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Mr. Mandel was active in civic affairs, having served at one time as president of the Young Men's Business Association. He was one of the men who took a leading part in securing the money to retain the Chicago & Alton shops. He was an enthusiastic worker during the Wesleyan cam- paign and made large donations to the institution. In fact, Mr. Mandel was known for his public spirit and his charitable attitude and it is esti- mated that his annual gifts to charity were much more than his living expenses. He was loved and respected by his employes on account of his kind consideration of their difficulties. Mr. Mandel was a member of the Moses Montefiore synagogue, and the devotion to his church and to his family was one of his outstanding characteristics. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club. In connection with his activ- ities among charities, Mr. Mandel acted as chairman of the local com- mittee to raise money for the Jewish relief and gave a total of $1,500 to
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OSCAR MANDEL.
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Deceased March 9,1922.
The officers and members of the Board of foucation extend to the family of their deceased co-worker, Optar Mandel, their Deep sympathy, and hereby express their high appreciation of his character and services.
El ar ten years be willingly and eagerly. gave bis time and energy tothe promotion of the best interests of the Public Schools of Bloomington. for whose advancement Le was most solicitous.
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Personally, public spirited, he was never les bya false economy to deprive the schools of' what was essential and desirable, even though the cost might seem high. With hinz past standards were never a rule by which to Limit those of the present As a member of the Board of Foucation he was always courteous and kind, and because of this and the helpfulness of bis good humor and excellent. judgment, we, bis associates, deprived of his valuable counsel shall greatly miss him
Robert & Williams
Jesse EHoffman
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the cause. Twelve years ago he was elected a member of the board of education in Bloomington. At the time his term expired three years ago, he expressed a desire to be excused from re-election but his advice and counsel were of such great value to the cause that he was unanimously chosen to serve another term. He died March 9, 1922, and is buried in Bloomington.
About the time of his coming to Bloomington, Mr. Mandel was mar- ried to Miss Sarah Schwarzman, of Peoria. To this union one daughter was born, Elsie, now Mrs. Milton Cohn of Chicago. There are two grand- children, Oscar and Jane Cohn. Mrs. Mandel is the daughter of David and Pauline (Shatz) Schwarzman, natives of Germany and early settlers of Peoria, Ill. Mr. Schwarzman died May 28, 1897, at the age of 63 years and his wife died March 24, 1902, at the age of 69 years. They were the parents of the following children: Rosalia, married Henry Kupfer, lives in Bloomington ; Mrs. Mandel; and Albert, a member of the firm of Mandel & Schwarzman.
Mr. Mandel was an energetic and capable business man and an excel- lent citizen of Bloomington and McLean County.
J. T. Brown, a prominent farmer and stockman of Empire Township, was born at El Paso, Ill., Nov. 6, 1863, the son of Abner and Margaret (Gay) Brown.
Abner Brown, a native of Ohio, came to Empire Township in 1866 and engaged in general farming and stock raising. He is deceased, as also is his wife, she having died at the age of 78 years. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of the following children: Belle Harding, lives in Minnesota; Laura May, deceased; one child died in infancy; and J. T., the subject of this sketch.
J. T. Brown spent his boyhood on his father's farm and was educated in the district schools. He has operated his own land since he was 17 years old and now operates a well improved farm of 206 acres in Empire Township. Mr. Brown does general farming and is well known as a stockman, shipping about two cars of hogs each year. He has lived on his present farm for 28 years.
On Jan. 6, 1898, Mr. Brown was married to Miss Florence Sigler, a native of LeRoy, born April 4, 1878, and the daughter of John and
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Harriet (Buckles) Sigler. Mrs. Brown had the following brothers and sisters : Anna Myrtle, died at the age of 14 years; Mary Bendler, Chicago; and Charles, lives near LeRoy. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Sigler married Rebecca Buckles, a sister of his first wife, and to this union two children were born: Frank, died March 26, 1907; and Alvin, lives near LeRoy. Mr. Sigler is 70 years of age and lives near LeRoy. To J. T. and Florence (Sigler) Brown two children have been born, as follows: Grace, born Oct. 5, 1902, is a graduate of Empire township school and lives at home; and Harriet Matilda, born Sept. 23, 1906, attends LeRoy High School.
Mr. Brown is a Democrat, a member of the Presbyterian Church at LeRoy, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a progressive, enterprising and substantial citizen.
Ebenezer Craig, now living retired in LeRoy, is one of the oldest pioneer citizens of McLean County, now living. He was born on the old .Blue farm, near Downs in McLean County, Nov. 4, 1839, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Ann (Rutledge) Craig.
