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THE PERFECT
SWISS WATCH
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MACAO HOCKEY TEAM BEATS REST OF HK
(By ROBERT TAY)
The Macao Hockey Team, which held an ̧ Hong Kong Intorport XI to a goalless draw on Sun- day, scored a decisive win of four goals to one over the Rest of the Colony at Recreio ground yesterday.
Although lacking, the thrills of the Interport en-
counter, yesterday's game was a more enjoy- able one from the viewpoint of both specta- tors and players..
With no Interport Cup or, made up by their first to reputation at stake, play was passes and speed in going for and much freer, and that "stop-intercepting the passes that came at-all-costs" attitude which their way. characterised
the Interport
game was, if present, very little demonstrated in indis- criminate play...
Scores hat-trick
FA Marques, the visiting In- side Right, was the plek of the forwards. A combination of dash, speed and good control of the ball enabled him to accom- plish the hat-trick by scoring
the first three goals for his
alde.
Fontenay wins Prix
de Ganay
Paris, April 2.
A horse which went fame
did not last April and
гасс again until last Sunday when beaten by a head at St. Cloud, today won the £1,000 Prix de Gandy for four-year-old and upwards ever one and aquar- ter miles at the opening of Longchamps Race-Course.
He was Fontenay, by Tornado out of Flying Colours, and the English jockey. Charlle Smirke, crossed to France for the success- ful_ride.
Amour Drake, second in last year's Derby, was beaten by two
the lengths, with
10 10 10
Better ground conditions and the resultant lesser frequency of whistle sounds not only gave play- ers no cause for frayed tempers but also produced 11 game in
L. Ritchie at Centre-forward, favourite, Djeddah, another length which at least the ball could he
1o was k thrustful leader stopped with the sticks. The Hoe-attack, keeping his forwards to- of 10 runners.
in the and a half away third in a fluid key Assocation will, no
gether by distributing the ball this
Κίνα
that it actor, the concisely among them.
It deserves when choosing H The Mincuo halves and backs
well to a man and it
next Interport game.
them
played
veaup for the
to yesterday's game itself, duficult to pick any of them for As to the visitors
tors were full worth for special inention except perhapu their four goals, and in fact they Ferreira at Right Back and Dr. were unfortunate not to have net- Ferreira at Centre-half. ted at least three more.
Hong Kong started off strongly Between
and a bigger from the beginning whistle but score were Fitzgibbon at Centre though they managed to bring Hulf and Trace at Right Back. the ball into the Macao "D" they Ret it into the net. Are were times when it ap.could not
that Hong Kong were First Vun Houten was pulled up with four men for "oftside." They then forced a corner, The hit went to Rull who pushed It to tho. Right
Half.
All carried nine stones, two pounds.
The parimutuel dividents to a 10-francs stake were 59 for a win and 15, 13 and 16 for places.
Fontenay made his effort Just after entering the straight and Smirke raced into first piace. Djeddah challenged and Amu Drake came up on the outside but Fontenay resisted gallantly to win
nosily. Reuter.
Spain beats Portugal in World Cup
! HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1950.
alter soccer match here today
Marjorie Jackson wins
Australia's Marjorie Jackson (right), bronuts the tape to win the first of the Women's 100 yards sprint in the Empire Games al Auckland, New Zealand, in the time of 10.8 adoonds. At the Newcastle Amateur Athletic Carnival on Friday, Miss Jackson' set,up a world record by running the 100 yards in 10.7 seconds; Associated Přem photo.
SPORTS GOSSIP Hong Kong
The Indian Recreation Club,fng his lot with the Hong Kong Collyer's two new lawn bowls green, which Football Club. was laid under the expert young sans will also be playing supervision of Mr. J. Hall, will in the league this season for the be ready for play soon. Ac-Hong Kong Football Club. cording to Mr. U. A. Rumjahn,
Colonel E. J. Mitchell will not bowls convenor of the Sookun-1 available for
coming lawn poo Club, the green will be howls league season as he will opened for bowlers on Friday. | be leaving the Colony on leave very shortly. Mitchell is from
Caret
the
and
only playing Fitzgibbon, Trace, Remedion at Right Half and Alves at Left Wing. MeMailan. As McMullan
W. V. Micid a pre-war bowler the Hong Kong Cricket Club. of the Craigengower Cricket and Last season partnered by Gra- Although, Hellings, the Hong was about to make a big swipe,
the whistle Llew for "slicks.
