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peace in this township for many successive years. John Hitchcock and John C. Hitchcock were among the first settlers of the township. John Hitchcock entered the southeast quarter of section 5. Was a blacksmith and had his shop near the southwest corner of that quarter section, where the road running north and south crosses the Burlington and Mount Pleasant road. When the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad was built to this place in 1853 a sidetrack was placed here and a small station house erected on the west side of the road leading north, and on the north side of the railroad track. A man by the name of James Duke lived just across the road west from Mr. Hitchcock's residence. The people in the surrounding country gave this crossing place the name of "Jim Town" from the first name of Mr. Duke. Mr. Hitchcock's daughter Rachel was a tailoress. Her shop was located some twenty or thirty feet west of her father's residence. It was a small one-story frame building painted white. For years Miss Hitch- cock measured the country lads of the surrounding neighborhood and cut their coats, pants and vests of jeans woven by their mothers. They were made and fitted by her, or taken home when cut, to be made by their mothers. Sherwood and Timothy S. Boney came and settled in the neighborhood about the same time of the Hitchcocks. William and Simeon L. Parriott came from Virginia, Wil- liam settling on the southwest quarter of section 5, and "Lawson," as he was generally called, in section 6. Lawson was the father of two beautiful girls, one of whom married James P. Sater, the other William H. Dodds. John McDonald was one of the first settlers in this neighborhood, making his home on the northwest quarter of section 6. We have no recollection of the elder McDonald, but knew his sons, particularly Oliver. Henry Ritner, Joseph Booth and Hon. Thomas L. Sargent were among the first settlers of the northern part of the township. Jason Burnett, James Snow, John Anderson, Hiram Messen- ger, William Mathis, James L. Harrison, John Porter, Christan Esslinger, Nathan Masters, Isaac Canterbury, Carlisle Canterbury, Ezra Higley, Jonathan Cable, George Dee, Francis Ridlin, Joseph Edwards and John Hodgen were among the pioneers of this township, all of whom were men of great person- ality, men who stood for law and order and for decency and morality. What we find in Danville Township at this time is but the outgrowth from what in the beginning they did; has come from their ideals of social life. It would give us pleasure to mention the names of many more, but this we cannot do.
SCHOOLS
Schools and churches are inseparable. Where one is wanting the other can- not be found. The first schoolhouse built in Danville Township was built in the Jaggar neighborhood in 1837. It was a log house covered with clapboards. The first teacher of this school was Miss Cordelia Terril. Into what number of school districts the township was divided by the school inspector I am unable to discover, but it is safe to say it was divided into four subdistricts, as this was the rule usually followed. In 1897 it was divided into nine districts, including Danville Independent District. Schoolhouse No. I was located on the east half of northwest quarter of section 2. No. 2 on the northeast quarter of section 8, and is known as the Plank Road school. No. 3 is situated on the southwest quarter of section 6 and known as the Bell school. No. 4 is situated on the
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northeast quarter of section 20 and is known as the Centerville school. It was in this district the first schoolhouse was built in 1837. No. 5 is the Danville Independent School District. No. 6, the schoolhouse is located on the north edge of the northeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 23, and is known as the Tornado school. No. 7 is situated on the northeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 28, and has not a name. No. 8 is, situated in the southeast quarter of section 30, and is known by its number. No. 9 is a joint school dis- trict. Middleton has its school. Some changes have been made in the boun- daries of these districts, but in the main they are the same as in 1897 with the exception of Danville Independent School District. In the early '50s there existed an academy at Danville Center. It was the first building north of the Congregational Church.
