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READING :MEBCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE, NEWBURY ' HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPn. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 191':'.
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NO COUNTER ATTACK YET
The British communique lulled late this after

noon consists of 700 words describing yesterday I
operations It Itat" that the ,altion captured

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most Important strong

~hnultanlOu.IY

Within a few minutes of the Infantry

assault the enemy s first line system was carried
on the whole of the front attacked Three hours
later the ent re Mess nes.Wytschaete r dge was
stormed By nrghtfall practical y the whole of
the powerful line of rear defence. was captured
The aroe Dumber of German dead test tv to the
severity of enemy losses
Our OWn loaset; are
IItlht The enemy made no aHempt during the
night to recover the Ion POSIt on

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The mIlitary appenled apmst the uernption
gra.nted. until July 4th to W C Wa.tkma. 2& e

WALLINGFORD BOROUGH

H S Range 38 m (C2) I1oonood v ctuallor had
been g cn A.b&oluto ex.cmpbo on aocount of the
IIlnto o f h~ ~th
The oxomptKln w.a.s cha.l1cnged
by tho mil t.u.ry but the TribuntJ gmoted 0000 tlonal
oxempbon so 1(1)g IB tho stato of hIS health rem&lIUI
tho sa.mo

The

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NEWBURY BOROUGH.

Tribunal waa MIll

ing nlnete.n deep min..

PARIS

The

lot

At too equast o f the mil ta y roprosontat VQ tho
CQ&i) of F
C HQilow oU 33 m (A) sol ntar e clerk
VIUI adJour 00 for tI ree w oekti
Tl o locaJ tnbuna.1
had MlJo moo the caso for su-bst tut on and the

were

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stitutiOD and It was further adjourned till July

holels on the Western front dominating
the
Ypr" sal ent and g vlng the enemy complete
observation so that he overlooked all our pupal'atlons for attack
He had brought up rain
10rcB01enb and prepared an elaborate d&fens VII
belt over a mile deep At 310 yesterday morn

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says -

A mooting of tho Berka

on br MU!§ HediilgtDn :whoae brother 1'8 on active

a.t. the AII8lZ8 Couna Rea.dinK' on Wor;bulI8day Mr
A J Mackey the chaJ.rm1l.I1 presided and thero 'Cl stockman etc
wero abo preecnt !tolr W
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Rawlil'Ul
K C
lIr E D Ber17 ~ppee.red
The appeo.rWU6 allowed but not to be called
€alonel Colebrooke Carter Mr J W Walker Mr
until July 31st
P CrutohlGY Mr J F Down ng
Mr
A
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Krugh! and the clerk (Mr C G Chamoore)
WAN'! AGE RU1!.A.L.
Captam Bartram representQ<i the m 1 t.a.ry;

explncled by wh ch large portions bath of his
front and support trenches were tomplately

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WANTAGE

TH-E ME$SINES BATTLE

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TRIBUNAL.

THE ONE-MAN <jlUSlNE8S

CENTRAL NEWS SPEC'IAL WAR SERVICE

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APPEAL

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iFlUDU EUIUHG

LOIQ)OH

was one of the ,n'my

BERKS

Fr day

lays that It Is by no means

certain after yesterday s fighting that Pr nce
Rupprecht will be ab e to mallltnin h. IIna on
the Bxtreme r ght
The
Rad cal says that the Bri'tl.h may be
expected now te resume progress towards DouaJ
and Lens wh Ie tne French may be able to con
t nue drlv ng the enemy on Alsne and In Cham
panne and even assume offensive elsemere

POTATO
SHORTAGE!
SPRAY YOUR POTATOES WITH

COPPER SULPHATE

military appealed.
EASrHAMPSTEAD

TO PRE VENT DISEAS E
AND TO INCREASE YIELD,
Can be obtamed through the USUAL DEALERS and MERCHANTS

ABINGDON DOROUGH
E NOM'dge 33 m (BI) manaffOr to Mesm
Wtgs ns an J Nott millers of Ahmgdo
I ad been
c1usod exempt on by the local t.1" bunal but. not 0
00 oalIed u til Juno 1Stl
A.gulllSt t:h19 the om

at a SPECIAL LOW RATE and from

ployon; appoolod
Mr Sydney BmIn represented t he n~llant.a
(Lnd II!l.ld that No ridgo ¥BS tho only pra.et.ical millor
lcft n tho bus nces Ono of tho partners Nott WIl.5
sen ng With tho Yeoman y 1\ ci S x others had gone
What ~ asked for ~:lB more tImO to ma.ke ar
ra..ngcme nbl
D snrisecd bt t not to bo cnllod until June 30th
" ANTAGE BOROUGH

THE MOND NICKEL CO Ltd S.l.. Offic. 39 V,ctona Street, S.W L

mAke t hese

Work.

