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VALENTINE WOHLHUTER, merchant, Gower; was born December 1, 1825, in Alsace, Germany, and is the son of Philip and Sarah Wohlhuter, who reared six children, three of whom are living, viz., Philip, Eva and Val- entine. The latter obtained his schooling in his native place; he came to New York State in 1848, and worked by the month till 1850, when he began selling milk in Chicago for a dairyman of that city. At this time (1850), he married Sarah Garst, who came to Buffalo from the old country when four years of age. Our subject and his wife next settled at Dutchman's Point, fourteen miles from Chicago; here they purchased forty acres of land, which, after living upon two years, they sold and bought three acres of land where they now live. Upon this land, Mr. Wohl- huter soon erected a store, which he stocked with goods; he has continued in this line. doing a good business ever since; he now has a full line of dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, groceries, hardware and everything found in a first-class country store. In Feb- ruary. 1869. a post office was established at his store, and he was made Postmaster. His patrons are a wealthy class of people, and he has a good trade, yet his age demands a rest, and he contemplates retiring from active business; he has six children.
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JACOB AUGENSTEIN, farmer, Naper- ville, was born April 15, 1843, in Wayne Co., Ind .; is a son of Rev. C. and Harriet (Wal- lack) Augenstein, the parents of two children, viz., Jacob, and John C., a physician at Ba- tavia. The parents are living at Freeport, where the father is engaged in the ministry of the Evangelical Association. The father can rightly be called a pioneer, who has seen some of the hardships that the early settlers had to endure. He bought 114 acres of land where the subject now lives, which he still owns; he was among the early preachers of Chicago; he has given the greater part of his earnest life in his ministerial labors to the churches. Jacob, of whom we write, was mar- ried in 1875 to Susie, a daughter of Jacob and Saloma (Arnold) Hirtzel; he is making some specialty in raising stock; is in the dairy business.
HENRY L. BUSH, farmer, Downer's Grove, was born February 3, 1840, in what is now Downer's Grove Township; is the son of Ed- win A. and Nancy B. (Stanley) Bush, the par- ents of two children-Edwin A. and Henry L., our subject. The father, born in Canton, N. Y., June 16, 1816, died March 5, 1842; the mother, born in New Milford, Penn., Novem- ber 26, 1813, some time after her first hus- band's death, married Mr. Dryer, who has since ‹lied. Mrs. Dryer is a sister of L. W. Stanley, whose biography appears elsewhere in this work. In 1836, in Cass, Du Page Co., subject's mother began teaching school in a cabin 10x12; in this room were crowded twenty-seven scholars, besides the stove, which used to be carried out doors and
emptied when becoming filled with ashes; she also taught the first school in Downer's Grove; she is now living with her son, Henry Bush, the subject of our sketch. During his youth, he was in sach poor health that he was unable to attend school, but by careful atton - tion to his books at home, he obtained a good education. At Downer's Grove, August 27, 1865, he married Miss Calla E. Belden, born at Downer's Grove March 24, 1848, daughter of N. A. and Fannie (Randall) Belden, who came to this county about 1844; her father, born in Saratoga County, N. Y., December 11, 1819, died April 13, 1864, and her mother, born in Cortland County, N. Y., August 18, 1818, lives in Downer's Grove. This union has resulted in two children-Guy L., born November 13. 1866, and King M., born Sep- tember 14, 1870 Mr. Bush has 122 acres of finely improved land; he makes a specialty of raising cows to supply a dairy which he car- ries on. He was Assessor of Lisle Township for seven years, and is now agent for the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at Lactor Station, which position he has held for near- ly fourteen years. He has always taken an active part in the agricultural organizations of Du Page County, where he is now Secre- tary of a society of that kind.
