Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 04-1917

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",nt. ..yin, .he "'., eng,"ed a, • nu"•• t tbe

IlnH J .!.RISH

Ell ott II II. d Stradhn* And l'lnnty I works She
too.\. a. bfd Iithos rl)om a.l 8. charge of 1211 6d

III'

Work.;Io~

Mll1ition

LUXURY
NOT ALWAYS

And

at;

nnd bad oocked
nps.,c; spnk .. to

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IIp

the fey. th s,o; she htd WII

III p£<'tor Boult ~ r
~ ,u rani

aDd

on

his

1LC1vice prOCGTcel a

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~ t, tl.~
i\f Ultlon Works 0 the Racecn Ir~e
s.lI.Id t he
"oBls n was no t engaged the r e Il.6 R n Irse Sbe
applied for I\nd "as I'! n,p:&ged as a lTOba.tl~Dar\
exall nc r Ht :l "~gc of 20,.; pe r " <.."e k for a 48
I OUT ~ ee k S I e workcrt aholt s x ]4\S from
MIT h ~I!1i but was n oL emplovcd the e JLt n il

Mr

N E W BUR Y

Henr\

L

Smith

hookkef'Der

On the 14th

•
, o p lar 0 glU sal (I
0
CC'!tO l \ tI thf W £,.cj IC\R
CIH reh ,, (ore l eld OJ},
Jlnd M o nda
{) 1 S I d~\ morning 11 e
prf" Bc b e
l::; the P..cl" H A Rnb £!rL<I f< rml.! r1y
stat o n" cl n th e c Cl ~ In t n o " L H n wes J,
the Il fi.crnooll l\Jr l'l.obe rt;l. /lu\e nn and rca..;, and
I e hook r zep. \\ f; re dl "lnb It~d I, i'IIn; A H
R ltle r of :-;:1ud le(o M
0
Mond:l
,e \CDlnB R.
In r ge (-o n pan ... ga I E'red
tI r. ch rc h
\ d t!
h .. ('I n rmn.ns h p nf ~h H S Dn lion ~h o w-a.!
SUPI'IOrLprl b tnp B tl. J .F p .,,,) lind tJ .. R e
T Marl
(&1 II pre'::;I dcm t ) Il.nd iU 88 WBlker
Robf'rt
( r ein r ) !n eloqu ent lectnre on
To , s.t(''\er "'0 I nno h 6 M o~sl1ge
as given h\
Alr Rob£!r ts

What 's comm!:," a few months ago,
he confmed ,t more to the war's effect on people's tra,ts, on the
chaDg1l1g Opinions they already hold , on the duty of the mdlVldual to the
State and v,ee versa
U

Progress after tbe War wdl not b, re.tncted t. people

~c~our.o

~h() ~d har hUlband W~ lD LI e Arm, and 'trIM!
bIlleted In tho town At the end of .. week \ut
neS1 waB c:rpoct.ing to bo paid b It the pnsoDCl
fttl'k"rI he r to l"tllt III she T1l( el'l"e~ her mOll e v
lnonthh
W Inel'l8 hehe'feu t.1 e slal4JInents a d
WB k-d un t il Apr I Jilt On March 30th Dr IInrer
to ['( hr,r "he Wail ta.kwJl qom e ~ Irl s to RfOadtng

EXTRAVAGANCE.
WilEN H G Wells wrote h,s book,

thtl

Sunda

Ju.t .. VIews

on local and lDternatioDul politzcs, sociology, and duty have changed
a1"ca.dy Just so bas commerce Itself develDp:ad on line", which wcce formerly

thou ght to be the prerogallYe of certam .ecbon,

I'n v. I rBF.RU

Luxury, tor exam ole, has ever been a comnarative term The neceSSlbes
of to -<!ay were the luxunes of ye.terday and the dream of the day before.
Charles the Great and Lows the Magmficent could Dot command, at tbe pnce
of a nahon, runnIDg water, gas, electnclty, telephones, tramcars, lifts,
motor cars, Wireless telegraphy, or daIly newspapen, whlcb are amongst
the most ordmary of presenl.day necessIties.

