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Article Two. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton. Voted: That the Town of Norwood be authorized and is hereby authorized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 34 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts to construct, pur- chase or lease and maintain a plant or plants for the manufac- ture or distribution or both, of electricity for furnishing light for municipal use and light, heat and power except for the op- eration of electric cars for the use of its inhabitants.
CHECK LIST TELLERS.
The check list was used and the following was the result : Yes, 154 votes ; 10, 19 votes. The following acted as Tellers : George H. Dexter, Thomas Hayden, Frank Talbot, James Butler.
TO APPOINT COMMITTEE.
On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton. Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to fully inves- tigate the whole matter of electric lighting with special refer- ence to municipal control and that said committee report to the town within one year from this meeting.
COMMITTEE.
James Berwick, Waldo H. Bigelow, George E. Sanborn, John Gillooly, William F. Baker.
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Mr. James Berwick notified May 1, 1905 for the com- mittee by the Town Clerk.
All articles having been acted upon, on motion by Mr. James Folan ; Voted: To dissolve.
Dissolved at 8.45 P. M.
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood, in said County. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town on Friday, the thirtieth day of June, A. D., 1905, at seven-thirty o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article One. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article Two. To see if the town will vote to accept Bond street as laid out by Selectmen.
Article Three. To see if the town will vote to accept Johnson Court leading east of Savin Avenue as a town way as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article Four. To see if the town will vote to accept ex- tension of Savin Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen, about
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250 feet, and raise and appropriate or borrow money to gravel the same.
Article Five. To see if the town will vote to accept a street leading east from Winslow Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen.
Article Six. To see if the town will vote to accept the relocation and widening of Mylod Street, as laid out by Se- lectmen, and raise, appropriate or borrow money to pay land damages and to grade and gravel same.
Article Seven. To see if the town will vote to accept Green Street, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise, appropriate or borrow money to be paid by tax in 1906. To build the same, subject to the provisions of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws.
Article Eight. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Green Street, so-called, to Lincoln Street.
Article Nine. To see if the town will vote to raise, ap- propriate or borrow money to grade Morse Common.
. Article Ten. To see if the town will vote to abandon the old drain located east of Walpole Street and Winslow Avenue.
Article Eleven. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Green Street from Prospect to Winter Street and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same.
Article Twelve. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Bond Street from end of pipe to Walpole and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same.
Article Thirteen. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Fulton Street from Railroad Avenue to a
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point about 200 feet south and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same.
Article Fourteen. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Savin Avenue from end of pipe to a point about 200 feet south and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same.
Article Fifteen. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow money to renew the lead service pipes, in accordance with the State Board of Health recommenda- tions, or take any other action in the matter.
Article Sixteen. To hear and act upon the report of the Sewerage Committee appointed by vote of the town on April 4, 1904.
Article Seventeen. To see what action the town will take to comply with the order of the State Board of Health to remove from the Neponset River the sewerage now dis- charging into it from the town drain. To buy or take any land for that purpose, to raise, appropriate or borrow money for the same or take any other action in the matter.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due returns of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen on or before the time and day of said meeting. Given under our hands at Nor- wood, this twentieth day of June, 1905.
FRED L. FISHER, RICHARD E. OLDHAM, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW,
Selectmen of Norwood.
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NORFOLK, SS.
Norwood, June 23, 1905.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town, seven days before the time of said meeting. WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall in said town on Friday, the thirtieth day of June, A. D. 1905, at seven forty-five o'clock in the afternoon and were called to order by the Town Clerk who read the warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
MODERATOR.
Article One. The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator, Clifford B. Sanborn.
BOND STREET.
Article Two. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, to accept Bond Street as laid out by Selectmen.
JOHNSON COURT.
Article Three. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, to accept Johnson Court as laid out by Selectmen.
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EXTENSION SAVIN AVENUE.
Article Four. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, to accept extension of Savin Avenue as laid out by the Select- men.
$150 TO GRAVEL EXTENSION.
On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, that the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars be appropriated or bor- rowed to be raised by tax in 1906 to gravel Savin Avenue, as accepted by the town.
STREET LEADING EAST FROM WINSLOW AVENUE.
Article Five. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, that the same be accepted as laid out by the Selectmen.
MYLOD STREET RELOCATION AND WIDENING, $600.
Article Six. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, to accept the relocation and widening of Mylod Street as laid out by the Selectmen and that the sum of six hundred (600) dol- lars be appropriated and borrowed, to be raised by tax in 1906, to pay land damage, grade and gravel the same.
