Reading Observer . June, 1915.

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i' IN REA"" F1GRT1NG.

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r " I have JtiIt t'ttanlcd from a,. ~er.t menuous the
daY', during "hieh I ha.vc had. no .leep a.(; aU, Mild
came bac& ab!olutely flli.hy
'lhe t.renCbe8 hen'
are not an joy, bomg fuU of fileS Uld tmelle, and
.. hot iii It welt could be, aDd the rir-.lD JS rather
Ir
h..
alforde4 "". t'7.JD g. alf'"we never knpw when our friend tbe Turk
" ~~t~"
III m,Â¥,r
tb.
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WlJ1 not attack
Our ,Poor bntve DIVISIOU
eml,. m nt.Mt difterent wS'crcd hea'Vlly, and 'f'"e gamed prachCillly no
ground aoywbere
In the Z"od Brigade we lost
... !"nmrill'_U,abo... ·-

Price of 'Issue fixed by IH.M.
C~Dt,

A full half.year'8 Di~oIehd will IN! paid
on the 1st n-Wr" 1915. I r
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1893 • a.nd ~'1III:Y Ul~ theret.

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expe."n.,. thal..tII.

£ l:l prl ,,;cnt on l'tnl!!~y, t.be 17t.h A\lgullt.
£1.1 PC! .;eut. on Tuesday, the 318' Augwt.,
£J O ptr cent on 'fuMda1. tbtl 14th Sept.em'ber,

.,In

"'ere pronlloeotly plaoed
and

form OI t bflf at Inscribed Stock, or Bond5 t.o Bearer, B~OAD
optloa of 'Lbe Subl!lcnben.
rr not. ~r&flOus11 1."edeemed the Loan Will be ~
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pa -t oiL pal" on the 16(; Deoeinber, 194&,. but Ris
\hJest.y's Gove rnme'l1t. Ttlfitlrve to thetnsel¥ee tho
I ht lo rMeeM tho Loan » DU a.t. any t llne on
Be...".
r " ~ft.cr tke lst Daceu:d;wu'. 1925, on G'1'iuR' t.htee ptimb
..rd
c<ll~nd&r mltnths' notice 1D tbe II LoDdon Guette"
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n"l h Capital and Intereet .,.;u be a. ebarge on t.he
( nMolidated Fund of the UIlitJed KlDgdom
St.
Liliot
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T nI' boOLa of the Loan will be kept. :!It t h e Bank

he

Divide nds on 8boek Will be flaid by
sent. by 1X"'t.
Dlndcad. oa
Coupoa.
be ~bl& tnto Bondi toO
N;!.rf'r at a.IIJ time Wlt.hout ~ment of aay fee,
..&1 Bonde to :BeaTer: ... In be extba.ngeabJe for Itt
fmbe<i Sloc.~ on payQNrnt of .. fee of <me .h.ilhnr

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b~ h <Lbl& to fo tteJtmoe

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I 241- jiI.o
do••

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~ 24/-"

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uMI. D."

Te1e

moat.ha.

ontllllieri1lg and ship bulldlllg tilde. No man
on Oo••liinent Work ne.d apply, lind It " only
llltend.d 10 to«,at,r men a1 ... 114y III • .,ploym.nt
EnamMtl cut. of ernploytnent ,,111 be de&It With
at th. Labour Ex.btul!l"

THE PROHIIITION MANIA.- The Pnml"", ~odirt Conf,,..n,,,!
ltA 'eui~ the toWl)
proved to haft 00 tta.~d the pr<,hlliitioDj
In an acute de
One
"'... tho objll<lt I ..... 01 th,
the l!Iale of .100holi~ drink. lQ
Amenca th
&l'lything

1!lQrUIf)

Their rate of pay 'W.ll.not. be lcss th1:Ul

much mOIll

WaJ;

I hlid no oJ!icer

IlId a.bout 50 men
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• The men a.re rMlIy t plendld The]
weary after th,elf five da.,ra. but stuck
86y Fral:l~J1S a JhCOIC to thill It
I not 'be ~orie. but they a.re lion very
We don't lIve at. BlJ h&dh J
t~,, 'r&tior,,~I''' i;x~'lI"'t,
1 ru. .mp'''' .",
cleyer-all lIO~ts oC wa.J1I
,th<.miieh,Oe
Usually tbey pat.