M So<; F lorenCl
E
SLone
w ages d erk III
Ell o~t fl Mun tlOn Work ~ d cpElrtmelit !!IIud jJ e
pn"nn er ea.me there on M::lrch nd a.pplvmg fo r
\ ork SM' n ~ s hp h&d been l"ecom D'J.en(iec1 b th e
~h!'l lIkv of 1If Jmtion ~ a '" t heIrs was the heht-Mt
nOl"k
~ h .. "'Rid FI e nad he"
at the
fron t
n Ir>llng for h 0 yeRl d and wns s fff'r II g fr o m 3
nt r vn <I brt> akdo,'m She had ~n uno ,nnce from
h e r hll'lb :lIlci s pal" bI t \'ill. t.e l to neCt Tl~ he r
t me
SIl A gave it " 1 !10m .. nf 1\1 r<: folf.:\udf'n but
JI ')d n~ver heen e rnp] ovM 3.t t1 ., \\ork~
"", e"k
" ter ~ hc Clamp ;\ga/ll wben she a~ked for U'"t6 4Cf
drf'~" 10 b e fl.lte.r ef]
An assR'talit li t MCl; r !i ~t Ad! n'l' and Pl e n t y ~
t!''lrll.gc ~d th e p n SOller ha.<l Dot Io e en eUlployc.-d
thPrB n a.n, c.'\1J8.C: L-r
1 epedor Bnuner ii10ke to (:cu lred " arrl)S l
~ e "'8 d ~he \:\l> R. mnl'Tled worn !.!n
but pre
llOUl'lllv B.f:'Af"rt.f'd t1 ilt s he W&5 S ngle iJod he r
~8n e Will rr cl P ll rsD 1~
P nsoner 1 :'I.V ng plc.'\ded !(Ullh
Supcr t e nrlen t. Gilmble sa dI e fo nd tI t> e
~as no pre,. (J e c nn" Ct o n np:amst
l or
Hh e
c"m e to Nf!'I'I"h l'
t l e ''''like o r :\ Labour BaLfahon
hl Ch had been st.ationed hpre fo r
I
! m f! '" rf .. t a. ..."n .li t t he G J Jdh",11
R "'L'iburnl t
.... th I\. C orporlll Stanrlc n &s hiS Wlfe
She 1 n 1
fillect m tl (' rE'~ <;trfltl01'l form fit th~ 1' efitf}.\lran~
II II po nam e o[ :'\a.nc\ St n<kln cl"liC.l"lhlTl.1; h Al'
"p lf IliI a In:t.t l"on nurl'lf' at t hp. itt 1 l,an Hns mt.'\1
R l!'lt o n.\;
He rle!il rf'O L to 8'0 forll tha.t women
,mel oth£ol"l5 mul' not (OOlD e mio the t.own an(l ~ ve

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(It Sf' nam s
fro r \h I!h thev v,E're 1 ::Lblp. fA. n
J) e n~th
:tIM or H x mon I " In pn so nn cn t
'H e hnri I ad ( orporn! S t nd e
ut.f'r> c (' I at
Fulford IU'Irf frrm'l hI S !t.t~te m e n t
t " pre!\. .. d
tba.t h .. fir.- I met her HI, D"voDPort
n ]910
)tIl O" n ~ hPT IH Mrs L""nll WoolJAnd 1& .,..,-dow
or :-il ~ter Mc f.7re~OT :She hllrl ~r lt \erl wIth h m
li t lJe onpori "Ne\\ b tV a nd .tme!t.b 11'\
Th e
t'l"r)mlln ....nuld Pl.c no n fo!'"n nt on "hout h~r <:"' lf
nnrl Qa d "I (' l1.cl n o f n pnr!/" lil {' 'I':'J~ In " vel')

nr

The lastest speed at whIch Caesar ever travelled was 15 mIles an hour.
Napoleon could make klDgS but no man could make bls tooth stop acblDg

IrA 1 con{h t
Jh

montl ~

Cleopatra s royal robe was a sllIgle garment -a sort of chenme-yet
I cpre,entcd untold \\ ealth In those days because ,t was made of .ilk.

