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1861. Selectmen, Charles Hamant, Hamlet Wight, and Daniels Hamant.
The old town clock was removed this year, and a new clock with three dials was purchased.
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OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR.
On the evening of April 19, news was received of the attack on the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore. The excitement among the citizens was intense. A flag- staff was planted, and a flag raised that evening. The next morning, Allen A. Kingsbury, the first volunteer from this town, started for the city, and enlisted in a Chelsea com- pany. During the year, seventeen others enlisted from Medfield : -
Alexander Cameron.
Thomas E. Hunt.
Caleb Howard.
George W. Hunt.
Lucius W. Allen.
Eugene Sumner.
Lewis Goulding.
Edward E. Ellis.
Perry Greenleaf.
Joseph Hardy.
John A. Strang.
John Proctor.
George O. Metcalf.
Cyrus D. Strang.
Joseph H. Morse.
Gabriel Strang.
Oscar B. Bussey.
Of these, Cameron, Allen, Goulding, and Greenleaf served for three months only. The others were in three years' regiments. $272 of State aid was given to the fam- ilies of the soldiers.
THE FIRST RAILROAD.
On the Ist of August, 1861, the first train of passenger cars ran from Medfield to Boston on what is now called the New York & New England Railroad ; E. C. Hawes, con- ductor.
The "Charles River Branch " had been united with the "Charles River Railroad" in 1853. In 1855, both were merged in the "New York & Boston Railroad." The project of a through line from Boston to New York had occupied the minds of some of the leading business men of this region for many years ; and this it was which awakened the opposition of the older railroad corporations, and hin- dered the obtaining of a charter for a road through this sec- tion from the first, and left it to be finally built by subscrip- tions to its stock along the line of the road. The amount
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raised in this town was largely through the efforts of Jona- than I'. Bishop, Esq.
The road was merged in the " Boston, Hartford & Eric Railroad " in 1865, and so continued till the failure of that company, which was reorganized as the "New York & New England Railroad."
1862. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Daniels Ha- mant, and George M. Smith.
Charles C. Sewall, Representative.
The ancient town pound was broken up, and a new one built on High Street.
Isaac Fiske was appointed postmaster, and retained the office till 1881.
Rev. J. W. Lathrop resigned the pastorate of the Baptist church, and was succeeded by Rev. Amos Harris.
THE FIRST SOLDIER'S BURIAL.
Allen A. Kingsbury, the first volunteer from this town in the Civil War, was killed at Yorktown, Va., April 26. The body was brought to Medfield May 8; and, on the following day, impressive funeral ceremonies took place. The address on the occasion was delivered by Rev. C. C. Sewall.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
After the President's call for three hundred thousand men, issued in July, fifteen thousand of whom were to come from Massachusetts, a meeting was called here to encour- age enlistments. The people assembled one evening on the common, in front of the Unitarian church, and were ad- dressed by several speakers from the church steps. In an- swer to the call, "Who will now volunteer?" came the answer, "I will," from various quarters in the crowd. A few days later, when the brave fellows left their homes for the army, the people gathered to bid them farewell ; and appropriate exercises took place around the elm at the cor- ner of Main and South Streets.
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Twenty-nine men enlisted from Medfield during the year : -
James Griffin.
Joseph Clark.
David Maney.
George A. Morse.
Eben G. Babcock.
George H. Shumway.
John B. Chencry.
Joseph Stedman.
Michael Griffin.
William H. Bullard.
William R. Holbrook.
Edmund L. Chenery.
Daniel McMahan.
George M. Fiske.
Joseph Laguski.
Henry Fiske.
William Vennon.
George H. Wight.
Thaddeus M. Turner.
Jonathan G. Wight.
Lewis H. Turner.
Albert S. Allen.
Edward U. Sewall.
Martin Bailey, Jr.
Frank Rhodes.
Curtis W. Jones.
George H. Bullard.