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H Tbfl hours for regilltn.tloD a.re '-Weeli:daya,
6pm to9pm
Sa~urd&ya,4 .pm t.o6pm
S""d.,.. 3 p., 10 6 P m

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,,",o ,e,:... , up ~ the t~cbet,
I wa.tclied /l. bush the

and there

dj.',im,tlv mo'Ve
got on

and

another nun,

WI:I.8

only IYlQg doWII or nof

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moved vet)

but whether the smper

Will;

IIOTTtC

a.

1 couldn't ea.y SOIDB paint thtm~lv~~ Alld tlteU'
!i1Iel green, and are pr&cttca'l mvm.ble, and haT,.
b6en found hYing undergro~ tn qUIte large holM ,
with a. big meL-: of fOOd, water and a.mrnllmt"'D
Xhe shrapnel they have been pODr.m~ o.. er our
CAmP hIM Just got. two of mv men, but thank good
nee Dot "reT'Y badlt" One of tbem b Ml been slightly
"WOunded already tWICf'I In the lllgt, three d.ll.v~, (ta{t
A. sbrapnel ballet h&6 JD!t wbll.zed pa.r.t. my tra.tVJ
port officer'1I head and my knee. and bUfled Itself I
m die mud &bont. ... foot. to my left front

rectlftd

4i- per "':tt_le-+-_

one No 80

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~IG READING DEMONSTRATION.

t.ude I T'he
Field,

UMnus

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tmlh l wllI aasemble m Cllltra.

&t 5 45 Pill. 3Jld t.he

6 30

The route takeu

~,~~mm~:~~~~f;!L~o~n~do:n:~ro!'~d~
Ca.\ ersham
, ;~ London
road

•• HELL ON EARTH."

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RECRUITING EFFORT.

WItb tlIo obJect or arousrng mterest m the
., A suppfy af pomrs for exhibltton aDd dlf; matter of rccnntlng a. pa.tI10tlC demoDl~ tra.tian bas
j:l'Itration !nay be ht4 a.t tJle War Mumtiona been &!Ta.nged t.o bke place at &adoog on Wf':d·
·lhlJ'NG} QIlMzl'. Hotel, Fnar Street., ~.wn8'
...._
011... of ~olunto.ry Old "III be gl&dly neaday next, the effort betng one of some ma.glll.

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al; ,pteJent, fWd Ul • good many cases u. good
.. Remember rue to &11 my friendll m Ruding
'deal more In'teUmg U.peD6e1 and lD certam Thls 18 very different from Jonrn~g up to Lo1)..
~ ~ballteQoe ..uOWalloee will be plold
don snd ba.clt, IIJld gOing to the House However.
"U oh..ld be botn. III mmd tho. the only I bppe It WOD t be long be£on ru be domg It
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Workmtll miuir6d at ~Ilt are Millwrights, ag.m"
Tool Matert, T001 FitteNl, FJ~ten, Turners,
Boi1l!ti!\~ and other 8killed workers 10 the

., . plet-ed

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&nd
f hl' In&t&lmt.Du ma,. be ,..aa iu full 00 or after
lh.. 20t h July, 1915,. under ~nt a.t the ra. t.e of
per oenL per amutm
I. case of default. m th e
j).i:rmenL of 'loa,.. ~ by ita ptop6r date.
t ~ ~ "porll ~
Ute 1,Il 5t.alm--. .......
plNd

ST

St. t.teph~, on .~o1Ieln~

Uerembcr

Warra n ~ whM:lt ""ill be
Souris \(" 111 be paid b)
J !J~rl bed Stock will

The

Order. tha Mill.~ Oro.ll~
UIWed Conduct .. M'edal are amoDg
ber.tawed, ud we trr6 ooufident tltat
With ,UI m offenng OObgratolatlo".
who.. namOi .ppear To tbo u ...llr\f.omied
Lahona noW' m traUlUlg" the reoord
mtln !houl!! prove ,. gand moent.l'f'e