S. A. BALLOU, farmer, P. O. Naperville, was born October 19, 1828, in Saratoga Coun- ty, N. Y .; is a son of Isaac A. and Hannah (Allen) Ballou, the former a native of Mas- sachusetts, and the latter of Saratoga County. They were the parents of ten children that grew up, six of whom are living, viz., O. R., Capt. D. W., Malvina and Henrietta, Amelia
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W. and S. A. The mother was a descendant of Ethan Allen, the famous " warrior;" the father was a mechanic and farmer; the par- ents were Episcopalians. Mr. S. attended school in the districts and an academy at Cleveland, Ohio. He taught some in Ohio and California; his younger days were spent on a farm and in a tannery and shoe shop, his father having having followed said busi- ness for several years. In the fall of 1849, he went to New Orleans, and soon engaged as a sailor on the barque "Oregon." In 1850, he began labors in California; was mining and merchandising for ten years, after which he returned to Du Page County. In 1861, was appointed by President Lin- coln Captain of C. S. V., which position he held during the entire war. His three broth- ers, O. R., D. W. and Morgan were in the war. On his return from the war, he settled on his present farm of 225 acres, which he bought in 1863; was married, 1865, to Julia, a daughter of A. S. Barnard, who blessed him with one child, Roy B. His wife died Sep- tember 17, 1869; was a Congregationalist. He was again married, 1875, to Eliza A., a daughter of Michael and Mary (Fitzgerald) Norton; her mother is dead; her father is living at the age of ninety-three; her parents had ten children, four of whom survive, viz., Thomas Gerritt, Mary and Elizabeth A. Mr. Ballou has two children as a result of his last marriage, vız., Ralph E. and Mary E. While in Cali- fornia. Mr. Ballon was chosen to represent his district in the Legislature and Sonate; used every effort in his power to prevent that State from becoming a slave colony; he was a reporter for the Legislature, and did some excellent newspaper work; has served in small offices his share; was Staff Officer for Sherman. McDowell and Thomas. Has al- ways been an active Republican, and has often been chosen by that body as a delegate
to county and State conventions. He is a relative of the Garfield family; is a member of the A., F. & A. M. Lodge.
R. W. BOND, farmer, P. O. Lisle; was born in 1847 in Portage County, Ohio; is a son of William and Angelica (Woodruff) Bond, natives of New York, and parents of five children-Josephine (married to Thad- deus Cooper), Celia (Mrs. A. Macinturf), Janett (deceased), R, W .. and Arvilla, who married John M. Wells. The parents came to Naperville, this county, in 1850, where the father was miller for Joseph Naper for several years; they moved subsequently to Somonauk, De Kalb County, this State, where they died, the father in 1869 and the mother in 1871 The father was in the war of 1812, and was ninety-nine years eight months and ten days old at the time of his decease. Our subject attended school at Naperville and worked on the farm. At the age of six- teen, he managed to be received into Com- pany H. Seventeenth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and remained in service three years; was a brave soldier. On his return home, he engaged in farming with his brother, Will- iam, a child by his father's marriage prior to that with Miss Woodruff. In 1875, he en- gaged as a policeman in St. Louis, Mo., which he continued the greater part of three years. Was married, November 9, 1879, to Maggie, a daughter of Jeremiah and Ann Caskey; her father died in the late war, and her mother in Iowa; her parents had three children-George, one deceased when small and Maggie. Mr. and Mrs. Bond have no children. They settled on Mr. D. M. Green's farm of 251 acres in 1879, having the exclu- sive control of the same, except being in partnership with Mr. Greene in a large dairy business. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church, Downer's Grove. He votes the Republican ticket.
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HON. A. S. BARNARD, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born February 11, 1819, in Mon- roe County, N. Y .; is a son of Timothy and Julia (Hills) Barnard; he a native of Connec- ticut, born in 1789, and died January 8, 1881; she a native of Masachusetts, died in 1864. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an Elder for forty years; was Judge of the Courts of Monroe County, N. Y. Our subject obtained a fair education in the schools of his native county. In 1838, he came to Du Page County with Rev. E. Strong, and entered land where he remained for twenty-five years. In 1866, he settled on his present farm of 185 acres. He was married in 1843 to Miss Elizabeth Ray- nolds, daughter of William and Margaret (Morrison) Raynolds, natives of Connecticut. Mr. Raynolds was a noted sea captain many years. This marriage resulted in seven chil- dren, viz., Julia, deceased, who married S. A. Ballou, a Major in the late war; Timothy H., who was a clerk in the Commissary De- partment during the late war; Robert l., Daniel D., Charles F., Frederick C., Eliza- beth and an infant deceased. Mr. Barnard has been Supervisor and Town Clerk; he honored his county as a member of the State Legislature in 1863-64. The family are members of the Congregational Church of Naperville.
