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'This was the first bell brought into the county, and its arrival among the little band of citizens that then made up the city of Onawa, was cele- brated with great rejoicing and festivities. Late in the fall of 1860 the bell was removed to the then new schoolhouse, where it continued to hang, calling the tardy steps of the laggard to hasten schoolward, until 1874, when it was removed to its present quarters in the handsome new building put up for educational purposes that year.
The teachers in the old building for five years pre- vious to the removal into the new one, were presided over by S. B. Martin, as Principal; and consisted of Miss Eva Whiting and Miss Annie Elliott. At the expiration of that time, and on going into the new house, Mr. Martin resigned, nor coukl he be induced to accept another engagement as teacher, so the board remodeled the faculty of the school. Prof. C. H. G. Fry was appointed Principal, and Misses Eva M. Whiting and E. Fletcher, Assistants.
The present faculty is composed of the following individuals, all of whom have an acknowledged place in the world of education; Prof. Dye, Su- perintendent and Principal; Miss Nora M. Barn- ard, Assistant Principal; and Misses Mand E. Oliver, Minnie Mummey, Hattie Holbrook, Emily Fletcher, Flora J. Maughlin and Eva Kendall.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
The Congregational Church society was organ-
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ized Inne 27, 1858 by Rev. G. G. Rice, now of Council Bluffs, lowa, with the following members: A. R. Wright, Mrs. E. S. Wright, Mrs. Louisa Dimmick, Mrs. Caroline Phillips, Mrs. Julia P. Merrill. George G. Rice and Mrs. M. C. Rice. In October of the same year David and James Mc- Williams and their wives, Walter Stark and his wife united with the church as did Mrs. P. J. Weeks and Charles Cleghorn and wife, in February, 1859.
Mr. Rice became the first pastor of the infant church which held its meetings in the court-house and administered spiritual consolation to this flock until the spring of 1859. He was an excellent man and did much good work in the community. The first officers of the church were elected in April 1859 and were the following named : Walter Stark, Secretary and Treasurer, and Charles Cleghorn, Walter Stark and A. R. Wright, Trustees. On the 18th of April, 1859, Mr. Rice asked for and re- ceived his dismissal from the church, and from that date until 1866, there appears to have been no regular pastor, services being occasionally held by Revs. Tingley of Sioux City, and Reuben Gaylord, Ilome Missionary of Omaha, Neb.
On May 13, 1866, Rev. George L. Woodhull preached to this congregation for the first time, and receiving a call to the pastorate, accepted its duties. Under his influence the movement toward erecting a suitable church edifice began in the early part of his ministry. With rare energy and self- sacrifice, this gifted gentleman went into the woods and got out most of the timbers and drew them to the ground with his own team and when work was commenced on the structure took off his coat and assisted the carpenters every day, he having a knowledge of the craft. But delicate health could not stand the strain and ere the building was en- tirely finished this truly Christian gentleman was called from his labors on earth to his reward, pass- ing to his heavenly home October 1. 1870, at the early age of twenty-eight years. The church ed- ifice was finished and dedicated in December, 1870, at a cost of $6,000. and is the monument and memorial of its truly God-serving projector, and the matter of erecting a tablet in the church to his memory has been recently mooted, and will no doubt be carried out in the near future.
