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at a legal Town meeting of the que habitants of the. Your ar wetter on monday of 6"Day of Nove C 175 and Choice of finson Dwight madenator vated to rail Thirty Rounds for schooling " Enfina year, vale Paris and attendance at the Congress 12:1:3 ... quanted to main Home thirty schilling &hor gen for meter Cauda & la bour at ne ariove al/a quantied to cul Tad our fifteen Chillingo y xan pense for fine Per heaude & labour at the Bridge ulfo granted Low Cities Suchas wellings & laur pence for masser & labour at the
For me aismer the Highways the year Enfunny Hold to the Likes which nos or may be done This
wy Mercuanal varace, one of higherays work to de Changer ance of fait afsegment 118 Valed that there be allowed the laws wages you High any work is,
the young Cafe patt, isto vated to Choose a Courmitted to keep the ch de in Millerve anar La bouge hiver la Preced) in gard requin Voter that Laid Committee Confil of those derjen. ... Vated & Choops Kink Teleph Cultor, Local Laws Doyour thing- William Mais for the fait Commuters
how Voll to a for the meeting to munday the 13th Day of the Juplant at Tico for the Cloud in the afternoon.
mot according to acomment When I Voted that the Minutemen which Dithat goes Down and the alarm that have no hay for having without a man/ Qc ale Ex/cafe (2) Voce to allow the account Exhibited by Major, Atone other a Committee appointed By the Town. to Suffit the Trainings of the minutemen amounting to Micham 18: 1:0:2 Excepting what is affixed to the names of John She phard, alla Matri, Skolen Blackwer tungthe Law of 1:4:21 (3) Voted that foto hayes (and then the her. Francis Canas high Brow the money out of the hurtcalvary Aquoiable to the a love fait account Excepting as a covered to pay the fame agencialle to stand lift or are Executing to A Physi Andnow & Blackmer (4) Granted the account of An Withaus Butuan for lead peint, ge vis, five Rounds Tone thisling, Noise pour and the whiff Que on the vane dancon Dwight pa ing the remainder (5) wanted to logiche Rathaus Eighteen Shillings for running 310 of cutlets or 3 9 /2 of land into lets (6) Gnante 13/ 4 to Duty charividge for making in ge year 11/4 2Time Dwight Moderator
AKlim, Dwight Town Clech
At a Legal Town meeting of the In habitants of Town of western on monday the 11th day of march 1771 (1) midre Choice of Coll Danforth Keyes moderator (2) mare Choice of Joliah Putnam feled man (3) made
Choice of um John patrick Do Call Danforth Keys Do
(4) made Choice (5) made Choice of non Isade Glazen Do (6) mate Choice of majer Rasbin Reed-Dc (7) made choce off goliath putnam Town Clerk. (8) made Choice of Coll Danforth Keyes Town Treah (g ) make Choice of Call Simeon Dwight Committe man of Correspond Safety and Inspection
(10) made Choice of majer Gershum makpeas. Po made Choice of Deacon follomon Kick Do (12) male Choice of Coll games Store (13) made Choice
of Capt Nathaniel Reed
mathew patrick Constable
(14) marc Choice of
(18) mak Choice of
Barnabas Blackiner
(6) mak Choice of for Nathan foster warder (17) mar Choice of mr william mary Warden (18) mare Choice of mr William Brown Tything man (19) made Choice of golich Sh Rude Do wa (20) mare Choice off mit Thomas patrick faverges of hogy (21) make Choice of mr William barr To (22) made Choice of nor Land Villard-
(29) mak Choice of der- Willians Blair Do-
(24) made Choice of un Joshua Croyman
24) made Choice of fert Samuell Klys 25) make Choice of on Lineon Rich cati (27) made Choice by Call Danforth Keys fence vewer (28) mak Choice of Deacon four Kich
29) mare Choice of mr James Brown Bearreal (30) mare Choice of Solomon Blackmer dealer of death 31) made Choice of Cap Nathaniel Reed a surveyer of Shi 4 (32) make Choice of mr Eliot mak peace hag Real- / Clabour (33) mad Choice of mr John wood (34) mad Choice of mr cheney walbridge. 1 da 31) mar Choice of mr Retar Damon
36) Brade Chaves my games Blain
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37) not to voce whether swing and it passed in the affair metus (38) Voted to a bate mor demud Gaven ports in Recorded me Jopian patriar Town Clerk The fore going offers Sworn to their particolar offers ..