WILLIAM H. BANNISTER, farmer, P. O. Naperville; was born October 15, 1813, in Ontario County, N. Y .; is a son of Asahel and Polly (Miles) Bannister, natives of Mas- sachusetts, and parents of eleven children, six of whom survive, viz., Asahel, Thomas M., W. H., Mary, Henry, Dwight and Edwin. The parents were Presbyterians; the father was in the war of 1812; was a Colonel. and was shot in shoulder. Mr. Bannister received a com- mon school education, worked on the farm and clerked for his father in a dry goods store ".
ing his younger days, and came to Illinois with his brother Albert about 1840. Subject worked awhile by the month, and then bought land where he now lives. He was married, in 1849, to Catharine Leich, a daughter of John and Catharine (Kinkid) Leich, natives of Pennsylvania, and parents of seven children, viz., Lettie, Robert, Belle, Rebecca, Samuel, Catharine and Joseph. Mrs. Bannister came to Illinois in 1840, in company with all her family save her father, who died a little while prior to their starting. Mr. Bannister's mar- riage blessed him with five children, viz., Asahel, Willard, Eva, Catharine and Will- iam H. Mr. Bannister has 313 acres of fine lands, theresult of his early days' labors with the ox teams and the ancient plows. He helped to construct the first schoolhouse in his neighborhood; takes an interest in educa- tion; votes the Republican ticket.
A. B. CHATFIELD, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born November 26, 1810, in Dutchess County, N. Y .; is a son of Sherman and Deborah (Wood) Chatfield, natives of New York and Connecticut, and parents of six chil- dren, viz., Alonzo B., Barak, Minerva, Henry H., Eliza and Benjamin F. The parents emigrated to this county in 1835, and here the mother, who was born in 1791, died in - -- 1839, and the father, who was born in 1790, died in 1853. The educational advantages of our subject were limited. He was married in Broome County, N. Y., in 1834, to Mary E. Graves, a native of that county, born in 1816, daughter of Adam and Lydia (Linsley) Graves. natives of Connecticut; he died in 1853; she. born in 1780, died in 1840. This marriage resulted in ten children, seven of whom are still living-Mary, George W. (who was in the late war), Edward, Lucy Ann, Alonzo B. (clerk in the Treasury Department at Wash- ington, D. C .: was in the late war, and lost his right arm in the battle of Black River
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Bridge), J. Randolph, Emma, Rosa, Charles and Albert; the latter married to Anna Lloyd, of Iowa, and has one child. Mr. Chat- field was Constable several years; Justice of the Peace eight years; Assessor five years, and School Trustee six years. He was the first to suggest the name of Lisle Township, that being the name of one of the townships in his native county; his present home lies on the old Indian trail from Batavia to Chi- cago. Mrs. Chatfield is a member of the Methodist Church of Downer's Grove. Mr. Chatfield is a Republican.
