CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LIGHT LOAD-LINE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRE8S."
Carlton Club, London, 24th June, 1993. Sun, Thy Select Committee of the Henge of Lords having issued their report on the matter of a light load-line, I feel it due to those who labour on the bigh seas, and also, I may say, to
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dao to inaußicient ballasting. From Tablo 5 of shaft failures, eliminating those vesauds not affected, the proportion of shaft failures to ballasted vessels is at least 8 per cent, greater
then to landed vessels.
After working up the averages. the re-
presentative of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade says the percentage of bailastot to loaded vessels is practically one in three. In 1002 I fod that the proportion of foreign-going
I allude it seems to me that the responsibility is now fixed upon the Board of Trade for the provestion of improper or insuficient ballasting, and it is they and not the master who most bo held responsible in future.
The other point is the nocepting of my
adment by the Committee recommending regulations for the scouring of loose ballast, the dangers of the shifting of which are only to familiar to every mariner. The recommende
THRILLING. AROTIC EXPERIENCE.
AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF
1.8 CONSUL
DAVIDSON OF Formosa. The following unrrative concerning the author of the recent classic work on Formosa will be of general interest :---
Mr. Edward B. Clark, writing in the Chicago Times-Herald on the death of D:. Edward E.
I that means deulb, hat it's death anyway unless i when we pass that rook wo so somo hets | boyond to the right.”
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Then those two men vibraced each other, Mr. Anderson but spoke not a word,
Vincent used his strongth to start the sledge. Mr. E. G. Harrett
It went slowly with its own momentas down the barely perceptible inclino. Occasionally the accelerated spood would be checked by a smooth billow of ice over which they rode smoothly.
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those who employ them, th & they should have ships in balfast-which are tho vesele chiefly tion in itself shows that the enquiry by the Vineont, who was accidentally killed at Detroit They wore approaching the rock which to Mr. W, 9. Brown some statement from me as to what attitude / affected-is only about one-6fth; the high Committee was of no barrón nature, und jasti Mich, o aliort time ago, gives an interesting Vincoat had looked familiar. They were almost | Mr. Hart Buck
description of how Dr. Vincan! saved the life of Jạm 8 W. Davidson, at premont United States Consul in Formess, while they were both members of the Peary expedition in search of ths North Poln. Mr. Clark writes:-
"Peary and his party of ten men started
from Eish in early March, of the second year of
If you will allow us to do so, it is my desire to say that whilst I shall assist to the very utmost in uarturing the merchant service of this country-whisk is essentially a national Hur vice it is my wish to ese fairplay all round. It is duo to the shipowners that the country should give them far more encouragement and asiste expedition to make the dish for the pole. April the spring, month-the thermomuter tance, and in turn, the abipowners should give registered 60 degrees below zero via the little for greater consideration to their employees,
Though the report of the Select Committes band of hardy spirits roached a placé about 180 miles from their starting-point. One night they on the light load-line has declares against me upon the most material point I may say that simply look upon it as a reverse-certainly ant as a defint. If any further evidence stops up of the Marino Department of the Board such as we have had, whare serious loss of life at As has occurred-wo have it on the authority of Trado is enabled to oltsin his estimate
of Board of Trato enquiries; what butter proof 1
up to it. Ou what the drit look around that rock should reveal the physician know meant life or death. He turned and looked at his comrade. Davidson's eyes were closed tight in agony between the hope and fear of the moment.
They had reached the rock. Vincent looked. to the right and beyond.
"Ductor, is it death caus a voice front bolind.
* No. life" was the short answer.