CHURCHES
On October 20, 1834, was organized what is called the Long Creek Baptist Church. The Baptist people seemed to be ahead of the other religious denom- inations in the township at this time in the organization of churches. At this time there did not exist in the county any church organization except Old Zion in Burlington. The Baptist people who organized the Long Creek church lived a good many miles apart. Some of them on lands bordering on Skunk River in Danville and Union townships, and some on Flint Creek in Pleasant Grove Town- ship. Although thus separated and at a time when there were but few roads (noth- ing but wagon tracks across the prairies and through the timber), such was their religious fervor, they determined to meet, have religious services and organize themselves into a church of their faith. They invited Elder Logan of McDon- ough County, Illinois, to come over to "Macedon," west of the Mississippi, and preach to them. Mr. Logan and Gorden Bartlett heard their cry, came over and stopped at the cabin of Noble Ilously, where, on the 19th of October, 1834, Elder John Logan preached the first sermon in Danville Township, and the first in Des Moines County except the one delivered in the cabin church of Dr. William Ross in 1834 by Daniel G. Cartwright. On the 20th of Octo- ber, 1834, these Baptist people met and organized themselves into a church and adopted as articles of their faith, those of the Brush Creek Baptist Church of Green County, Kentucky. The names of this small band of Christian people are as follows: Enoch Cyras, Rebecca Cyras, Anna Cyras, Frank Cyras, Rachel Dickens, Mary Ann Dickens, Noble Hously, Naomi Hously, William Manly, Hephisba Manly and Jane Hawk. William Manly lived in the same neighborhood as the writer. Although sixty-five years have gone, yet we now see, as then, the cabin of Mr. Manly surrounded by a picket fence made of split boards, the gravel walk leading to the cabin door on each side of which the coxcomb, the for- get-met-not, the pink and hollyhock and other homely flowers grew. Soon after the arrival of Mr. Edwin Cady, he and others joined this church, among them William Mathis. At that time, because of the small number of each congrega- tion, and the distances they lived apart, and the scarcity of money, it was impossible to maintain regular stated ministerial service. The Long Creek Church was not an exception to the rule. It had to depend on being supplied at irregular intervals. Reverend Logan would occasionally tome over from
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Illinois and minister to this little band of Christian people whom he had organ- ized into a church. Notwithstanding all it had to contend against, it continued to grow.
THE FIRST JOWA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The First lowa Baptist Association met at Long Creek Church on the 5th and 6th days of September, 1839. The minutes of that meeting have been lost, but the writer in his search discovered the following, published in the Hawkeye and Patriot, 1839:
MINUTES
Of the first meeting of the First lowa Baptist Association held at Long Creek Church, Des Moines County, Iowa, on the 5th and oth days of September, 1839, Friday, 12 o'clock. Sermon by Elder H. Johnson. Adjourned till 4 o'clock. Met pursuant to adjournment, and a sermon by Elder Johnson. The letters from the different churches were read.
Churches Messengers' Names Long Creek, Des Moines County E. Cady, W. Mathews, C. 1. Chandler
Rochester, Van Buren County William Stannard Union, Des Moines County. Edward A. Evans, Pastor, A. G. Doom, J. Hilleary, D. Arnold and J. M. Forrest Virginia Grove, Louisa County. . E. Morgan, A. Chamberlain and J. Chamberlain Pisgah, Des Moines County
Elder H. Johnson and J. Todd Long Creek Church, twenty-eight members. Dead, none. Excluded, none. Restored, none. Dismissed by letter, one. Received by letter, fifteen. Baptized, nine.
Rochester Church, number of members, twelve. Dead, none. Excluded, none. Dismissed by letter, two. Baptized, none.
Union Church, number of members, twenty-one. Dead, none. Excluded, none. Restored, none. Dismissed by letter, three. Received by letter, six. Baptized, nine.
Virginia Grove Church, number of members, six. Dead, none. Excluded, none. Restored, none. Received by letter, none. Baptized, none.
Pisgah Church, number of members, five. Dead, none. Excluded, none. Restored, none. Dismissed by letter, none. Received by letter, none.
Total number of church members in the association, seventy-one. The asso- ciation was organized by choosing Elder 11. Johnson, moderator, and A. Evans, clerk. A committee consisting of Elder H. Johnson, A. Evans, J. Todd, A. G. Doom and A. Chandler to draft a constitution and declarations of faith and rules of decorum and report tomorrow. On motion resolved that the committee arrange the business for tomorrow. On motion adjourned till 10 o'clock A. M. tomorrow. Prayer by A. G. Doom. Saturday, 10 o'clock A. M., met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by . Bro. Cady. The report of the committees called for and the following constitution and declaration of faith was read and adopted.
