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THE DATEY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 19th, 1887.

INTIMATIONS,

sent to the HEAD OFFICE. No 14. Prayn Central, will receive prompt attention.

Tu the event of complaints being found necesar, communication with the Undersigned is manested, when immadinke stops will be taken to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction.

D. GILLIES," Secretary. Kongkong, 28th August, 1885. •

MAIL TABLES - MAIL TABLES. 1987

· 1887

1867

MAIL TABLES ·

TOW READY

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TABLES

.FOR 1887

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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

AN ALMANAU FOR 1887.

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR On Cardboard 10 Cents. Dully Press Office,

Hougkong, 11th January, 1857-

NOTICE.

下

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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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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.

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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

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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

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Brit, otr 1314

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Inns 15 Schaefer

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Heiphone

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InoP Eolas

Juos 8. Ef

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5 Bbz

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2250 | Captain

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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.

1418

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

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Suno 16 Walton

Hav

Port Auguda Ju Pora

2379

Frím Pri

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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.

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Cures Blestated Sarea on the Ne

Cares located Hom

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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

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