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ENGINEERS

" A grtat effort .,11 he made to get't.he whole
of the ~ld4 ... gtneen m Readtng , not a.t
preetont on ~!:I1t Work, to place t.helf
atrvl{:f:1I &t t~ diIlpoul of tile Country
Men
who reglafB _III be requIred to sign a.n nnder
tokmg 'tgDiIYlng ' th.U' Willhlgn... to ..mov. 10
aAotber <iilWiot, ai IhQrt notuJe, a.nd to relllal.D
\ m tAu.t fJDlpio;r for • period of uti leut ItiIX

"'r$ ....

a~ ! he

{( I:.:n..-Iand 3nd at. t.be B&Dk of Irel&nd
Dividends
,, 'I
pajd ba.lf-yearJy 0J1 tile 1st. JUDe aod 1st.

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RoacIinr

Tbunday WM gt.en, the list ~l
ha.d seen fit to,.lIonour WIth
tlDDe. and here ag&1D men 01

£10 per cent on Tuesda.y, the 28tJJ tleJ)ternber,
£ 10 pel' ceDt OQ Tu..d,,¥,-tIto 12th Octobel',
£ 10 pu cent on TUMd&y, tll. 26th OctOber

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..,.$:':i\h:

Our brigade

k.i!!ed, four '\ttlunded,

.. M:t ~ Qoorxe, tile MbWter for MUD!'
t16no, has loot DO M.,. ill getting tA ..ork 10
~, and,. War Munllions Burnau b~ been
opened I' at. tht!! QuMD'5 Hotel, FIlar Street,

men W
_ere
Dot 'I,~:;r,~"'~'~,;
should
not& be.
before
IS 11'- In ~Il, and ollloen
be found m.ntioned Wihat
of gallantly.
11 be p~;~~t~~~

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fortan&te, but stllJ JOlt heavily

.. ~ TO :&EmllTER

ill

palo .... by
promo~ lon or d&QO/~tl .. ,

£ 10 1)(' r rent an TuesdAY, tile 20th July,
£1.1 pel cent on Tuesd.y, the 3rd Augusf,

OOHl'Al';Y

.. CJ!tLSD

ofIloen

g..U...try

I C' 1 Offie@'
f un ncr P ~J monta '\Iflll be t'fXlWrcd. al followa

GOV)mN~ '.urn

980 men

OlMooroer'"

• t.bour £Zelil.S",
J iIOJ31, London Str..t,
, Roll4ln/:

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SA '\}\ 01' .t:.NGl&AND ate a.u.tAoriKd to receIve
appilcaLloUi for t.his Loan . which
tAke t.he

'1IoadIj"

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u'11f,lI•.,.,.. eI WortiIlD will arMlly obhp

'\ppl'lClUOn8 whlch must be a.ccompUl1&d by
a d~po81t of £5 :pe!:..~!l.!:t.~ be received at the
Sa.nk c( Euglana t ·,nu~a.QDeeclle 8tree~ LoDd.on.
E(
.arvl rtll'\" l)e feMf'&NkICi 6lth6t 41tflCt. or
br~u- b the medIUm of ,try :BI.1lUr or Stockbltlk.lr
:11 the"Uolttd KUlgdOm. Appllcations must be tor
e\ en bun<1redB or pounds
\ rnn" C' nlc nis are beIng made 1fot the NteelPt. of
erplrnt ;"nK for smaller amounta t.=p' ttl00 tbrour1t

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fir..

, '!Sir,-

an l1lveat.me.at. 1 aut.h.ori:sod by .. Th&

,q lh<l andlll:"-t.ha.t the ptlo&.ma.y a.t the tim&lo1
.. rmen!. e.lceed -tb& redempUoa. ... lae of 6. 00

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bearing Interest' at · 4i ~ , ~ . iUlDum,
payable half-yearly on the ht June
and the lst Decembet:"

Treasury at ,£108 per

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r As n announced last .,,~, Col ~die W:'SOb,
D ~ 0 , M P baa been m It(ltlOh, &nd lD his own
~! hae bod H . . 1'e:ry Itrenuotl8 five days II In
""'bing 10 Mr. E".. Iillmond!, from G.llipoh,
Jun. 9th, IJJ, CoJon.I nys •_ I

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BERKSHIRE'S FIGHT DESCRIBED.