Ebenezer Craig, Sr., was born in Tennessee, Oct. 3, 1802, and came to Illinois in 1822, where he followed farming and blacksmithing. He died Oct. 5, 1839, and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. His wife died April 22, 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Craig had the following children: Samuel, William, Mark, John, Sarah, Cynthia, and Ebenezer, Jr., the subject of this sketch, and the only surviving member of the family.
Ebenezer Craig, Jr., attended school in a log school house and has always lived on a farm. He improved his land with ox teams and broke prairie nine summers during the early days. Mr. Craig now lives retired in LeRoy.
On Aug. 31, 1862, Mr. Craig was married to Miss Elizabeth Williams, a native of McLean County, born May 6, 1845. She died Dec. 28, 1868, and on Nov. 4, 1874, Mr. Craig married Miss Susan Howard, a native of Ireland, born Feb. 6, 1849, and the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (White) Howard. Mrs. Craig came to this country when she was 17 years old. She has a brother, Henry Howard, who lives in Chicago, and a sister, Jane Godsell, who lives in Illinois, also. To Ebenezer and Susan (Howard) Craig four children were born, as follows: Mary Dooley, lives
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at LeRoy ; Emma Brown, lives at Bloomington; Belle Hinton, Fisher, Ill. ; and Harry, lives at Chicago, Ill.
In politics Mr. Craig is a Democrat and he has served as road over- seer for several years. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church and they are well known and highly respected throughout the community.
Dr. Ora M. Rhodes, a successful physician of Bloomington, was born four and one-half miles southeast of Bloomington, March 12, 1871, and is the son of Aaron P. and Martha M. (Cox) Rhodes, a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere in this history.
Dr. Rhodes spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended Walker and Sheep Eye schools, southeast of the city of Bloomington. He was graduated from Normal University High School in 1894 and four years later from the University of Illinois, also receiving the commission of captain in the Illinois National Guard. In 1901 he completed a medical course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago, after which he engaged in the practice of his profession in Bloomington, in the offices where he is still located, 405-7 Corn Belt Bldg. During the years 1912-1913 Dr. Rhodes took post graduate work in Diagnosis and General Medicine at the University of Vienna. After returning from Europe, feeling that the people of central Illinois were lacking many of the medical advantages of the large cities, Dr. Rhodes opened and conducted the first diagnostic laboratory in this section of the state, maintaining same until the hos- pitals finally became equipped with their own laboratories. Since that time Dr. Rhodes has limited his practice to diagnosis and consultation.
On May 8, 1902, Dr. Rhodes was united in marriage at Elwood, Ind., with Miss Myrtie J. Downs, who was born on a farm near Saybrook, Ill. She is the daughter of Solomon F. and Annie E. (Reid) Downs, the former a native of Downs Township, McLean County, and the latter of Champaign County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Downs live at Rockford, Ohio. To Dr. and Mrs. Rhodes have been born three children: a daughter died in infancy in 1903; Aaron P., born Oct. 25, 1908, a sophomore in Bloomington High School; and a son died in infancy in 1916.
Dr. Rhodes is a Republican and is a charter member of the Centennial Christian Church, having served as trustee, treasurer and member of the official board of Centennial Church since its inception. He is affiliated
DR. O. M. RHODES.
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with the following societies: McLean County Medical Society, of which he was secretary for several years; Illinois State Medical Society ; Amer- ican Medical Association; Tri-State District Medical Association; and the American Society for the Study of Goiter. During the World War Dr. Rhodes was on the Medical Advisory Board as vice chairman. He is a capable, energetic and public spirited man, one whose life means much to his community.
Aaron P. Rhodes, deceased, was a prominent citizen of McLean County. He was born in that county April 18, 1834, the son of John H. S. and Mary (Johnston) Rhodes. He attended the district schools and helped his father on the farm until 1859 when he entered Eureka College. In May, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company G, 17th Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry, and was sent to Missouri under General Prentice. On the expiration of his three months' term, Mr. Rhodes re-enlisted in the same company and regiment and later participated in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Memphis, Vicksburg, Jackson and Black River. After the close of the war Mr. Rhodes returned to his farm in McLean County, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died April 4, 1901.
Mr. Rhodes was first married to Miss Mattie M. Cox, a native of Bloomington, and the daughter of David and Saphronia (Walker) Cox, a farmer who came to McLean County in 1826. Mrs. Rhodes died in February, 1876, leaving two children, Edward M. and Ora M. One Oct. 13, 1880, Mr. Rhodes was married to Miss Charlotte E. Reid, a native of Champaign County, Ohio, and the daughter of Robert S. Reid and Jane Winn (Bishop) Reid.