On the Ist of January, 1871, the present pastor of the church, Rev. Charles N. Lyman assumed the charge of the congregation, and has occupied that position continuously since. The present officers of the church are W. A. Greene, H. A. Wheeler and B. D. Holbrook, Trustees; George" Underhill. Treasurer, and Mrs. W. A. Greene, Secretary. A Sabbath-school which was originated in 1858, as a union one has been carried on in connection with the church ever since its foundation.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Onawa was orgamzed October 9, 1870. For many years previons to this there had been held class-meetings in the village but no permanent organization seems to have been effected. At the time of the forma- tion of the present 'church there were some twelve who allied themselves with it, the following named members: William C. Marr, Mrs. M. T. Marr, Alexander Mummey, Mrs. Lucinda Mummey, Mrs. Craig, Sarah M. Burton, A. P. Moore, Mrs. Ann Moore, Agnes Landsdale, J. O. Eames, Abbie Landsdale and Mrs, E. A. Kittle. For some time they held religious services in the schoolhouse. and in the court-house. under the pastorate of Rev. J. T. Walker. Under the inspiration of his successor, Rev. L. Il. Woodworth, the movement toward erecting a church edifice was commenced in the spring of 1872, and the corner stone of that structure laid July 27, 1872, the pastor being as- sisted by B. Mitchell, the presiding elder, Rev. B. F. W. Cozier and Rev. C. N. Lyman, the Con- gregational minister. Rev. A. T. Mattison, in the fall of 1872 assumed charge of the little flock, and under his administration the building was com- pleted and dedicated to the service of God, June 22, 1873. The succeeding pastors of the church have been Rev. O. S. Bryan, in the fall of 1873; Rev. . l. B. Starkey, in October, 1874; Revs. Joel Warner, Henry W. Jones, S. W. Owen, C. E. Chase, F. A. Burdick, J. R. Faus, F. J. McCaffree, G. M. Pendell, W. W. Cook, 1. N. Kilbourne and the present pastor Rev. William Flint, who took charge of the church in October, 1889.
A parsonage was erected during the incum . bency of the Rev. J. B. Starkey in the fall of 1874, but becoming old and dilapidated the congregation in 1887 put up the neat and handsome parsonage
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now occupied by their pastor, at an expense of some $1,400.
The Onawa Norwegian Lutheran Church was organized as a society in March, 1876, and has been in a very flourishing condition ever since. Among its most conspicuous members may be mentioned Edward Bakke, Carl Moen, and other business men of the village.
The Roman Catholic Church was organized by the Rev. Father Linehan, of Sioux City, in 1872, and an effort toward the building of a church building made. The latter 'was accomplished and is one of the neatest and prettiest church buildings of that denomination in the county.
MUNICIPAL.
Early realizing the importance of local self- government and the institution of law and order, almost as soon as the town was laid out a move- ment was placed on foot to incorporate the rising village. On the 31st of January, 1859. the follow- ing petition was presented to the county court, by S. S. Pearce:
" To the Honorable County Court of Monona County, Iowa:
"The undersigned would respectfully ask to be organized into an incorporated town to be known as Onawa, the limits of which shall be as follows: All of section 4, except one hundred acres in square form in the northwest eorner; all the southeast quarter and the south eighty acres in the northeast quarter of section 5; the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 8; the north half of the north half of section 9; the north half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of sec- tion 10; and the west half of the southwest quar ter and the southwest quarter of the north west quarter of section 3, in township 83, range 45, (being the land owned by the Monona Land Com- pany) and would authorize Addison Dimmick and B. D. Holbrook to act in behalf of your petitioners, and as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray, etc."
To this document were appended the signatures of the following land owners and business men of the village: William Burton, S. S. Pearce, H. E. Colby, E. W. Holbrook, Joseph Robinson, Iliram
Bowen, J. E. Morrison, A. S. Dunham, C. G. Stutz- man, B. D. Holbrook, R. G. Fairchild, George At- kins, Johnston Cleghorn, G. R. Buffington, II. W. Cole, Thomas R. Chapman, John Cleghorn, A. Dimmick, J. H. Sharon, Darius Pearce, II. J. Haw- ley, N. A. Whiting, A. R. Wright, T. A. Pearce, Richard Stebbins, D. W. Sampson, Thos. Cross, F. W. Snow, Walter Stark, C. H. Holbrook, Charles Atkins, Addison Oliver, A. G. Hurst and George T. Cox.
Under the rules, Judge C. E. Whiting, then fill- ing the office of County Judge, set the time for hearing on the question of incorporation for the 22nd of March. 1859, and on that day it was taken up, the prayer of the petitioners granted and the organization or incorporation ordered.
The first officers of the young town, chosen at that spring election, were Richard Stebbins, Mayor; S. S. Pearce, Recorder.
The records of the succeeding administrations are entirely wanting for some succeeding years and it has been found impossible to give the list of officers in anything like a complete or correct manner up to 1872, from which time they are how- ever given :
1872-George Underhill, Mayor; James Walker, Recorder; William Burton, Assessor; D). W. Clark, Marshal; D. J. Rockwell, E. Merrill, B. F. Pike, B. D. Holbrook and J. D. McChesney, Councilmen.
