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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.
Al The session of the "Conrl of Claims," or Cirenil Court, hold on Ilo following May 1st (1816), the Jmlges urdered n conrt bmine to he built in Blackloril, arcoriling lo the following plan: " To he hrenly- six feet long, hrenly feel wide, lo he linill of logs nf n hundsome size, Inoreil iluwn inside and unisisle, env story und n half' high, with ono iloor fronling the atreel, and ono nindor right upposile the door, writh six glues, eight hy len inches each. The linver fluor tn by woll lull with plnok uf puncheen, the upper fluor lo he Inid with plonk, with a convenient stairenise from The Inier. The honse le he nell envered writh elophimrd roof, with ribs and neight. pales nell pechul. Ono chimivy, In he handsomely hill of sticks hud morlur. "The hongo lo he well chinked and innbeil, unil, alen, In he wvoll noderpinneil. All The limber of the suidl house in hy of some goodl, losling quality Alsn one wimlow, In hy uut in the gabel eml uf the upper hinlf slory finisheil os the irimler helow ; ench one lo he furnished with conven- ient'slmitters. All the ulher party of the said building lu he finished aml done in n workmanlike mnnher."* "The jull was sixteen hy eighteen feel, nod hiro slorive high. Il way tmill of ouk limhere, eighteen ineliey square, mnirhed so na In fit lugother. The lower Honr Was laid with cross limbers, cocl uny fool squnro, thus making n fluor livo Teal in thickness. The court bour wus unili hy Jurah Winemiller, al n enst uf one luindred und sixleen Hullura, and The juil hy Samuel Jones, at a cost of funr hundred and treuly- Two dulturs mul eighty- seven nud one-half denly Inmes Couk is the first perun in this county miljudged insone in conel ; This was done on lho 18th uf .Inly. 1818, llis friends were allaned to keep him, on giring hand for his care, amil brcoming responsible for his cewhitel Hugh al Gory nosolluwed In kerpe The ferry un Big ligron Crvck ; the plarr is now in Evansville tic paid une nolli las, und the lourd lixed his charges for ferrioge, ns they did in ulf anch rase".
The county continued to grow more rapidly in the melhern portivas. Frederick Rappe mul his colony of Germans hud selited nl Nen Harmony, and the county sent ins found to le' lou far femin the renter af the caunt) for general coureniente ; necardingly il wus thonglit adrisalde to change the Im alion of the seat of justice la ne more pourraient joace A sperial Court ut l'ammissioners iros culled nl Inekforil, on March 141, 18]7, amil Isane Montgomery, Hugh Metiary, Admin Hope und .lutin Brazellun were nppaint- nl In keleri such a location On the Sith of the same month, the County Commniewinners mel ond established n senl, and divided the county into six Innships, viz. : Wngnun, which includeil The site of the present city of Franstillr: by'un, Marrs, Width, Black und Smith, ull naient from early spillers el tho cunnly. The conri also appointeil aduers for holding elections in each Township. On the 12th iluy wf May, 1817, the Board met le brar The report Pourrining the immunul of The cemity sent. This ins rend ty Isque Montgomery, ond Inured a donalinh uf ir hundreil neres hy Fredrick Hapjes, being " part of Section 33, the xenthenet quarler, in Township 3. Tungy 18 west, mul In 'ly' on the south wide of -nid Seelion," "it being umir the center of The cumny, mul a line laration fuir n lown." Huppe pare Iny hotel la Jul Carsen, Sherifl and County Agent, in the sum of $20,000, in case har should fail the perrule his deel before the 1st of July following. On The 21st of May, tho fenrd met In firmu thy plon if the new leirn, 10 wluch Ruppe hnil given The name of Springheld. Lls frugting on The $20, mu the hoek streela nl $12, nid ant laty at The sale of $10 per uure. On The J lh, the County Agri irus directed to lay off the tonn, und In sell the lola firm nod nfer that ilniv. On the linh of Murch, 1814, the rentraels for the clearing ut' the puthe square and the orretinn of n " stray pien " were let, and Inmes Rolih, one of The hral Conuly Commissioners, ins ollen edl tivo dellars nul Twenty-fire eenla fur Horying the public square 10 thu1 day, and fur whisky." From