Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

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BULL'S OPINION,
Living-in System

was tho "subjt'lct

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very intereating' debate . which took
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on ,Th a rsday in la81 week at tho
.M:C.A. Looturo Hall.
under ' , tho
&UIlp'Ce8 of. the UOQding Y.M.C,A, Litorarl'l]

'and Debat.ln i' Sooioty.
~.ho chair was occupied

by

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~r. W.

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Mar)!a, han. seCretary of. the 'soc iety.
_ The r e was a fairl y good nttondanoc.

, ,TPe d ebate'.was open ed by Mr. A. Baker,
as representing the National Union tlf
Shop AssiStants. etc. H o fir "t, of 1111 m(l" cd a
resolution fo th o effect that tho s)' st(' m

or

~iviD!!-iD

ough t to be abolished by log i, lotion.
th. 'DealIng' with t he personal Ride 'of the qu o...·

way. ·He tion, Mr ! ' Baker sa id that tim('~ had rapi(lly

iatcd by ohanged" with tho ..suit that tho masler·.
, sid. 'of. inter est . in his em'p loyoC5 han ollti rr ly cl i~ ·
bit h ~ r appoared. Th ey f.ound lo·day thal lho
E"J'S one or( t,wo
~reat. cOljlcorn s which th c.-y n"l\V ~flW <leaH
blows;
were not , vicious.
H.e d :~ectly with tho whole,al o d epot ~I"""K" "
pun:ng ' hor along the pOAAago I>nd w ere no* put in oyer the retniling- hu ~ i nl'''' ...
.tho steps: el10 ,fall ,down accidentally. and they did n ot; t.fouble ahn'lt Lh e P(1 T.o; ollal
a.ffaire
the employ ee's.
H f' was p <·dcrt.\y
"RAGING HYSTERIA."
convince() tnat em ploy rTS conh\ nnt U:~l litO

or

It w~s while h~ wife ~a.s in " raging
hyst-cr:ia. thn.t h e lthrew. a 6urgery jU&l c on·
tainin,g about. three·quo.rwrs o f a. pmt of
wate r, over ·her . He did 80 with ~ho object
of bringing h or round, and- it had B. re..thor
Wb4i'n
the~" lmIPle".,~nt,n_css, waR

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'i TAKE. THE DINING' ROOM-

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p.ipe.

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~or~ th~n

at h~me there: 'Though its ;lJses in. ~ the ·kitchen
.ar~: ' p'rov~rbial,. there' -are uses
'for Mo,n key Brand. in ,every
room In every home. TrYlt
:in yotirown ropms !
:It 'will :s4i!l~. t!Ie ·: ~r.e irons-c'ean the
brasswork~: inipt'Qve the- ' tileworkadd lustre',tollie ·gl~ssw-~re~revive.the
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QUESTION OF CI VIC RIGHT S,
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Another. point t~ which ho sho';lld tik.~ lo
another -occasion ...·h en :""fe cornpln.incd to him a.bout Btrikin~ tho dr aw ~helr a.ttcnt:on was that I t was Bot
sho put on her 11U,t · ~y, and followed him about the h01,18e. He ri g ht ,.nd prop er to r ob both m en lind

tho-house whon h o
doon, again struck h or; t.oro
off .her coat, and ~enorall.,. . assaul ~cd her.
Mrs E.gl";. g iVIng oy'drnce, slaled tb~t

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Her husbnnd had ,,1by both parti es. On one
thlln -ahe 'could u.fford 'on
. {'ame i n t o the snr'!ory
h~r.
Her hu sband
",it. Ho was upset and made a comdel iberately j.mmed her hond in the ClIP- l,lain •.
board.
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Tho Bench i{mn t od theAtPphc.lion 01 M ...
'J.. MISTLET.oE INCIDENT,
Engl •• to whom they ordored tho dof.ondant
t o pay 30!1. per week ann the cnst.9 of tho
Witness cxpla:ined tha.t· on one Boxing order. Tho Bench oroerC<"l the wif8 to ba.ve
Day he' llw;band 'did not ,pe.k to h ~r until tho cuslod ,Y of tho children.
into the hou,. in tho
• young lady
' evening. He had 11 piece of mistletoe in
hi, h.ud,
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i Mr.: Stall wood : It migh~t h ave bc-o n- for
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ways expcct.c d mOTO

tho allow.nco he gavo

camo

MAKRS

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WON'T WkSH CLOTHES!!:

:'young lad..v wah the' n-,i.stlot6e. IlUU
6 0 ho kn ocked witncss down . . \V ·
. up , an4 turning round ,
hIm in tho face. Witn~ss had
. was in n.
th o
did not do
cr~atcd disturbnn oes
was:

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She was m''''' rI'ual

fi r .st · ~ marri ed.