1873-E. A. Chapman, Mayor; John Cleghorn, Recorder; William Burton, Assessor; D. W. Clark, Marshal; D. J. Rockwell, B. F. Pike, B. D. Hol- brook, George Underhill and G. W. McMillan, Councilmen.
1874-Dr. H. Noble, Mayor; G. W. McMillan, Recorder; George Atkins, Assessor; D W. Clark, Marshal; B. D. Holbrook, D. J. Rockwell, M. A. Freeland, G. M. Warner and W. C. Marr, Council- men.
1875-N. A. Whiting, Mayor; G. W. McMillan, Recorder; A. Mummey, Assessor; D). J. Rockwell, R. Stebbins, B. F. Pike, A. T. Fessenden and T. C. Walton. Councilmen.
1876-N. A. Whiting. Mayor; G. W. MeMillan, Recorder; Alex. Mummey, Assessor; A. T. Fessen- den, R. Stebbins, D. J. Rockwell. T. C. Walton and B. F. Pike, Councilmen.
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1877-N. A. Whiting, Mayor; G. W. McMillan, Recorder; Alex. Mummey, Assessor ; John Williams, Street Commissioner ; C. G. Perkins, II. E. Morrisou, R. Stebbins, D. J. Rockwell and George Under- hill, Councilmen.
1878-B. D. Holbrook. Mayor; G. W. McMillan, Recorder; George Atkins. Assessor: Elijah Walker. Street Commissioner; D. J. Rockwell, C. G. Perkins, R. Stebbins. T. C. Walton and George Underhill, Councilmen.
1879-II. E. Morrison. Mayor; Robert Lucas. Recorder : T. C. Walton, Assessor; Elijah Walker, Street Commissioner ; T. (. Walton. John Cleghorn. D. B. Kenyon, J. C. Pike. J. R. Thurston and J. S. Monk, Councilmen.
1880-H. E. Morrison, Mayor; Robert Luens, Recorder; S. F. Sears, Assessor; John Cleghorn, D. B. Kenyon. Ed. Bakke. T. C. Walton, J. R. Thur- ston and J. C. Pike, Couneilmen.
1881-H.E. Morrison, Mayor; T. Park Moble, Re- corder, afterward J. D. Ainsworth, Recorder; M. B. Pullen, Assessor; John Cleghorn. . I. C. Pike, J. R. Thurston, T. C. Walton, D. B. Kenyon, Ed. Bakke, and William Christianson, Councilmen.
1882-II. E. Morrison, Mayor ; J. D. Ainsworth, Recorder; M. W. Bacon, Assessor; D. B. Kenyon, J. C. Pike, John Cleghorn, William Christianson, George A. Douglas and D. Handel, Councilmen ; O). 1. Bishop, Marshal and Street Commissioner.
1883-IT. E. Morrison, Mayor; J. D. Ainsworth, Recorder; Mitchell Vincent and John Cleghorn, the new Trustees; and JJohn Brandin, Assessor.
1884-B. D. Holbrook, Mayor: George Under- hill, Recorder; George E. Warner and James Walker, the new Trustees.
1885 -- Ilerbert E. Morrison, Mayor ; George U'n- derhill, Recorder ; S. A. Howard and W. W. Taylor, the new Trustees; and I. D. Kittle, Assessor.
1886-H. E. Morrison. Mayor; George Under- hill, Recorder; C. G. Perkins and W. T. Holmes, the new Trustees; and L. D. Kittle, Assessor.
1887-S. B. Martin, Mayor; P. K. Holbrook, Recorder; John Il. Jones, L. D. Kittle and W. S. Wade, new Councilmen; and Henry Cunningham, Assessor.
1888 -- H. E. Morrison, Mayor; P. K. Holbrook, Recorder; W. W. Taylor and S. A. Howard, the
new Trustees: Henry Cunningham, Assessor and Marshal.