At a Legit town meeting of the Enhabitaily of the Pour of western on- wendt the 22 of may 1116, Love to quese in what the Continua Congress Resolves to in declaring independences with Great Brittan an wil Rest our Lives and forturing ih Called to it to defend our your Deterges both of asivell and Religious Nature
Wedler that mathew gillegen, take care of the meeting house in western and five hein fifteen Stecklinge Par taking proper Care in) Sweep at once Every two months and Gragh Forbi the Just after Every Sweeping.
Allest Sopah Putnam Town Jerk
Att a Legall town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of western on monday the four teen th day of october 1976-
(i) Voter Call simeon Bright moderator of Directing (2) Voted thirty pounds for schooling the Ensuing year- (3) Voted Sixty nounos for Repairing high ways the Ensuring (4) Voted to all Keys five shillings for Runing 100 of Lead Into Gullers~
(i) Voted to Duly partiye For making Raty Town provence. high way (6) Voted to Cant golyph ather Eleven Shillings for Repairing the Bridge at the uper mill timber work &e
[7] Voter to allow the Same wages for high way wok as usian 8) Voter to a Gate moses Gilliods and william davis Rate in Constable Sivas Richs Collection-
(g) Volo to abate Frace etbot, Rate Constable Face. Glezens Collection
(10) Voti to abate to jeph Strains Rate in Ia glaser Collection Dvouiring it was put in a note glazen gove to call says (11)- Voto to allow william main is for plank and habe
Recorded per_ Jojich Putnam Town Clarks
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Town meeting began and hel. 12 on monday Nov 11 ~ 1716 Choice of a Committe Consisting of fever men. 4 .
to make draught to day before the Town upon an Journment with kesped to the present house of Representa projecting to make a Constatation and form of a new Government or to have it delays at present In Conte
Coll Simeon Dwight all James Stone
Call Hanfort Keyes
in Henery Chadwick
nif James Brown
And John Patrick Offener Tyler
To meeting adjoined to this day Come fortnight at one of The Clock in the afternoon.
2) made Choice of a Committee to Repair the bridge at the aper mills. (viz) Just Samuell Bascom
Can- Jojente Cutter
nir quilliam mann
(3) made Choice of a Committe to becon with the Town Treay (UZ) Call fisica seen Dwight drev Samuel Balcum Coll James Stone -.
met upon a pournment to Receive and Consider of the Committees Report Nog with Respect to making a Return to the present house of Representaves whether they shall prosed to make a Constitution and form of New Government if not to offer the reason why I (1 ) put to sole whether the town would give their Consent that the present house of Representatives of This State of the massachusetts Bay togather with the Course if they consent in one body with It house by Equity voice thoa agree on and erad a Constitution and form of Government for this State as the 50 house and Council on the Rulest-
Deliberation Shall fudge will most Conduce to me Safety peace and happiness of this State in all after successions se generations and if they would Direct that the Same be made publick for the Inspection and perusall of the Inhabitants be- fore the Ratification there of by the Assembly which passed in the negative
(2) Voted that the following Reasons be quen for not giving Their Consent that the 12 house and Creare. fell should agree on & enact a Constitution and Form of Government for this State See
Reason (1) vir we apprehend that this state has not at this day a Last and Equil Representation by Reason of There being a multiplicity of mente in some parts of this state by Vertone of a Law which was made the year past which made a (in) fiderable Change in the Constitution which we apprehend that the body of the people had as good Right to have had their voice in as the felling y a Constitution at this day --
2) that a very Considerable part of the Inhabitants of this state are now in the Continental army To Defend us against our Cruel and unnatural inemin which has as good a rite to have their voices as we-
and form of Governo ment , insulin stilation which are now at home 1
(3) That we apprehend that the setting up a Constitu Tion and form of Government will have a tendency to Create devitions of anamosities amongst our delves which may have very fatal Consequências at This Critical & Deficult day