the suly of The county buildings al Blackford, umul The lols in Springfield, n rory substantial brick court hanse ire precleil in Thy moe ronnly sent during the summer of 1817. In Norrml- her (18)7), the finty D'inmissinners mel there, und on the 10th duy af February, 1818, the foul of Springfield nul Huppe's dveil irery reenriled. The first Term of The Cireml Court commeneed on Ibe 11th of May, 1818. thurl was continued tiere lill The year loga. On The fith of Sejdemher, 1823, the " Board of County Commissioners" gmo pluee In the " Bunnil of County Instires " Quy or bro were oppeinleit from each loinship, and on mocling, that ilny, they elected Somnel Myllyynolds their presidling ufficer, und proceder In sanrlion the hinsiness of the Bontit Thvy sneervill. "Shnost hil tho business of this eourl irus to appoint Vierrers of Romla, Superrisory und hislers ; also lo granl money lo ilofray the county expenses, und lo pay for oll wolf seulps one dollar ench. Freilrick Rappe ohlamed, at tho first Conrl of Inslices, license lo " rend merelinmiliso" lo the employing of $2,00d rapitul in il, he heing fason fifteen dollars for such privilege. A special term of This courl wos hell on the 10th of May, 1825, lo hear und consiler a report concerning The remornl of The county sent from Springfield. Bielinrd Daniels, James Stewart nud linnes Smith had been appointed a commillee, by The Sinle Legislature, In select a new loralion, ami cano before The Board on this dny, mul reported ny follows: " To the Worshipful Boanl of luslices of tho conity of l'oscy. In pursuance of tu act of The General Assembly of The Sinle of Indiann, entitled nn .Vel In re-lucate thr w il of jnslice of Posey County, npprorrd February The 12th, 1823, do rejturl in faver of The town of Mount Vernon, owing to a doualion made, nud tho menntages offered," This lown ilonuled several lols, and, being on the river, nffarling good advaninges ns n commercial place, Iho donotion iras orerpleil. The court ulso orilereil tho "snlo of the present county build- ings," uud The county officers nery onlered lo remore to The ner eunniy ecu. The General Assembly of The Slate orileri Ihal n valuation of the properly al Springfield he mmle. This ralunlion relurued the properly ut eu-hinlf ils valne when donnied The lonn of Mount Vernon erecleil a liek court house, mil on The following 4th iny of July, tho rourl mel for The first time in this place. Thomas E. Cosyelherry, one of The first .Indges, sas unde County Agent, mil dirrried lo sell The lols ilonaled lo the county hy Mount Vernon. The Cirenit Conel met in August, Jumes R. T. Goodsell, Preziiling .Indge; Andrew Corell und Zachariah Wade, Associnies, end Innies linrt, the Circuit Judge.
The hrsl County Commissioners were Sanmel R. Marrs, Thomas Robb und Ahram Contra. The Board of Justices uns einblisheil in 1824, and held courts lill the year IN30 or 1812, nhon The lloarit of Couuly Connnis- sinners nas ngnin established. A juil al Mount Vernon was built similar to the nne ni Blackford, sare Ihal il hil donhly nolls with loosy npright pieces brincen. In 1870, n Inx of $100,000 was lericil, lo assist in building n ruilrond from the county seal lo Gnlesburg, Illinois, to connivel there with ono In Chicago. The company, filing to carry onl Their part of the contrael. recen eit only $20,0110, mud The balance was used in 1874 lo build a new 1mrl house, 'This honso wag huisheil in Deermber, 1876, und coal in nll $100,1X11). It is the finest building in all Sunthneglern Indionn, esrepl The ony nl Vincennes, nml is nn orumment lo lhv forn mul county. The present comaly ollners are: Julia, A. D. Owen, son of The ominont geologist, Dmil Dale Owen ; Clerk, George W. Curtis ; Itreorilre, Philo Inlchinson ; Sheriff, John Wheeler ; Treasurer, Georgy Nos, l'reyrenting Allorney, John Brownley; aml Comuly Superintendent nf Schools, James B. Campholl. llon. Alrin D. Hovey, many years Minister to l'ern, rrsilva here nl presenl. The new ennrl house will he ocenpiml at the Fobruary lerm of ennrl. The 197sent Commissioners aro Willinm Ruth, son of The first County Commis- sionor by Ilml nnmne, Thomas Mills aml John 1. Smith, alr. ltobb, Spu., is nnw amenly years of nge, and emne lo The mounty in 1807.