1889 -- The present officers of the city govern- ment are the following named: Addison Oliver, Mayor; P. K. Holbrook, Recorder; S. A. Howard, W. W. Taylor. John H. Jones, W. T. Holmes, L. D). Kittle and W. I. Maughlin, members of the Council; C. Il. Holbrook, Treasurer; Henry Cun- ninghanı, Assessor and Marshal.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In the first years of its existence the town of Onawa, in common with nearly all small places was without any organized means of extinguishing the fires that will now and then break out in a village, but depended upon the active exertions of its eiti- zens. However, in the spring of 1871, the project of forming a fire company was agitated, and on the 19th of April of that year Excelsior Hook and Lad- der Company, No. 1, of Onawa, was organized.
The company did little but perfect their organ- ization, acting as an axe and bucket brigade until, at a meeting held at the office of Monk & Selleek, April 17, 1872, a year after their first formation, it was resolved to purchase a hook and ladder truck, which was not to exceed in cost the sum of $175. To solicit the citizens of the place to help contri- bute to this worthy object, E. Merrill was appointe.1 a committee to interview them. Just previous to this, March 26. 1872. the company had been reg- ularly incorporated. The truck was bought and housed and helped to do good and efficient work in fighting the devouring element in its inroads in the village.
In February, 1871, the city authorities, perceiv- ing the vast usefulness of the fire company, and wishing to extend the facilities for extinguishing the tlames, purchased a hand fire engine, hose cart and a quantity of hose. The apparatus arrived in the city and was given a trial February 27, which re- sulted in a satisfactory manner. The fire company was now redistributed or reorganized to meet the wants of the more fully equipped department by a committee appointed for that purpose, with the fol- lowing members :
Engine Company :- George Atkins, foreman; J. D. Giddings, assistant foreman ; B. F. Pike, John
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Cleghorn, E. A. Chapman, G. W. McMillan, M. A. Freeland. J. E. Selleck, F. W. Snow. S. B. Mar- tin, J. M. Moody, J. S. Monk, J. D. McChesney, S. W. Tallman and G. C. White.
Hose Company :-- II. R. Hadley, foreman; E. B. Christian and T. F. Skeede, pipemen; L. D. Kittle, S. R. Bassatt, II. C. Morter and W. G. Wood.
Ilook and Ladder Company :- D. J. Rockwell, foreman ; James Walker, A. Nichols, J. C. Pike, E. Merrill, G. E. Warner, S. F. Sears, E. Paine, Amos Hiteman, C. H. Parkins and E. S. Noble.
George Underhill was made chief engineer of the department at the same time, and filled that posi- tion in a most able manner for many years.
The present officers of the department are the following named: Frank Hawkins, Chief Engineer ; II. E. Morrison, President; S. A. Iloward, Vice- President; Eugene E. Egli, Secretary; W. L. Hol- mes, Treasurer ; James Draney, foreman Engine Company; George A. Oliver. assistant foreman; Fred Walker, foreman Hose Company, and Henry Cunningham, foreman of Hook and Ladder Com- pany. The membership of the department is about thirty-six, divided as follows: Engine Company, fourteen ; lIose Company, twelve; and look and Ladder Company, ten. .
FIRES.
In regard to losses by fires, the city of Onawa has not been entirely exempt from the fate of other places, although in this respect it has suffered less than many other towns of its size and age. Besides the usual amount of ordinary conflagrations, there have been several that are worthy of mention in this connection. The first of these of which there is a record occurred on the 4th of January, 1874, a little after six o'clock, P. M. The fire broke out between the large stores of Warner & Chapman and Freeland & Cleghorn, and wasfrom its discov- ery beyond control. In a very short space of time the dry goods establishment of Warner & Chapman was wrapped in flames, making it difficult to save the stock but in spite of the blinding smoke and the lurid flames, swept forward by a high wind, about three-fourths of the goods in the building were car- ried into the street in a somewhat damaged condi- tion The agricultural implements and house
finishing lumber in the building of Freeland & ('leghorn, with the exception of a few plows and several bundles of sash, were consumed. the flames being too fierce for men to enter the burning build- ing. The books were only saved through the medium of a good safe. In a little time the next building, belonging to A. G. Hurst, and occupied by Miss B. Cunningham as a millinery shop, was wrapped in the devouring element and was soon a blackened ruin. The fire department, cutting away the studding of the latter building, pulled the burning timbers over into the seething flames. By hard work of the firemen and the citizens the fire was confined to these three buildings. The loss was about $15.000, divided about as follows: Freeland & Cleghorn 87,000; Warner & Chapman $7,000; and Mr. llurst about $1,500. The Onawa Ilouse and several other buildings caught fire sev- eral times from the wind swept flames but were preserved by the activity of the citizens and an ever energetic hook and ladder company.
