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CHAPTER VII.Warry Baiidan's Indignation.

Htrldan stayed in town nil sumirM-r. andlie and Saxton saw a g:ootl deal of eachother. They drove often to the countryolub togrethar. and Saxton became, as peo-! le said, another of Warry's enthusiasms.Saxton was no ldier, and he was conscien¬tiously striving to bring order out ofehao9 in the interests which had been con¬fided to him. He was annoyed, at first,when Karliian. In hi* unlimited leisure, be¬gan to invade his office; but as the con¬fidence and ease of real friendship grewbetween them he did not scruple to sendhim away, or to throw him a newspaperand bid him read and keep still. Raridanwas the plaything of many moods; Saxtonwas equable and steady. They sought eachOther with the old perversity of antipodalnatures.Saxton came In unexpectedly on Raridaa

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MAINHANCE

BY/MEREDITH N ICH0L>5ON

at The Bachelors' one evening in Septem¬ber. The day hud been hot with the finalfling of summei, but a thunder shower hadcooled the atmosphere, and there stole inpleasantly the drip, drip of the rain whichwas now abating. Heat lightning glowedin the west with the iurninousness somarked in that region.

"It's an Infernal, hideous shame." calledRaridan fiercely through the dark, recog¬nizing Saxton's step"Thanks! I'm glad I came,'' sa'.d Sax-

ton. cheerfully."I'd like to be a cannibal for a few

hours." growled Raridan, kicking a chairtoward Saxton without rising from thecouch where he lay sprawled. Saxton wentabout quietly, lighting the gas. picking upthe books and newspapers which Raridanhad evidently cast from him in ills rage,and maklns a seat for himself by thewindow."I'm not an expert in lunacy; but I'll hear

your trouble. Go ahead."Raridan got up suddenly his glasses

swinging wildly from their cord."I'ut out that light.'" he commanded

savagely; and Saxton did us he was bid-j den.i "Do you know what Evelyn Porter's go-ing to do?" di 'aided Raridan."I certainly do not. You seem to want

to leave me In the dark, and that's noJoke.""She's going to be queen of their infernal

Knights of Midas ball, that's what.""Your language is spirited. I must say.

I think we may claxslfy that as importantif true.*

"It's an outrage: an infernal, d dshame!" Raridan went on."Language unbecoming an officer and a

gentleman.""There's a fine girl, as charming as any

girl dare be. She has a father who doesn't

IN THE HIGH SCHOOLSCadet Recruits Receive Arms

for the First Time,

ENLISTMENTS CLOSED

THE CENTRAL RUNNERS WIN

DISTINCTION IN BALTIMORE.

The Approach of Christmas Enlivens

High School Society.DramaticClubs Active.

The raw recruits in the High School CadetCorpn have readied the stage in their de¬velopment as soldiers when they are per¬mitted to carry guns. There is lack ofthese arms in the regiment, but some of theold men have been deprived of them Inorder that no time may be lost in the train¬ing of the "youngsters."Some eighty new rifles will be received

from the War Department about January 1,and then those who have done without upto that time will be rewarded with thebrand-new article. The largest number ofnew guns is needed by the Central. Thisschool is short by about thirty. Next comethe Technical and the Business, needingabout twenty-five apiece. The Eastern andWestern require a dozen or more betweenthem.By Christmas it is expected all of the

cadets will have received their new uni¬forms. Deliveries will begin at the variousschools next Monday, and doubtless thenecessary alterations will have been madeby the holiday time, and all the young sol¬diers will blossom forth in fresh blue andgold. The uniform will be the same as thatof last year in every essential respect.The Central will entertain the tailor Mon¬

day and Tuesday next; the Technical, Wed¬nesday and Thursday; the Business, Fri¬day; the Eastern, the following Monday(December 21); the M Street, Tuesday, the22d, and the Armstrong, Wednesday, the23d.The time for receiving enlistments for

the companies has expired. The Businesshas the largest company in the regiment,one with nine fours. As large a companyas this has never been drilled on the com¬petitive field, and it is thought by some it.will be somewhat unwieldy. The next largestcompany is that of the Eastern, with eightfours. Captain Tewksbury is proving to bea good commanding officer, it is said, andwith a command of the size of Company Fis expected to do wonders in the spring,competition.