Mr. Rhodes was a Republican and an attendant of the Christian Church.
Marion Oliver, an enterprising and successful farmer of Empire Township, was born in McLean County, April 17, 1862, the son of John and Ruth (McDaniel) Oliver.
John Oliver was born in Ohio, March 28, 1838, and came to Illinois in 1855 and settled on a farm in Empire Township. He was married on Nov. 27, 1859, to Ruth McDaniel, also a native of Ohio, born Aug. 22,
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1838. Mr. Oliver died June 4, 1910, and his wife died April 18, 1902. They were the parents of four children, of whom Marion, the subject of this sketch, is the only member now living.
Marion Oliver received his schooling in the district schools and spent his boyhood on the home place. He owned and operated his first farm at the age of 21 years and Mr. Oliver is now among the leading and pro- gressive stockmen of Empire Township.
On March 2, 1887, Mr. Oliver was married to Miss Sarah Belle Rut- ledge, a native of LeRoy, born Sept. 14, 1864, and the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Gay) Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge was born in Empire Town- ship, April 28, 1838, and died Feb. 7, 1916. His wife was born in Pick- away County, Ohio, July 17, 1843, and now resides in LeRoy. Mrs. Oliver has one sister, Permelia, wife of Edward Rees, LeRoy, Ill. To Marion and Sarah Belle (Rutledge) Oliver two children have been born, as fol- lows: Nellie F., born Sept. 30, 1889, the wife of P. J. Oliver, lives at Bloomington; and J. Lindley, born Oct. 8, 1892, lives at home.
Mr. Oliver is a Democrat and he is known in his community as an upright and reliable citizen.
O. M. Dooley, a successful farmer and stockman of Empire Town- ship and the owner of 394 acres of land, was born in McLean County, near Bloomington, Nov. 14, 1871, the son of W. H. and Eliza (Noggle) Dooley.
W. H. Dooley was born in Clark County, Ky., Aug. 15, 1834, and came to Illinois in 1851, settling on a farm southeast of Bloomington. He was the son of William Dooley, who was born in 1809. W. H. Dooley became a prosperous farmer of McLean County and died Oct. 4, 1904. His wife was born in Ohio, in 1835, and she is also deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dooley were the parents of the following children: John, deceased; Alice Carey, deceased; Milton, lives at LeRoy ; George E., LeRoy ; Frank, deceased; Nettie, deceased; Mrs. Harry Kline, LeRoy; O. M., the subject of this sketch; Hattie Humphrey, LeRoy; and Lydia, LeRoy.
O. M. Dooley spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his early education in the district schools. He has always lived in Mc- Lean County and is among the leading and successful stockmen of the . township. Mr. Dooley is an extensive feeder of stock and ships about four cars each year.
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In November, 1893, Mr. Dooley was married to Miss Laura Wirt, and to that union two children were born: Hamilton, deceased and Lile, lives in Washington State. In March, 1902, Mr. Dooley married Miss Emma Atkinson, a native of McLean County, Ill., and the daughter of M. F. and Malinda (Owen) Atkinson. To O. M. and Emma (Atkinson) Dooley three children have been born, as follows: Dorothy Ruth, born in 1903, attended the public schools at LeRoy, Normal School, and the State Uni- versity, now a teacher; Marian Alice, born in 1907, died in 1912; and William H., born April 16, 1909, attends LeRoy High School.
In politics Mr. Dooley is a Republican and he is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a good farmer and an excellent citizen.
Lue Dooley, wife of the late George G. Dooley, is a highly respected and well known citizen of Downs Township. She was born at Blooming- ton, Jan. 1, 1862, the daughter of John and Caroline (Orendorff) Barry- more.
John Barrymore, a native of West Virginia, came to Illinois in 1854 and settled on a farm near Bloomington. On Oct. 31, 1860, he was married to Caroline Orendorff, who was born Jan. 5, 1837, the daughter of Thomas and Malinda (Walker) Orendorff. John Barrymore was a well £ known farmer and died in 1920, and his wife died Jan. 27, 1914. They were the parents of three children, as follows: Lue, the subject of this sketch; Lon, deceased; and Ray, deceased.
Lue (Barrymore) Dooley was educated in the district schools and on Jan. 8, 1884, was married to George G. Dooley, a native of Bainbridge, Ind., born Oct. 28, 1858, the son of George I. and Mary (Scobee) Dooley. Mr. and Mrs. George I. Dooley were natives of Kentucky and parents of the following children: James W., lives at Downs; Mrs. Jennie Fyffe, lives in Crawfordsville, Ind .; Mrs. Anna Spelbring, lives in Lebanon, Ind .; and George G., the husband of the subject of this sketch.