GREEN STREET, $500.
Article Seven. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, to accept Green Street, so-called, as laid out by the Se- lectmen, and that the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be ap- propriated and borrowed, to be raised by tax in 1906, to be ex- pended in grading and graveling the same, subject to the pro- visions of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws.
LINCOLN STREET.
Article Eight. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, that the name of Green Street be changed to Lincoln Street.
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MORSE COMMON, $200.
Article Nine. On motion by Mr. Milton H. Howard : Voted, that the town raise or borrow the sum of two hundred (200) dollars and apply the same for grading Morse Common. This sum to be payable from the taxes of 1906.
WALPOLE STREET DRAIN ABANDONED.
Article Ten. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, that the town abandon the first of the so-called Walpole Street drains as laid out and accepted by the town, running through land of heirs of Edward Everett, F. J. Mahoney, E. L. Murphy and others, to Snake-up so far as the same is not included, in the subsequent lay-out of said drain as accepted by the town.
WATER MAINS, GREEN STREET, $700.
Article Eleven. On motion by Mr. John F. Callahan : Voted, that the sum of seven hundred (700) dollars be appro- priated from the Water Commissioners' treasury to lay the wa- ter mains on Green Street from Prospect Street to Winter Street, subject to the usual guarantee.
WATER MAINS, BOND STREET, $1,000.
Article Twelve. On motion by Mr. John F. Callahan : Voted, that the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars be appro- priated from the Water Commissioners' treasury to lay the wa- ter mains on Bond Street from end of pipe to Walpole Street.
WATER MAINS, FULTON STREET, $300.
Article Thirteen. On motion by Mr. John F. Callahan : Voted, that the sum of three hundred (300) dollars be appro- priated from the Water Commissioners' treasury to extend the water mains on Fulton Street, from Railroad Avenue about two hundred feet south, subject to the usual guarantee.
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WATER MAINS, SAVIN AVENUE, $500.
Article Fourteen. On motion by Mr. John F. Callahan : Voted, that the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be appro- priated from the Water Commissioners' treasury to lay the wa- ter mains on Savin Avenue, from end of pipe about two hun- dred (200) feet south, subject to the usual guarantee.
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE.
Article Fifteen. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher : Voted, that a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to investigate the subject matter of Article 15 and report at some future meeting.
COMMITTEE.
The Moderator appointed the following, namely: Mr. F. O. Winslow, Mr. H. F. Walker, Mr. John P. Reardon, Mr. Patrick H. Mahoney, and Dr. E. C. Norton.
COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE.
Article Sixteen. On motion by Mr. James A. Halloran : Voted, that the report of the committee as printed be accepted as progressive and that the same committee be continued.
The committee reported the following items of expenses, namely :
Ambrose Bros., for printing,
$125 00
Sanborn Map Co., for map,
12 00
F. J. Kiley, labor,
37 75
Sanborn and Squires, for services,
25 00
Distribution of reports,
12 00
H. L. Steele, services and supplies,
38 05
Total,
$249 80
Appropriation, $300.
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COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ARTICLE 17.
Article Seventeen. On motion by Mr. F. O. Winslow : Voted, that a committee of three, consisting of Mr. Fred L. Fisher, Mr. Marcus M. Alden, Mr. Herbert M. Plimpton, be appointed to investigate the subject matter of Article 17 with full power and that five hundred (500) dollars be appropriated from the treasury to carry out this purpose, that if a larger sum than five hundred dollars be involved, it should be re- ferred back to the town.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon at ten thirty o'clock, it was moved that the meeting be now dissolved.
Dissolved.
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF, MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood, in said County. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Thursday, August 17th, A. D. 1905, at Eight o'clock P. M., then and there to act upon the following Articles, namely :
Article I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Article II. To hear and act upon the report of the Com- mittee appointed to consider Article 15 of the Town Meeting
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Warrant of June 30, 1905, namely : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow money to renew the lead service pipes in accordance with the State Board of Health's recommendation or take any other action in the mat- ter.
Article III. To see if the Town will authorize and in- struct the Water Commissioners to co-operate with the State Board of Health to investigate and make tests for an additional water supply, and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same, or take any other action.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood this Ninth day of August, A. D., 1905.
FRED L. FISHER, RICHARD E. OLDHAM, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest :
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall, in said town, on Thursday, August the seven-
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teenth, A. D. 1905, at eight o'clock.in the evening and were called to order by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant call- ing the meeting and the return thereon of the constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Article I. The meeting nominated and chose for moder- ator Mr. James A. Halloran, Esq.