The Indoor Events.Practice for indoor track events and

basket ball is now occupying all the sparetime of High School athletes. The call forcandidates for the'various teams was is¬sued soon after the close of the foot ballseason, and has been responded to liberally.From all present indications the coming in¬door season will undoubtedly be successful.The running track In the basement of theGeorgetown University is used by the ma¬jority of the boys, while some are able towork at their particular school buildings.The Georgetown indoor field is every daythe scene of great activity, used as It is bythe college men, and the High School boys.The latter are placed at a disadvantage byhaving no field for indoor sports suitable totheir needs. It is hoped by the boys andtheir friends that some day the long-dream-ed-of field for High School athletics will be¬come a reality and makeshifts becomethings of the past.

It has not been decided whether an inde¬pendent High School Indoor meet will beheld or the boys participate in the collegemeets only. This side of High School ath¬letics has not received as much attention asmight have been expected. The work is notcarried on in a uniform or systematic man¬ner In the different schools, but each at¬tempts to get from It what pleasure andprofit It can in Its own way. In the pastmembers of the Central track teams havebeen very successful in Indoor meets inneighboring cities, but no general attemptat this sort of competition has been made.

Honors Won at Baltimore.The Central entered men in the athletic

meet in Baltimore last Saturday, and wasthe only Washington High School to do so.

Although it was early in the season to ex¬

pect much from the local boys, they madea creditable showing. Paul Cook, Central'scrack short-distance runner, captured iirstplace in the final hundrod-yard dash, inwhich Dick Dear, formerly of the Central,and then the champion in this event, camein second, running for the University ofPennsylvania.

It has been customary in Some of theschools to hold Intersection meets for in¬door and outdoor field and track sports.Plans are under way among some of theboys for similar events this winter and next

| appreciate her.a good fellow and all that,and he wouldn't hurt her for anything on

earth; but he hasn't got any sensibility;that's the trouble with scores of Americanfathers. These western ones are worsethan any others. They break their sons In,whenever they can. to the same collarsthey've worn themselves. Their daughtersthey usually don't understand at all! TheyIntimidate their wives so that the poorthings don't dare call their souls theirown; but the women are the saving rem¬nant out here. And when a particularlyfine one turns up she ought to be protect¬ed from the curse of our infernal commer¬cialism."He threw himself Into a chair and light¬

ed a cigarette.Sax ton laughed silently."Isn't this a new responsibility you've

taken on? I don't believe these things areas bad a« you make them out to be. Thecommercial curse is one of the things youcan't dodge these days. It's just as badIn Boston as it is here; and you find itwherever vou find live people who wantbread to eat and cake If they can get it.""But to visit the curse on a girl,.a fine

girl "

"A pretty girl," Saxton suggested."A really charming girl," continued War¬

rick, with unabated earnestness, "is a rot¬ten shame.""I'm afraid you're taking It too serious¬

ly," said Saxton. "If Miss Porter werenot a very sensible young woman It wouldbe different. You don't think for a mo¬ment that she would have her head turn¬ed-""Xo. sir; not a hit of It; but It's the

principle of the thing that I'm kickingabout. This is one of the things that Idetest In these western towns. It's theinability to escape from their infernalbusiness. On the face of it theirMidas ball is a social event, butat the bottom. It's merely a busi¬ness venture. All the business men havegot to go in for It, but it doesn't stop there;they must drag their families in. EvelynPorter lias got to mix up with the daugh¬ters of the plumbers and the candlestickmakers in order that the god of commercemay be satisfied.""You don't quite grasp the situation,"

said Saxton. "If you had to get out amongthese men who have hard work to do everyday you'd have a different feeling aboutsuch things. They've got to maks the towngo, and this carnival is one of the ways inwhich they can stir things up commerciallyand at the same time give pleasure to awhole lot of people.""Now, look here, you know as well as I

do that you can't mix up all sorts arid con-

spring. The 'Tech" ha" already made ar¬rangements for such an ipdoor meet.Many of the old athletes have returned

tills year, and the raw material is fast get¬ting into shape, so that tlio prospects forthe season are very good. Several teamshave elected captains, anu the others atepreparing to do so.Among recent athletic etactions are those

of Louis Lent, captain of the Oantral trftckteam, and D. R. Covell, ca*aln of the Last-em track team.