CLYDACH.. SWANSEA.

ORDER YOUR COPPER SULPHATE NOW.

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IT MAY NOT BE OBTAINABLE LATER.
No farmer

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REPEATED EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT SPRAYING
PARIS OFFICIAL.

INCREASES THE POTATO CROP BY 2i TONS

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There was a somewhat violent bombardment
our nas 10uttNIast of St Quent n Our a t cry
stOPp~d an attack prtpa Ing on St Quentin La.
Fere Road
Attempnd
enemy attacks at
numerous points n Champagne failetl We cap
tu ed pr soners n a ds near Butte de Soua n
and In Belfort re.gion

per .tatut. acr. and m a bad year may live tb. wbole crop
MiItur. r.commended to 'pra, 1 .tatut. acr. D." IS 24 lb, Sulrbat. of Copper
30lho. Wubi", Soda, 120 gaUDIIS Wat.r

AMERICAN COMMANDER ARRIVES
Genenll Penh nv commanding the American
Exped tionary Fo co arr ved at Uverpool th s
morn ng w th h 5 staff and trave led to London
He will rema n a few days n London before p 0ceedlnU to Franco He travelled on the ner
BaH
e5eo- ted by Amer can cru $8 I
He had
a great recept on

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
LONDON CGI<N !LUlKET

~AVAL

AIR SERVICE SUCCESS
The Adm alty announces naval aerop anes on
the even nll of June 6th shot down th ee enemy
mach nes near 0 xmude
TORPEDO BOAT ACTIVITY
F ve torpedo boats and some pat 01 ve"els
wer(l c u s ng yeste day off the Dutch Island of
Arne and
AIR RAIDS AT ZEEBRUGGE AND GHENT.
AMSTERDAM Fr day
The
Telograaf
states that alr rards have
agaln taken place on Zeeb ugge and mil tary
area of Ghent
HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES
The Germans refused on Wednesday to receIVe
a artlo Dutch cons gnm ent of fish because al
the ava lable trucks were be no used to transport
50 d ors who we e wounded n a coast bombs d
ment

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RUMANIAN WHEAT DIVIDED
AMSTERDAM Fnday
The Lekalanu ge
says discuss ons In Be
In concurn no div s en of Ruman an wheat re
sult[>d n Germany ece v ng preport on suffic ent
to ensu e present bread at ons unt I new har
vest
REFORM IN HUNGARY
A Budap est message says that Soc sl sts Rad
ca 5 and othe oppos t on parties formed organ
sat on for suffrage reform and for conclusion of
peacs on the bas s of no annexations and no
Indemn t es
ANOTHER GERMAN ENEMY?
AMSTERDAM Friday
A Berl n II1&sS<lge annoonces that the Ha t aa
M n steT havtng protested
against &ubma ne
warfare and demanded future .JIuarantees ttas
been g yen hfi"Passports
GERMAN OFFICIAL
The German commtln que states that
enemy penetrated our posffions at St
Wytschaete and Mess nes A strong counts
attack drove the enemy back n the dtrection of
Mess neS. Furthu north he was brought to a
sttlndst" by f!Sh eserves Later gur regiments
were w tbdrawn nto prepnred posft on between
the bend ef the cannl north of Holleboke and
Douve Bas n two k lomat es west C1f Warnetgn
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL
The a t e y bombardment was stnmgef
Moglena
There was nfant y fighting
Tulcea on the Rumanian ftont
FRENCH REFUGEES fOR SWITZ'£RLAND
AMSTERDAM Fr day
Telegraaf
reports from the front er
that e ghty thousand F ench refugees now be
h nd the German nss n Belg urn wi I be sent
to Sw tzerland The Span sh Legation are tak
ng act on m the matter

The

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PASSPORT'S FOR PETROGRAD ONLY
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cec 1
s.a d tho War Cab net decided to arant Messrs
Ramsay Macdonald aM Jowelt passports for
P~trograd on y

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BANnUlW S I OCK MARKEL
MRS PANKHURST FOR RUSSIA
In the Comtru)n~ to-day Lord Rebert Cecil sa d
Mn; Pankhurst had been granted a passport for
Russ a