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Did your ' husband . complr:dn

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Tonll of, Be.t -Ffi.h,' expected. 'and wJl.,--:bet"'l:!.I'll:~~
a'.lpoledofal LP~ESTiMARKET PR'I£ES

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teeth that
Not ,th~
. r~son.a.ble . fees ••

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'This was '·jowin g to

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conrluc t ·:"'~ th a ma.n ?-Yes. .

work 'and ·

c .... mmoo ·
Nearly C<'(·ry

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MR. BULL'S VIEW,
'The chairm an said 8. le tter had b wn
r eoeiv d from Mr. A. H. Hull re gretting Il is
inabil ~ty to be
present, ow ing to anlll,hcr
eng {\g~mcnt:
I n · his co m municati on Mr.
Bull B~Btocl t.hat all l!.ssistnnts unrl c r 21 )'co.rfl
of ag~ should. unlC'.fs' lh~i r h omes w(lr(' iu
t h e distri r.t. l iv rl in if th e ir empl oY(l. r3 ~o
d osi: ed. All a s::; istants o veJ'l lhat a ::;o· shou ld
n rcide for thc ms~lvcs ' in the m f'l. tter . ~11~
from his p. xperienc~ the m<1jol'ity WOl d!!
pr c re~ to livo in, both for ' comfort al1l1 li v·
109 gen orally. t
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F Avre seconded the re~lIt i o n .

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Mr_1

BROAD VIEW NECESSMl.Y.

~- . Wit pes.~ explained th!t.t he ru ~h e d aJ;

h ealth .

FO~IS~.:<~;;~y.

SOME OF ' 'l'HK CAUSES,

Witnos. (shorplyl , Docidedly not ,
Mr!\ Stall wood : Y ou . ssumed that it
: for someone else. .

the ,"'gory,

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SUNDAY SCHOOL DECLINE

COPPER 'LIKE GOLDTIN LIKE : SILvER-":' PAINT
' LIKE ' 'NEW~
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right.9 t in a

wealth liko thoy had to-day.

witliout anv r e",on.

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women ( of all c Lvio

per~on F h o cam o ' und er this li "in~.in f:y ~ to lll
had to give up every oivic ,ri rrht. Th ey wero
not f' nfranohi!\co , and ,RO took no pn. rt til
elections. The rcst;llt :w ns thllt. thf'y t1iJ not
g et a ssif!h.nts who took an ill tp.res t in t.ha l
government of the country. Th ey h n. d no
conception aR to what government oug ht tul
be. Their views were narrow. b!'i nc: l1 ~r· t
rowed :d own to shop RIll] "illy lalle J\,rr .il
~Ilker jP.iB.id thn Amorj~ n.n ~ wero Car in o.~.
ve.n ce pf the English tn rcgl\rd t t ) bll ::.i n ,'~ ~
m e thods. In the United Sta t e!l t h o (i "in ~ ·'
in system wa.s not tolerated , w:th th t! r ,~slll tl
,that lrt' ' ~h e commercial life of t h nt C O l l tl 'ri~
bett er lid'sa.s and morc initil\.t:ve p ro\"ai\orl"
the copscque nr.o b e ing j th at bot,h mn.!1 l l' r a. nd.
8tQ~d tha t her husband stuck b er with . 0. time, but after that th A c.omplainan t im- man "Iere J:!'et t ing m ore Ollt of th e h l\F-i ll (,,~~
wa.lking eti ck. ' ~nd .sn id ho. did not wish to
in th is reaped . Wi lne!i8 saw the com- tha.n th~y did in England. The flv!lolClm wa!f -'
seQ h'or ugly face n.'rain.
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. tho d efe ndant in the fa(' o with 8 [o rcdofmi.e n to failurc. Bnn t h ov \~ollld wf'l !
Cross~ ex am in.cd: He IJRd ~oom pJaincd .about
. Witnos!\ thought h e had como t.ho t'mo when it would be nb olishe(l
h er naggiDIJ o.n,d ber household manag-e meot
Witn ea-s had hcnrd bad 18.n ~
altogether (.pp la usp). . ,
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tar'n ish anlLduIlbess from the home.
'Monkey ,Br;\:Pd>is ,:~ clean~ whole'some,
non.greasY ...~'· 'CleaQser
and Polish~r.
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ttl0ught she fe ll down ptlrpG~ly on' that
sion, and he did not p lCk her up.
llie, did hot 8peRk to £-8ch other . On