who last year played for the hom, he won the doubles cham- Kong goalkeeper, made a couple Matthewson was then seen in o
Filipino Club, will be throwing plonship of the Chater Road Club. of good saves towards the end of
in ins lot with the Hong Kong the game, he was uncomfortable good run on the Left Wing that brought him from the centre- for the greater part of the after- line to the gool-line, but in try-
Madrid, April 2
Football Club. Mr. Field is a Mr. F. E. Skinner, of the Kow-
noon. With better judgment and
Spain beat Portugal by five versatile bowler and will be an Icon Cricket Club and one of the quicker decision,
he could have to centre the ball across he goals to one in their World Cup asset to the Football Club team. most successful second divisions skips last year, will be playing stopped at least two of the four ever-lifted his stick.
really The first
good move, leading by three goals to one at craigengower Cricket Club second Club this season. Skinner together S. H. Marvin
last year's for the Kowloon Bowling Green goals.
however came from the Macao the interval. Young Dos Remerllos and Alves, forwards,' when Marques snappedj
Butterworth There was general satisfaction division skip will be playing for with lacking the feeding clear-
cross-centre from the Left at the result and Spain was hope the Hong Kong Football the reached the semi-final of the ances and fiteks of Fitzgibbon and Wing, mode his way into the] Trace Trace were responsible
in re-circle and licked the ball into ful of drawing, if not winning, coming season. Marvin, beside Colony Open Triples last year. peatedly
in Lisbon being a good skip, can also play the return encounter up some dan- the goal-mouth. Hellings replied:
BK No. 3.
Mr. A. A. (Arthur) RumJahn, next Sunday. ms by their op- with a good first-timo kick.
4 veteran Indian cricketer, i The Spanish attack was always posing forwards. Their fine inter- Hong Kong again
E. Tuck who was salled inio
a leading conching the younger players of ceptions to wing passes kept the the attack, but made no head- Spain scored three times in the war will once again be playing Every Tuesday Mr. Rumjalin can too fast for the opposition, and
bowler In the days before the, the Indian Recreation Club. Macao wing forwards from having way. A good through pass by
the
game, this season. Tuck has been play- be seen Fitzgibbon to Rull saw the latter first 16 minutes of
at the not giving the It was in the forward line that overrun
their with the ball. A fast Portugal natched
gooling for Cralgengower Cricket
benefit of his experience to the their the Colony
centre-forward, Club for many years before the Sookunpoo lads. ony sitte failed miserably cross-centre by Matthewson from through
nine Cadrito, the Left Wing travelled all the was little,
minutes before war but this season he will be There
if any, combina- flon at all among them, and even way across the circle with none half-time, but Spain continued to playing for the Hong Kong Foot- if there wr. It would be between of the other forwards near it. dominate matters afterwards and ball Club). only two of them at a time, re- Van Houten and Sparrow were Kulting in one pushing the other then associated in a fine short-
a complete field day.
ww
Fruitless corners
pro added two more goals.
Ceylon match ends in draw
state
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
team wins in Manila
=
Manila, April 3, The visiting collegiate foot- ball team from Hong Kong fautad
Balle Varsity eloven, 2-0, in its second appearance here last night, The La Salle team was the national Inter-collegiate cham- plon.
Ko Po-krung, Hong Kong. contre forward, booted in two of his team's goals and Lee Chung Bang, Inside left, scored the third.
In their first appearance at Rizal Stadium on Saturday night the Hong Kong players beat San Beda 11-2. Kong will most the team tomorrow night-United Press-
Hong
Atango
Lieut. Cooper leads Army shooters
www.
Yesterday's results were:- Deliberate Shoot (200, 300, 600 Yards):
Winner, 40 Commando "A" Team, 696 points out of a l ́possible 840.: Highest 'Individuál scorer: Lieutenant N. Cooper of 40 Commiando, 97 points out of 103.
The conditions of the Deliberate Shoot were identical to that of the first stage of the King's Frize at Bisley.