"THE runATY ML. IT,
Monul Vernon is allnaird in the southern porl of Ilm comly, on the Dhio llirer. The sile was firal arlileil hy Andrew Mel'mhlen, whn "aqual- * See ourly reconils, Porny Connly.
nearly oppesile The present Nelson llouse, noil elenreil shout len neres, The place wos for some l'une known as " MeFrubilen's Bluff," huid was The prin- cipal lomling pince.' The section was entereil hy Gen. Harrison, nu May Will, 1807. On The 10th of November, 1815, he sold The lower half of his trnel, one fmnilreil and cighly-five arres, to Wrocr Clark, of Gibson County, und Jnbez Jones, of Kentucky, for Iwo dollars and tivenly-five cents. Tho deed was made and execuled al Cincinnati, Johez Jones yolil his half (sevenly-two hml one-half neres) to John Givens for Soon, this deed being recordeil in Glasgow County, Kentucky Agron Willinms, why owned laml muljoining This last purchase on The cast, laul out lho lown, nod hod The plat recorileil on the 28th of March, 1816. Ile lived in While County, Illinois, and on the 1st of June, 1819, sold his lewn lo a company of eight persons fnr $3,500. This company immediately began lo enlarge ail improve Ibe town, and when The seat of justice was brought to it, made n liberal dona-
lion as an inducemenl. When this ocrurred, there were nhonl eight hundred inhabitants, and an additional impulse was given il, and for a lime tho increase ivos rapid. Il is on the line of the Southwestern Railrond, and This, combined with the river, affords gooil facilities for shipping. Ils innin business is, however, trade with The farmers. In 1869, Anilrew J Snoke organized the present system of gradeil schools, which has been maintained regularly since. The system is similar to That in oller towns in the State. The denominations of Christian Churches are well represented, hul These linve all the work they can do in resisling the influence of n half .lozen or more soloons. Manufactories of woolen material could be carried on will lillle expenwe, and only nwait The energy af hier eilizens lo bring Them into aclive life, The lown is improving, her schools are filled with over eight hundred sehalurs, and her population is over 3,000.
OTHEN TOWNS AND VILLAOFA,
New Harmony, the next largest place, is on the Wabash Rirer, about fifty miles nhore its moulh. It is older by two years, having been laid out in 3814. It was sellled that year hy Fredrick Rappe, and a colony of Ger- mans, from Western Pennsylvanin. They purchased 11,000 acres of fine lunil, înid out the town, creeled some five hundred direllings, hnill mills and manufacleries, and Iwo of the largest churches then in the Sinte, one having n fine organ.
The nulborily lo govern, both eisil and religious, was invested in the chter nad founder. The property was held in common, nid every one, in coming lo a proper nge, contributed his share of the Inbor, ull nle al une lable, were clothed from one house, inet for worship every seventh day, nnil lired in a most harmonieus manner. Their religion allowed Diarringe, bul forhade inerense, hence few of them surrive. In 182], JIr. Schoolemft visiled them, and wrote his obserrations, which soid "There are no idlers, ilrunkords or spendilrifts omong them, and during their residence of seven. leen years in Indions there has never been a single law-suil among them." At this Time they numbered oboul nine hundred, and The value of their tinnufnelured arlicles, aside from their agricultural products, amounteil lo nband two hundred and sixty dollars per ilay. In 1825, Robert Owen purchased nearly all their loud and down for the purpose of eslohlishing a colony of bis Socinlists. He maintained his colony in a mmuner similor 10 thinl of Rappe's, only There was no religion, and nintringe was not ennsidereil in its nsunl light, Hy mondo n failure of his scheme, ond the lown is, lo-day, an average American lown, excelling, however, in literature. Il supports excellent schools, and The Germans, who rilnrned to Pennsylranin when it was sold to Owen, donnled, a short lime sinee, $3,000 lo aid in building a school house, and to place n good fence uround Their oll cemetery. One of The Gneyl libraries in The State is here. The population is nhoul 2,4/1
SPRINGFIELD
LAS nor n population of one hundred or more, und is no ordinary country low'n.