CAPT. ROBERT DIXON, merchant, Lisle, was born November 8, 1835, in Belfast, Ire- land. His parents, Robert and Mary (Wil- son) Dixon started from Belfast to Australia in 1534, and were shipwrecked, and returned to where they had started from. The passen- gers at once brought suit against the owners of the ship at Liverpool for damages, and while the litigation was going on our subject was born. In 1836, the parents landed with their family at New York, and thence canie to Downer's Grove, where the father bought land and located. He once had occasion to go away from home, and upon returning after dark and striking the prairie adjacent to his new home, everything seemed changed. While away, his wife had in some way set fire to the grass, and hundreds of acres were con- sumed. Mr. Dixon wandered around for many hours, and finally tied his oxen and laid down, soon falling into a sleep. He awoke with the sunshine, and on going to a little cabin strange looking to him. he there was greeted by his wife. The father, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1804, was one of the first temperance men here, and was a Justice of the Peace. He was one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad, being an Abolitionist when it almost cost a man's life to express anything, in that cause. He
was informed in his own house by a preacher that Abolitionists were on the road to hell as fast as they could go; the old man had a heart that bled for the poor unfortunate ones in bondage, and took no fear upon himself. He died August 3, 1850, his wife, who was born in Enniskillen. Ireland, in 1809. died in 1865. Our subject was on the farm until twenty-six years old, when he enlisted in Company E, Fifty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, as a private, and held every office up to Captain, having been appointed one year before the close of the war. He was one of ten from his regiment who, in no way marked or crippled, was in thirty-six heavy battles, besides sieges and skirmishes. On his re- turn, he engaged in the wood and coal busi- ness, under the firm name of Dixon & Glea- son, at Chicago. He then formed a partner- ship with C. P. Dixon & Co. (brothers) in the manufacture of sash and window blinds. August 10, 1874, he entered a partnership with D. D. Escher in the general dry goods business at Downer's Grove, and through the unfortunate failing of his partner, P. A. Rowland took Escher's place and with him Mr. Dixon was successful. In 1881, he lo- cated at Lisle, where he has done a lucrative business. In September, he closed out his stock of goods, and anticipates a home in the West. He was married at Downer's Grove. December 25, 1869, to Sarah J. Rowland, born in Mendon, N. Y., April 5, 1844, daugh- ter of Stephen and Celia (Smart) Rowland, by whom he has four children, viz., Mary C., Robert R., Stephen W. and Sarah E. He has always been a temperance worker; is an active member, as well as his wife, of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Downer's Grove; was one of the building committee for the present church; was voted a resolution of thanks for the discharge of his duty of Treasurer of said committee. He has
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always been an active and energetic Repub- lican.
J. DUTTER, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born August 2. 1827, in Germany; is a son of Jo- seph and Magdalena (Bapst) Dutter. The parents came to this county in 1839, and the father engaged on the construction of the Illinois & Michigan Canal; he died in 1853; the mother is living. Our subject is the only one of seven children that survive. He had little chance of education, owing to the limit- ed circumstances of his parents; was married, 1850, to Theresa Riedy, who blessed him with two children-Louisa and Delia. In his early days in this county he witnessed the hard- ships that made up the life of the early set- tlers. On one occasion, he hauled a wagon load of turnips to Chicago and sold them for enough to buy a hoe; and many other like ex- periences were attached to him. He has 138 acres of well improved land, the result of his own labors. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church of Naperville; he votes the Democratic ticket.
ANDREW DILGER, farmer, P. O. Down- er's Grove; was born May 27, 1832, in Ger- many, and is a son of George and Mary A. (Ehrhard) Dilger, natives of Germany. They were members of the Lutheran Church, and had eight children, viz., Andrew, Fred, John. Christian, Lena, Emma, Godlove, and one who died in infancy. The father, born April 15, 1801, died September 4, 1870, was a soldier in one of the wars of Germany; his wife, born February 3, 1806, died October 25, 1836. Our subject attended school as much as was convenient, and early commenced to work at farming, which he continued until he came to this country in 1852. He borrowed money to pay his passage over, and afterward liquidated the debt with money earned by ar ming for very small wages. By his in- us try and perseverance he now owns 127 acres
of well-improved land. At Naperville, Ill .. October 28, 1857, Mr. Dilger married Chris- tina Shafer, born September 30. 1837. daugh- ter of David and Christina (Nusbaum) Shafer. natives of Germany. By this union five chil- dren have been born-Mary A. (Mrs. Henry Roth), Emma L., Lydia C., Lizzie R. and George M. He is also the guardian of George, Mena, Elbert and Samuel, children of his wife's sister. Mrs. Mary Hassert; these children live with him, as well as a boy, Frank Manfelth, whom he is bringing up. He, his wife, Mary, Emma and Lydia are members of the German Church of Downer's Grove, in which Mr. Dilger is serving as Trust- ee and Collector. He has held some town- ship offices: is a Republican.
