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A STRANGE LEGEND.
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short-
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sent to the HEAD OFFICE. No 14. Prayn Central, will receive prompt attention.
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Showing Dates of DEPARTUR of the ENGLISH and FRENCH MAns from Hose
THE PROGRESS OF SHORTHAND. Antung (he minor celebrations of the Jubi- leo your the shortband congress will take an
NOTICE. *'*' In a little village in Sumerant, the following importas: 'place. The event has a double
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK curious tradition is tuld respecting the origin purpom. It is intended to colubrate the Ju-OMPANY, LIMITED. of a well-known Denidiol monument exist-bileo of the introduction, of Mr. Pitma ing there; and ounsisting of tou
of inur groups of system, and the tereantenary of the publica.HIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS stones, wisich, when complete, formed two tens of Dr. Timothy Bright caracter arrival in this Barbour, gas of the Company a
respaidally informed that, if upon them. ciroles, Many kandred
wo-peace-ago, on a with which book the modera revisal of her Forge should bo at hand, orders for repairs it
The details of the Saturday evening,
a newly-married couple, hand writing bagu with their relatives and friends, met on the forthcoming conference are not yet to be bad, pow covered by these ruins to calcbrate but it is to be supposed that the efforts of their
Hure they feasted and danced the leading aa-harities on the stenographic nuptials, right merrily until the clock tolled the hour or will make it a striking demonstration of of midnight, when the piper (pisas man) the progrega of shortband and of the affairs
the refused to play any longer. This was much of
world. It has not been shown, strange to relate, #gainat
tha gurate, and w exasperated the bride, who was fond of that shorthand writing had its origin in the dancing, that she sworn with an oath that primeval civilisation of Chips, but there can would not be baulked to her enjoymeur be no doubt that it was practised in Athens yu beggarly, piper, but would End and Bowe. The system in uso among the cabuliture, if she went to the lower regiona Romans was leat to the world before the 16 fotch one. She had aearooly uttered the tenth century, and some authorities are
with a long words when a venerable old
that it optajon
was merely no abbreviated. Shorthand heard made his
tombad.
an art may be said appearance, and, having listened to their request, proffered bis ser to have come into boing se an indirect result vices, which were right
right gladly accepted. of the Reformation, the calls of so much ກາ The old gentleman, who was none other that part, oratory De not the KONG, of their anticipated ARRIVALS IN LONDON the urch bend himself, having taken the serra. Although Dr. Bright did not pub and the Dutes of BETERN DESPATCHES; and srat vacated by the godly piper, commenced liab his back till 1586-68, it is very prebale curtaining also a similar Tablo regarding
mobaule playing a slow and solemn air, which, on time that he had forind his staten for several guesta remonstrating, he changed into one years before. Since that time, no fewer than mere lively and rapid. The company now 483 different systems of shorthand have been
Ou Paper 10 Cents each, or One Dollar began to dance, but soon found themselves published, and when it is montioned that in impelled mund the performer so rapidly Dr. Bright's systera every word was zapre-per Duzuz. On Cardboard 20-Cents cach
angsteriously that they would all fain sented by an arbitrary sign, it will rodily be hasorested. Bat when they tried to retire, they tean how much progress has been made, al found to their consternation that they were though it has been by slow and painful stage. moving faster and faster round their di To master Dr. Bright's system must have re- bolical musician, who had now requinted his with the labour of years. Pitman's aystein
quired a memory of
mory of he mean order, combined original shape. Their crias for motey TALE anteaded, until the first limmering of day can be written fluently by any person of aver warned the fead that be most depart. With age intelligence after 12 months'
practice. such
The second Blurthand rapidity bad they moved that theo by John Willis, under the title of "The Act Kystem was publisired assembly were now reduced to sporting a ghostly treap of skeletons. "I love goa," of Steungraphie," in 1602. This system ap- said the fand, "a monument of ing, power pears to have been fairly accoustu, 18 li and your wickedness to the end of time," Salions of the work being sold before 1644. It was this system, an improved in the Later saying, he vauished.—All the Year Round
cautions Thomas
which Samuel Skatton, by Foppe employed, more for the sake of secrrey this for speed, if to be supposed for his diary. The system was adapted to the Gorman, Dutch, and latic languages, and a announcement of one of Skehon's editions was one of the curliest newspaper advertise- These early statoms of abortband appear,
and
A MONKEY FUNERAL
A ganget apes, old and young, came down to the beach (at Palo Condote regularly every morning to look at the ship. The old men and women would sent themselves in TOWS atd
sometimes for anot af us, without changing their places or attitudes- marts,
berk
Did throng the seats, the boxes, mul the stage se voneli, that come by stonographs firew
ap
PARCEL POST
And
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FOR SALE
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE"
MEIDSIGEK & Co-
MONOPOLE ROD BRAL (medium dry)
Dog RøD, FOIL)
(elry): GOLD FOIL S
"Textra dry);"
Do.