&np Certi'licatea to :BfJMC. 1t1th C<nJpon at.
t~.l:n ~ lor the ~ ~ OD tlle 1st 'Decem:r ~f 1915, "111 be 18Im:ed ID «rch.wlKe for the pro1"16)(1n:oJ re ct lpbl
.A.s soon _ ihes& Scrip Qrttfi..
{ales hn e been p&ld 111. full ~ OUl b& 'inKrtbftd
(1" ctL.'l be COU'fertzd miD Sbocl) , or. they can be
~Ichang ed tor Bonda t6.Bea.zoer ~ ROOD.Q~ these can
he prcp.ared) 1n denom:in.tiDM of £100. £.2b) £500.
£I OOJ £h (0) and £19;<109
l:D8enbed st.oek WIll
be lranS'rera.ble Il"I a!l,.. IJlUDI, .....lRcb are mul!ip~. or
a peO!'!"

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&nor

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INSPECTION BY. CAPT. IPORTER.

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ST. AND-REW'S CADETS,' r

Polloe

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boy. 01 SI Andre..', hom., IWtllon.ro.d,...
not hoLdiq their &Danai aporte thill year, but m pla.ee
of ~B .nnt an ...t home" wu beld on WednMdt.y
~OOh Tb.,re ...... good &tttudaooe ot 1illtCl.f'll,
1:ItL"1.adi"lrClptalu Porter, th. Bev ~ P. N...h6...,

W1okht.m tege, M:r an :Mri FellowM,

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P~briakt

the Muter

d NtM A.UJt:i~
d Matron, :Mj-

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THE BERKS AT FESTUBERT,
.. .ENTITLED TO, CREDIT."

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:;.I !~bro&k

(I? No hmll, .. h ..
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to 910 IIlUHon"

THo!
of
......., ..; ..1 th, PIOCh !.t
pofttly ..... belAg bortJy 1.\1 by maA1, tJo. PrInbo
01 Wal..' Fund".. boomed. IUld It lo ODIy tM10
too 1&1 that t~. "...oro ritpoDded 1111pr&!.....rthy
IlIIMet .. B&Ig\&11 D,y" " .. aA IIl!q11&lil1ed .uc.
001*, t.b. M.yo~t BoIgian Fund-It .III! , erMit to
tho 10,"" th. IIod Ot<* Fu'nd ... ~v.d Uberal
patronage, tho fundi l1~d 10 pronde 0... and
COmloN for WOWlclod 80ldM ~ proondejl
In hill _~Iy br..... of tM mig
nilI~n' ooU..tJoti ",.de two S.t
,. IgD-6nd
.....y other lund! ~.. 1101 bOeo. ~. 10 the
pubUo DOtlo& 14 rim Tb BOIpltl&, COUeat1OU to
Reading ._IIM III the latltrt I!Url\ '1'tlIied f.r

" bighor ru lertoi.

tit". ..... 01

Tb. m.1n Ibture.

by Sr.
m tJt& 6T60t of ~ laue. (other- than )llsue,
lI a.de ..broad or ian. aI Ilmbeqller Bands, Trwu ry
Bilt or f!l mllar lJhort-da.tod SecurItieS) heln:;! tn.tlo
h HUI MaJestY'1I Qcm,rmneat.. for the 1'I1rpoec of
. rrylng (In the War. 8toak ud IIoDd8 of thl& IIISlie
1I'1l! 00 accepted a.t par, plus accrlfed lnt.ereet, "
111 0 equrn ,ient of oaU. for tbe purpoee of .a~np­
I ODS to weh Ii IllMll
\ oommlUlon of ODe-elghth pM otnt WJll bfl
~l1o wed to Bank"cli . Brob ... and FinaDCl lol Hol!l!l.
lallotm ents made In retI!)<!Ct of ca.ab o.ppll~ ll.tlon s
thus I5!lU6 bC&MDg t.beu, Stamp but. no eommls.
o n will birI a.Do*6d in retlpeot. of .pp h clLtionfl tor