BLACKFORD,
The first counly senl, is now entirely extinrl
one of the oldest towns in the ennoty, is in the northern parl. Ils seillers cmuo from n place of The same name in Kentucky. 11 has nbonl one hun. Ired popninlion.
in The northeast pnel, is in Ibe midst of The finest Agricultural and besl cul- tirated portion of the cougly. Il is a very good lown, with a population of near In'o hundred.
WEST FRANKLIN, WARENVILLE AND STE WARTSVILLE
enchi have from serenty-five lo one bundred inhabitants, and will compure furorhly wilh Indiana towns of the same size nad facilities.
All The nbore mentioned towns muninisin grailed schools of tivo or Three moms ench, and aside from the town children, are well patronized by chil- dren from the ndjoining country. Several flourishing and ubly conducted newspapers nro published in The connly, il Monul Vernon and New Har- anony'. The educationnl facilities of the counly are good, and schools and elinrches nbound, nud The old log school house and church nre fusi giring i'm lo helter and more commonlions structures.
The county suslains flirce enlerprising and irell conducted newspapers: The D. mocrat, by Thouns Collins, and The Republicon, hy C. L4 Prosser, holli nl Mount Vernon, and the Register, by C. W. Sinler, al New Harmony.
BROWN COUNTY.
Bronn County is siluated in the interior of tho Sale The anrface is generally hilly, almost mouniniuons, bnl shoul one-fifth parl consists of ral- lers and rich bottoms, with a like amonal of level lable Innils in The south- caslorn corner. Il conlaius an aren of Three Imuilred and Iwenty square miles, or iwo hmlred and four Thousand eight loumtred neres The soil is woll snilidl to the growth of corn, polaloes and irhent on the river halloms ; fair erops of irheni, onis and coru nro on The ordinary hill lands : aml on the tablo Innils The erops are of excellent quality. The soil and elimale are well ndapleil lo The growth of tobacco, and it is snid lo riell handarmo relurus. 'This county is nale for The quality, size and superior flavor of ils frnil. Apple orchards yield beat on the hill enles or lower ridges; bnl proches, penra, npricola and grapes ihriro hesl nnil manturo lo fulleal frnitage nud per- irelinu on the worm lops of the high knobs and ridges, Salt Creek, Thy principal stronin, is composed of Three main branches-the North, Wildlo nun Sonth Forks-which unile near The southwest corner of the ennuly, mul low Thence, Through Munroe ant Lawrence Counties, into Enyt White River. Nenn Blossom Creek hns ils soureo in the northvaslern parl, and Amire in n general wrestorn direction. To The cast, sinll ereoks and hronks nro ilis- chinrged in a forr milra into Driftwood Fork of Whity Rivor and ils Irilor- Inries. Highloud Rilges, conforming lo the square form of The ennly, Anrromnl it on the entdinal sides, while east, west nml southwest Ihrco other ridges Irarerso the connly, ull oonneoling on the iliride, nvar Trafalgar, in Johnson County. All These ridges alupe gently south aml west, bul present Alvep filees lo Thy muirth und cast. The timber in the hillsules is : While nml
FANLI SETTLEMENT.