Dax
Do
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Sole Agents for BRIDECT & Cɔ. Rerms, For Hongkong, China, and Japan, Hongkong, 1st July, 1985.
FOR SALE
AT WHOLESALE PRICES
ACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT.
✪ CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE.. BOCKS, BURGUNDY.
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
BIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT, FOR INTERVED AND EQUMONIA COJKDKI. Ir.valuable for India, as an efficient toris in all unaon of weakness. Koos good in the hottest climate and for any lougth of Limo
SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
YEABELS.
DATE OF TRIVAL
CANT
P. FORDRE AVENUE, LONDON, ENGLAND. ISTR
Dafils
Gibb, Lisingston & Co
Adamson, Boll & Co
Aruhold, Karberg & Co.
WLAG
OPENERS
10.
DESTINA
TION.
ECNJKONG,
STEAMERS:
--LINDS COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT.
Pincal and mungst Meat Pirouring took for Afghan
Airli Soups, Mado Dialça and Sauces.
Alluny Gonnine only with the fofile of Dana Liebig' Alval | Rignature Id Ink across Label.
Tuns 12. Roy June Bills
Juas 14 BA. Portor
Jano You' e
Bil Bir Brit. str1493 Brit str Thit str 1497
1:39
1989
Russell & Co
Captain
Angers
Jano 16 Pinkham
Rrit, str
9077
Rotterdald & Swire
Souravo
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LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAR. Toto-loft skeepers and Dealers throughout
Anton
June 15 Astolnie
Bar, atr
396
Wictor & Co
Armatoon Ancarians 13 J. G. Olifant
Brit, sir
1492
D. Entsoon, & Bous Co
Galoutta
Dentom
June 17 Sobolta
Dat. atr
1432
Jarlina, Mothasón & Co Amoy
India.
L
Banarty Cauton Conker booke post free on appliantion to the Chrisbrooke Company.
Jane Bout!lior
firit. str
1180
Q5. 1 Tvigator & Co1i
Jano 17 Brandret
Brit. str
1110
Jardin Matheson & On
May 81 R. Class
Brit, atc
373
Morris & Ray
LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT ÇỠ, Ja
Chinth Ching-wo Cymora
May PO Arthur
Brit, str
1450
Butterfield & Swire
Avadesio
Jun 11 Machag
Brit. str
1556
Jane Galland
Bril, str
1558
Bu-nell & Co
Ver, $. Rowir
Brit-te
MS
Avibold, Karberg & Co
June 16; J. Wat
Brit. alr
562 A. R. Marty
June 16.0. A. Taylor
Brit, str
303
Bussell & Co
Month
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Dan, str
Inn
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Lloyd
Brit.tr 180 Gur, Ata' ISID Brar 112 Brit. ale Bril, atr 225
Bracell & 6
Malchers fo Co
Yakobamn
Douglas Laptalk & Co
Sieinsaen & Co.
Butterfeld & Swire
Canto
"
T. Renoleg
Brit, otr 1314
A. 11. Duntog
Beig, str
1061
HAC&M. Steamboat Coj Canton
Doe,
Nasaki
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Inns 15 Schaefer
Hor, gr
A. B. Marly
Heiphone
Mohrntr Mouskut Nomis Nordan Quesnic Tab.
InoP Eolas
Juos 8. Ef
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Bell & Co
568 Toon Pat Hoog
5 Bbz
Fr.paski,
2250 | Captain
Tuao 16 Nils: -
Nor. str
1307 M. Koishia
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38080. & 0. 8. 8. Cov
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BRANDY WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT. MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. SCALES, BICYCLES.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH
Apply to
W. G. DUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildings. Terhoog. 1 January, 1896.
FOR SALE
B0
HEID STECK'S CHAMPAGNE, 1839 WHITE SEAL $22........... per case of 1 dozen quarta, $28. min per case of t dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS & C CLARET, GRAND VIN LEGVILDE.
go por base of 1 dozen quarte CLARET, CHATEAU LAROSE, $13......... per base of I dozon qarta. 314 par sano of 2 dozen pinta.
PONTET CANET. $9.30........ par case of 1 dozen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX. $7.50 par sase of 1 dozen quarts. $8.50 par anse of dazon piata,
LORMONT.