OF OXFORD AT CAVERSlIAlII
CONSECRATION OF
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FURTHER PORTION

a.pJX"I\I n tho
l'il o had boon

CAVER SHAM CEME1EfiY

11 G B shop of Oxford consecra.ted It. further
I ort on of Cavcrsha.m. Cen ctery yesterda.y a.fLer
00
At i 15 pm the foUowmg members of
tho Rend ng ro vn Council a.ssembled nt tho
L)'ch Gn .e 1 113 Mayo (.Mr F A Sa.TJCBnt) U 0
To n CLerl (M W S CLuUcrbuck) .A.lderme
\V Poulton A H Bull 'I G Cl vers W J ]
BrIOn JL d S Ha.y\'> ard Coune lIors M.nss E M
Sutton Ed a.rd J B.clrnon E. 0
Fa.rrer W
FTn.rne "
R Howell H
Norr ~ W Butler W Spa:rks I W Dormer F Wu ter a.nd
F E Monng The Bishop was n.u.cnded by h s
cbaplam (the Rev - Cooper
t h e Rector o(

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10IARRIAGE OF l'IIR J GRl!NVILLE
FORTESCUE & lIIISS BOURKE

} ASHLHII S I'lHD
HArnso

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of Abbo:,

W nk:ft.eJ.d an 1 who rei ts IlJl( ther fa.rm lTI
tue Rurl\l Fa.nn
tbe Drugl bourhood J:ul bee Cra.ntc I OXOOlptiO
Dea.n (Cilnon R P NC1\bouse) C&IlO W W
nti] August 1 t Ago. net t.J s 1 e I ptHled as
Fowler Bnd the Rev A. C Southga.t.e. Tho order 1 1 thQ ru ta.ry

C&versl am (tJJe Rev R S Stoney)

DA SINGSTOKE CATTLE MARKET
\VJmSF,SnAT

of the p occss on aroand the ptu1. of tho <leIlletery
Mr Alb on I, cf arru.o l., If P
bu.rrtst;c,r ( n
to be eOD6eOra.ted was as follows Tbe ma.c~ >itr ctod by :Mess~ Gnoon 1 a.n I Juoobso 1., 001
bearers
he lbector of CavershBm Md Ihe c tors ot London) appeo.n:ld for Mr Harnaon a 1
Rev A C Southga,te CMlon Newhouse connell sa I t n..t tl e lotter I -e ously fann d n Wll~
lors of tho borouah &ldennen of tbe borou~h too sh I'{' He nEts wa.rds took tI C othe two fUlrn s
Town Clerk the sergeant at-mnce the Mayor and tl 0 Rccr nling Officer for tho area gave h m
a.1Ri01 to axaru.pt 0
As n esult hQ 1 I 0 ~ a
CRoon W W Fowler the B ShOll the B Rhop
THE MEAT PRICES ORDER
dmpln. n The sentence of conaecT'ation VM toW n hOUm. of £ 469 \'i} cl represe tDd. the
whol.~
of
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s
cap
tal
If I e we a called up gT(lQ.t.
rt'!ad bv the R ra.l Dean Among those present
I
artlsl p would O'l6UO 0. d tho farms wo Id !:twe
were Mr Dryl&na Hasla.m sen or and )orr to I (> dl.<:;~ of t knock do,," n pr ces. I he local
The :M n strv o( F ood rorwa rds the fo 10 .mg
A W Carter (e hurchwardenB) Members of the tnbunal when they grn ted exompt on until
Co.veraham Pol ce attended under Sergeant M&t- August 1st thougJ t the lo.y oonld be got n by not c c ror pub) eat on tmaley
W th a v e w of rcmov ng tI e n.PI r eban !! ons of
the 1st of Augutit. wi ch was q ute orronooU8 as
owmg to the backWllrd sta.to of tho crops 1.t 'WOuld £B,nners dea.lers &nd others cdnccrnoo n br ng