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percentage of one-third in ballast at which Mr.fies to a considerable extent my agitation upon um now disposed to adopt in regard to the proper Howell has arrived is brought about by vessels the whole question.. and sufficient ballasting of our merchant ships.trading around our own coasts, hundreds of Though my colleagues of the Selvet Committee them of course under 80 toos, and by our largo considered otherwise, the extensive amendments coasting passenger steamers making passages to the Chaiệm s draft report will amply every day in ballast to which a light bond-ling illustrate the fact tha', rather than being would make not an atom of difference. I have changed or weakened in any way, my views as
pro od excess porcentages of accidents to vessala to the necessity of a ligt load-line are greatly in ballast, accepting the representative of the strengthened. It is a peculiar coincidence that, Marius Department's estimate of oun ballasted conjointly with the issue of the Committee's to three landed vessels. A lower estimate would Lave the remarks of Mr. Justice of course make my excess percentages mach - win giving judgment against the higher and therefore, although the Board of 9.4. Darleynule (in ballast) which collided with Trade's figures any by strictly correct, they the barque Carnel, said of the former vessol :-
way easily lead to a false conclusion. I should "I suppose owners may send their ships to 'sen
like to point out that the representative in such a condition as this versel was in if they Hike to do sc-if they like to imperil their own property and the lives of those on board--and I know of no law at prosent to prevent their doing as to the immenso number of ships in ballast | cannot imagile!...I am not fail to give the their way ra best they could to their comrades regarded it with the septicism of ignorance, Fo; but this vessel was in a most dangerous by the fart that, whereas the number of watter my attention, and as British shipowner shelter. The distance was not great, but in They were condition, and everybody on board lier must foreign-going vessel+ antering and clearing in declara that it is fo their int rests to see that eorering it the fort of one of the men. David- important concessions alould init into the hands ac. Audrow Beattie
have known it."
I think I had the right to hope that the resentative of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade would bare proserved strist impartiality in the matter, but, combined with the most stubborn and desperals opposition. I was astounded at the amount of noimus and bias Introduced into the evidence given by this wit- ness. Consequently it is not a matter for ear-
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ballast during the your. 1962 was 12,864 only. their ships are sufficiently ballasted. I cannot see that I am acting contrary to their interests the number of ecasting rossels couning within by operating with them in this direction the ame category zached the enormous total of The seamon of our nation may reas assured with the fact that I will, se lir as my humble powers 224.38), or nearly twelve times the total num- bor of vessels composing our merchant fleet.allow, contiane in may efforts towards minimis-
ing necessary risks to which they ar As Las pointed out it is in the foreign-going subjected whilst pursuing their ardnous calling. ships where the pinch is felt, and it is veryYours, etc., significant that every disaster numerated in
the Exle, supplied by the representatives of the
MUSKERRY.
pitched their two tents and turned in. A storm alose, It was howling blizzard without the snowfall...a blizzard with the thermometer 23 degrees below the freezing point. The test in which one-half the explorers slept was ripped by the blast into threads. The occupants usado
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In a recent article on affairs in China, the Times makes the following observations:
first became prominent in the progenitus of When the policy of peustration by railways
other Enro;mu Powers, the Government
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course, impossible for Davidson to proceed weld of operations districts in the heart of Mr. Balph A. Brałuazon Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Poak."
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prise that facts were distorted those in favoar Liverpool Vaderwriters' Association and the THE MOTOR RACE IN IRELAND). thing to do, and that was to send him back overcompeling promoters should prevent the con- Mr. & Mrs. A. Chapunan Major il. A. Pratt, B.A..
were either miniraised or carefully ignored, and those againet ware roguited for all they were worth irrevelant matler was introduced, and
wo were told that statistics proved a ship in
ballast to be safer than one loaded!
It was the old story that statistics muy te made to prove anything. I earnestly trust that all those who are interested in the subject ospecially our wamou-will purchase the Blue. book issued by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswurde, East Harding Street, London, and thoroughly
Merchant Servira Guild, occurred to a foreign- going resuol.