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CONSTITUTION
Ist. "This body shall be called the First Iowa Baptist Association."
2d. "Its object shall be to diffuse the light of the Gospel, to build up churches and to promote moral reform; and as its means and circumstances will permit."
3d. "It shall be composed of delegates of Baptist Churches who are friendly to its object."
4th. "No person shall be a delegate to this body who is not a member of the church from which he received his appointment."
5th. "Every church comprising this association shall be entitled to three delegates."
6th. "The officers of this body shall be a moderator, clerk and treasurer, and shall hold their offices, performing all the duties assigned them, until their suc- cessors are elected."
7th. "This association shall neither be an advisory council, nor an ecclesias- tical court. It shall in no wise interfere with the independence of the churches, or with the administration of church discipline." We refrain from setting forth the Declaration of Faith. It can be found set out in full in the Hawkeye and Patriot of October 17, 1839. The Reverend Evans was called to the pastorate of the Long Creek Church in 1840. In 1841 he received another call and con- tinued to fill the pastorate till 1843, when he resigned. We have no means of knowing who were the first deacons. The first deacons shown by the church records were Israel Conne, and Jonathan Philpott. The first church clerk men- tioned in the minutes of the church proceedings was William Mathis. In this connection I will state, that the minutes of the organization of the First Iowa Baptist Association set forth, which contains the name of "William Mathews" as one of the messengers from Long Creek Church must be a mistake, and should be "William Mathis." Mr. Mathis was a prominent man in the church and held the office of church clerk until 1845. In 1849 the Long Creek congre- gation took steps to erect a suitable building for church purposes, and became incorporated under the name of the Long Creek Baptist Church, in Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa. Edwin Cady, William Mathis and Jonathan Philpott were elected trustees. They commenced to build in May, 1850, and had the house ready for occupancy in August of the same year and in which the associa- tion met on the third Saturday of August, and on the following Sabbath it was dedicated to Divine Service, Rev. Father Seamans preaching the sermon. It is not the purpose of the author to criticize, but, why the original name given the association has not been retained we do not know. The association was organized in Des Moines County. Three out of the five churches composing the association were in this county, and it seems under those circumstances, as a tribute to the memories of those pious men and women, who, with an unfal- tering trust in the goodness of God and his protection, organized an association for the advancement of his kingdom among men, gave it a name, that that name ought to have been handed down to those who follow them in carrying on the work which they began.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHI
The Organization
"Sabbath, June 30, 1839, at Danville .- Spent the forenoon on Saturday visit- ing people of that settlement, and in the afternoon preached from the words, 'Come out from among them.' Several then presented their letters, and were organized into a church. On Sabbath Brother Turner (of Denmark) came to assist me, and at noon the organization was completed and we sat down for the first time in our infant territory at the table of our Blessed Lord."-From the "Life of the Rev. Reuben Gaylord," page 101.
CHARTER MEMBERS
Samuel B. Jaggar and wife; Cordelia Terril; Harriett C. Hall; Mary Corn- ing : Anna Messenger ; Amanda Higley; Reuben Gaylord and wife, Mary W .; Heman Seymour and wife; Thomas K. Hulburt; Betsey Mathews; Lucinda A. Moore; Ebenezer O. Messenger and daughter ; Fanny and Mary A. Messenger ; Peter More; Lydia Humphrey ; John C. Hitchcock and wife; Madison Miner and wife; Rachel, Irene and Clark Hitchcock; John Hitchcock and wife. The church was without a regular pastor until March, 1844, when Reverend Gay- lord received a unanimous call to become the pastor of the church. On the 2d of April he wrote to the brethren: "I have just returned an affirmative answer to an invitation from our people to settle over them, and become their installed pastor." He was installed May 20, 1844, at which time six members were added to the church.