A

llADY S

County

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Bench on Wadnesday
W lham lIonry
Thomll8 Llewollyn wae cho.rg~1 w th ha.v ng stolen
1ge from a money box belongmg to Sidney Epgle
field of PamOOr Heath.... ~ en~e dnver Evtdenco
W..ell g1 en by Mr ana Ml'8 Englefickl Mi. Cookerton of S lohoetor a.od P 8 .Ayres of BAlmgatoko
Llewo1lyn who had been d sch,argoo from the Army
alOOr boinjf wounded U1 ilia h&ad was n reoo pt of
II. pentl OfJ of lOa a. wook 4Ild "lIB employed 1I8 (I;
lorry driV01' by tho D rootor of Timber BuppUe&.
He lodged '" th Mr and Mrs, Ensle.8.eld He had
rooolved notJco to leal'S h II employment 11\ OOD:

groom

fa.nn logger

Ii4cxNEY HORSE SOCIETY

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At 'Coun 1
~ et on c meet D8 of t.bc

H admoy

ClJlI.RENT RlJ][OUll..
Horse

y the pass b lity of holding
'Iabo! n ;:tt'eRda
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W8I\ dl8CU8aerJ
A sma.lI comm t-

FROM PUNCH
want of co ordlnaliion

The
between otJr
Mm str 68 beClOlJl()! d~ly more mGirked It Ia an
offenco to keep 0. stray dog moro tJUUl. tbr68 day-s
but. on ttHJ other hud a. saulage roll may be
kel t n.ny length ot tluwt providad it 18 anled up

'- of ~a:PSbnted to act WIth anotller commItfa
re lIo1'5e 800 cty to endoavour to
r Th'ho'l¥ to .be heJd n.t a. oontra n the
n.:~nt.ian i, to rostrict tho ox at both ende
Dealing with Ibe
C'~1 lind H&clmey Pony otaUlo"'

Unlled SIo\ea Nay;' an
tht 110 Bpeoir.l fe&turo "hould be American journl.t 8"7' that overy reoruft muat
~Jlon alUI!IM in 8«crrdloDC!o wJfJl loe.rn I<> .....d IqQ_y on hi. o",,!eol 'l'M
_ I of the ~t m.d~ attention 01 Jd'r Chultl. Cha.pl!n hall .al.rUd,.
beon, b..... t.> Ihl.o 1>-""

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bt.' qmto Imposs ble to do th s Mr Hamson had D8 forwa.rd Bupphe.s to the vat 006 cB.t;tl(l ru d
PAlIIBER
f>p('nt th., whole of I t1 working l fe a.t farm ng "mea.t markets t s announced th~t DO Order
and though the a.erengo wh ch he rented W(II;; fix nR m-.x,Jm rm pnces 'Yo II bocomc opc.ratn"c
MONEY Box -At tho BaoI!i.nI{l!toke oompoeoo of grass he had 0. largo numbEJr of w thout reasonable not ce
cattle.

CnVbrln Dnrtrnm S8Jd that at tl a t pertod Re-

ern ting Officem hnd ~ww to s=:; e mch oaftificates of e:oo:emption wh ch had been sca.ttorod
broodcn.st Thoy had MW been w thdn.wn
Mr HQrnaon s:rud he had not rece ved notice

that hl.S

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SALE OF IMPORTANT FARM

Cheltenham.

on the

4t.h

thdmwn
Captain Bartram

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An~nng
Mr Hamson
stated that Pnncess Ha.t.zfeldt, It.D Amencan.
!JOb-let the falrlDs to h m Ho bM worked for her
for 2(1 veard and pft.ld hOT :nmtnl of £1 per acre
He acted s her agent
FARMERS and OTHERS
sequcn4'lO of koop1nl{ ba 1 tim:: and left Ill.5t Bator-.
The tribunal grnnted. exemption untn Oo'b:lber
day
&t01'& hI!! loft Ml"I MlgIBflaki after going 1at on the l1sual oondl.tions
who haTe
out. rtlilurnoo m G. fow In1nutea and 8&W him wiiih
WALLINGFORD R~
her baby. monO)' box n one hnd and a. ~ble
':mae JDll tary "pponled against tho conditiotlel
knHD in the othOl' MI'II ~glafleld ,,"kod h rn "..b&t
REWSI!D FOR
BY lIIurAlY AUTHORITIES
he WM doinlr tmd ho I\ppoared oonfulOd but in ••omption which had been Smnled to S H
st&.d ot anllwerl~..r her queat.fon htl went an to 8I\'\' Wirb, 19 II B2 to whom oonditlonaI oxemption
are iDTitiM to
thn.t htl ~ nil ir'tOkjnll' tor I!(lrne Jnk and paper It hact boon gro.nted He 8 employed by Mr Taylor
offer their RICKS to
Dhmi8loo
wn.1 ooloull1.ted thAt tho box contained At loMt
IIUNGERFORD
.£:3 4a, 1 t but ",han t w • opened t.ho umn el'en
tnll by MIRR Oockerton of lmpe:tone BOOM! who J nd
In tho Mae of .T Wheeler 18 I. Bt oowmnn.,
R'tven Mrn liln,leflold ~he boll: nnd put half A crown whMo 0lllI6 had bNm adjourned tor l'Iubatttutlon.
In Lt, a.nd whQ keflt lIhe kav heneoIt 11'1 waa !cund it WNI now ~ th..t Q. 8'tlb9titute h~d bN:i
Of
to cent.aln onl., ,£1 lAo Jd,
The pnlttnElr wu tOl!lllCL and the miUtn.ry T8pl'llllMltati'ft. appea.l
.TrIlltfMl lo London the lollBWInfl,' evenlR«!.... He wu aIlft...ed
denied tho elM.r.ff8 auct rur~~ that
~n.Tfl
IDd prompl
Good prie.. q.lok
OO0ItRMo!
fleld wu m"ePi',,« lrarn "dflfuslen The ma~1
8NU.............
In lb..... of E W Wal_ OS .. A.
tra6ee O&DIIII to the CIMolaUen tku g.. f'lridlln~ wlI.a
It--..... ,Iated Qat til. farm .... bafnop
.... ~ eDat..rb ~ CCIl\";oL and dI.."....ecI hIrrt
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HAY or
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STRAW