The first settlements made in the present Territory of Brown l'annty were made al an early late, perhaps as early as [200; without honht, as early as 1805: Gor then we had that David Schoonover venled on &rhonner Creek. Afoil The inme lite, James Taggart, Sr .. Henry King und William Curry seltled at the head of Salt Creek, o mon by the name of Fred. Goss senled on Willdie Fark of the laller creek. In ISIS, there uns a +Hllement made on Bean Bossmin, near where Georgeloin now slands, hy Christopher Stump, George Hirores, and Willime Murphy In aliom 18:99, William, Juhn and George Fotluwilt, Isane Milys, John Woover, James Dawson, Williumn .Jackson, Ilul Sturgeon and Hintert lender-on mule a sclilement near where Nashville is non localed, and upon Sull und Schooner Creeks, in Washington Townelup. Afoul the same line, Van Buren Township was seliled by .lolin, Sr., Jolin Jr., and Enoch Hamplon; Agrou Crouch, El. David, William Sny- der, Anmrs Peyton, Pierson Brummel, Daniel King, Eliki Humphilin, George llanner and Jators Brummel. tlenben Mnthens. Sr., and Reuten Mmhews, 1 .1r, madle selllemonis on Grisy and Salt I'reeks: ind William Spears, in Hloublin Town lup, in The vicinity uf where Sprirrille is now localed These were followed in mpid auree-sion by many others, in various parts of the county,
The first miltu in Thir county were known ut hurse-mills, and among the first of them was one pul in operation by George litores, as early as IS III. The first wnier grisl-mill was trecleil by Broj imin Dox, on fireasy Creek, near the mouth, nbont ING. The first -mar-mill ins erected lo' Edwaril. Dorid nouil Charles Sipes, ahont three miles enst id' Nashville, on Salt Creek, in 1>17. The fire religions societies were The United Brethren and the Methodinis, in an early day, and they mrt for worshipoul The houses of lif- ferini velilers. The first school linnae was one known as Taggart's, on Salt Creek. The lir store kejil ius in William Roborle. The first paper puh- : lisheil n'us by s Wr Armour, rolled the Nosbrille Spy. Among the first rom's in The county irus one cut from Jackson's first sali works 10 Bear Creek. where Nerdmore por slands, in 1825. The first Stute rond Iniil eul Through this CONDIY WAS from Bloomington, rin luckson's sall works, In Schoquer Creek, und Thence mp the same, nail on lo Columbus, in [8], The first sonlers, in coming to the runmir, lind to follow ladian trails. At na early day, they bad In go In Aroobil's mill, three miles north uf Columbus, on White River ; 10 Tonn- hill's mill, on Blir River, in Bartholomerr County ; and in Thompson's mill, Clintorg, in Johnsua Panny. In about 1850, They went in Morgantown. Mloominglon noil Willinshurg for their milling
Willing Jnekson Was the first le hore for sall wrafer, -inking a well, at on marly day, ahnut nine miles from Nashville, from which he made from sor- enly-fire lo one linndred Imshels of salt per werk. After working this ifell a fer years, he returned to the menter riemily of Nashville, where he sank noller well, und enfriel un satt-innking irish eren greater success.
In 18.46, flat-bonts nery run n high wmer on Salt Creek, inking the products of The ceuulry down the river In Cairo. and perhaps New Orhan .. lohn Ility nus the first mmung the early pioneers lo am igule vue of these hosts, lvadul anh corn, bacon, lohacca nnd polatoet, of far as The former pince.
Sume of the praunnent old sellers deserve a brief untice in this connec-
.linlge luhn Honter ion niline of Kentucky, born in Greene Toumy, in 1805; med to Dubois Conuly, Indiana, in 1853, soon after remoring to this rounly, lle fellon ed forming, uud nas elected Justice of the Peace in IS33; in 1413, mis elected Judge af the Circuit Court, and hold the office seven enrx. He hids aln nys bren n highly estremed enzen of The county Cap. Jumes Tuggarl came from North Carolina, where he was burn in 1-01, med settled in Washington Township, in this county, in 18th. He was the hrst Sheriff' w'' the county, and hybl The same office sorerul years: was also Chunty Treasurer sund Austive uf the Peare. He was a gallonl soldier in The Mexican nor-Captain of t'ompany E, Thin] Indians-and fell at the balile of Buena Vista.
Iir. Bin. M Muson was born in Madison County, Ky., on the 19th day "| May, Ils; he moved with his father, I'min Mason, lo Lawrence County, Indinna, in INA, und came to Brown iu October, 1840, n here he practiced medicine for Inenty prus, during the nar he practiced law and medicine. In IS46 and ISIT, was elected to the House of Representatives ; in 1449, m'as elected Clerk und Heenriler of The connly, and served thirteen years; nns ylreled Jusher of the l'eure in I$11, and serveil in that office for four years, in Seplimher, 1875, was appointed Justice ugain, which offire hie now holils. In ISIS, he opened ihr' Masou House in Nashville, and has been propricior of it erer since, lle is a well esteemed and good citizen.