PASTORS
Reuben Gaylord, 1844 to 1855: Aaron Leonard, 1859 to 1865; D. B. David- son, 1865 to 1867; E. P. Smith, 1868 to 1878; J. D. Baker, 1878 to 1882; Sawers, 1882 to 1883; L. T. Rowley, 1884 to 1896; C. R. Shatto, 1896 to 1899; G. D. Tangman, 1899 to 1904; C. E. Drew, 1904 to 1906; Charles Sheldon, 1906 to 1909; W. H. Bickers, 1910 to 1914; A. H. Linder, 1914 to -
Sixtieth Anniversary Exercises
June 25, 1899
11 A. M .- Doxology. Lord's Prayer. Hymn. Scripture Reading. Anthem. Prayer. Thank-Offering. Anthem.
Reminiscences-The late Mrs. Renben Gaylord.
Greetings from Rev. A. L. Leonard, Iona, N. J., and Rev. L. T. Rowley, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Flymn.
Sermon, Dr. Wm. Salter, Burlington. Anthem. Benediction.
8 P. M .- Praise Service. Anthem. Scripture Lesson and Prayer.
Vocal Solo, "J Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" Mr. Ray Mix
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Poem, "An Old Lady's Soliloquy . ... The late Mrs. Fannie Laycock Lecture ( with steriopticon ), "Pioneers of Congregationalism in Iowa". ..
Rev. B. St. John, Des Moines Male Quartette "Give Me Thy Hand"
Benediction
From the above it appears that there was a vacancy in the pastorate of the church from 1855 to 1859. Mrs. Gaylord in the life of her husband, page 177, writes (speaking of Nebraska Territory) : "Toward this then unexplored region in the beginning of the winter of 1855-6, Mr. Gaylord, taking his little household, four in number, turned his willing footsteps. Though oppressed with a feeling of sadness, and his heart filled with tender memories, he did not allow himself to cast any lingering look behind, and there was no shrinking from any path of duty or hardship which might lie before him."
The Rev. Reuben Gaylord as well as the Rev. Asa Turner, were remarkable men for their times, and would be for any time. No class of men contributed more to the welfare of society than the pioneer preachers. They have always been in the van of civilization. Have been the organizers of men and women into corporate bodies for the intellectual and moral advancement of the people who came into a wilderness, to subdue and make it subservient to their wants. Their work went to the betterment of man's inward being, the moral and spiritual, without which man in a sense is a savage. As said by Rev. Henry Clay Dean, "twelve barefooted pioneers, without money, or family, or influence, or any powers among governors or rulers;" who were called "the filth and offscouring of the earth," commenced their mission, with no other conquering weapon than a universal law which might be written on the margin of a silver dollar, "Whatsoever ye would have-men do unto you, do ye even so unto them." With these simple words, uttered almost two thousand years ago in Palestine, the thought so expressed has gone around the world, conquering the hearts of men. The Puritans came to the New World carrying with them the motto, "A church without a bishop, and a government without a king." It was the development of this thought, from which sprung the Revolution and finally the independence of the United Colonies, and a Nation, "a government of the people and by the people." John Witherspoon, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence, was a Presbyterian minister and one of the first presidents of Princeton College ; John Hart, another signer, was a Baptist deacon. Richard Henry Lee, an Episcopalian. Charles Carrol, of Carrolton, a Catholic. John Adams, a Unitarian, and others, signers of the Declaration of Independence, whose names could be mentioned, were men of deep religious feelings.
Congregationalism in Iowa had its advance guard in Rev. Asa Turner, Reuben Gaylord, Rev. William Salter and the Iowa band of which Doctor Salter was a member. They came to a new country to gather together a widely scat- tered people who lived in the cabins near the timber line of the prairies to preach to them and organize them into church societies. No minister of the Congregational Church did more for the advancement and welfare of the Con- gregational Church in Iowa and Nebraska, than Rev. Gaylord, the first pastor of the Congregational Church at Danville.
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DANVILLE
This town was platted in 1854 by Alonson and Miss Harriett Messenger, son and daughter of Hiram Messenger, who came to Danville Township in 1839. Mr. Messenger kept what was called the Messenger House which was a frame house situate on the north side of the public highway where now stands a large two-story frame house erected by Mr. Smith. The Messenger House in the early '50s was a kind of double house, its south gable fronting the highway. In the pioneer days hotels were located at many places along the public highway between Burlington, Mount Pleasant and Fairfield, as well as on the highway leading north from Burlington to Wapello.