George G. Dooley followed farming and stock raising during his life and was successful. He owned a well improved farm in Downs Township, which is now operated by his sons. Mr. Dooley died in California, while there on a visit, March 5, 1921. To George G. and Lou (Barrymore) Dooley five children were born, as follows: Floss, wife of Thos. Donnelly, resides on a ranch in Etiwanda, Calif .; Clyde, married Hazel Crumbaugh,
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of LeRoy, Ill., and they reside on a farm in Empire Township; Frank H., married Leta Skinner, of LeRoy, and they lived on the home place until January, 1924, when they moved to Kirksville, Mo., where Frank entered the American School of Osteopathy; Bessie, wife of I. D. Taubeneck, lives in Minier, Ill., where Mr. Taubeneck is superintendent of schools; Wayne married Ruth Gregg of Bloomington, is located at Bucklin, Mo., where he is practicing osteopathy. Mrs. Dooley has nine grandchildren.
George G. Dooley was a Democrat and a member of the Presbyterian Church, as also is Mrs. Dooley. The Dooley family stand well in this community and are highly respected by all who know them.
Peter Risser, vice president of The First National Bank at Danvers, is a substantial and highly respected citizen of McLean County. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine, near Strassburg, Aug. 18, 1850, the son of Nich- olas and Matline (Kamp) Risser.
Nicholas Risser and his wife were born in Alsace-Lorraine and came to the United States in 1859. They made the trip in a sailing vessel, which required about four months, and after arriving in New Orleans came to Illinois and located in Peoria and later Eureka. The Risser family then settled on land in Forneyville, where they lived for two years. They came to McLean County, in Danvers Township, and they were among the oldest settlers of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Risser had eight children, as fol- lows: Andrew, married Mary Switzer, both deceased; Joseph, deceased, and his widow, Kate Switzer, lives in Minnesota; Mary, the widow of Christ Gerber, lives in Oregon; Anna, the widow of Henry Auburger, lives in Indiana; Peter, the subject of this sketch; Katie, married Jule Springer, lives in Wisconsin; Madeline, the widow of Mr. Lackey, and she keeps house for her brother, Peter Risser; and Victoria, married William Rusmiclir, lives in Nebraska.
Peter Risser was educated in the district schools and has always been a farmer. He worked on his father's farm until he was 25 years old and then purchased his first farm of 80 acres. Mr. Risser now owns 760 acres of well improved land in McLean County, half a section of land in North Dakota, and 40 acres of land in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. He built his fine residence at Danvers in 1914, which is one of the finest homes in the county. It is of brick construction and is modern through- out.
PETER RISSER.
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In 1875 Mr. Risser married Miss Barbara Strubher, a native of Mc- Lean County and the daughter of John and Annie (Scherdz) Strubher. Both Mr. and Mrs. Strubher were natives of Alsace-Lorraine and the latter attended school with Mr. Risser's mother. To Mr. and Mrs. Risser the following children were born: Charles, died in infancy; Frank, mar- ried Clara Kennel, lives on one of Mr. Risser's farms and has three chil- dren, Lowell, Donald and Robert; Walter, married Grace Dunlap, lives on the Risser farm and has three children, Gene, Mildred, and Mary Grace; Estella, married A. J. Leyes, lives in Bloomington and has one child, Wayne Leyes; Gertrude, married Henry Gerling, lives in Bloomington and has two children, Barbara G. and Patricia; and Nellie, married C. O. King, lives near Carlock and has three children, Orville, deceased, Richard and Lorene.
Peter Risser now lives practically retired in his home at Danvers. His wife died May 18, 1914, just six weeks after moving into the new house.
Mr. Risser is vice president and director of The First National Bank at Danvers and is school director. He has always been an energtic man and stands well in the esteem of his neighbors and fellow citizens.
Simon Krieg, a successful farmer and stockman of Empire Township, was born in McLean County, Aug. 13, 1870, the son of Simon and Mary Ann (Reugger) Krieg.
Simon Krieg, Sr., was a native of Baden, Germany, born Feb. 16, 1834. He came to the United States in 1854 and after remaining in New York for a short time, came to Bloomington. Mr. Krieg operated a farm near LeRoy in Empire Township for many years and was successful. He died Feb. 27, 1905, and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy. He was married June 28, 1863. Mrs. Krieg was a native of Switzerland, born March 27, 1835. She came to this country with her father, Jacob Reugger, in 1855, and lived on a farm near Bloomington. Mrs. Krieg died April 16, 1913, at LeRoy. Simon and Mary Ann. (Reugger) Krieg were the parents of eight children, as follows: Anna, born July 10, 1864, lives near LeRoy, Ill .; John, born Oct. 8, 1865, lives near LeRoy, Ill .; Charles, born Dec. 1, 1868, died Feb. 28, 1905; Barbara, born in 1869 and died in 1871; Simon, the subject of this sketch; Mary, born May 7, 1872, lives with her (68)
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brother, Simon; Christian, born Aug. 7, 1874, lives at LeRoy ; and Eliza- beth, born Sept. 16, 1876, lives with her brother, Simon.