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Italy favoured to win in Davis Cup European Zone
London, April, 2.
Italy, again led by stocky Giovanni Cucelli, are ex-. pected to start favouritos to win the European Zone of the Davis Cup lown tennis competi- tion this summer for the sacand successive year,
All but four of the 26 nations challenging the Unit- ed States have elected to compete in the European Zone.
.*
Finland, Pakistan, Peru, the plated before August 1 the Zone
Philippines and Poland are now winner probably will have to fly entries while seven nations who] to the United States as the inter- competed in 1949 have dropped zone final has been fixed for out-Argentina,
Chile,
Czecho- August 11. 12 and 13. slovakia, Greece, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey,
Drawn in the lower half of the Zone, Italy face a stiff task as both
Yugoslavia and, France, the semi-finalists last year, ard fr this section.
Competing in this Zone for the first time since the war, the Philippines, drawn in the top half, may well spring a surprise and
their way to the Zone
Italy open their challenge in May with a visit to Britain, and
thought the home side will have
the advantage of playing on grass, Italy's all-round strength should carry them through with out much any
Leading players have been putting up some fine per- formancea lui early season tourns- ments on the Riviera, particularly Ronaldo Del Bello, who is expect- ed to challenge his brother, Margollo, for second spot in the team.
Main opposition The main opposition to Italy carly on will probably come from Yugoslavia. but they should win through to the serai-Anal, where they would probably clash1 with France or Denmark for a place
In the final."
The
Australia will almost certainly provide, the opposition on
that occasion-Reuter,
British Boxing decline
London, April 2. Britain, who held two World Boxing Championships at the start of the year, is now with- representative on the world. Roll of Honour.
out a
Freddie Mills's cruiserweight crown has gone back to the Unit- ed States and Finty Monaghan has relinquished his Flyweight because of. il- Champlonship health.
Earlier hopes of a third title, the bantamweight, coming to Bri- tain are now receding into the background as efforts to match America's Manuel Ortiz with the British Champion, Danny O'Sul livan, meet only with frustration. A victory for Bruce Woodcock over
of the Lee Savold, of
United
States, in June would put Britain back into the picture but sub-
Philippines begin their sequent recognition of him pa campaign with a match against World Heavyweight Champion Pakistan A win here would pit might not get unive
universal approval. them
Young Terry Allen, the Lon
em against Peru, an unknown] quantity so far as tennis in Europe, don boy, is Bellain's hope of "ras, is concerned.
com
You'll go there by "Cannon-Ball"
By William
Courtenay
gaining the flyweight crown It hardly seems likely that Peru which has not gone outside Bri- are strong enough to hold this tain since Jackle Brown won it formidable Filipino team, paced in 1932 and was followed by by their dynamic 1tle Cham Benny Lynch, Foter Kane, Jackle plon, Felicisinio Ampon, the re- Paterson and Monaghan. Mr. C. Pope was again elected! Inwn bowls convenor of the Po-
with cent winner of the All-India title Allen has fought a ̧ draw Nice Recreation Club. The Club's'
in Allahabad,
Monaghan when the latter's title strongest The referee was H. J. Lente, of
The J. Jamieson the Prison Officers green will be opened on Thurs-
threat to the was Lieutenant N. Cooper, of 40
at alako. He has been only to end England, who was highly praised Club bowler will not be playing day to members, for practice, Commando, to an offside position. When the with Sparrow, pushing the ball for his handling of the game by for the Stanicy Club this season.
Philippines probably will came out with
comu matched with Honore Pratesi, of from Hungary, ball did get into the circle, there with
flying colours in yesterday's analist in 1949, or from Sweden. hoped, will be recognised as for another semi- France, in a fight which, it is over would only be one of
the goal-line, Hong Kong the 80,000 crowd and by
J. Perkins. of them
the Flo will be playing for the Hong in it,
one of the best stage of the Army Inter-Unit while the others were trailing this stage but scoring, as the ball
were doing practically anything st-football-critics.--Heuter.-
Kong-Football-Culb...-----
bowlers-in-the-Folice-Club-for Challenge
On known format-this-ourly the World... Shield shooting stage in the yards behind the 25-yard line.
many years, will once again be
Extropean Benson, Ho'faces a difficult task bgainst. L. A. Coilyer the Kowloon seen this
He was the everything points to a Zone final the French Champion, who bas A tendency to wait for the ball, was kept in the Macao circle for
season. Perkins will competition. instead of running up to.it. and
the next 10 minutes.