$5
per case of I dozen gentis. JOIN WALKER & SONS'
OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY.
38
3 por case of 1 dozen battlas.
ACAO, QUPLER PALMER & Coʻs
WINES AND SPIRITS ·
――――SIEMSSEN & Co. -- 19 Hongkong, et Jaconry, 1994.
FOR SALE. Collection of about 300 UNPOLISHED GENS Can be won ou application ut
the Office of this Parer.
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897
[433
FOR SALE on TO LET.
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Luear Mount Gough-the Pusk.
Apply to
ADAMS & JORDAN. Hongkong, 24th February 1887. NOW ON SALE.
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seeming to be absorbed in wonder. I hear me howover, to have been held in contempt on British North Borneo are now prepared to B.E. ABRAHAMBON &Co., Sandakan, quite familiar with some of their rcourfemore.
Young!
acecunt of their efficiency, Thomas Hug-subunit for inspection Samples of hard and soft did appear to be en afrongly impressed. They would walk best wood, a contennurns of Shakrupeare's, 5176, TIMBEES Suitable for WLacves, Duilding audFFE Properly known a THE CLIFFS,” the beach in two and three-making fore; in a prologue, that his play of “Queen Elizi-Gegeral purposes.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., most likely, and settling future famis
Agoats. The children, meanwhile. arrangements,
Hengkong, 2nd November, 1886. would be romping around the old people,
SAN SHING screaming and backing in very delight. If bost approached them the old people would give a peculine whistle, when the younger Hamlet" Bomen and Juliet," and other members of the tribe
ribe would betake them of the plate the crude reports of which selves at
nace to The cover of the Hopwood puks in the lines we have qual adjalning jungle landing here
whole
par
Werd
ono
AA
på plot, put it in print, scares one word leuro.**
the
Sune Siskespearian erities attribute hacency of the text in the earliest editions
the
as 1728 he had used his system to
WONG Dealor in
FURNITURE OF ALE KINDS. JAPANESE LACQUERED WARES,
CURIOS, &o, &c.
PRICES MODERATE.
53, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Victoria Hotel Buildinga.
Tengkorg, itth February 1887.
1268
HINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
the COMMERCIAL JOURNAL for CHINA, Japan,
ko.,,.
Published at the Office of the Ifmgkong Dally Press on the Morning of the Departure of the English Mail,
contains the
LATEST AND TULLEST TRADE INTELLIGENCE,
REPORTS OF MEETINGS OF
COMPANIES.
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS. togathor with the POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS of the Fortnight.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANIONS,
AND
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANCE By Dr. Devam With many additions Corrections, and Dr. Willclis' Orthography.
PRICE.
in Paper Wrapper.
Sien Neatly Brand
***... $2.00 Apply at the Daily Presa Office. THE TOURIST'S GUIDA BEDUCED PRICE, $1.
15
TOR i wyret form of YELLOW, SCARLET,
JUNGIE, and other FEVERS PRICKLY Emerald HEAT, SMADE POX, MEASLES, PRUPTIVE | Fodakan SKIN COMPLAINTS, and varie other altered Frajz
Jaru 10 and CONDITIONS of the W1000, the ARXAT REMEDY Galley of Loch Tue 18 Peniroy
Genral Werda Jano 7 Sohnokmans LAMPLOUGE'S FYRETIO SALINE. "IT SAVED MY LEE,
Hiroug rene akten **for the Fovor und ebpained a strong hold og me. In nakow "a few days I was quite well.-C. Fitzel, Eq.. innkow Correspondent of the Manchester Quenties in Henamo All-nvia.
FOR TRIEST, HEADACHE, SPA OFBILIQUESICKNESS, Lombards Kinking CONSTITATION, INJEKTION, LAGHITUDE, HEART CURR, and FEVERISH ČOLDS,
LAMFLOUGH'S PERETIC SALINE
18 TUN CITAIN CURE.. Moar RUIME TO THE SYSTEM. COOLING AND
· VITALIZING THE BLOOD,
The Tretimony of numerous inent meenigoz.tie. mon kas beon unquaked, as to its possessoľ monk important elements to restom and maiuben Bonita with perfect vigong of Body anel Mjad,
WM. STEVEKA, Fut, M.D., D.CL., angs" It de prives the fatal West India fororg of their terrors."
Dr. J. W. Dowex wrote: I od it in the treat. ment of mass of Yellow Fover, and lappy to
tato never lost a single year.