LONG CREEK AND DANVILLE M. E. CHURCHES
One day there came along the trail out through the Black Hawk Purchase, one Daniel G. Cartwright, of Illinois. He came to the home of Mrs. Rachael Moore, a widow, who lived where her grandson, Mr. George Moore, near Long Creek Church, now lives, and was invited to hold services on the following Sabbath.
For some time in the spring of the year Mrs. Moore had been holding prayer meeting services at her home calling them "Methodist meetings."
This was in the month of February, 1839. According to appointment the minister was there, and divine service was conducted in the name of the Methodist Episcopal Church. One incident connected with this service was the fact that after the invitation was given, Mrs. Moore was at a loss how to accom- modate with seating those who might come, there being no men folks to pre- pare seats. A blacksmith, one of the neighbors had an appointment to come over and shoe a horse; when he came he was told about the meeting announce- ment, and securing some help they went into the timber near by. felled some trees and soon had them split into slabs, which upon being hauled to the barn and holes bored into the ends, pegs were inserted and flat side up, resting on the pegs, with quilts and sheep skins thrown over these a fairly comfortable seat was had even for the hour and one-half of the sermon. Since that time the Methodist class as a people have had worship at or near Long Creek Church. For the first few years the worship was held in the homes. Some of the min- isters were regular in their visits coming three, four or five times a year. One of the first to be recalled was Rev. George Teas, following him was Rev. J. Rathburn, then Rev. Jamison, and in the year 1846 Reverend Crawford was appointed. he was there less than a year when Rev. Michael Hare was appointed, and the circuit was made a part of Mount Pleasant circuit. In 1847 it was made a part of New London circuit and Rev. Wm. Hurlburt was appointed pastor. In the fall of that year he appointed Warren Dee, Francis Moore, Azariah Gregg, Win. Blakeway and John M. Gregg trustees to proceed to erect a suitable church. The land was deeded by Win. Moore, and a contract was let to Mark Creswell, Jno. Brakeman and Jno. Moyer of Burlington, Iowa, for a brick house to be 40x28 with three windows each side and door in center end; whole build- ing to cost $900.75. First quarterly meeting was held December 11-12, 1847, A.
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Coleman in the chair. The building was approved and formally dedicated on July 23, 1848.
The services prior to the erection of the house of worship, were held in the Hanna schoolhouse near the home of Caswell Hanna, where his widow still resides with Ross Hanna. Here in the little log schoolhouse Mrs. Sarah Jester was converted. She was little Sarah A. Moore then, a girl only ten years old, so for sixty-nine years she has been a member of the same community church. It is from her that our facts are largely corroborated in this article. The record of ministers serving Long Creek class are as follows :
Those noted above prior to 1847; then 1847-8-9, Wm. Ilurlburt. Then in 1850 the circuit was changed to Middletown circuit and the record shows : Thos. Corkhill, 1850-1851; Henry Clay Dean, 1852; Jas. McDonald, 1853; J. Guylee, 1854; J. J. Henderson, 1855; I. M. McClauskey, 1856; in this year it was changed to Augusta circuit and E. L. Briggs, 1857 ; David Worthington, 1858; Jas. G. Thompson, pastor, with M. B. Wayman, junior preacher, 1859; Jas. G. Thompson, pastor, with C. G. Milnes, junior preacher, 1860; in this year it was changed from Augusta circuit to Burlington circuit, and John H. Power, pastor in charge, with Dennis Murphy as junior preacher, in 1861 ; John H. Power, pastor in charge, with B. F. Tallman as junior preacher, in 1862; Nelson Wells, pastor