James Ord.
George E. Clark.
$ 1, 130 of State aid was distributed among the soldiers' families.
1863. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George M. Smith, and Daniels Hamant.
Three men enlisted into the service of the government, - John H. Parker, Watson Cooper, and John Ord, Jr.
$1,530 of State aid was furnished to families of volunteers from this town.
Independence Day was observed by a patriotic celebration at Curtis' Grove. While it was in progress, the cheering tidings came of the success of the Union Army at Gettys- burg.
1864. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George M. Smith, and Jeremiah R. Smith.
Henry J. Everett was chosen town clerk. He held the office till his death, in 1871.
Fourteen men enlisted in the army and navy, from Med- field, in 1864: -
Charles S. Snow. John F. Harvey. Frank E. Morse. John G. Hutson. Eliakim Morse, Jr. Fuller M. Babcock. Asahel P. Clark.
George Miller. Nathan F. Harding. Newell T. Hunt. B. E. Hemenway. Stephen H. Berry.
Eleazar Johnson. Lowell J. Southland.
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Besides these, eighteen others were procured as substi- tutes ; and the town paid $2,250 in bounties. $1,347 of State aid was given to soldiers' families.
1865. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George M. Smith, and Jeremiah R. Smith.
Dwight's causeway was raised, at an expenditure of $500.
At the close of the war, it was found that this town had sent into the service eighty-two men ; had paid on account of the war, $5,571, which, added to the amount that had been paid by individuals, made a total of about $10,000.
Rev. Solon W. Bush, Unitarian, and Rev. Amos Harris, Baptist, resigned their pastorates.
Population by the State census of 1865 was 1,012.
1866. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George M. Smith, and Jeremiah R. Smith.
Green Street was straightened and improved.
Rev. Andrew Bigelow resigned the pastorate of the Ortho- dox church. Rev. A. W. Carr assumed pastoral charge of the Baptist church.
TOWN HALL BEQUEST.
The town received a bequest from George W. Chenery, for the erection of a town hall. This was placed in the hands of trustees, and invested. The trustees were Charles Hamant, Isaac Fiske, and E. P. Carpenter, of Foxboro. The amount of the bequest was about $23,700. The con- ditions of it were that Mrs. Chenery should receive an annu- ity of $600 as long as she remained a widow, and that the entire amount be expended in the erection of the building.
1867. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George M. Smith, and Jeremiah R. Smith.
Charles C. Sewall, Representative.
Pound Street was widened and graded at an expense, in- cluding land damages, of about $1, 150.
The bridge over North Brook, on Railroad Street, was rebuilt, and the road widened near the crossing.
The two schools in the north district were consolidated.
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Rev. James H. Wiggin was installed as Unitarian pastor. Rev. Chester Bridgman was acting pastor of the Orthodox church for one year.
Jeremiah B. Hale succeeded Warren Chenery in the man- ufacture of straw goods, at the factory on South Street.
186S. Selectmen, Charles Hamant, Alonzo B. Parker, and William C. Allen.
There was no important town action this year, aside from the usual routine business.
Cushman & Baker's carriage factory was burned to the ground, but was rebuilt without delay, business being car- ried on for a short time in the mill at the west end of the cemetery.
1869. Selectmen, Charles Hamant. Alonzo B. Parker, and William C. Allen.
The trustees of the town-hall fund purchased a site for the building, at a cost of $1,760. It included the lot on which the old tavern stood, together with a small lot of land adjoining on the east.
Rev. J. M. R. Eaton commenced his labors as acting pastor of the Orthodox church.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOLISHED.
The school districts, which had existed for so long a period, were now abolished. The school buildings became the property of the town, and the entire control of school matters passed into the hands of the school board.