A
TKINSONS EGLISH PERFUMERY,
hra C. Klo Phu-que-
Pip! Fish
Brit str 1425 | H.C.&M. steamboat Col
433 | Argbald, Karborg & Co
9332
G.C. Besokra Beit-1726.
70 137
H.,C&M. Stovmboat Co. Ma
P. & D.-S. N. Ca
RTEN 6: Mat::fa
-
Suno 16 Walton
Hav
Port Auguda Ju Pora
2379
Frím Pri
Sar he
Tai-sum
renowned for nearly contury, Buraisena all othors for it lasting mot natural fragrance THRE GOLD MEDALS--
PARI, 1873, CALOUTTA, 188,
for me.eminat uxcellesger at quality
ESSENCE OF WHITE RÖSK
YLANG YLANG OPAPANAX
FRANGIPAKNE STEPHANOTIS mother well-flames.cte unequalled for their deliteful sed Insting olour
Atkinson's celebra el
BAU DE CUEOG_NE Unsurpassed for its strength and delightfal fagianco. It is for emporior to the numerous compounds sold aniler the same nime
Of all Belare, and of the Mannfnotarers- J. & E. ATKINSON,
Textureore Veneti Vartigen
Was Young Wellingt
,
White Jord Torkabira
21 On Boan STREET. LONDON, Trade Mark A hite Rose" on a Go'dos Lyre." AS5 "TOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFES CLARKE'S WORLD FAME
BLOOD MYXTURE. Than Gerer BLOCĎ ·PUKIFIER AND. EESTORER,
LARGEST SALE OF ANY. MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. OVERWHELMING TESTIMONY ACCOMPANIES
Bear BoTTLE, PROVING THIS X9 N THUGREATEST MEDICINBEVRE DISCOVERED. For cleansing and olearing the blood from al imparties, it carne, ha the highly roommended..... Eer Semale, Scarty, kin and Slot Manser d.Soren of all in, it never-failing and per
·lent enre.
.It Curoa Ola Sera,
Cures Blestated Sarea on the Ne
Cares located Hom
ge
Caves Khakhends, ar Piräglas su De Paes.
Cares Beurer thing,
Carbs Cane-rous Clears,
ข้าม on flood Skin Dieses
Caray Gandular Swellings.
Clonra de Blood from all impure matter.
From whatever chase arising.
Containing the names of all the Articles of Trado, objects of Natural History, Furniture. ko., No., with the Punti and Mandarin Procuranter fros from anything injuriste the mof
ciation.
The Daily Prass Ofice.
Y
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A
SUNG
A bunting party, ed. Bab tv 1697 the art had sufficiently ad morning ahol one
vansed to rule the Biblo to be printed in of these old spea. The rust campered of, shorsband. Thomas Gurney was the next and
Pereseal no mere that day. The to wir disti-ion as a pioneer of shorthand. best or led, on thing my paraughan Ho, publisand an improved systems in 1740, upon the beach, I
which is s SAW monkeys
largely He founded broken inte quads, and family shorthand writers, the official report. -ut they noting about in some disorder, instead of ing of the House of Commons having been in being
ecalud GFUL, I
130
plainly see the hands of the Gurneys s could
s since 1802. 1743 some of them at work. Sono appeared 14 John Byram obtained an Act of
of Parliament be bringing, twigs and leaves of trees, and giving him the sole right of teaching a este sach of the debris of the forest as they of shorthand he bad insented, for could gather conveniently. It was my naal of 21 years, Among bis papile vera Horace hour for landing, to get sights for my Walpole, Charlos Wesley, Lord Chesterfield, chronometera, As the boat approached the the Dake of Downnabire atril Lord Canden.
disappeared. I had the curiosity to walk to the spot to see what report, from the Strangers gallery, the these semi-human beings had been doing speeches of Sir Bubert Walpole and other They bad beou burying their doad comrade, leading members of the House of Cantons, and had not quite uished covering op the although he was threatened with imprison- body when
had been disturbed. The ment for doing 30. accessed sucied to have been popular, for a During the Queen's reign, no fewer than large concurso had come to atleed bie 281 systems of shorthand bave been promul funeral. The natives told us that this burial gated, but the superiority of Lenac Pitman's of the monkeys was a cul practice. They Aystein h nerer been seriously sudangered. believed in monkey dogters, 100, for they Inne Pathan was a tencber in a British Partionlar attention is given af the Establish. Bottles, Key Brand. told us that when they have come upon sick seboolat Wotton-under-Elge, when-in 1887 monkeys in the woods they have frequently
early-after studying one of the systerns then found some deisure old fellows looking very popular, he published his stonograplije wias, with their fagers on their ansas, sitting routine. He wrote the work at the
be invit. at their bedsiden Service Pout," by tion of Samuel Bageler, the pubkaher, whos ADMIRAL R. SEMIES.
be bad.