" Fire! Fire! Fire!" rang out upon the cold and frosty air in the early morning of January 5, 1879, and the startled sleepers hurriedly hastened to the scene of the conflagration. About 12:30 in the morning F. W. Snow, looking toward the grist- mill of Wood & Kenyon, was astonished to find it in flames. Starting for the mill, crying " fire!" to arouse the neigborhood, he was the first at the burn- ing building. lle discovered that the annex on the south side of the mill, containing the boilers, engines, etc, was in a light blaze, while the fiery pennons of the fire king's reddening host, played triumphantly along the wall of the main buikling. All was done that could be done, both by the citi- zens and the fire department under their efficient chief, George Underhill, but the doomed building could not be saved. The engine was perfectly useless, owing to the fact of there being no water in the vicinity of the burning building, but all labored to get the fire under control and to try and save what property they could. The intense cold. twenty degrees below zero, kept many from the scene of conflagration, but little could be accom- plished. The mill building, valued as some $10,000 with flour, wheat, etc., to the amount of $5,000 more fell a prey to the devouring element, the loss fal-
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ling mostly on the owners, the insurance being but $4.000. The Tuesday following. the new school- house caught fire but the flames were extinguished before much damage was done.
PIONEER LITERARY SOCIETY.
In the early days of the village, the inhabitants took a larger interest in matters of culture than was common to towns in their pioneer days. Mat- ters relating to advancement in intellectual life met their hearty approval and co-operation. The outgrowth of this feeling led to the organization of the Onawa Literary Club, at a meeting held at the Onawa House, then kept by J. E. Morrison, No- vember 9, 1857, Addison Dimmick being chosen chairman of the meeting and W. S. Burke the secretary. To quote from the minutes:
" On motion of Bruce Holbrook. it was resolved that we organize a Literary Society.
" Whereupon S. S. Pearce. B. Holbrook and W. S. Burke were appointed a committee to draft a constitution to be reported at the next meeting. The society next proceeded to election of officers to serve the first term. The result was as follows: President, C. IT. Holbrook; Secretary W. S. Burke ; Treasurer, Henry C. Warren.
" The question ' Women's Rights' was then dis- cussed.
" The judges appointed by the president to de- cide the question gave their decision in the nega- tive.
"On motion, the following question was adopted for discussion next Thursday evening: . Resolved That Washington deserves more praise than Co- lumbus.' Affirmative: Burk, Elliott and Robin- son. Negative: B. Ilolbrook, Merrill and Warren. "H. C. Warren was authorized to secure names of all persons desiring to become members of this society.
" On motion adjourned. to meet on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock."
The following is a list of the original members. as given by the minute book: W. S. Burke, N. B. Holbrook, F. C. Brooks, E. W. Holbrook, II. E. Morrison, A. R. Wright, J. A. Ilewins, Thomas Cross. A. Dimmick, W. L. Phillips, Lyman Bul- lock, Lucy E. Baker, Darius Pearce. J. II. Hudson,
C. II. Holbrook, J. S. Merrill. Marcellas Olmstead, J. Il. Overacker, G. Il. Chapman, T. Elliott. C. E. Whiting. S. S. Pearce, Martha II. Pearce, Catha- rina Allen, Mollie E. Morrison.
The club met at the Onawa Tlouse twice each week for debate and the disenssion of various liter- ary topics and items of interest. The Transcript, a manuscript paper, edited by the ladies of the asso- ciation was read at these meetings much to the improvement and often amusement of the club.