JOHN EICHELBARGER, farmer, Naper- ville, was born August 20, 1818, in Lancaster County, Penn., is a son of Jacob and Ann (Baker) Eichelbarger, the parents of thirteen children, five of whom survive, viz., George, Jacob, Michael and Abe. Our subject attend- ed school a very little in a log cabin; John be- ing compelled to labor on the farm the time when he should have attended school. He was married in 1838 to Susan Hartrunnuff, who blessed him with three children, viz., Urias, Mary A. and John. He came to Illinois in 1870, and bought thirty acres of land where he now lives, paying $2,600 for the same. He and wife hold a membership of a Pennsyl- vania Methodist Church. He votes the Re- publican ticket.
DANIEL M. GREENE, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born November 14, 1807, in Ver- mont, son of Richard and Lydia (Latham) Greene, natives of Connecticut; he, born about 1779, died about 1830; she, born about 1776, died in May, 1834. They had five children -Richard, Lydia, Maria, Daniel M. and William H. Aside from the country school, Mr. Greene attended an academy; his father's
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vocation was that of a shoemaker, and the son had to engage early in rural pursuits. At the age of twenty, he bought his time, and engaged in making potash and in running a mill, which he continued for several years; he then taught school in Western New York, receiving a compensation of $16 per month and board among the patrons. In Ogden, N. Y., November 30, 1834, he married Elizabeth Venilea Trowbridge, a native of that place, born October 9, 1814. a daughter of Windsor S. and Rebecca (Willey) Trowbridge, the par- ents of seven children, viz., Elizabeth Ven- ilea, Fidelia, Oliver, Martha, Windsor, J. T. (the well-known author), and Edward. Her parents were Congregationalists. Her father, born January 1, 1788, died May 30, 1844; and her mother, born October 2, 1791, lived among her children until her death. March 1, 1882, at the age of ninety. Mr. and Mrs. Greene have had six children, viz., Edward T. (manufacturer and shipper of feed, Chi- cago), Maria F. (married to Darius Hunkius, ex-Mayor of Galena, Ill.), Francis D. (died in Company B, Thirty-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry ), Carrie R. (married to J. W. Scott, publisher of the Chicago Herald, and associate proprietor of the Daity National Hotel Re- porter of Chicago), Grace H. (married to A. F. Hatch, of the law firm of Hatch & Aldis, of Chicago), and Venilea, who died in infancy. Soon after marriage, Mr. Greene came Wess and settled where he now lives, and where he has 251 acres of finely improved land, the re- sult of his own labors. He has served the town- ship as Assessor, Trustee, and several other small offices; was elected Sheriff in 1839, and retired in 1842, having been the first Sheriff of the county. The family are members of the Baptist Church, of which they are liberal supporters. Mr. Greene is a Republican.
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DEACON P. GOODRICH, farmer, P. O. Lisle; was born in Benson, Vt., December 13,
1776; is a son of Simeon and Sarah (How- ard (Goodrich, natives of Connecticut, and parents of eight children, viz., Emily, Henry, Simeon, Laura, Charles, Pomeroy (subject), Sarah and Eliza. His father, born Septem- ber 11, 1758, died February 7, 1852, was Deacon in the Congregational Church for many years at Benson, Vt .; his mother, born June 1, 1765, died February 14, 1839. Our subject attended the district schools and the academy at Castleton, in his native State. At twenty-one, he was engaged at farming and running a saw-mill: was married in Ben- son, Vt., January 28, 1819, to Lucy M., daughter of Oliver and Keziah (Allen) Par- melee, natives of Connecticut, and soon after started for the West in company with his brother, Henry, Isaac Clark, Samuel Good - rich and Lester Peet; they stopped for one year in Ohio, and then came with their ox teams to what is now Lisle Township, Du Page County. Mr Goodrich took a claim of 320 acres where he now resides, and while he was constructing his log cabin, with dirt and stick chimney, his family remained at the residence of Mr. Boardman, of Will County. It was in this "cabin home" that the Indians, then friendly, found a welcome resting place. Occasionally the "red skins" would get on a spree from the use of too much wkisky, and would make the night hideous with their yells around this the first house in this part of the country. . At such times, the squaws would take care of the war and game implements, that no harm might come to Mr. Goodrich, who was always courteous to them. On one occasion, when the "bucks " were on a "spree," Mr. Goodrich became vexed, and taking his gun from the rack forced them away. He has by his first wife five children, viz., Betsey C., Chauncey M., Pomeroy H., Sarah A. and George, deceased. Mr. Goodrich lost his first wife, and his pres-
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ent consort is a sister of A. S. Barnard. Sub- ject has been Deacon in the Congregational Church for fifty years; his family are mem- bers of that denomination. Mr. Goodrich, with Messrs. Morse and Richards, built the first schoolhouse in his neighborhood. He votes the Republican ticket.