in charge, with B. F. Tallman as junior preacher, in 1863 ; O. C. Shelton, 1864; Michael See, 1865; Jesse Craig, 1866; L. T. Rowley, 1867-68; Anthony Robinson, 1869; Anthony Robinson, pastor, C. L. Stafford, junior preacher, 1870; A. B. Morrison, pastor, C. L. Stafford, junior preacher ; now changed to Danville circuit ; M. B. Causey, four months, 1872; W. C. Shippen, four months, 1872. In the fall of this year G. W. Byrkit came on the work but on Febru- ary 15, 1872, the following men were appointed to act as building committee for a new church at Long Creek: J. W. Moore, J. M. Gregg, J. L. Hanna, C. Hanna, I. M. Bishop, W. R. Moore, and J. H. Palmer. G. W. Byrkit, 1872-75. It was during the pastorate of Reverend Byrkit that the present building was erected, being dedicated on August 9, 1874. I. B. Teeter, 1876; I. N. Busby, 1877-79; J. G. Thompson, 1880; T. J. Meyers, 1881-83; U. B. Smith, 1884-85; WV. R. Stryker, 1886-87; Geo. M. Tuttle, 1888-90; P. J. Henness, 1891-93; George Filmer, 1894-97; B. M. Boydston; 1898-01; Lewis A. Crull, 1902-03; R. P. Carson, 1904; A. M. Mahaffie, 1905-07. It was during this pastorate that Long Creek Church was reopened after a complete remodelling and changing of the inside entrance and seating. W. N. Potter, 1908; R. L. Patterson, 1909; W. A. Longnecker, 1910-11 ; J. W. Lambert, 1912-14; Lloyd Tennant, 1915 -.
A BRIEF OF THE DANVILLE CHURCH
In the year 1857, during the pastorate of E. L. Briggs, who was the preacher in charge of Augusta circuit, and preached at Long Creek, Shiloh, Augusta, Sand Ridge, Buena Vista, Middletown, Winnebago, Center, that a number of members at Danville Center as it was then called were united in a class and purchased a lot just east of the four corners and in February of 1857 con- tracted for a building to be used as a church to cost, completed, $1,000. The following were the building committee and board of trustees: Joseph Farrell, Vol. I-35
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J. A. Stewart, N. C. Wright, Jas. McCormick, G. W. Hunter and Savannah Dowler.
This was completed and dedicated in 1858 and known as Danville Center on the Augusta circuit. The second pastor of Danville was David Worthington, who was here in 1858; then Jas. G. Thompson, pastor, M. B. Wayman, junior preacher during 1859. The year 1860 C. G. Milnes was junior preacher with J. G. Thompson ; John H. Power and Dennis Murphy, 1801; John II. Power and B. F. Tallman, 1862; Nelson Wells and B. F. Tallman, 1863; it was now a part of the Burlington circuit. In order next came O. C. Shelton, 1864; Michael See, 1865; Jesse Craig, 1866; L. T. Rowley, 1867-68; Anthony Robinson, 1869; Anthony Robinson and C. L. Stafford, 1870; A. B. Morrison and C. L. Stafford, 1871; it was during this year that it was changed from Burlington cir- cuit to be called Danville circuit and at the annual meeting of the conference W. C. Shippen was sent as pastor. After about four months he was succeeded by M. B. Causey, who served in 1872; then came G. W. Byrkit, 1872-75; I. P. Teeter, 1876; I. N. Busby, 1877-79; J. G. Thompson, 1880; T. J. Meyers, 1881-83. On December 31. 1882, the present church was dedicated. It cost $5,500; the old church, which is the building now in use by Troy Kelley as a barn, was sold for $500. The following names appear as trustees and ordering the sale: J. H. Palmer, W. R. Moore, B. W. Sheppard, R. Lynn, J. T. Parriott, S. Swan, G. W. Hunter, G. F. Sawtell and A. W. McElhany. After Reverend Meyers came U. B. Smith, 1884-85; W. R. Stryker, 1886-87; G. M. Tuttle, 1888-90; P. J. Henness, 1891-93; Geo. Filmer, 1894-97; B. M. Boydstou, 1898- 1901 ; Lewis A. Crull, 1902-03 ; R. P. Carson, 1904; A. M. Mahaffie, 1905-07 ; WV. N. Potter, 1908; R. L. Patterson, 1909; W. A. Longnecker, 1910-11 : J. W. Lam- bert, 1912-14; Lloyd Tennant, 1915 -.
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