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Appliciltlon Porms for Ou\ Sl1b&el")pliob.a ma.t

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obh loed a t tho
or ~laDd and the Ban"
1rel :md . a.t any .&Dk or Money Order Offtce In
!~" Umted KUlgdom~ of MCM" Mullens. Minhall
I d CAl
13, George Street. Ma,Uflion HeU!!lc E C •
I ~d of tbe pnDClpal 4!t.ookbroken.
\ pp hcUJoll Fonn. fo r Connr.LOD 'WIll
tor... . n1ect With elclt t..ettor of A..1IotImn~
b rh o LIst or Applloat.lone 'WIll " 01_ 011 or
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pot ...t.

61 CBNT,

PRICE OF ISSUE '100

10 f Ht GOVERNOR .l<ND COIfPANY
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. bart." ttqUerII JCIt 10
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I)o)i.l~i.. 1')( tke abcne-meJltiloned Ldan, i .. term. "
i~ r....t)~nectu' of the 211, JaDe, 1915 , aoo •
r ~ t~CI~ cmgage to pt.,.. the IDftalm.eDU U t.bey .bln
~tml' due OD All1 .a.notmflD.(; Uat~11 be made to
r~'Jl~ t)f lhw .p'plicatlOO, .. prOYkled by tho .aid

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7ho ' um of £

"I ' ''. depollt (b) (Domfl1 ~5
~ roJllr ed Cor). II eDcloNd huWttL
"~ni\ '.lJrfl
"Ule of

APfu...t

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01 tho

'or ..er, 1)100
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In fill
-_.......
"'Ia.t~ TI lle If 40Y, or '.W'hfltlter

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Ktt M lit ... )

COttlttlunrce,tlOtul to }
be addruMd to
If...... "'" ,

Md_ ....."-, _........................ l'l'IIi>",&el;
Dal "

w",....

Por tq~ In'!OtiOAl

bnng. Ib th.;}..t.
Fin"!'l"ll

Tr"~'IrY••nd

ISSUE OF STOCK OR BONDS.
Bunng I...r., at

."toml",

tbe}l~

192~194li.

WAR LeAHI

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tiber&ltty btl ....opt ofer RUding, ... mdecd, 11

(4) SJlaolai !&cUiti.. tb. im.Il ......I.r.
Fpr Ih. ti .. l tilll. ~~ernm.nt LO... ~ bolng
,I&rl.d on "'6Uy
hn ... wilb. Qle opp.rtnuit'y '.·i ..on to
dowu to th.~
to be teakoned In

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hOI Over praetloally the ....hol. oounlty.
1\ II a
CODIOIa' IUld pet tohemo Wlth !!lome people t.o urge that; lte<,dU,. '1
es.ohange old " ...onderfully mean pI .... 'but 'aM
at tiler mve.t 14 0CI1y & hbel on , oommonlt1 that. bu,
beheVfl. don. Ita lnfll bett to
f)

AnnUlhu
IDT8atwe~

1 HIS roRll 01' APPLICATION KAY BZ USED

£4 lOs,

yean paet, and m faoe of all
evlt.&bl. oonol1lOlOD I, 001lIO 10

hue tbe lame
(3) ~old.1't of

Enrl4nd.,.. Londo ••

21st JUD&,

thUllflot.

(~ I1lurth.r Lo,.na li.hould

Mo"" 8atu~. th. 10th July. 1011&

B'o k of

ate

Committee
lb.. h1gb pr.".
hio 'peeI!b. It

Mr. MCKENNA'S

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011 ~1 1... · .. Til. PoOpl," pnbUlIJed the
toU01f!ag ItCW froIII • party 01 1I011....mmlQloo.d
.... _
of tho W lIatt.&hOD Bo7a! Jlorb

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the
lon.s
In I t

army

ciT \iarI In !bat
gtven by the 11 det.
aoquftUd 1tull 'rei'y critditably LD. lip te of

;;~~~~~~:'~":~"~~ajEt.,",,t.rd..
butnbert.

~ER~ HOSPIT~L.

A GENEROUS GIFT.

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