151
Rainudis
diby palmutably
The
Trude Report" has a large circulation: in Hongkong, the Pors of Chins and Tapun, the Philippines Straits Settlements, ka. Só
NOTICE.
RINTING UP VERY DESCRIPTION
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.
AT FUS
ment to COMMERCIAL and GENERAL JOB FRINTING, every doseription of which is exvented
.........
IN THE BEST STYLE and at
SUCH PRICE as will hear
with
for him balf a million references FAVOURADLE COMPARISON MARINE PHOSPHORESCENCE. in the Comprehensive Bible." Stenogra
plaje Sound-hand, as the Avatam was
'ANY IN THE EAST.
Grat The wonders and bounty of the phos called, attracted great attention, the phorescence exhibited by the pelagic animale bas formed the theme of many writers small price of the book gaining for it at once very large circalation, The school-master
phos
Many different pelagic animale are phorescent, and the kind of light emitted then devated himself to the propagation
by means of lectures, lessons, and
the manner of its appearance very and ni lesflats through the poruy
wilb sheets of
OR
the
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. SONGKONG.
8 UMNER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY:
STEAM-LAUNOH "MORNING STAR"
aevealing to the Dature of the muinal he causing it. Sometimes the sea, far and post. The number of persons writing Fu- wide, as far as the eye can see, is lighted up may's system has never baan computed, but
enricus weard-looking light, the Phonetis Sciets, composed of persons WEARF and TSIK-TEA-ISCI at the following and wherever the water breaks a little engaged in its
in its tuition, numbers aearly 4,000 the surface before the breeze the white foam members.
Shorthand-writing may not be an unmired luminated. This kind of is due to a minste global blessing, seeing that we owe to it long Partia Inves animal named Noctiluce. Such mentary debates. But it is diffent to realise gelatinous
how, in this age of burry, the world would displays na afe, and in
is
Buns Daily 136 Ferry Boat between PEDDAR's
boursThis Timis Table will take effect- from the 15th April, 1867,
WEEK DAYS,
SUNDAYS. Laten LASTCO
Leares Hongkong Kowloon Dengking. 7.00 A.M. 8,00
ד
6.00 A.IN
8.00
*
8.30
7.CNFA.97. 8,90 9:00 10.16
12.45 P.M,
GA.M 7:30 $.0 10.30 19:30 V.M. 11.0
1.00
10.1.
10,45
14.00 MOON.
12.30.M.
1.15 ..
1:30,
2,0)
1.20
2.00
3.00
2.30
300
6.30
51
1.00
3.30
4.33
490
4.30
450
6.10
4.50
6.10
5.20
2.45
6.45
7.00
Ao remato e some may think. In
10
7.15
*There will be no Launch on Monday and
sna above described are comparatively get on without it. At present, the art is still
order that they should occur, caviara to the general, sud 4 winged words" 10 the animals must be present in very great are a profound mystery to most people. But abundance, the tky runs be
arul cloudy, am there mustle a breeze to agitate the animals, knowledge of shorthand Se getting commun and buscause them to emit their light morogh to suggest the possibility of long. briliantly. We saw only one areas daring band practically becoming a thing of the the whole of the Challenger's voyage
of three ing
past. With the probability of shorthand being included in the curriculum of our years and hall. It occurred in the
ente
schools, this forial Atlustic Ocean, between the Cape
contingency is not stamentary Verde Islande and St. Paul's Rooks. S bright was the fight that the inner sails of Amarica the art is alevaly taught, in insty
the ship were seen to be distinctly lighted of the State schools. It is net long since
that it was a common delusion that short-
Friday, on secount of sealing.
The above Time Table will be strictly adhered
up by the light given off from the broker band was only of use in jurnalism. Every to, except auder avavoidable circumstance. La the hull of the vesse, Ainese meu is how keenly goregions of the case of stress of weather, das notice will bo
value of shorthand for saving of time. It is given of ang stoppages
water thrown up other times the water, where disturbed, is
seen to be fait of small luminous acintilla intaresting 19 obecsta low kindly
-ing
in
10
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This
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is the
the commonest form of
open sea, and
due bl
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Apt. 23. fo Stount Lebate. May Notic Ingols Inde anlama
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JA 1 Davis Velocity
Martin Wannett May Sy 64 Oakland Wao, afinstrel April. 2) Wr.ht
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