De world really be trespassing far too greatly your space for me to go into na sualysis dosling adequately with the multifa ious the Mario figures the representatirs of Department produs. «, but I feel that I have communicated sufficiently the nature of a impartial sifting of his own statements and Ügaros. As to the powers of the Board of Trads being at present amply sufficient, I may
excised under Section 159 of the Merchant Shipping Act, where there is no specifie mention of the efficacy or otherwise of the ballast From Sub-Section I of the Section, a ship may only be detained as unsafe by reason of the defective condition of her hull equipments, or machinery, or by reason of overloading, or improper loading." I venture to consider that
The international automobile rues for the James Gordon Bennett cap was run on the 2nd inst. and won by Jountry, a member of the German team, who covered the distance of 3703 miles in six hours thirty six minutes nine reads, including stops imposed by the reguin tions. Two members of the French team can sach other so close for second place that it was for the referees to decide whether Do Kuyff or Faroon is entitled to the honour. Only one minute divided them. It is thought will is upheld.
1 was
ny the chief traders in Chine, would derive the
Major A. A. Chicoster Mrs. Pratt Mr. H. F Edmiston Major. G. : French, Col, & Mta.. IF, Ferior
LBC.
sift and analyse the ovidence, particularly that say that their detaining powers may only be likely that De Koyff's claim to second place chance to be vue of the men to reach that goal hwcome a source of very considerable political Mra. Los senza
that of the representative of the Board of Trade, and tho appendices produced by him. I venture to say they will stand a little examination.
We were told that during the deven years ending 1902 ten sailing cssels and Ova steamers were found by Court of Engairy to have been insufficiently ballasted and yet the representative of the Merchant Service Guild proditeed proofs which crunot be refated by the representative of the Marine Department, as they wore the returns of the Board it "f, that during the three years ending at their of the sitting of the Select Committee theco had been thirteen cures of fasalicient ballast and there were two olkere touching upon the question of the shifting of ballast, a question which also came within the parview of the Committee.
Mr. Williams, ex-Chairman of the Liverpl Underwritere' Association, giving evidence an behalf of that influential body, produced a list of accidents based on Board of Trade returns happening in the last six years-oleren vessels being insefficiently lasted, whilst in the remaining five it was a question of the ballant shifting. Also certain recommendations to shipmasters were fasuell by the Marine Mutual Insurance Associations of the United Kingdom in which the following pregnant sentence was
whilst it was shown to the Committee, that there. is a divergence of opinion as to insufficient ballasting being taken as improper loading, detention powers could not be exercised ander this Section, whare, for instance, a ship carries no ballast whatever Sho-is-then either loaded" nor" ballasted," sarf quite ontside the category of this Section. This, I think, will be manifest to your readers, and will support my views, that the law as it stands at present is unsatisfactory and utterly insufflefont to meet the case.
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Irogros that through unavoidable ciren stances and the de ire not to press too much evidence on the Committee, I was not able to call, amongst others, each powerful witnesses a Sir Walter Phillimore, Sir John Goroll Barnes, Sir Edward Rod (Chairman of the Deep Land-ins Committee), Mr. Jaunes. Dans (member of the Dasp Load-line Committen)
Mr. P. B. McDerm.cz
Win. Blackcod D.DS.
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ju the least afraid lest Mr. A Allison
Dry Barnett son, who had buon longer exposed to the storm of foreign syndicates, or financial institutions Mr. Geo. Dubn than the offers, were frozeti. necessary auiost at once to unpatalo portionsments, even when those concessions-is in the
It becane under the inmediato control of foreign Govern- Major II,
of both extrailios. The operation TYIS performed by Surgeon Vincent. It was, of case of the Poking-Haukow line-chose us their
what we were taught to regurid as the British Col. L. F. Bro the party on the dash to the pole. To leave him
aphore of interest. Their one apprehuusloa Mr. George, Brusse where he was meant douth. There was but cue they assured nd, was lost the rivalries of Mujer and Mrs. F. W.
the wastes and the fen flots and through the struction of these lide at all. If they were built awful bittern as of the coil to the place where they were sure to ho good for trade, and as they had come. Sovan scors miles luck were the principle of equality of opportunity would be sound (mativos, and something like wirquate
Mr. A. Fuchs seter. Peary could sparo but one man, he applied by everybody without discrimination, we,
Dr. Kobert Gibson said, to go back with Davidson. obviously the place of the surgeon to go the largest share of benefit from them. Under the tr, . c. Lindsay Grant
Major A. B. Bamilton return journey with his patient, à journey that on that the foreign concession actives were really Mr. 5. T. Iines Hewitt
pressure of public opinion and on the tardy pereep-
Mr. F. Hübb everyone in the bund thought mean! death for
beginning to build and later actually to work | Mr. l. U. Jofrios the two men who would undertake it.