Girls in Tennis Tournament.Other sports have received some atten-

tion, the girls of the Technical havingplanned to give a spring tennis tournament.Already the Central i» beginning to organ-ire its base ball team. "Jock" Snow was

chosen captain of the nine recently.Arrangements are being made by the

members of the girls' basket ball teamthe Technical to play two games withother teams before Christmas. The teamwill, It is expected, arrange games wl.h theother high schools after Christmas, but itwill not compete for the championship, as

stated in a former issue of rhe Star.The athletic association of the Western

High School recently gave its annual din¬ner for the foot ball team in the assemblyhall of the school building. The occas onwas especially interesting in view of thefact that the team had won a short timebefore the game wlfh the Central team.The celebration of this signal vlct°ry fothe Westerns was a time of much enthu¬siasm and speechmaklng. Mr- Holdsworth Gordon, a member of the schoolboard of the District, and an enthusiastic"across the creek" man, was Present andmade a brief address. An adjournment wastaken to the gymnasium at the exclusionof the dinner, and a dance wasTo Miss Davis, the chairman of rhemittee having the matter in charge, is duethe credit for the access of th* occasion.Preparations are being made by the

fourth-year class of the Western to hold a

Christmas entertainment in the assembljhall of the school building.

The Debaters at Work.Debating societies ere at work in several

of the high schools. The first regular dis¬cussion of the Central High School De¬

bating Society was held last Tuesday, at

which the decision of the Judges was infavor of the affirmative on the propositionaffirming "That the United States was jus¬tified in recognizing the independence ofPanama." Miss M. E. Adams and Messrs.W. V. Van VIeck and George L. Wood up-held the affirmative, and Mias Scudder andMessrs. E. P. Gates and A. N. V an Meekthe negative. The Business Debating bo-clety is in good favor, as is that of theEastern. Each of these societies has heldseveral interesting debates.Dr Isabel Haslup Lamb, medical directoi

of the. high schools, working with thephysical culture director, Mrs. ElizabethWalton, recently gave a lecture in the as¬sembly hall of the Business for two morn-ir.gs. The lecturer treated of hygiene, andthe pupils were ir.uch interested, as wellas doubtlessly benefited by the talk.

The Dramatic Features.The two dramatic societies of the Central

are preparing to give small plays in thespring. Prof. Rivot, teacher of French at"the Eastern, has written an interesting lit¬tle comedy, entitled, "L'Astrologue," andit will be given in French some tiiye by themembers of his class, who have alreadybcEun rehearsals.The Eastern High School Camera Club

has held one meeting at the home of MissVan Doren. Mr. Roy Helton was chosenpresident and Mr. Clyde Dunnlngton vicepresident. Many new members were re¬ceived, and the outlook for the organizationis regarded as good. A second meeting willbe held this evening at the satue plaee Thecamera club of the Technical is preparingfor an exhibit to be held soon.With the approach of the Christmas holi¬

days social affairs in the lilgh schools takeon a more lively aspect. There will beparties and dances galore. At present allis preparation and pleasing anticipation.

An Orthographic Change Suggested.To the Editor of The KTening Star:There is a movement on foot which looks

toward the discontinuance of two worth¬less letters, namely q and x. It is urgedthat their rightful substitutes, "cw" and"cs" may even better serve their scantoccurrence, which, respectively, avoragesonly 5 and 8 times per column, and wouldmake four vacant places on the typesettingmachines for other letters, signs or sym¬bols. The letter q was unknown to ourSaxon ancesters, who used cw, as "oween,""cwlte," "cwote," "cwie," etc. It was alsodiscarded by classical Greek literati. Itcame Into our language through the Nor¬man conquest by way of the Romans, who,in their early days, had adopted an in¬ferior alphabet of western Greece, whichhad brought "q" over from the Hebrew orPhoniclan notation. The letter x has like¬wise a broken history. For centuries itwas discarded by the Romans as worthlessand was reinstated only on sufferance inbehalf of Greek loan words. As used by usit serves scarcely half the x or k's sounds.Why should it not all or none? Again wewould have better uniformity by dismiss¬ing it altogether, for we spell "accept."Why not "eccept?"To reciprocate, a new letter, to serve the"sh" sound is being Considered, which, ifadopted, will occur wherd "sh, si, sci, ti,ce" and many other forms ate now used,