MR. WINSLOW FOR COMMITTEE.
Article II. Under this article Mr. F. O. Winslow reported for the committee.
REPORT ACCEPTED.
On motion by Mr. Richard E. Oldham, Voted. That the report as read by Mr. Winslow be accepted.
WATER COMMISSIONERS' TREASURY .- $1000 in 1906, $1000 IN 1907, $1000 IN 1908.
Voted: That the town of Norwood authorize and in- struct the water commissioners to replace the lead service pipes now laid between the water mains and the street lines with lead (tin lined) or with cement lined iron pipe, and that such replacement proceed as rapidly as the public interest and the requirements of the water takers shall warrant.
That the town appropriate and borrow on its notes the sum of three thousand (3000) dollars in amounts of one thousand (1000) each, payable one thousand in A. D. 1906, one thou- sand in A. D. 1907, one thousand dollars in A. D. 1908, from the Water Commissioners' Treasury.
A rising vote was taken-forty in favor, none against.
WATER COMMISSIONERS INSTRUCTED.
On motion by Mr. F. O. Winslow,
Voted: That the Board of Water Commissioners be in- structed to examine into the manufacture and quality of cement
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lined iron pipe which have been adopted so generally through- out the Commonwealth, and if found satisfactory means shall be provided whereby pipe of this character of the best quality which may be made or obtained for use by the town and also by those who may prefer it to the tin lined pipe.
SALE AND COLLECTION OF OLD PIPE.
On motion by Mr. F. O. Winslow,
Voted: That the Board of Water Commissioners make arrangements at once, whereby the water-takers who may choose to replace their water service with tin-lined pipe shall be able to buy from the town for cash the necessary pipe at the net cost paid by the town, plus all expenses for service and transportation. This arrangement to continue until the annual meeting in March. Also, that arrangements be made by said Commissioners for the collection and sale, for the benefit of each owner, of the old lead pipe which may be taken out by the substitution of the new pipe.
To INVESTIGATE AND MAKE TESTS.
On motion by Mr. F. O. Winslow,
Article III. Voted: That the Water Commissioners be authorized and instructed to undertake in co-operation with the State Board of Health the investigation of an additional water supply, by means of test wells; and if, after pumping tests a sufficient amount and satisfactory quality of water shall be found, that estimates be obtained of the amount required for a complete water supply, including the necessary land, pumping station standpipe, the covering of the present reser- voir, as a substitute for standpipe and connecting mains with the present water system.
That the town appropriate a sum of money not exceeding one thousand (1000) dollars for the purpose herein named to be paid from the treasury of the Water Commissioners.
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DISSOLVED.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon, it was voted to dissolve.
Dissolved at 9.45 P. M. Attest : JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Wednesday, the first day of November, 1905, at eight o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ยท ing.
Article II. To hear and act on the report of a committee, who were appointed to report upon an appropriate site for a new school house, and the expense of a suitable school building to be erected thereon.
Article III. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to take, under Section 47 of chapter 25 of the Revised Laws, a certain lot of land on Chapel street for a school house lot, and raise or appropriate or borrow money for that purpose.
Article IV. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or borrow money for a school building, and choose a commit- tee to act as a building committee or take any other action in the matter.
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Article V. To see if the town will authorize the commit- tee of five, appointed under Article 41 of the April town meet- ing (wherein it was voted that the sum of $4,000 be raised and appropriated to buy land for fire department and town pur- poses, and a committee of five be appointed by the chair to se- lect the lot ), to buy the lot of land on Washington street, select- ed by them, and known as the Coburn lot, or take any other action in the matter.
Article VI. To hear and act on report of committees.
Article VII. To see if the town will accept of Everett ave- nue as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate or borrow money to gravel the same.
Article VIII. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow money to lay water mains on Everett avenue from Hoyle street to the house of Edward Hunt.
Article IX. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or borrow money to extend the water mains in John- son Court.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this town seven days, at least, before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood this twenty-third day of October, A. D. 1905.
FRED L. FISHER, RICHARD E. OLDHAM, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest :
WARREN E. RHOADS, Constable of Norwood.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met in Village Hall, in said town, on Wednesday, the first day of November, A. D., 1905, at eight o'clock in the af- ternoon, and were called to order by the town clerk, who read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
MODERATOR.
Article I. The meeting nominated and chose for Moder- ator Mr. Clifford B. Sanborn.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL SITE.