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10th he did not throw water over hi.
on ono' ooca' lon her hu.b.n<l ,strtlpk h er and but he "hd her to go 'to tho surgerV
,rav e hor R. black eye.
In consequence of discuss ma.lters rC8.8onnbly. She , went.
this' she could not go out f o r thr eo w c ek~. became nYAtcricat He a.ccUBcd his w:fe
On another occasi on . he jammed b er a r m in nd ultcr.v nt ~181e y in Juno ,l~t 'year, nnd
the cupboard dOO~ t And when ah o 8&id, It You in March Uus year _ He saId It to annoy
" he clenched hia fISt. str,uck h er in He withdr ew tho .rr.cu,.tion.
, "nn" knooked her down. Then he
DCo.trlco Mh.oo, Watli ngto n Bfrcc t. 8. has·
rllb~I ;pipo, whioh he swung ovor pital nur!l.C, Viho· was [or rnrrriv employed ill
. Qxclaijning, "You took l B\Y child dC\{cndane·t!I Au rgery , a*oke 0" th e Q1J o.rrels
murdered hor, and I will murder t hat took place bE'twaen the d ('l ondfLnt and
you."
one occasion ho, ord e red her out hls y.,· ife . ... She d:d not e06 the defendant act
of the surgery, a~d after eom e words f,hre w cr uelly or threaten hi9 wife, who 1V3-S a
tne r.ontcnt.a- of a jug. of Wiltor over he r, highly~slt-ul~ g V(ornan.
Freqnf'ntly nt first
drench ing h er to tbe ak in.
Witn ess also the fllCln,\ff WCl'C n ot r early at t he RPJloiptoo

,paifitworkt.tetDo·ve ~ alt trace ' of" rust,
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to murder
J-Ic .tore pta Ble.cvoo

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and . she took r efugo l.n a
After this occurrence dJ.th ' of. their child at IlBloy. He thought
' to 'h is ..wi[e . £qr t~o ~ ch: lq . '\\'as n cglccOOd. In J anua.ry his'

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beet outlor their emnlo},ccs on thC' livi ll g-i n
sy!;tem ~ap plause). · In ortle r to do so th,-"
must gi.ve the as.g,i ~ tR.ntR Il. far mor~ ('n ~ !
genial a:tlno~ phere to livo in ..........omdh ·u '-\ I ll't ~ .
tier thanl 8. back room in whicil mn,ny h nd
bonefio'al offect. He admitted strikinJl h er dwell. The r en l reMan why they h~d ,r(:f I
across the knuckles with a can e w h en sho the system to-day in. tqis oou ntry, IHI. l( i Mr,.
Wll.~ going out with .s. torn coat and ~aturat.ed Bn.ker, ;WOS bec8..l1so it IWf\.B ll. profit-mld{ in ~
oonanrn; th e firms wHu ,l ed too get nt 'lOcy nllt
with WELter.
' Cross,o ~8minod: His wife did not gb homo of it. H e did not blamo tho mnl't.or !l mak
tor·her fathcr'~ about two yoa.rs ago on ac· ing monoy in th.=.e coun octi on. hut he bln.m l'd I
count of ' his ill ·treatment. In 0. t empe r he tho emp loyeos for .l~ing' pxploitcd.
nobU8(}d ' his . .wife o{ being the causo of tho