Capl. Thes. M. Slams was born in Greene County, Tenn , October, 1~10, und there horned the poller's Iraile; he came to Franklin, Johnson County, in PAht, nmil lo Brown Chunty in 1857 : nas rlected Justice of the Peare soon after he enmy herr, and afterward Clerk and Recorder of The county, nul Sily Seunlor. lle enlisted and went to the Mexican war in the same company with Capl. Taggirl, as First Lienlenont; npan Ihr aleth of Capl. Taggart, he was promoted to t'aplain of the company, and served as such till The nar closed. Upon his return home. he went into a general merchandise fonsiness nl Nashville, and while sa engaged was wheeled Clerk of the Courl, aml afterward Juslice of Ihm Peare for four years. In 1669, he went to Montezumin. l'onethiek County, Immen, where he wer lives.
Col. Jas & llesler is n onfire Imlianina, and a grilume of the univer- sily ntnl Imir school; wns elveled in The Srumy from Mente and Brown Conaties in Jail and 1852, and enme In Brown Comply in 1&2; was one of the rerisers of State Sinlules m 1512, and experimented their printing in 1542-58; iras n member of the Whimsy af' Hoper-emimires in 1>54-15; co- listel ns Colonel of the Twenty- >ceund Indiani Valmirers in 1542, and was mnl n yrar, when he resigned und emme home le Xishrille : was appointed Inge ud The Ninth bulient Firem in 182, and in the fall of that year was electril to the smne ulliry, which he noir holds. Ths abilhy as a, bulge rank- mmong thy fra in the Ahlv.
ted" here about the year 1800, Ho built i cabin on the spot of ground | black nak, the laut, hickory, etc , with poplar, cherry, jack oak und rasan- fra« on the summils of the highest hills; and in the bottoms, poplar, maple, walnul, cherry, elm, sycamore, rir. This ronnly possesses a large amount of valnoble lituher. The poplar and walnnl, once common in the bolloms und on the lonmy hill-lupes, have been towally cul anil usedl ; bul of while and reil oaks the supply is alongdanl, with a lorge surjdus for export A large amount of sloves and hoop-poles nre markeleil, affordling n precarious sup- porl In ninny. Tan-lurk is a large source of rryenin. The hark of the chestnut wok is fuand lo he of superior quality fur lanning. Leather pre- pareil with This burk hns token prizes nl European fairs.
Gold is fomnl in The lieds or on the bars of all The brooks That flow into Beon Blossom feoin Indian Creek llinge, ond on Ibr streams that flow from The foot of the " Drift Backbone," in The northeasteru corner of The county, a" South llyon Illo-om, North Sall Creek, cte. Iron-stone concrerions were nolieel, bal not in sufficient quantilies lo be af economie importance, There are numerous quarries in various parts of the county, from which is laken slone Ill is ned extensively for architectural purposes, and perhaps ag fine ns nny found in This country. Lead has been found, but not in anfficient quanlities to pay for working. There has recently been found a continuons quartz ledge, said to coninin gold and silver. Prof. Cullelt, Assistant Sinle Genlogiai, anys : " Manganese has been found in abundance, anil in The course of time il will make this ceunly one of the rirbest in the State." There have also been found minny precious stones hire, including diamondIs, cornelian, small rubies, garnela and opals ; and Prof. Wiley, uf Bloomington Univer- sity, is of the opinion, from specimens forwardled him, thal topaz stones are also found here. There are Inrge hele of sand and gravel found in various parle of the county. Sall nelle also have been found.
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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.
OUIGINIZATION AND OILICERS.
"This roomty nas ent off from 3tingan, Johnson, Munroe, Bmithudmnou", Laurence and Jackson by Simte Commissioners, appointedby the legislature In I& #1, amil uns named in honor of lien. Jacob Thoun, of 1812 Daloriely. Ils first county otheety urre: Clerk aud tlecopter, Julin Floyd ; Auditor, 1euis Rajer, Treusures, Shadrach Chandler ; Sheriff; Jus. Tuggart. The first Commissioners were Ins. Dawson, Sminuel S. fick, Nathnu Daris, Aurub Myers ond Juhu Hichinds, whcurre also the first Justices of their respeclite lou ashijeg; the larmer uns Ihn President of the Bund. The first courta umie held in a lng court house, still standing in Nashville und used ns n stalde, the first from being rion raed April 20. 1837 ; Elishn 31. Iquling- ton LLit- first Judge, ninl nas commissioneil os surh January 26, 7 37. Ins. Taggart und lowis toper u cro hna assorintes.
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