1870. Selectmen, Charles Hamant, Alonzo B. Parker, and William C. Allen.
" The Avenue," from Cottage Street to West Mill Street, was laid out and built at an expense of $2,500. The land was given by the various owners. Orchard Street was widened and repaired by direction of the county commis- sioners. Cost, $1,300. Railroad Street was straightened by a piece of new road built across the meadow. A part, also, of the old road was graded and widened. Cost, $2,200.
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A NEW RAILROAD.
About the beginning of 1870, trains commenced running on the Framingham & Mansfield Railroad, now known as the Old Colony, Northern Division.
Population of Medfield at this date, 1, 143. Valuation of the town, $782,417. .
D. D. Curtis, with Messrs. Scarle and Dailey, of New York, formed a co-partnership for the manufacture of straw goods. The business, though increasing, was carried on in the buildings previously occupied by Janes & Curtis, until their destruction, six years later.
During this period, machinery began to be largely em- ployed in straw manufacturing.
Post 117, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized, with the following members : -
William R. Goldsmith.
Ashbel Willard.
J. Augustus Fitts. Lewis Goulding.
Charles F. Bailey.
William Crane.
Francis Rhoades.
Edmund L. Chenery.
Cyrus D. Strang.
Jonathan G. Wight.
John Ord, Jr.
Edward U. Sewall.
George H. Shumway. Henry J. Daniels.
Albert Wiley.
In recognition of a generous gift of money to the post by Moses Ellis, Esq., of Framingham, a native of this town, the name "Moses Ellis Post " was adopted. Though but few of the above charter members retain in 1886 their connection with the post, it numbers thirty-four at this date.
1871. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Oliver Clif- ford, and Jeremiah B. Hale.
Jacob R. Cushman, Representative.
Mt. Nebo Street was laid out and built.
Rev. A. W. Carr left the pastorate of the Baptist church. Town appropriated $2,500 in aid of the Chenery fund.
J. B. Hale was chosen town clerk to fill vacancy, and held the office till 1873.
1872. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Oliver Clif- ford, and Jeremiah B. Hale.
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Spring Street was laid out and built. Improvements of considerable importance were made on North Street (be- yond Farm Street), also on Green Street and Philip Street. The old road from Main Street near the stone mill, leading through the woods to Foundry Street, was discontinued as a town way.
BUILDING OF THE TOWN HALL.
The town hall was erected. Hartwell & Swasey were the architects; C. H. & W. Stewart, the contractors. Total cost, exclusive of land, $26,668. It was dedicated with appropri- ate ceremonies September 10. The address by Hon. R. R. Bishop, together with the remarks of the town officers and of the chairman of the board of trustees, and the ode by Rev. C. C. Sewall, was printed by vote of the town.
The old engine house was sold, and an engine room fitted up under the town hall.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
At a town-meeting, November 5, it was voted that a room in the town hall be set apart, and fitted up for the accommo- dation of a public library. A fair was held during the following winter for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of books, the proceeds of which amounted to $800. Deacon George Cummings gave $600 for the same object.
George Cummings, Isaac Fiske, and Dr. J. H. Richardson were chosen trustees, to manage and control said library and all property belonging to it; to receive all gifts and bequests in aid of it, and hold them in trust for the town; and to allow the use and enjoyment of it to all the inhabitants of the town, under necessary rules, regulations, and restrictions. Miss Mary A. Sewall was chosen librarian.
J. H. Gould, afterward of the firm of Gould & Stevens, purchased the Chenery mills in the east part of the town, and commenced business as a dealer in grain, meal, and feed.
Rev. A. M. Crane was ordained pastor of the Baptist church.
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1873. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Hamlet Wight, and Alonzo B. Parker.
The public library, containing two thousand volumes, was opened to the public March 29.
Special repairs were made on Summer Street. About $500 was expended on Canal Street, and $787 upon Rail- road Street, north of Canal Street.
Rate of taxation this year, $13 on a thousand.
Messrs. Clark & Marshall erected a factory on Frairy Street, and commenced the manufacture of bonnet wire.