Mr. and Mrs. P. X. H. their lines, this attitude was in 6 measure Edward E. Vincent gare up without a
Janga marmar that for which he bad so longed--the that in semi-civiliced countries railways might Me. . H. King
modified. The Government came to burn: Mr, F. Julian
of the explorers' ambition, the north pole. Wisdence, even when they were not designed and Mr. The most remarkable features of the great anty was to Davidson, and with Davidson he used, as in the case of the Manchuria railway, for race were its practical immannity from serious staged. Peary gave the two mou a sledge, four direct purposes of strategy and as a means of accidents and the poor showing by the half-starved dogs and some supplies. They facilitating military occupation. They began American teato. At Ballyshannon, which was turned their faces in the direction of Elah and toe, to think that equality of opportunity might the headquarters for the race, no news had been
sof out through that region of frozen silenes.be kafest, aftarsii, in ourownkeeping, aulaccord. | Master Cantileld terrived of any one being injured, except ons of the contestants-the English crack, Jarrott, Davidson was unable to walk. He was a large, ingly from time to time they gave a good deal of Me and Mrs. Gaskzeil and his chauffeur. Jarrett bad a micaeulens heavy sus and his weight proved a burden to spasmodic suppert to various British enterprises, Liege, & Mrs. J. S. Har- escape from death, and sustained a broken the dogs. For two days they went on slowly, with varying degeris of sucess. But Bogerions Mr. W. Holme collarboun and a badly bruised body. His chun-
On the evening of this second day they started attempt appears ever to have been made to j. Mrs. Johnston & child feur al had a fractured collarbone, besides a
to brew sota toa. The bottom fell ont of the study the question of railway polier in China broken juw. Hotb, however, were doing well.
The accident occurred through the steering pot and it could not be fixed. It was thoas a whole and from the view of our national gear of the favourite Buglish car getting out of only vessel of any kind they had with them, and political interests. What was and, we order while going at fall speed. Ius oad of turn it they melted snow to obtain water. That believe is still wanting is not merely the incornor the auto run straight into the beat accident, apparently trifling in itself, those two backing of this or that enterprise because the side of the read and was smashed in two, How the computs sorped death in more than wen folt might mean their death. From that British capitalists are concerned in it, but a they thoussives can explain. Stocka, another time on they ate frozen food and had de warming careful investigation of our genera) position Englishman, had his car disabled through the
beverage.
in Chins and of the relation in which each of Game cats, but was not burt.
these British projects stands towards it and towards each other. The Government most make up their minds, after ample study of the best available materials, what are the railways still left to Le built in China which it is to our advantage as a nation should be in our bands and not in the hunds of our foreign competitors They should sucouraga British capitalists to apply for concessions to build those lines, sail
Mr. H. D. Hassett then they should exert themselves to obtain tim Mrs. E. M. Borten
3. C.
C. Condy and trado rivalries or general slackness and in-
children difference cause the concessionnaires to leave Mr. Crego
Capt. H. E. HaceCH thom unused. They have sbundant means for Mr. Wai, Fra bringing the necessary pressure to bear on the Mr J. Kernan capitzlists as well as on the Waiwupu, if they Dr. H. W. Linhart
Mr. Li Man Yin choose to exert it, and unless they exert it wo
Mr. G. E. Mckocham "Doctor," said Davidson. "yon eau't drag shall wake up some day to find the rest of China, further. There is no reason why both of ne including the Yangtzs Valloy, dominated by foreiga railways which may prove to be instru- should die. Unencumbered, perhaps, you can make your way back to the old camp. Try it."ments of political ascendency no less potent in
Vinent's newer was the fitting of harness the future than the Manchurian Railway, over his shoulders onca more and the tradging ! onward, dragging the sledge with its weakan d burden balind him.