Howling Green Club bowler will be playing in the league, the highest scorer in the three between Italy and the Philippines, already gained a points victory not be playing for standing behind the defender
the Austin first time since the re-occupation events completed,
As the final need not be
over lim-Reuter. with a hope that the latter would
Road Club, Collyer will be throw of the Colony. Two successive corners proved miss the ball,
resulted in thei
fruitless.. A scramble in front of being easily bottled up.
The Macao goalmouth ended with
Rawalpindi, April 2. The Macao forwards gave n
A surprise fast-minute deci- distinct contrast. Though slick- the ball rolling out of play. A work could
Vansion after it had been known not be said to be good backstick pass by their strong point, they worked houten saw. Sparrow fall to that the match was abandoned,
Ked gather the pass just in front of because of the complete whole, going up the goal. Rull took it, passed it wicket, saw the Ceylon versus of the
Reno, Nevada, April 2, of the total bets on pools.—As- well in an advancing Hue, ready back to Houten
Franz Gabl, aged 28, an Aus-] souiated Press. to snap any, cross pass,
when he was the Pakistan Commander-in-trailan, won the Silver Dollar ski What tackled. Houten nicely stopped Chief's XI cricket match con- derby they lacked In allekwerk
wad the ball and slammed it into the
yesterday, covering thờ net. But the whistle had blown tinued after tea. The match mile and a half course in 1.39.0.
Vienna, April 2.
Standing Shoot (300 yards): Austria beat Italy by one goa Winner, 40 Commando "A" Team, for "sticks".
ended in a 'draw.
-Associated Press.
Australia will be linked points while knowledge of upper Five minutes from the end, Ceylon did not. continue their!
to nil in a full soccer international 191 points out of a possible 250 with Britain by a 40-hour navigation at 40,000, and Wilmington, North Carolina, Marques snapped a forward hit innings and the home side batted
here today, Melchior, the Austrian
Highest individual scorer, Liou schedule which Sir Miles Into the circle from the Right for 45 minutes, scoring 43 runs
April 2. outside left, scoring 10 minutes tenant N. Cooper, 30 points out of Thomas, chairman of British nonball" route opens, passengers By late 1952, when the “cau➡· Half, worked himself Into the without loss.
E J. Harrison of St. Andrews, after the interval circle and flicked the ball post A heavy shower at noon en. Illinois, scored a 69 in the third The game was admirably re-
Bitting. Shoot Hellings
round of the Wilmington US$10,- fereed by Henry Pearce, who is to Winner, 45 Commando "B" Team, to me as a "cannon-ball ser- Sunday around
(300 yards):
Overseas Airways, described leaving Britain after office hours who
hesitating WOLT
on a Friday will be set down on patches larged the
of water whether to come out or to stay
000 Open Golf tournament yes-officiato at this season's English 201 points out of a possible 280; vice."
mid-day the wicket in the outfield, The Organising Committee in his position.
Cup final-Reuter.
highest scorers; deutenant N
(G.M.) at Sydney, But it will for the 1950 Olymple Games,"
Immediately from the bally, leading to the report that the terday.
He tied with George Fazio of abandoned.
Cooper and Colour The Washington for the lead with a
He has recently returned from be Saturday night there enabling off, Marques was again off like game had been to be held in Melbourne, have
Sergeant a survey of the 12,000-mile route the traveller to enjoy a full Bun- Philadelphia, April 2. Ro unanimously
captain, Commaraswamy, 54 holes total of 260,--Associat-i
Taylor, of 45 Commando: 30 and upon his information and day rest before keeping, business a bullet decided to
an upfield clearance
Jersey Joe Walcott's manager. points out of 30. hit which was going straight wicket was unplayable, but the
sed the
that the ed Fress.
Felix Bocchicchio, sald today that
conclusions will be based the appointments on the . Monday commend that the Melbourne)
for the goal,
he had received a message from inter-Unit.
standings in the coming jet air-liner time-tables, morning. Vesterhallenge Shield com-} Hejlings rushed Cricket Ground shall be the
Sydney, April 2. up from the goalmouth to kick home skipper, desired to carry on.