as in "shine, mission, conscience, motion,

ditions of men, and particularly women, inthis way, without making a mejs of it. An.an may introduce the green giocer at thecorner, and all that kind of ruc<«, to illswife and daughter, but what's the good ofit?""Well, what's the good of a democracyanyhow?" demanded Saxton. 'I used to

have those ideas, too, when I was younger;but I thought it all over when I wai herd¬ing cattle up in Wyoming and I renouncedsuch notions for all time, even before Iwent broke. I found when I got back ea*tthat I carried my new convictions with rr;e,and the sight of civilized people and goodfood did not change me.""Well, the girl oughtn't to be sacrificed

anyhow," said Warrick, spitefully.Saxton bit his pipe hard and grinned."Look here, Raridan, I'm afraid It's thegirl and not the philosophy of the thingthat's worrying you. Why didn't you tellme it was the girl, and not the social fabricgenerally, that you want to defend?"Both Saxton and Raridan were a gooddeal at the Porters. He knew that Raridan

had been a playmate of Evelyn's in theiryouth, when the felder Porters and Raridanshad been friends and neighbors. Therwexisted between them the llgbtheartedcamaraderie that young people carry fromycuth to maturity, and it had torched Sax¬ton with envy. As a man having no fixedduties, Raridan sometimes wont, in themiddle of the hot mornings, to the Porterhilftop, where it was pleasant to sit andtalk to a pretty girl and look down on theseething caldron below, when e^ery otherman of the community was sweltering atthe business of earning his daily bread."You oughtn't to get bo violent about

these things." Saxton wqnt on to say."You will yourself be on,e of the orna¬ments of the show, and you will dance be¬fore the throne and be glad of the chance.They have a king, don't they? You mightget the Job. Who's going to be king, bythe way?" 1 '

"Wheaton, I fancy: the announcementhasn't been made yet.""Oh," said 8axton, significantly. "Is this

a little jealousy? Are we .sorry .that we'renot to wear the royal robes ourstlf? Well!I begin to understand!-'"I don't like that either,, if you wan", to

know. It all gets back to IIJC accurse-3commercial idea. Wheaton's the cashier InPorter's bank. It's very fitting th-ic thepresident's daughter and -the young andbrilliant cashier should l>e identified to¬gether in a public function liku this. Nodoubt Wheaton is fixing It"Well, why don't you ftj (I up? I have

been deluding myself with.the Idea that youv cre a person of consequence in this town,yet you admit that In a mere trilling social

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ocean," etc. The new letter Is a union orfusion of "s 1," an "8" with a linethrough It. and resembles very closely thedollar mark, which Is an "a" with twolines. The new letter would occur once toabout thirty words, or oftener than "J,""k," "q," "x," and "z" do now.The following communication of Prof.

Calvin Thomas of Columbia UniversityIllustrates the use and appearance of $ forthe "sh" sounds. The message contains 3»;0words. "Cw" serves "qu" twice: "cs"servo# "x" twice, and serves the "sh"sound eighteen times; ratio one to twentywords."X hardly need to a^ure you that I am

personally In sympathy with any move¬ment. agita$on or Joint effort which lookstoward the Improvement of our EngllSspelling. I cannot, however, at the presentmoment, write much more than a friendlygreeting and a hearty 'umen' to your ef¬forts."It is my opinion, as you may know, that

as the future of the cause rests largely withthe teachers of children and with those whoprepare such teachers for their work, it isnecessary that the eyes of children be fa¬miliarized with a certain number of im¬proved spellings, and that their minds befamiliarized with the thought that spellingcan be improved, and that they themselveshave a right to improve it. Teach them atan early age, and In language suited totheir comprehenSon, about the nature of thedlcjonary and its 'authority.' Eesplain tothem that the big book is a record ofusage, and that usage is another name forfalSun; that in the matter of spelling, justas in the matter of the clothes we wear,the fa$on continually changes, only muchmore slowly. Tell them that the only finaland ideal rule is to spell as we pronounce.Teach them that In deciding how they $allspell, as in deciding what clothes they $a!lwear, or to what ecstent they $all 'con¬form,' i.e., do as other people do. in othermatters of so$al custom, the first rule is-Be a follower of good usage; but tliat thesecond and no less important rule is: Be amaker of good usage."Do not, as teachers, stand too much in