WALTER PARSONS & SONS,

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ftnd

So s Ltd tl ore ww; El 11 pply or 6 rat beastll
436 rut al oop tu I la b!t IS fito ro HI ocp f.lfl head
of darry COWII I n re r!! u d sl.orc cottle
II /at.
and eueId g CalvCfl 100 (Bt. lIoe I store p gl 2:!
10rSCs nn I pon es w 101.s 0' po It.ry I "rnc""

1\n I m seeUan eo II lead (n.l'!ln stock
J a.t c ,We
woro II. MOO I supply of c xooi1(' t qu ..1 l)
~n
se ll ng br .!I kly at full valOO6
I 11.1. Iambs wa e
n sl art. 8upply (more he g wlUltedl M) U e1
woro rend Iy ROJd (\,b In.to &loos
11 e " hoop pen"
\\ nre only I ~Ir fiUe d t.he lomru d be ng good I\t
full valueil TWeJ Ly t wo lol'BOS and pot tefI were

good domand Milch cows wero In short.
n bers and 11011 cxtron ely we ll TIWl .. lore
catt.le tra 10 rttled slow to vendor
'l'ba-o tI at
!told mlille
fwr value
F..t
e ..IYf'1I
rea l1y
Suekl ng c.lroll eontmncd
vorv Icn r
Fa.t. hogs and porke", ...... n
flO I well
Ring VIUUI.'I'I B elli. (at boMt.II 11d
o lad!1
:.:iI d qua.l loy dItto l~d to lSW
Ib I
lulls 00"11 and ruonor beaalA 13<1 to 1M Ib I
fat sooking lambs JM. t.o 22d Ib
Mat
,h.op 22d 1<>:34<1 Ib 20 d qu.Uly d.tIo 18d t.>
?ld Jb
f.t. cnlve8 111 :ld lb.
hop and
parken! ISs. t.o 2&1 per ACOro.
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BB4CKN&LL MARKBT

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Hunton IU\d

weekly Mlc

WM
PIp
iibort There wu • keen demloDd 1M .U clMMI
of oaUJo at. ~ced r&tos.
Small Shonbom
heifers realieed from £30 t.o £35 barren COWl
£88 lOa. to £+1 bellor an I talt £33 155. c.J. ••
.... (l1"() M&lD dear fIOlliD8 from
:11. to i:1 168
Sheep ud limbs were an (lU'8U6Ilt. IUpply and
.. otear.nae wu made a.t full NOM !rat' 1Il0na
crooa bnd .... modo I ...... 7M to IItII. 1M .....
from 6&0 t.> !(11..~ .lom'" Iillo. to 61 .. lid 8 .....
we ll lIuppbad Wlth boof uod "'beep

pip ..Id to 89,..

hem.

po,kv. IiIlII to I!IIo. _

Ilop lip to '£12 OQ. hundred ..,.J efiM!llolt ..
poiilWy ...... peanud 1M benolld ..~.:

Oil. 8ci., <lOCkeieIa up to 40.
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