both
Baron De Caters, after making a splendid
Ou, on and ou they weuf, and at ías! there race broke the axis of his ear aul Foxhall came a realising sense that they were lost, Keeus retired becauso of a similar accident. There was us food left which could be spared Moers and Winton of the American to
Vincent foiled to finish, owing to derangement in the to keep up the strength of the dogs mechanism of their cars, and Owen, the third led two of the creatures away and killed them member of the team, completed only five of the that they might serve as food for the two seven laps of the race. Thus only are out of
Both men were weak to twelve starters completed the course. One of remaining animals,
Vincent kept up there, ige, the hoklor of the cap, caure in long the point of exhaustion. after the race was officially declared over.
his good chour and rallied his patient by his The Foor showing of the American cou hopefulooss. Then he prant ints fie bivarss,
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fact of the serious and deplorable town of life and property cu baiast passages makes it desirablo, etc." Samly those are people who know what they are talking about whore accidents to ships are concerned! The Board of Trade cannot contradict their ewu roturse why were they not submitted us Mr. Moore and Mr. Willians put them? Obviously because they told another story.
would have supported my cez.
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of their cars.
All arrangemöble for the race worked well. The Frenchmen received some consolating in sot getting the cup by gaining the priss effored by Mr. Scott-Montague, M.P., to the team whose members all finished.
Foxhall Keene, as one of the reprassatatires of Germany, had a good chance of coming in among the icaders. Hefore giving op he ran a risk which is generally described as re the history of the most daring feets in of motoring. Turning a corner on the second
slain and used his remaining strength to drag the sludge ouanel. The two remaining dogs tare out. There would have been the Anck, ness of despair had it not bron for something in the spirit of the two men that made them Hee light.
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"Doctor," said Davidson, once more, "you'd batter go.”
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Daidon," he said, "it's barely possible, as a
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Tortura to the power of the Bard of Trade which were described by their representative as "very apple." For reasons I have stated I do not accept this for one moment, bat assuming for the sake of argument that this is correct, it, was admitted that their powers 'could not be properly carried out owing to the insufficiency of their surraying staff. The reprosentative of The Representative of the Marine Depart the Marine Departurent stated that it is
round the tires of Keene's machins were mont of the Beard of Trade furnished the obvious that a good number of vessels may gripped, and, while repairing them, be noticed Instead different Reports of Courts which have dealt to sea that have never been seen by a surveyor." that the axle was giving way.
Несло drov with the watter of ballasting during the last This flon is where a light-head line would come
of stopping,
hundred eleven years. It was very convenient not to in, for the crews would be protected, as they miles at the gsit of over tuity miles an hour. and drew up only when the car becine almost mention the bad ense of the Barkingium which | would then have or outward and visible e'ga as" qucontrollable. Then it was found that the ozia was within the smallest fraction of an inch took place in the carly part of this year, but to the saffielency or otherwise of the ballast.
Whilst I am strongly in favour of restric. of being covered. Keone admitted that it was | why, may I ask, did ha omit the Reports of which investigated the accidents to the tions upoù British shipowners being placed anything I bars ever tried, but it was an awful on a box of dynamite as Ethiopia, Kuisari (23) lives icat), lore and equally upon foreign shipowners, it is palpably pity I had to withdmw, as really I had not. Keene's mishap
merd matter between men, I might find it in my Kildonu, happening within the last two or three absurd to suppose that it foreign owners road begun to let myself out."" years, where insufficient balkuting figured very their vessels to sen in a dangerous condition cansed the greatest regret, next to Jarrett's heart to desert you and leave you here to dia.
accident, of any incident of the day.
You must remember, however, that I'm a doster strongly? Ne doubt this also was convenient British owners should follow auit.