But there was a festive feeling manifest in the club. At the meeting held November 26, 1857, Addison Dimmick made a motion as follows: " That a direct tax of twenty-five cents be levied on each member for the purpose of getting up a Christmas supper."` A committee of five was ap- pointed to make arrangements for the supper. At the meeting held November 30, it was voted to levy an additional tax of twenty five cents on each member for the Christmas supper. Evidently the vision of a coming feast was producing a keen ap- petite in the club, as on December 7 it was voted " that the male members of the society pay a tax of $2 to defray the expenses of the supper." On the 24th of December the supper was eaten; two tables, each forty feet long, were loaded down with luxuries. Dancing, vocal music, and whist followed the feast. A. Dimmick was master of ceremonies on this festive occasion. Thus merrily passed the first Christmas eve in Onawa, at the Onawa ITouse.
OLD TIME MILITIA COMPANY.
In April, 1861, while the war spirit was strong throughout our distracted country, the proper quota of men for the active army having been made up, it was proposed to raise a company of militia for defense against the Indians, and general border use. Accordingly a meeting was held at the Court House and an organization perfected, known as the Monona Union Guards, and the fol- lowing officers chosen: Seth Smith, of Kennebec Township, Captain; Addison Dimmick, of Onawa, First Lieutenant; Adam Myers, of Belvidere. See- ond Lieutenant; Joseph Robinson, of Onawa, Third Lieutenant. This company, however, does not seem to have been fairly organized ere it was neces- sary to reorganize it. The occasion of this was at
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a mecting held by the citizens of Onawa for the purpose of a flag-pole raising on the 18th of May, 1861. The pole was erected in the center of the intersection of Central Broadway and lowa Avenue. A beautiful flag. made by the ladies of Onawa, was run up, and the stars and stripes flung to the breeze, with most enthusiastic cheers from the spectators.
One of the old settlers of the county in writing concerning those early days has an account of what followed, which is quoted at length to preserve the comments and remarks of one of the participants : " Immediately after dinner the Monona Union Gnards were called out by Capt. Smith, and reor- ganized by electing the following officers:
"J. A. Scott, First Lieutenant: Albert Fairchild, Second Sergeant; Levi Smith, Third Sergeant; J. Duncan, Fourth Sergeant; Mr. Duepper, First Cor- poral; William Bullock, Second Corporal; Seth Smith, Jr., Third Corporal; John Quincy Adams. Fourth Corporal. After being drilled a short time by the captain and orderly the company was dis- missed, under orders to meet for drill in one week. As the writer participated as a private in the weekly drills May, June and July, he can truthfully say, that without arms or uniforms. the Guards did not make a very imposing appearance. Capt. Smith however looked quite martial and very conspicuous in cocked hat and plume, sword and gaudy uniform that had seen service in a military company in Ohio. Notwithstanding the arduous efforts of Capt. Smith and the orderly Sergeant Scott, and a diligent perusal of " ITardees' Tactics" by the mem- bers, the company never became very perfect in their drill. There was a lack of military precision in. their movements, almost painful to behold. Owing perhaps to the absence of any music the marching and evolutions were deficient in harmony of action. The Guards were union in name but not in step."
SOCIETIES.
Vesper Lodge, No. 223, A. F. & A. M., was or- ganized September 12, 1867, under a dispensation granted on the 28th of August, the same year. The charter members and first officers were the following named :- F. W. Snow. W. M .; James Butts, S. W .; Thomas Pierce, J. W .; Frederick
MeCausland, T .; Charles Atkins, S .; W. A. Grow. S. D .; M. A. Freeland, J. D .; and John Baggs. Tyler. The lodge carried on its workings under the dispensation until June 3, 1868, when it was granted its charter and the following officers duly installed :-- F. W. Snow, W. M .; John E. Selleck. S. W .; Charles Atkins, J. W .: F. M. MeCansland, T .; O. D. Palmer, S .; W. A. Grow, S. D .; M. A. Freeland, J. D .; J. T. Baggs, Tyler. The lodge has prospered and is in a very flourishing condi- tion, both financially and in the material of which it is composed, consisting of the leading business men in the community. They have a neatly and tastily fitted up hall over Holbrook & Bro's. bank. The membership embraces some forty six individ- nals at the present writing, (1889).
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