Simon Krieg, Jr., has always been a farmer. He attended the district schools of McLean County and lived on the W. H. Dooley farm for 20 years. For the past 12 years he has operated his present farm of 105 acres in Empire Township. Mr. Krieg does general farming and is a breeder of good stock, and his farm is well improved.
Mr. Krieg is a Democrat and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is unmarried. Mr. Krieg is a capable and industrious man, who is highly esteemed in his neighborhood.
Paul Murray, an extensive farmer and stock raiser of West Town- ship, and the owner of 320 acres of well improved land, is a native of McLean County and a member of a pioneer family. He was born on a farm in Empire Township, Dec. 20, 1875, the son of Adam and Alexine (McMakin) Murray.
Adam Murray was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, March 22, 1843, and engaged in farming at the age of 19 years. He enlisted during the Civil War on Aug. 22, 1862, and served with the 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Murray was stationed in West Virginia and later was with the Army of the Potomac, and mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1865. Among the battles in which Mr. Murray saw service were Wilderness, Petersburg, Winchester Siege and Capture of Vicks- burg. In the spring of 1866 Mr. Murray came west and settled at LeRoy, Ill., where he engaged in the buying and shipping of stock. He also con- ducted a grocery business at LeRoy from 1875 to 1878. Mr. Murray died Oct. 5, 1901, in Idaho.
On May 5, 1870, Adam Murray was married to Miss Alexine Mc- Makin, a native of Switzerland County, Ind., born Dec. 23, 1850. She was the daughter of Samuel W. and Amanda McMakin. Mrs. Murray was educated at Ghent Seminary in Kentucky, and also attended Oxford Female College, from which she was graduated in 1868. She then came to Paris, Ill., with her parents, where she lived until the time of her marriage. Mrs. Murray was an active member of the Pythian Sisters and was first Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters of Illinois. She was elected treasurer of the national organization in 1898, which office she held for two years and she was also president of the auxiliary of the
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Pythian Home at Decatur, Ill., and trustee of the Grand Temple. She was a charter member and first president of the Women's Relief Corps of LeRoy, and assisted in the organization of the Longfellow Club there. Mrs. Murray died Aug. 26, 1913, and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Murray were the parents of five children, as follows: St. Elmo, lives at Clinton, Ill .; Kate Pfitzenmeyer, lives at LeRoy, Ill .; Ada, died March 6, 1895, at the age of 21 years; Paul, the subject of this sketch; and Mabel Fields, lives in Chicago.
Paul Murray attended the public schools of LeRoy and was graduated from Notre Dame University, in Indiana. He then went to Texas for five years and he has lived on his present farm in West Township since 1903. He is interested in the feeding of stock, usually having 2,500 head on his farm. The Murray farm is well improved with a beautiful residence and good farm buildings.
On Jan. 15, 1901, Mr. Murray was married to Miss Emma Hedrick, a native of West Township, and the daughter of George W. and Martha (West) Hedrick. Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick were the parents of four children, as follows: Nellie, lives at Bloomington, Ill .; Frank, lives in Michigan; Mrs. Murray; and May Riddle, lives at LeRoy, Ill. To Paul and Emma (Hedrick) Murray four children have been born, as follows: Adam R., a student at the University of Illinois, where he is studying agriculture ; George L., also a student at the University of Illinois; Pauline and Eugene Paul, both at home.
In politics Mr. Murray is identified with the Republican party and he has served as road commissioner for three years, and as school director 12 years. He is a member of the Christian Church at Bellflower and a de- pendable citizen of McLean County.
Clarence Myers, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Downs Town- ship and the owner of 200 acres of well improved land, was born on the farm where he now resides, Jan. 19, 1892, the son of Henry Clay and Eliza Ellen (Lamb) Myers.
Henry Clay Myers was born near Staunton, Va., July 5, 1852, and came to Illinois in 1879, settling in Dale Township, McLean County, and moved to the present farm in Downs Township in the fall of 1879. He followed general farming until the time of his death, Sept. 10, 1911. Mrs. Henry Clay Myers was born June 25, 1852, and was the daughter of
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