Amid the representative crowd of English to the Board. Why, also, was it the case that justifiably proud of our merchant service and Irish woll-known wen present were the Lord and you're my patient, and it would be unethical the Board of Trade could not see their way to insinuch as it is far in the van in regard to Lieutenant of Ireland, Field Marshal Lord to the last degree for wo to go and leave you. lay before the Committed the Special Reports promoting safety at sea and it is significant Roberts and the Earl of Mayo, Mr. C. Gray So I'm afraid you'll have to put up with me."
Dinsmore represented the Automobile Club of that other marino Powers with the rapid pro-America.
racing point of view the Tho physician dragged his patient on through grow of their merchant shipping are also contest, which insted from in the morning the horror of the awful stillness. Finally the beginning to set their houses in order in this until 7.30 in the evening will be always remeia-end was at hand. Vincent was tottering and bered for the desperate straggle between De Kuy, French, and Jeuntzy, German. The Davidson, weakened as a result of the operation Much was said as to the difficulty in assign- dating driving of Gabriel in the Paris-Borbo had undergone, coupled with the exposurO There has never boen any question that the light load-fog would, any more than the deep ing a light lead-line, but I am not going to dear race was quite eclipsed by the speed and lack of drink, was practically in a fainting
D fond-line, azoot vessels of undor 20 tone register believe that impossible nutil it has been pro-at which the contestants seven limos passed condition. The sledge had been brought to a
the judges stand at Bellyshannon. Thou ide the Merchant Slipping Act. In Table farly gone to by a committee of exports, is the rivalry between Germany sud Francs always point which swept away for over a mile a youth No. 3 of the appendix supplied by the in the case of the deep load-line. I strongly stood out. Both Jenatzy and De Euy waved declivity, smooth with snow and ios, Vincent representative of the Marine Department we, recommended the appointment of such a com- their hands wiklly in deswer to this cheers sat on the edge of the sledge,
"Old fellow," he sait, as his eyes awam, for instance, soo corualties to vessals of 2, 4, 5, mittes, who would, if able to, arrive at a solation of the ouleokers and drove with what looked like desperation. Ax the final round
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it's all up with me." and 7 torr. It would be ridiculous to assume of the problem, and not until then would i have approached and the gap between the two that such casualties have any hearing on the the light loat-line entered on the Satute-book. rivals lessened there were many who thought Then he turned away bis head, but in a It is a matter of the keenest gratification that a collision was inevitable, but De Kuyff moment was on his foot. For down to the right subject at issue. In this Tablo io lers than
kept his lead of a minute or two and crossed the of the sloping plain ho saw a grim-looking that I have scored successes on two most ma twenty-fire out of forty-five Terrels are not torial matters to the benefit of our seamen, in
line ahead, affected, and it will be noticed that the Zanella the concluding paragraph of the.report of the Kildare, the start and finish being at Bally-Davidson again. I don't want to raise any The course was laid out principally in County rock which held his gaza, Thon turned to in ballant was in an unmanageable condition in Committee they confidently rely upon the shannon crossroad alant thirty-five miles false hope," he said, "but thatrock down there bad weather, went ashore, but no formal Board of Trade to use the powers already con. somewhat resembled a man of Africa, divided (luoks like one that stood not far from the place investigation was over beld. In Tabio No. 4 ferred upon them by Parliament to prevent into two parts, which were Enown as the major where the natives. ars. It is like a thousand we may strike out ninet eu of the vessels as not improper or insuficient Lallasting of ships and the minor loops. The dis anes around the others and probably I'm wrong, but God knows being affected, and of the remainder vs any Herotofor the unfortunate master has been smuller loop was about 45 miles and 1024 it's our last hope. I can't drag you further, obar ve that duric the past eight mouths three made the scapegoat for insufficient ballasting dividing stretch of about thirteens mites that but I'll not leave you. We'll go together. We
miles around them both, and there was a were in an unmanageable condition, whilst in and bis erilicate has most unjustifiably been had to be covered six times in going three times can slide down this declivity with our sledge. light trim, or 15 per cent, of the accidents were I suspended; in view of the paragraph to which around the combined loops.
We may go into a crevasse, as you know, and
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