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The IIun &1 l"IHl llh m eet u g a t Bra,'!'

'If"'''

held

'n the tid fl choolroom when there 1'1'('lre pre~D t
Ai r ( "
co,- ( h3 rmll of' the Pnflsb Coun
~.I) d10 pre!>l ;jcd 1\.1)(1 M~i':~r.. ] A Sa.undus
Higle.!l C'"n.I'tJ <"oopf' r H o" t:'s I~\.I'I Walt,cr
) oung Bl I " (old nF: (me mhe rs of t he Pl\TJ:o;h
Co 011) t he \ IH of Dra, (l hl: net
W
S
Rtdde !ldellJ ilond ~ \ erAl Pll:TlflhlOn cr9 from Holv

!lOrl

too

'Th e " lMe n ~nt." nf R( COuni4

J"cls-LIIlS to
c harities ~ Cl re nmdu L.!ed and PIiSSOO
The thal rm on mnde ~ <'!Tnnce to the la.;,e Mr
R EIlI OI 'hn 'Q:a" OM! or the th lltrlf t COunCIl10f!> Rnd gJ 3rchallll for Ulf> ~rtjl,h of Bray
Be
'Woulrl prop osl"' thM (nlonfl l M I I' o r lowbroob
CO); Groon I !! llomlna.LE'd ;'lUll hl ~ n'Ull e ~r t
to ih,. D1S~1" ct COUllClt a..n<.l the Board ot
'i'8TIOU

G u"ru ans

Mr W (1'okh g seconded
.adopted

ilUti

1'I'1lS

NATIONAl

the prOposltlO 1

~ A1IONA L :S EE" 1CE

~ pun!

m~etlng to

~ l\CIOlltll Sen ce

"liS

SERVICE

f' xplatn ftu> need' for
he ld a t t.hc 1011;0 Hall

:\bl. <.Ien~ad 011 Tht rs d \\ cTanzng IMl
wf>ek
1] e r!! M Q l1\rge a ttend ~n cc t l e hR.J1 bo nf.';
nea rh- f i l l ht'J l\l,,)or (iUr C W Cal[ I P )
\lre3 df'> I fl d fI, nouJ,( t.l ost:' on the pl~ttorm W ~ 1"6
ord n csborough of rr"plo,"
T\ C V 0
Mr"
Gnrdner Mrs \.SUlr Ca p t:l n Mdc alfe J\h 'E
..... orkert Jtr 10ng.-;ta ffe (of the ~tl.t.IOD3.1 Ser
ee He a.dquane rs) Mr H E
D&vles (Town
Pork) a d oth e l""'\1 IOns
thosp occupVlTIg

o

liea"", I the "odr of the I 1\11 vere

:!Il flS

ENROL TO-DAY
AND REUEVE A FIT
MAN FOR THE FRONl

CCJ I('U1R.n

Mrs >\ rrn ltaElc llr ... 1-l ef.cnlfe M S OldeM!hfLt;
Mr F 1 C i<Ot N; hIr "
.F Good Mr A W
' " hl le ar I otht! rs
j he l1a o r o pen£!cI (I Q pi oee€(hn1:! ~
l d jl( ]
drt'ss"
\0, er ~
g en
I
j orel
D :'bborougl
K C \ 0 and Mr I 01 s~ta fTc (o r the N iluonal
S en Ir':e H cadqu~r .(lr ... )
Mrs A. lifa r mOtred II.
o t... of lbllnb In Lord
TH!\borol!~h fnr 1m; pre~nof'
C:t nta. n ll etcalfc seconded t b e pro-pO!BtlC7tl
'\>tllel WIl:<\ CfH'T ed unllrumoush
Vo t.es Jt t h an ks l\ Elr c Ith-o acco rd,yl t o ~1rs
o\.Sl OI }fr LODg "taffe and tI e MaJo r ( \Ide
II an C \V Cox) fOr prefnd 1l,Q; 0 d the I> nr, ng
0{ the 'N o.tiona l ~ntllCm brougu t II 0
w ee tlUg
o an -en I

IlIBUed by the maker. of PURlTAN SOAP
the Soap of National Service.