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Tho me e tings in ' {!q lH\~ti~n with ~h~
!!tir. Cecil B[l'rtram t ook up t h o CMO· for .t h o
, B e rks, Soulh Oxon u-ud SouUi Bu cks' Con~ opposition. He 6a :d n. qn esLi on of principIi '
Sl'cgu.tional Uni()11 were held nt ~~Broad WD.S involved. As a ma.tter o[ (act, .... h(· I I
Street Church on Monday - and Tuesday . t~e.v 've re d onlin g- with a 6yst e m t h ey "~f'I'I '
,Onc of tIl" most interes ting f.eaLure6 of. the d enling wit h n princip le. If onA fi nll
l'eport' w[18 tll e r"r" r ence to the oouS''S of treated th oi r e mploypes badly it did lIot
decl ine . 111 S unday sc hoole.
It s tud:- follo~ thnt the system was bad, a nd th (·\'
find th at the decline i8 , general could l not condemn the. 6yst0m !'; imp ly hr ·
th:rQl;gl. ot1lt the country in 8chools of our cn.use l on e fir m did 'not carry tho sys !P ln
;\1.io1181 order. - In endeavouring to out in n. mannnr in .wh :r.h it shnuld be ca. r ·

~rli_'m.~ r' ~h.,. c~ uses' of,this loss of B~hol.rs, ried out. It l",d been slated th at ,ll.ho
P " r.
found , tl"ia~',the figur"" Bupplled in 3~'stcm was f\ pr ofit·m:dc ing sy,-.; t pm.
years, purporting ,to.. giv~ th? Dum- go.nn.1\y, ho fn ilcd t.o r~:l.l iRc how t h nt "..' !I.<i so.
How
could
th
oy
an.y
lh
lLt
profi
ts
Wf'
re
mario
scllOlat~,
lIot ..IV(....y" accura.te.
if thoro we ro 11 0 rc re: nt.~ ? Th (' ro wr.ro no

. Ho':'c,ollfplninod that' y~ list! -rniscon,ia" te(\
yourselfl'-No . " ,
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Furtl,1cr, <iu.;.t(;'nr~ _ by .M~. n '
th e d ecline , IS n ot only , apparent, it
~ld. th ere: !1M .n o .l us hfic B. hoq,
, ' real.
The increased ""tivity of tJle
geshon of ,mp.roprl e ty _
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""',.,_,_, ,, clergy i n Suudli. y school work h as in wany
, AIr. Luke P o' GreeD, tailO1'.
cases 6eriously redue-ed Qur schools.
In
Roa~. whioh i. noxt d.oor to the
Boine dish-.icl.s .. , a declining p.opula.tion"
marly occupied by ,M r: o.riq Mrs. ~~~~1;~'~~'1~ is given 8.8 ' a reason f<Of los8 of .6£holars,j
one Sunday onernoon he \ieatd
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a.nd it ;. is true gen<ll"lIlly that th,! incre",,thi> E.gl.,· houRe" and ,lio
illgly' migratory c harac ter of the 'p eople
cry II Murclea; I" Mre.
mak<!s SUl1d~ school' work more ~nd more
house . . Sh e was .
(lifficult. The lack of. , ten.cben; is a. serious
and tho .loovo'
oomplnined
ho.lldica.p in ·SOf;D06 of ()'ur :villages, 11.nd more
. ,Witness's
, ,ohe sch Qol hrill recently beon cl osed
ant of~' wprk ers. _ Organisations have
~;;~;"';~';~fT.~?.(lt; You ,
up which to ·some extent, compete
Sunda.y· e:ehool. . The brigp,des,
, Beouts • . P.S.A.'8, and brotherhoods ..11
'mu.ke t hiiir appeal to,' youth. and often take
from the echools. . W e a.re glad to note
that the ,ligures of. last ye"r .h~w some
'ilrr~sUn the decline, .. nd we, beh. ve th at
oor 'church~ .re' seriously grappling willi
t,h e . problem,"
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-On Tuosd"y evening .. young peOp le'.
rd.Uy 'was h eld . Mr: _C. S . . Smith pre8iding
over a. '1a.rge ga.theong.
!An i add l'<ll>!i was