The Orthodox house of worship was repaired and newly furnished, and a chapel built, the whole costing $4,500.
Rev. J. H. Wiggin resigned the pastoral care of the Uni- tarian Society.
1874. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Hamlet Wight, and Alonzo B. Parker.
BURNING OF THE TOWN HALL.
On the 8th of January, the new town hall was totally destroyed by fire, with the public library, the fire engine and apparatus, and the hearse, which was kept in the basement. All the books and papers belonging to the town, which were not at the time in the safe, were also destroyed. It is due to the heroic endeavors of Charles Hamant, Esq., and other citizens, who perceived the danger to which the small safe and its valuable contents were exposed, that the town has any of its records preserved. At imminent risk, by secur- ing the safe with a chain, they succeeded in preventing its falling into the mass of fire below, where its entire con- tents must have been inevitably destroyed, the safe being inadequate to so severe a test. As it was, the books within it were severely scorched. The burning occurred in the night time. The building was thoroughly on fire when the alarm was given; and the citizens were thus compelled to stand and see the beautiful edifice fall into a heap of ruins, powerless to do anything to save it.
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REBUILDING OF THE HALL.
At a meeting January 24, it was voted to rebuild the town hall. Plans were furnished by Mr. T. W. Silloway, archi- tect, which were accepted. A building committee was ap- pointed, with instructions not to exceed $20,000, including the débris of the old building. A portion of the tower at the south-west corner was left standing, and was utilized by being incorporated into the new structure. The contractors were Mead, Mason & Co. The entire cost of rebuilding and furnishing was which $15,000 came from insurance.
about $21,500, of
CHENERY HALL.
Deacon Cummings gave $600 to aid in replacing the library ; J. J. Adams, $250 ; proceeds of concert and lectures, $66; raised by subscrip- tion, $300.
The town hall was rededicated November 2, with ad- dresses by Hon. R. R. Bishop and others which, together with a sketch of the ministry in Medfield and a record of the town in the War of the Rebellion, were printed.
A new fire engine and apparatus were purchased at a cost of $1,750.
The rate of taxation in 1874 was the highest ever reached in this town, $15 on a thousand.
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During this year, the Baptist and Unitarian houses of worship were thoroughly remodelled and refurnished.
1875. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Hamlet Wight, and Alonzo B. Parker.
Joseph H. Baker, Representative.
A new hearse was purchased by the town to replace that destroyed in the burning of the town hall, at a cost of $600.
D. D. Curtis & Co.'s boarding-house on North Street was burned. It was at once rebuilt.
Valuation of the town, $945,295. Rate of taxation, $12.50 on a thousand.
The steam-mill on Park Street was built by D. D. Curtis ; and Gould & Stevens, removing to it, very greatly enlarged their business, dealing also in flour and coal in addition to their former line of business. The firm, since Gould & Co., have developed a large wholesale trade, and their business is among the largest in their line of any in this region.
1876. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, Hamlet Wight, and Alonzo B. Parker.
The ninth Norfolk representative district was formed, in- cluding Medfield, Needham, Dover, and Norfolk.
Feb. 21, 1876, the bi-centennial of the burning of the town by the Indians was celebrated. The day was ushered in by bonfires, ringing of bells, and firing of cannon. The exercises at the town hall consisted of an address by Rev. C. C. Sewall, president of the day ; an address by Hon. R. R. Bishop ; a poem by James Hewins, Esq. ; and remarks by several distinguished guests. Five hundred copies of the addresses, poem, and exercises of the day, were pub- lished by George Cummings, and distributed gratuitously. The exercises of that day contributed very largely to the interest which has resulted in the writing of this history.
During the year, the town was visited by the fire fiend in a degree which vividly recalled the disasters of two cen- turies earlier.
The South School-house was burned ; rebuilt at a cost of $1,546.
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September 21, the Orthodox meeting-house, with all its contents, and the new chapel which had been built near it, were totally destroyed by fire.