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------ - - WINDSOR

AliD

U\IDE~HElD RED CROSb H US PITAL

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Id not llHH{ 1 t II bA g l F bon f!~

Mll ~ ""rales >lei !cnrc d p i

Il pr lSOnm Cl1 t

I

"'(0 (' r
j
L 0
tI '" second h 'l'l~l on

'fr Ie W:lr (lconom\ co ne QI.<:
t:' for \ 0 r Mone'f'
BH
an d YO r,et the b"st

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To cite another mstanee

1

F fty vear, ago, the pubbc coo-eption of, say, a shon was a place at
• 11lch on" bought the tOlllgS whIch could not be made at home Because of
,hIS - people paId and expected to pay hlgb pnces
WIth the huge commerCIal expanSIon of the later Vlc'onan .oe comc the
<lel elapmellt, howevel, of the cheap store Good, WhlCh were made nrc
vlO",ly one by one, wcre produced III do ..o. and hundreds,
Ge !l1a"y commented her c"IDual Stale subSIdISed scneme of "dumpmz
Y

a.. d, finally, merchants wue able to reg,uarly buy goods for less than they
actually cost

L.

llurcl I'r

C 1 TIdAl'

McILROY S JJself was budt up

Oil

.,

a h ~ s of kee 1ly cQmp" tihve pnc.es

H"

True the BrItish maker had the preference whene'.T po,,,hle Irue MclLROY S
Old not .acnfice qualIty too much f., pnce, bot MclLROY S polIcy ~n' the
inevitable policy At the time - due to tn" competition

of otop" "'chllc.rs

f I.' n I t tt,f' 1 ront \Ill \\ l'lcol p J \n ooX
:-'cnJ I j D. cd bo~
Bo III to Ihoy ••
J \ P.lJO X
... 0 I
(;11 "

and the demands of customer" whose (list "oj la,t thought, were 'Can
! get It Cheaper 1

LAMJlOURN

Judged from the standpOint of cbeapfI"si and value

1.

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Mel! ROY S WOoS a

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E UJ.LL ON J t'

TJl E L\T J.:: Hil J

phenomenal ,"ccess - tbIS " shown by the , z· of the PIC cot Stor. , .hIeh
is the largest retail budding 10 any town th ~ Sil" of Rr.admg
whn:.b
rIvals any other prOVInCial sto"e (no maHer ~b ;j tbe population Qf ,t~ 'Ity
may be) and w.illch

PO,u eJS.Cit

man} advantageo usually c.gitrdcd as the dJS

tInct,, · feature of Metropoittao stores
Several years ago MclLROY S decilled In ra ISe Ihe stODdard of
f.. s.blor. and

qlJ fl.utv

lD

th e Store

Reii'll

~U ~IC'"

Qoc/arEcl

II

could not

he rione -

that on StOI c !l1th • reputalJon 10' thoapnoss could .150 enJoy
a J erutat on
{or fashIQo.bl, ~oods
But Ih u Sl ore IS fhe c~cc:J holl
n (lo re !>j'.a cc 10 the lii lt:;,l fashIOns

I JUle

by I ttl·

d·par!>",.t, d- voled
10 ~ubm to e latest

rn a~e!.:t w \() [;u ld
l
t 11p lo date. novd h cs werr q llic 1lv d (lDpd ~ he tn llre dIP'; ng PO.l;Cl
nf the Stor-c \o'.il.S CQncentr a cd Ilot ~o mu ch 0 11 CCUrll1l; a new C1il-S5 of
na t r.n1 ti~ on ~p~'1 n g: the olrl CI stOl1]fr~ !.he t hmcc of m~Te styilsh good"
ill

d

fU O

1 .L:JJlA 1
\
L.r

slocks " hi h hl ther10 had bec" shown hy tbe h ghe.t grade ,hop. only

aud J

ETON COLT BilE SPORTS

Bul "Ith IIIIS dufcre.ce The high grade ,hop calered fo lite well to do
cI>l."se~ only t did nO't we com" the rn l dd H~ "IHi work!!lg da )ses !'i0 \t It l1
a much restncted turnov" Its Prices Wtl c and are hound to he h'gb