the fear that, by following the spirit ofthese counsels, you will train up a genera-$on of offtrographic anarchists. A littleanarchy, when it means simply a revolt ofintelligence and common sense against thetyranny of bad fa$ons, is sometimes a verygood thing. Do not imagine, and do notsuopose that X imagine, that any immediateand striking results will follow from thekind of effort that I am here recommend¬ing. The objept in view is to train up a

generation that will be more intelligent,more open-minded, that the present genera-Son with regard to the matter of authorityIn spelling. And if people deride you andcall you cranks, a3 they probably will, bearit with ecwanimity, while reminding themthat your ultimate object is to render ourwritten Engll? more easy of acwlsiSon forsome forty or fifty million school children,and to remove the principle obstacle in theway of its world-wide use as the linguafranca of the na$ons."

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Unknown Reveals Booty to Police.A dispatch from Baltimore last night

saj-s:Securities amounting to $6,200, contained

in the satchel of Runner Hill of the Mer¬chants' National Bank, stolen from him inthe registry division of the Baltimore post

'office a few days ago, were recovered to¬night by local detectives. An unknown per¬son telephoned to the local police todayfrom New York notifying them where theletters had been secreted.

Fox- Tutuila and Guam.Senator Poraker has introduced a bill to

provide a government for the Island of Tu¬tuila and adjacent islands. The bill is iden¬tical with one introduced in the Fifty-sev¬enth Congress. He also has reintroduced a

bill to provide a government for the Islandof Guam.

rratter you are outwitted, or about to oe,by one of these commercial

^persons you

hate so much, or say you do."He spoke tauntingly, but Rarldan waa

evidently- serious in his complaint, andSaxton turned the talk into other channels.The Chinese servant came in presently witha card for Rarldan."By Jove!" he exclaimed. "It's Bishop

Delafield." He plunged downstairs and re¬

turned immediately with a man whosegreat figure loomed darkly In the doorway.Rarldan made a light."We've been doing the dim, religious act

here," he said, after introducing Saxton."The lightning out there has been fine.""you feel that you can't trust me in the

dark." said the bishop; "or perhaps that 1won't appreciate the 'dim religious,' as youcall It. Turn down the gas and save myfeelings."Saxton was well acquainted with War¬

rick's real in church matters and was notsurprised to find a church dignitary in hisfriend's rooms. He had never met thebishop of Clarkson before, and he was alittle awestruck at the heroic size of thisman who had just given him so masculinea grasp of the hand and so keen a scrutiny.The bishop extended his vast bulk In

Raridan's easiest chair, and accepted a

cigar from the box which Warry passed tohim."You've come just In time to save us trim

fierce contentions," s.iid Rarldan, all amia¬bility once more, while the bishop lightedhie cigar. He was very bald, and his headshone so radiantly that Saxton felt thathe could still see it In the dark after War¬rick had turned down the lights. The/awas an atmosphere about the. man of gre-itphysical strength, and his deep-set eyesunder their shaggy brows were quick andpenetrating. Here was a man famous Inhis church for the energy and sacrUIcowhich he had brought to the work of amissionary In one of the great westerndioceaea. He had been bereft, in his youngmanhood, of his wife and children, andhad thereafter offered himself for tharoughest work of his church. He was sixtyyears old, and for twenty years had been a

bishop, first In a vast region of the farthernorthwest, where the diocesan limits werehardly known, and where he had traveledponyback and *iuleback until called to bethe bishop of Clarkson. He was famous asa preacher, and when he appeared frointime to time In the pulpits of easternchurches, he swayed men mightily by thevigor and simplicity of his eloquence. Hehad, in Ills younger days, been reckoned ascholar, but the study of humanity at closehand had superseded long ago his InterestIn books and learning. He had a Jeep,