October 3, the straw shop of D. D. Curtis & Co. took fire; and, in spite of all efforts to check it, the flames swept steadily on till the buildings were burned to the ground. The busy season being near at hand, immediate steps were taken for larger scale. The present spacious and elegant building was commenced at once, and the rebuilding, and that on a much
EXCELSIOR STRAW WORKS.
work was pushed with so much vigor that it was ready for occupancy by the beginning of the new year. The centennial of the Baptist church was observed August 18. The history of the church was read by its au- thor, W. S. Tilden ; an address was delivered by Dr. Hovey, of Newton ; a poem was read by Rev. Theron Brown; and remarks were made by many former pastors and friends. The history, address, and poem were published by the church.
In 1876, Rev. J. M. R. Eaton was succeeded by Rev. William H. Cobb, as pastor of the Orthodox church.
1877. Selectmen, Hamlet Wight, Alonzo B. Parker, and Francis D. Hamant.
A hook and ladder truck was purchased and equipped, at a cost of $300 ; and a company was formed.
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ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF EXCELSIOR HOOK AND LADDER CO., NO. I.
Edmund Bullard.
George B. Harris.
Ellery Franks.
William F. Harding.
Charles E. Baker.
Roswell C. Miller.
Harris L. Havener.
Albion C. Gilbert.
George E. Pettis.
Dennis Kennedy.
William F. Weiker.
W. D. Cripps.
William Adams.
Neal P. McGrory.
The "Steam Packing Company " commenced business at the mill in the north part of the town, since known as French's Mill.
A new house of worship was erected by the Orthodox Society on the site of the first house. Its cost, including furnishing, was about $10,000. It was dedicated August 7.
Rev. Granville Pierce became pastor of the Unitarian church.
1878. Selectmen, Hamlet Wight, Alonzo B. Parker, and George W. Kingsbury.
An addition was made to the cemetery at the westerly end, at an expense, when laid out, of $700.
The records of births, deaths, and marriages in Medfield, from 1650 to 1875, were copied, and arranged in alphabetical order, by Jeremiah B. Hale.
Very few towns in the Commonwealth have their records in so convenient and systematic form as Medfield. The facility of reference enables those who are constantly search- ing them for information concerning their ancestry to find quickly all that our records contain. We are also by this means able to decide some hitherto doubtful cases, and to correct errors into which earlier genealogists have fallen.
Rev. A. M. Crane resigned as pastor of the Baptist church, and was succeeded by Rev. I. H. Gilbert.
1879. Selectmen, Alonzo B. Parker, George W. Kingsbury, and William F. Guild.
William S. Tilden, of Medfield, was Representative from the ninth Norfolk district.
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Two chemical fire extinguishers were procured for the use of the town. Cost, $90.
The town records, from 1649 to 1755, were copied.
Each member of the engine and hook and ladder com- panies received $7 for the year's services, amounting to $360. Previous to this year, firemen had only received the amount of their poll tax.
Regulations for the management of the cemetery were adopted.
Rev. George H. Pratt became pastor of the Orthodox church.
1880. Selectmen, Alonzo B. Parker, George W. Kings- bury, and William F. Guild.
Pleasant Street was extended, and from its terminus a new street was laid out to South Street.
The town adopted a code of truant laws.
Voted, That the firemen be paid $7 cach for a year's service ; engineers, $12.
Population in 1880, 1,365.
1881. Selectmen, Hamlet Wight, George W. Kings- bury, and William F. Guild.
A sewer was built this year from the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets, along North Street, to Meeting-house Pond. Park Street and Oak Street were laid out and built.
Women voted for school committee for the first time, the following names being registered for the purpose : -
Abby Bailey. Catherine L. Cary. Ellen Clifford. Constantina Ingalls.
Susan Morse. Alvira D. Newell. Elizabeth S. Sewall.