C. H. GOODRICH, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville. Mr. Goodrich is another of the pio- neers of this county; was born July 31, 1823, in Vermont; is a son of Henry and Thankful S. (Watson) Goodrich, natives of Vermont, They came to this county October, 1832, and settled for a short time where William B. Greene now lives, and later where the sub- ject now lives; here the father died on May 3, 1841, and the mother about January 12, 1857; the parents had seven children, five of whom came to this county, viz., Eliza (Mrs. William Osburn), T. H., Charles H., Willard C. and Martha F. The parents were two of the founders of the Naperville Congregational Church. Mr. Goodrich attended school some in the cabin and for awhile in Chicago. Went East in 1840, and while there attended school in Benson and Castleton, Burr Semin- ary at Manchester, and Middlebury, all of Vermont; he then taught for some time; he returned to Illinois in 1847, and engaged in teaching. Was married, 1851, to P. Jane Tur- ner, by whom he had tive children-Henry H., Ida T., Jennie E., Irving and C. W. (de- ceased. He settled, at marriage, where he now lives, having 212 acres of well-improved land; has three acres of orchard. One of the finest schoolhouses constructed in this neigh- borhood was located on the northwest cor- ner of Mr. Goodrich's farm: it was built by John Collins. Henry H., Ida and Jennie have each taught school. All of his children graduated at the Northwestern College at Naperville. He and wife are members of the Congregational Church at Naperville. in
which he is Deacon. He votes the Repub- lican ticket. More will be found of the Good- rich family elsewhere.
WILLIAM B. GREENE, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born October 20, 1818, in Madison County, N. Y .; is the son of Richard and Ethelinda (Briggs) Greene, natives of Rut- land County, Vt .; they removed to Connecti- cut by ox teams. The father practiced the botanical system of medicine for some time: the mother died in 1829 and the father was again married to a Miss Pease, resulting in two children, viz , one deceased when small and Richard L., now a physician in Mis- souri. Mr. Greene was one of three chil- dren, viz., Laura (deceased when seventeen), William B. and Spencer (represented his dis- trict in the Legislature of Vermont one term: was an attorney). The father died August 29, 1834. Our subject attended the district schools of his native county and awhile at the seminary at Castleton. Vt. He taught several terms in Vermont, and in Will Coun- ty, this State. In 1841, he came to Illinois and engaged in rural pursuits, which he has since continued. In 1843, he bought 200 acres of land for $1,000 of the widow of Charles H. Goodrich, and has since remained on said farm, improving it exceedingly. Was mar- ried, March 16, 1845, to Harriet E., a daugh- ter of Eli and Eliza (Meacham) Meeker. natives of Vermont, and parents of three chil- dren, viz., Charles H., Harriet E. and Edward F. The father was a Congregational minis- ter: was a Mason, and by that order was sent South to teach in the public and private schools. Mr. and Mrs. Greene have been blessed with six children, three of whom sur- vive, viz., Laura E. (Mrs. Capt. M. Y. Morgan. whose husband was of Company -, Thirty- third Illinois Volunteer Infantry; he gradu- ated at the "Normal," McLean County, Ill .; was Principal of the Naperville Seminary.
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