G

r ,nH \\l

lit lIP cas lh" Slore nnl only kepl ,l, buge volnmc of old trade hUI
gIeaJy mc.rcased Its turnover OJ a tliic a cg thausaDd~ of DC,. patroos through
the ilIOpea( of fashlon tae open in VitatIOn to YtruK th"ough the Store
c\ cn If no purch ase IS Intended and the attcntJon and cou(te~} of aS61stants

\

,)

,",pebti i{c price)

plltun~

10

J".. bn Cwo..'"

m~teau

rvi u,h h.< hcen achle"ed In the past The future IS even bnghtcr The
"navOidable auvanco In co.t, w 1\ conhnue to be lDlnlmlSed by greater
IJu rchase5 IVhlch result In bIgger dIScount. Tbe larger purchases gIVe more
vaned and complete selechoDs for patrons to select from, agalD resultlDg In
Increased trade which Will balance tbe addlhonal stocks bougbt.

M LOl.mbo

1st
Gi Co.! L

oo:lJ . .1lJliIr

HI!

11M

ell

nClte

t h II

LS ;'l JHO kf'l IO J

to Uf

~cwl H :'i Street on I h(l "th 0 1 lliwb On_
Ic" t fi.:1( k Wl11i (ouuri 1:0 t.. 1'1 11) bhorl tWl) SIll.
shor t o no 71 1> ;tnrf Olle:l-lI !.hon II ..Ii ghL
lD

\ E W BLF\

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[.:~ 'l'"

Tl\o l cwt b 12" 9/()YO rl fimctlt. 1 \ lV{',gb ' ~nfl lib.
an J 0 0 l l1
Wh!'!t r< k('(1 for fll m;pJHll boo If'.
.rOI d .. nl SI I thn WNg h Ill-: mat!lnfl mu"t l U\1l J:!It
<lut :'11 I,. d \\ he ll t he 1.:0 ] \\ 1
" .... ht"' I h rilll]t
tJ) th o Bel r h l,b1Q", f>a I "'\'r, "I lot..; of f.()d
1 a4 boon sold find dn! \ Ol't"rl ~lll n :1 1 II r )XCu~

I OL H E COURT

\ nn l :\n<:l
(B"'fnrc R p. ... '"1lon
A It~ , C ruST A£lS};~T r.E 1'I
r f) pr 1;"<\ {':.. fr o m Ih .. Ar m'f' C~ch>l
Corps
FLa.; (n"l n (1 l5e1(loTl Ca mp nel\r M~rlbor('lu gl
C' e
cl :tr,ll:erl
w il
blll g a-bc:ente os
Tho r
na "' ('5 '- C'T(' Lou S OW l" and Inn! s Harr f; a.nd
tI e
r(, !'. e t
e It!C 16 nn I 18 ' (!a r~ The" \\Ne
~toPfl(> 1 1\1 ~pF.{!"n on S a t lrd'! .., by Pol ce Ser
.J::"" t <; ( o rJd 'l rd :J d P nch n 1'"110 wer e In com
l o.n
Aft,r.r
h ra.Tlng tl " Ir ev i1ence
t he
m og ~t ro.tp r em:l-nded t hen n eustod¥ to aw;ut
a ll M..:!::!t
•

as to tbn " el~bmg roncbl nc 1I0 1X'lug IOllel ...5

~bsurd,

Nurse

~J] ;(> ol t a wwo ehutl: d
With bl c Lhng nJODC" rro D a li ll t .llJ n Jw. re_~'j

!:U 11_tJ'

Hnri

Of) pl~'

JoILm boun Woodlaudb
a loor heA.nns iho

IWldOI1 :e

of

,

la odlady }J 1D A lIon VI I 0 tlURiod I ho mono} UOID
Ask your DIL no an or Grocpr to 'Supph yo j
the ce!l"bra.t.NJ M V S
Br JJ r1 of Hutt r

\\IU

I t ha

a cllolCtl cr eaml f13.VO Ul whIch

lin l r E' Cl st(!