Article II. Mr. James Conger reported for the commit- tee as follows: Your committee reports that it proceeded at once to locate a suitable site in the district where a new school house is needed and unanimously agreed upon a lot of land con- taining about one and one-half (I 1-2) acres situated on north- erly side of Chapel Street and easterly, side of the proposed Winslow Avenue. This lot is located exactly where it will best accommodate the greatest number of pupils. The center of the lot is about eight feet above the level of the street and it slopes to a lower grade on all sides, affording the best possible drain- age. The elevation is just enough to make a sightly school building show to the best advantage. It is without question the most desirable school house in that vicinity. Your committee, however, has been unable to obtain what it believes to be a reasonable price on this lot, and it recommends that the town take the land for school purposes as the law allows. Your committee has visited several new school buildings, plans have been submitted by eight different architects and after a careful
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study of them all we recommend an eight-room brick school house built after the general plan of the Edmund J. Shattuck school building, except that the new building shall have a more spacious front entrance, larger Principals' and Teachers' rooms and a slated roof, cost not to exceed thirty-eight thousand (38,- 000) dollars.
Signed : James W. Conger, Thomas A. Houllahan, George H. Smith, George H. Bateman, Frank A. Fales.
In the following articles action on this report was taken.
SCHOOL HOUSE LOT, $3500.
Article III. On motion by Mr. James W. Conger,
Voted: That the town instruct the Board of Selectmen to take under Section 47 of Chapter 25 of the Revised Laws a certain lot of land on Chapel Street for a school house lot, said lot includes six house lots numbered 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, con- taining 61,251 square feet in all as shown on a plan designated as a plan of the Winslow property, surveyed January, 1890, by Nathaniel Smith, and that the sum of thirty-five hundred (3,- 500) dollars be borrowed on notes of the town for that purpose, said notes to be made payable within three years of date there- of.
A rising vote was taken; over two-thirds of those present and voting, voted in the affirmative-Yes, 72; No, 4.
SCHOOL HOUSE, $38,000.
Article IV. On motion by Mr. James W. Conger, Voted : That the town erect an eight-room school build- ing of brick or concrete construction on land to be taken by the town on Chapel street, at a cost not to exceed thirty-eight thou- sand (38,000) dollars and that the Town Treasurer be author- ized to borrow said sum on notes of the town with the approval of the Selectmen of the value of two thousand (2,000) dollars each. Payable one note each year for nineteen years, with in-
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terest payable semi-annually at a rate not exceeding 4 per cent. per annum, and that a committee of five be appointed by the moderator to erect said building in accordance with this vote.
A rising vote was taken; over two-thirds of those present and voting, voted in the affirmative-Yes, 86; No, o.
Committee appointed by the moderator as follows, namely : James W. Conger, George Harding Smith, George H. Bate- man, Thomas Houllahan, Frank A. Fales, James W. Conger notified.
MARKET STREET LOT.
Article V. On motion by Mr. H. H. Howard,
Voted : That the committee appointed under Article 41 of the April town meeting to select a lot of land for fire depart- ment and other town purposes be authorized to buy the lot of land on Market Street and known as the Market Street lot, owned by Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.
Rising vote: Yes, 63 ; No, 22.
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED.
Article VI. On motion by Mr. James W. Conger,
Voted: That the committee appointed under Article 43 of the adjourned March meeting be discharged.
EVERETT AVENUE, $300.
Article VII. On motion by Mr. Fred L. Fisher,
Voted : That Everett Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen be accepted and that the sum of three hundred (300) dollars be appropriated and borrowed to be raised by tax in 1906 to gravel the same.
WATER EVERETT AVENUE, $200.
Article VIII. On motion by Mr. John F. Callahan,
Voted: That the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be appropriated from the Water Commissioners' Treasury to ex-
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tend the water mains on Everett Avenue, subject to the usual guarantee.
WATER JOHNSON COURT, $125.
Article IX. On motion of Mr. John F. Callahan,
Voted: That the sum of one hundred and twenty-five (125) dollars be appropriated from the Water Commissioners' Treasury to extend the water mains on Johnson Court, subject to the usual guarantee.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon, it was voted to dissolve.
Dissolved at 9.40 o'clock P. M.
Attest : JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote for civil officers, to assem- ble in Village Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November next, at 6.45 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give in their votes for :
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Lieutenant-Governor of the Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth.
Attorney-General of the Commonwealth.
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Councillor for the Second Councillor District.
Senator for the Second Norfolk District.
One Representative to the next General Court for the First Norfolk Representative District.
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