Rev. J. N. Pardee succeeded Rev. Granville Pierce in the pastorate of the Unitarian Society.
Deacon George Cummings, who had been a resident of the town for several years, and who had shown his interest in town and church by many valuable gifts, at his death be-
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queathed to the town the sum of $1,000, the income of which, as a perpetual trust fund, is to be applied to the support of the public library.
Jeremiah B. Hale was appointed postmaster, and the office was removed to the town-hall building.
1882. Selectmen, George W. Kingsbury, Benjamin F. Shumway, and Oliver Clifford.
West Mill Street was graded, widened, and its direction in some part changed to accommodate the building of a new railroad station at Medfield Junction, and the approaches to it.
The building on Main Street was hired of Thomas L. Barney for a primary school-room.
1883. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George W. Kingsbury, and N. Frank Harding.
James Hewins, of Medfield, was Representative for the ninth Norfolk district.
The first telephone line through the town was built this year.
Rev. George H. Pratt resigned the pastorate of the Or- thodox church, and was succeeded by Rev. Wilbur Johnson.
A. A. Lovell & Co. commenced the manufacture of papier- maché goods on Railroad Street, near Canal Street.
1884. Selectmen, Benjamin F. Shumway, George W. Kingsbury, N. Frank Harding.
Rev. C. C. Sewall closed his long term of service as clerk of the town, receiving a vote of hearty thanks for the same.
Rev. J. J. Twiss became pastor of the Unitarian Society.
1885. Selectmen, N. Frank Harding, George W. Kingsbury, and James Nelson.
The Turnpike Bridge was rebuilt this year ; Frairy Street was widened and straightened, a wall laid on the same next to Meeting-house Pond; and the town hall was newly frescoed.
The amount of the school fund was $3,760.20.
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Section 4 of the by-laws of the town was amended to read as follows : -
All tax-bills remaining unpaid on the 15th of December in each year, it shall be the duty of the collector forthwith to issue a summons to each delinquent ; and, if such delinquent do not pay the amount of his tax within ten days after the issuing of this summons, with twenty cents more for the summons, the collector shall forthwith proceed to collect the amount due in the manner provided by law.
John H. Gould, of Medfield, was elected Senator from the second Norfolk district.
The vote for Governor was : George D. Robinson, 134; F. O. Prince, 54 ; Thomas J. Lothrop, 3 ; James Sumner, 2.
The census of 1885 makes the population of the town 1,594 : males, 674 ; females, 920. Under five years of age, 92 : males,. 50; females, 42. Between five and fourteen, 183 : males, 90; females, 93. Between fourteen and thirty, 548 : males, 211; females, 337. Between thirty and fifty, 439 : males, 181 ; females, 249. Between fifty and seventy, 243 : males, 114; females, 129. Upward of seventy, 98 : males, 28; females, 70.
Number of ratable polls, 456. Voters, 381 : native, 354 ; naturalized, 27. Not voters, 19; aliens, 56.
Number of dwelling-houses, 288,- all of wood.
Number of families, 345.
Number of acres of land taxed, 8,098}.
Number of horses, 212 ; cows, 425 ; other neat cattle, 65 ; sheep, 1 ; swine, 69.
Total value of personal property, $308,245. Total value of real estate, $802,613. Total valuation, $1, 110,858.
Rate of taxation, nine mills on the dollar.
Number of persons assessed only a poll tax, 207.
1886. Selectmen, James Nelson, George W. Kings- bury, and George W. Bruce.
Town clerk, Stillman J. Spear.
Assessors, William P. Hewins, William F. Guild, James Nelson.
Overseers of poor, Amos E. Mason, George W. Kings- bury, Eugene Bonney.
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Treasurer, Ralph A. Battelle.
Collector, Moses H. Johnson.
Auditor, Thomas L. Barney.
Constables, George A. Morse, Jonathan G. Wight, Her- man G. Crosby.
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