The plane are based on the high the German promoters Koening petition were: 45 Commando, 90 promise of the De Havilland 500 boats which Saunder-Roe are The great 10-ongined flying- main arena, subject to certain
Thereupon the Ceylon innings wAS The Australian girl sprinter, and Shuble which indicated that points; 40 Commando, 65 points; m.ph, jet Comet alr-liner now building at Cowes and which will conditions.
new 100 yards world record on weight champion Hein Hoff
Headquarters. 10 points.
fying. Friday, may leave for an Ameri-in Mannheim on May 7.
The competition continues today can tour in May.
Mr. Bocchlechio had been awal-
at 9 am Since her success at the New ting for the Germans to depost: tentative date for the Games.
Zealand Empire Games, Majorie Walcott's purse in a New Jersey The recommendation
the left wing went across the circle for the Captain's Cup which was further experience abroad before match-Associated Press.
The monthly, qualifying round has expressed the wish to get bank before proceeding with the Melbourne site will be submitted to the Right Wing, who tapped played on the Old Course to the Australian Olympic Feder- it back to the Centre-forward, etion on April 15 and that body Ritchie. Hellings came up to block the week end resulted in all the 1952 Olympics. Associated is expected to adopt it.
Mr. W.E. Grieve (18) Ritchie, but the latter calmly between Sir Harold Luxton, Australia's pushed the ball forward to Mar- and Mr. L.C. Saville (13) whe representative on the. Interna- ques who had no difficulty in both returned à not score of 12.
Site of 1956 Olympics
Melbourne, April 2.
TC-
STI-
it, but missed It completely
and
$
and
opinion
declared and the Pakistan
team
་་
35.
radio. faculties, are tested..
Marques tapped it into the not batted for the short period after Marjorie Jackson, who set up. Walcott may Aght, German heavy 42 Commando, 60: points, Brigade} completing its 200th hour of test i cruise at 350 m.p.h. at very high
The Committee Chairman, Su
to give
Macao a load of two tea. Reuter, Frank Beaurepaire, who
goals when the interval came. nounced this, added that Decem In the second half, Maceo com- bar, 1950, had been fixed as the pletely dominated play. In the FANLING GOLF
of
10th minute, a centre from their
over
Press.
tional Olymple. Committee, will licking it into an open goal. In accordance with the rules of then convey the Federation's de- Five minutes towards the end, the Competition the two com- cision to the International Com-Ritchie gave his side their fourth petitors will have to play off mittee at Copenhagen on May 14, goal with a first-timer to the further 18 holes to decide the
Sir Frank said that the Or, corner of the not post Helling's winner. ganising Committee recommend outstretched legs,
BILLIARDS
was!
Ten
wom
Korean team delayed
•
The Korean Football
master, allitude also come into the ple-
ture.
First shakedowns Hofore the end of 1950 this Days to hours
plane should receive its full Cer-Sir Miles has learnt that they tificate of Airworthiness as a 30- will be most useful on the Pacific
route between seater transport plane.
Australia -"and The Hague, April 2
Then, through 1951, the feet of Canada and on the Tasman Baa 14, now in various stages of con- | route, whore, they will reduce, a The women's world record for
struction, should be completed, three-day steamer voyage - be- Dinan, France April 2, the 200 metres backtroke
and during next year the first tween Australia and New Zea Geertio Improved on today be French Bocce club
team, shakedown Aights across the land to, an air, voyage of HiUla awarded 150,000 Francs (about Wielema, who, at Hilversum, re- which is due in the Colony dur-Atlantic and to Australia will be over three hours US$430) damages Yasterday for turned a time of 2 mins. 353 ing the next few days has been completed. A
BOAC intend to consider using) delayed: The players missed: the being
Jet:: air-Uners' require: long tham also on the Australia" new mide soup" to a rival team,
accused of serving browse
The world record at present oft hip, due to not being able to runways--around 7,000ft. In the vice. With a range of 5,000 miles The civil court of Dinan order the books is 2 mins. 38.8 secs. get their visas
Ideal. On the Empire route to, and carrying 100, passengers they made by Cor Kint, another This was revealed by Mr. J. C. Australia these are not available will be able to reach Australla ed the newspapers Ouest France. Dutch swimmer, who established Guingam at the meeting, of the except at Dum Dum Alyport, with fuel halts only, ut Karachi Sports Ouest and the Imprimerie it in November, 1989.--Reuter. Interport sub-committeo of the Calcutta, and air strips are being, and Bingapore. This will diss Last night's billards results: Bretoone to pay the Stade Dini
Hong Kong Football Association lengthened here. Seeking pense with the need for mala- Kowloon Cricket Club (3) beat nanais team 50,000 France each. ||
held yesterday." The "soup" was reqoried to have
Marilla, Brazil, Apell 2.