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reccin ts coming in; ,thero wa s {,Ill y l ho expend iture, and h ow ,ve )"e th e y going to mlLlm
0. p rofit out of expendit u ro 1
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TREA'rED AS LODGERS,
He bclievrd those wh o oarno und('r i ho
living. in .,ystcm should be trea ted n!l lodg"I''';,
would wf> l:--omo nn ame ndm e n t lo , Ih n
C ,HI :'H'qu r- ntl y many
sy stem on tho,;o lines.
would be cnfrandlisod, a nd so wou lJ hl'l
o.blo to evin co moro inte res t ill afT/\ : r~,
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Mr. Fi shor ~l1id t hAt if on .' firll1 w n~ Ibad
it condemned the whole sy"tc m. Of l ho
Ilssi... fauh h o had Kn own ninoty pel" oent.
,-ondrmnod t he plllC C~ they had Ii v<!d in. I
Mr. Fcvro sn id th ore was 0. lot of talk
R.b out · tho e man cipati on of the worlcing·men.
Le~ th em ho. vc t he f emanci pllt: on of sh op
a s~ustl1 n ta.
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Mr , W qod contonded .. tha. tho living-in
8y. tem if' carried out effectively and honest·
Iy wa; ono of, the Gnest things in tho cOlln -

irY. If the Rys t o m I received IO,J i.'1in.lio n ' i.to
should bo on'e of tho best sYRtC' ms for Hl()
pro tection of youn.~ people that conld b e
imag' nNt H o malntn.moo that proper It·gu;.
la tion should be. PI, t fnrwl\ rd wh lch should
make tho p.'i noipl~ of living-in on tho
highf'~t posslblo stnn r1ard.
and lcgl., lali()f}
8h oJ] ltl also he introduci-d .bv ·Which sh op
1\ ~ 8i5t8.nts
should I rJeccivo a Eving wagO'
(Hcll r , h e M ).
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Mr.
Cran.stoun I ma intai~ed tha.t I tho
princinlo ha d proved g O bod In prn.otiC() It hat

it might to bo immedi.toly abolish ed. I
?I.-1~. B cn"lev R.sk~ if tht":rA w·a8 an,v obj eo.
tion tp,

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~:t4a~ -DDke:

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ing, If '

finn making n. profit. on t li.e cater·

prov.ded WIth good food,

o.nd ~hod ...
they h R.d

lIOU.'I f'>.l!.

if. tho 'y"tom "a, •

frood system why

lh e oo'mnlun ity ,
r an it ab
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many
complam of.

g i ven

tMr, Pursoll

other

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A-OCt ioo .~ of

If. empl oy ors

would soon compel lill)
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to live
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if. lhe Shop .11.,, ;,, 1.condelrm"d the 8vstem on~11 was<1:~%~)~~~:v t<> follow th pir lo"d,
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of t h e Rf' ~ din g
sarno c a ~CJ;l employ e rs
talce Borne of t h ei r y oung
could be undor the inof that. nl\turc.
the rCB olutiOIl wa9

li o n was n o t

nati ona l
.d ealt w ' t h n.s a
cl ues li ou. It wa.s
as II p a r t,V
ma.de , und e r

to

)Jr(' !!~ o n

th n

h "c n br rr u g lll fo
G <l\,f' rll tIlI'Jl i

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w hi('h 110 olh or

h 0. Fa.i d with out
a dva11 ta'! ( ·~ b y
Itear ), Wh y
I ri !:lh p <'on l"
left Rll1 n.-.?
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and

M r. H ornnr.
ga.the rin l{. 6~L i d
in n.f!u.d ill l( he
m inl"ll" proph ot.
cllnd id aln wou ld
had h o n o ll rC'd
CllptEtill Lf' ~li o
i n .~ thom,
P arlill n1c I
ono wh o
op po Jwnt

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ass iduit y wi
n e!i~ il: t hp
had 01 b "
wOllh l mak e
p1au,. ; ,.). Jl p
111 a. occp Wl'lJ.
abo ul wha l

t illie, IJ11I iL
'm~lIt

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lid nn

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