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melodious voice and there was charm andmagnetism in him, as many people of manysorts and conditions knew."What's the subject, gentlemen?" he

asked, smoking contentedly. "I'm sure

something very serious must be before thehcuse.""Mr. Rarldan has been abusing the com¬

mercialism of his neighbors," said Saxton."Saxton's a newcomer, bishop, and doesn't

understand the situation here as you and Ido. You know that I'm the only native thatdares to hold honest opinions. The rest allfollow the crowd.""Reformers always have a hard time of

it," said the bishop. "If you're going tomake over your fellowmen, you'll have toget hardened to their indifference. Butwhat's the matter with things tonight; andwhat are you gentlemen doing in town, any¬way? Aren't there places to go where it'scool and where there are pretty girls to en¬chant you?"Rarldan attacked the bishop about some

question of ritual that was agitating theEnglish Church. It was worse than Greekto Saxton. but Rarldan seemed fully Inform¬ed about It, and turned up the lights toread a paragraph from an English Churchpaper which was, he protested, ranklyheretical. The bishop smoked his cigarcalmiy until Rarldan had finished."They tell me." he said, when Raridan

had concluded by flinging the whole matterupon his clerical caller with an air of ar¬

raigning the entire episcopate, "that you'rea pretty fair lawyer. Warry, only you won'twork. And I hear occasionally that you'reabout to embrace the ministry. Now Justthink what a time I'd have with you on myhands! You couldn't get the water hotenough for me. Isn't he ungracious".turning to Saxton."when I came here forrest and recreation, to put me on trial formy life? You ought to know, young man.that a bishop can be tried only by hi#peers."Rarldan threw down his paper, and rang

for the Chinaman."When I embrace the ministry under you,

bishop, you may be sure that I'll be humbleenough to be good."The Chinaman brought a variety of liquids

from which they helped themselves."Don't be afraid of the Scotch, Saxton,"

said Raridan, "the bishop has seen 'the bot¬tle before."The bishop, who was pouring seltzer on

his lemon juice, smiled tolerantly at Rarl-dan's chatter, with whose temper and qual¬ity he had long been familiar, and address¬ed himself to Saxton. He liked young men,and had an agreeable way of drawing themout and making them talk about them¬selves.. When it was disclosed that Saxtonhad been in the cattle business, the bishop

showed an intimate knowledge of the rangeand its ways."You see, the bishop's ridden over most

of the cattle country in his day," explainedRaridan."And evidently not all in Pullman cars,'*

said Saxton."I'm considered a heavy load for a cow

pony," said the bishop, smiling down at hlagreat bulk, "so they used sometimes toAnd a mule for me.""How are the Porters?" he asked pres¬

ently of Rarldan."Very well, and staying on in the heat

with the usual Clarkson fortitude.""Porter's one of the men that never rest,"

said the bishop. "I've known him ever sinceI've known the west, and he's taken fevfvacations in that time.""Well, he's showing signs of wear," said

Raridan. "He's one of the man who beginwith a small business where they do all thework themselves, and when the businessoutgrows them, they never realize that theyneed help, or that they can have any. Be¬fore they made Wheaton cashier, Portercarried the whole bank in his head. He'simproving a little, and has a stenographernow: but he's nervous and anxious all thewhile ai^d terribly fussy over all he does.""Wheaton ought to be a great help to

him," said the bishop. "He seems a steadyfellow, hard working and industrious.''"Oh, he's h 11 those things." Raridan an«

swered carelessly. "He'll never steal any'body's money."The bishop talked directly to Raridan

about some work which it seemed the youngman had done for himt and rose to go. Hehad been in town only a few hours, aftera business journey to New York, and onreaching his rooms had found a summonscalling him to a neighboring Jurisdiction, toperform episcopal functions for a brotherbishop who was ill. Saxton and Warrickwent down to the car with him, carrying thebattered suit oase which contained hlaepiscopal robes and personal' effects. Thesecases showed rough usage; they had beento Canterbury and had found lodging manynights in the soil houses of the plains."How do you like him?" asked R.iridln,

as the bishop climbed into a street ca*headed toward the station."He looks like the real thing," said Sax¬

ton. "He has a voice and a beard like a.prophet.""He's a fine character.one of the people

that understand things without being told.A few men and women in the world havethat kind of instinct. They're put here, Iguess, to help those who don't underatan#themselves."

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