The meeting decided to Be Miles Thomas found there laining several costly, marine Royal Air Force (2)
Wilto Hironoshin. Turuhashi-:tóday Eastern (0) beat Chung Sing been served to a team of her beat his own world record, swim- tion offering April 22 and 23 an taries on our t-Sung, Empire available for service by 1903.
was great interest in the "Comet | hases, dele va to the Korean Football Associa throughout India and other terri- These boats also should be (tšing (2).) Ada
railwaymen from Rouen, Sportsi mon said such a soup would have ming the 400-metre freestyle in dates on which the games should time to Australia and New ZeThroughout the long-distance had a weakening cell set on the 4.825 as the Japaneso swam again be played New York, April 2. Txhibition baseball rezulti
visiting teamAssociated From before a wildly enthusiastic crawl. It was decided to play The land Empiro: route Bir ailes Themar Pittsburgh, National 11, New London, April 2
Heavy rainstorms swept Marilia Champions versus The Rest on or about 2,000 miles at an-time, and India showing a strong pre-
The plane will make giant hope found ooples of the Middle East, The Committee's recommenda-The following will represent the 7, Cincinnati, National & Detroit,
today but & capacity crowd was on Sunday, April 07 York, National 8; Boston, National
Britons spent almást, £30,000,- hand for the:
calling only at Cairo :: Karachi, ¡ference for NAVIDEN tion followed a long controversy Shell Sports Club in a friendly American 6, Boston, American 3000 betting on football pools Iri
48. competition!
Pakistan Calcutta) Tödid :: Sing 'where their own local or The official results in the 400- whether the cricket ground or hockey game against the Club de New York, American 6, St. Louis, 1949, an average of about booty rent wor
apore'; and Darwin, N. Australia rival line offered 1/7 BASKETBALL the chow ground was the more Recreios at Kings Park todar, National Washington, Amori- for every man, Woman, and
on the route to - Bydnoy filand besThis) Is"-largely because (multablo, alto, Reuter
PLEASANT Berom the 1,300 villes of the Tan- propio liejo By 24 kurbanffiat. 6.45°
"Arellano: University Basketball man Ben to New Zealand, Plazed pilot sɛ havo, conus, ite-the break
ilmas team beat Combined Kowloon Dairing: 1981, and early 1933, alerting maintenan Printed, and Dabished for the Froprie The FodmanX Alvos M.8. National 10, Birmingham South-suryaid yerlarda the gover
Baskutball Team117 07:3 10, 82 number of trial, nightstby Comier Supra VE ABANG GITIMASTAL LIMITOS, HORKlara B. Alonry A. Tayern Association Cleveland, ment had collected 21
KIDEAK KADARKU bali quatery playw will be undertakes is to Bydney made in Chal THM. Newlan, Bulky Gutes American 13, Chicago, National in taxes in polim
3 tbo Chinem, TMGA Kowloon | willed halte"ates Roina, & Calrod (Chats
ed the cricket ground subject' to Just as the final whistle blow, the Cricket. Ground Trustees a stray upfield hit by Matthew- undertaking to make it comply son resulted in Sparrow racing with Olymple" standarda with the us and beating Capitule, the necessary finance guaranteed by Macao goalkeeper, to the ball by the Victoria Government. jra a traction of a second, tapping
oatiafactory arrangements the ball into the goni, konta could not be made la these di
rections, the Committee would
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recommend the Melbourne Show
Ground as the main area...
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