,.
(Deut. 5:1,. 12, 15); and not literally
binding upon, the Christian-(CoL 2:16,
17), yet it has underneath it a great,
wise and beneficent principle, Inaa's
need for rest one day in seven: Phys
ically ' and nervously , he needs rest
and quiet; spiritually he heeds tha
rest 1 and refreshment thus provided
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