Sta n de

OD

fine (If £ 1 ID

Tn.1 RORII1-a,
IV llil.lll \tt~(N );N J I bul wI QSI' hU1i 1ut::,t

Ho mds In ,

"as
March 14th
obts ln ed Clred t
nd"'r fal!'l e prl!tenc cs and aiM
tI a t het"~('n th at dat~ and March 3{ltl
sh e
ob ta ned fO'"Jd and dr nk hom Mrl' Batten or
Port and HallS" Lor- d on Road 'Inth ntent to
le~rR.ud The pn"'one r was In 1\ we&k 5tll.~ and
1000ked Ton III She was aHo,ved to !lilt In the
!;.llls

tDl~r1
pln d

WlLtoi

a pJ1.,; 1I".1.IJ;o tlU.,I.:I.'.8t.od

WOMA.N !:iWI"'DIEft

fred Ptl. rq OI!.s

nytbmg Leon wrong" II the IoU

ilnd

truttlS conVlcted

T r SDA\' !\1)1 J 3 rd
(Boforf! C
4. Hnwker
E q :\11 o r I N UR' And S P ne Ecq)
'tJ,

1l

c.: ludmg cost.s whlch

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chilo f;ed on a. warrant" th hav1ng

as bad

would hav~ heen dcD.cum t to t b e Slme exWit.
The weighing maC!lJtU) ha.d Mev L8st",d and found
to be qUi te co rrect \ If'or oon ln..l ltalion tlte rna,1!,.

" E'I'BUR~ BOROUGH POLICE COURT

\

BCQusa 01 thl' Because tbe Store has raIsed Its standard of qualIty
and st)le as well as Its turnover, wlule reliUwng Its reputation for competi.
tile nces and unequalled value-the sernce rendered by ReadlDg'. greatest
SIQoe IS of the utmost value to all who deSire to economise WIsely now and
'" the future

W bl OD T

pou er clu8St"ii
1 0 J uJ cba~
to I In jUlSU
{Ull.ILJ t l eJ;
t the I r{JbCnt c3t:trcmcly h I 11 I na.
I a \l, oull il.bk tllfl IU IP:leLra t.ee If tha " aSll 1W
clp.Rl'ly bl'OllRht hom to uCI3 1 SfWllrelv IV 1b the
de fonJID I
lb~ O" ldl}nc.e ft.'l th o }lru:.ecUtJ(lA
went to &ho.. t hat defendant lias ricu"onn. eo:..t

,·11 Ib, be>1 and !Dost f"hlon.b"

them With n thl: I each of all
purchaSi ng t){)wcr 01 a few

fllC two essential p~lnts to rememher are the,e (1) Although people
\ p p charged more, fashIOn never dJd and does not cost mor~, and (2) the
hH~ advant. ge, enjoyed \'y a Store I.kc Md! Rm S- Its tentr.l p051tion I.
Ih. m. nu fact ur,ng world, It, rapId vaS[ turno ,.-, It. reserve of capltal m,k· " po",blc to keep Its p"ICes 10· the most fashIonable goods at the
Ieve! usually charged for modlocre merchandISe elsewhere.

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Th'l ~ ldLROY S 10 d'l .re ,hie

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SUwUHJ!lail hy !.he C01lniv t.:.:JUlli.:ll (or WUOlD lir
\ J WrLRhl J tl ~l ecf:.orot '\ (lJgb t..~ llud ll.al$0IBl.
1f.eu lln~ lI P 1.161 l o r snih og ~I I I L~mboutll.
() 1.1! <:1
t.J
dl cu " as IihOl t. of (he pOplll
vp.I~ht l.1 W Ij:;Lj ~Hd t h e OlLt:(' W " OJ ' u"

,

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INS TIlE

C)

::iBOR'l'

to each and all

r:..r'

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