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123 (4) That we apprehend this present Court wil have as much Brasings as they will know how to attend to of greater Importance ~
Coll Simeon Dwight moderator of A meeting
a true Copy attest Josiah Putnam Town Clerk
att a Legal Town meeting began and her at the meding house in western on monday the 24th of Noon 1776
(1) Votos Call Semicon Teight moderator for inceleny 12) Votes That the town would not Chose a Registar for the County of wordsTon
(3) voted and send their votes for teleph wholer Egen To serve as County Treas 4 voler to Disinis Deneeling Recorded por Lofiale Putnam Town Clerk
at a Legall Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Western on monday the 24 Day of feb1 1711 (I) Volted (all games stone moderatond (), meeting (2) water to adjoin So meetings to Thursday the 27 Instant at one of the Clock in the afternoon at the meeting house un So town
met on aloginment and Chose a committee of 5 min. to Consult how much to give Each man to Indest as a sol dies to your the Continall army for three years or during the Contest between Great Brillin an america as hired Commitle (VIZ) Call James Stone enfel Gergham maknear. mr John Paliich Beacon Thomas Richder nathan Poster Commille brought their Report to the town 20℃ To Each aman The town accepted the Report of 8 Commette
3 Votes that the Inhabitants of town be assessed to Raise the a four s money and Each man To pay his proportion accom ing to his Interest and Each man have Credit for what he had) come in the present Contest
I vole To Chose to commette to adjust the affair in the town. i fotter to case a committee of five men (eur) majer Revbig deal ou menos wight Coll stone mr James Brown of Duty farlige
(6) Voto that mentioned Commited Collect the money 1 29 Granted by 1 Town for the purpose before mentioned (7) Volle To dismiss A meeting -
Recorded por Jejich putnam Town Clerk -. Western- march yx 4- 1717
We the Subscribers Select men and Committe of Corrispon. dence &C of The Town of western being forpowerled and ( Directed by a certain! Law of This State of the masade Ids Bay Entitled un ad to prevent monopoly under pression to aprise Dioces articles Ennamerated in I Low in proportion to those Lett in Boston and many others not therein Innumerald have Done the Same in form and manner as followch (viz)
Farming Labour from the 20th of June To the 20th of August at 3- pr day 0300 and at other Seasons of the year in The usual proporti Trassmen and mechanics imagens Excepted- 00 wagons at 3/80 , wir day Black smith work (viz) Showing a hors all Round With Refined Fron Steel Cork fredl and toe 6
6 00 Showing as a fore So with Bloom Iron- Plain Showing all Round with Refined Gron 480 00 Toto all Round with Bloom Fron- 4/- 0 for felling a Shoe
and other Smith work in the usual proportion. fell Halls made of good wood Best Caster Halts'- 20 well made
1000
and those of a meaner fort in that proportion Good merchantable what at 6/ por Bushel -- Good Ric or Rie meal at iny por bushel .. Do britian Corn or meal it 3/ 20, -- To Barly or un ground mall at 3/6 por ousted ..
0 601
0400
03 6:0 To outs at 11 q pr bushel .~ 0! 90 flax Seed Ichne and good at of pr Gusted --- 600 0
Good merchantable Shops would at 2f pr 0 2
0 0 fresh posh good and well faller at 4- pr po- Salt To middling with cut bone 1-2 /?" 0 Best grass for Beef at the Rate of 2- pr Printed To Hall for To at 3-2 por pound. A
(25) Raw hides at 3
Do Calf thing at glpi Jane Leather at 1/3
For laning Sole Leather at
30 0 0 50 for Carrying Leather in the usual proprotion
Good Imported Salt at 16/6 pr Guyhel 01660 To manufactories from Sea water at 18/6 pr build 0 1860 Good west India Rum at 8/3 pr gallon- - 0830 To - Do By the quart 2/2
0220 and In the usual proportion for Les quantities Food new England Rum at 1 5 gallon. and in the usual proportion for Less quantities
0310
A mug of flip or torde with pint of west Indian Rum 0 0 110 To go with Do of new England Rum.
West India Rum I will at laverns.
New England Do Do at Do-
040 30
Pats by the 2 quarts or mese 3 a good meal of Boyle victuals 8.
I other meals in that proportion 0080 good Inglish hay in fumer 1/8 por hundre) -0160 To- Do hay in winter or Spring .. 0260 of keeping a horpe at Inglish hay one night -- 01 ?? to Do a pair of oron "Do Do. 0180 for Keeping a forge by Grass good food one night) on 24 hours ... 0010
for Keeping a pair of oron one night or 24 hours inclases by the gallon at 4/7 To in Less quantities in the Usual proportion
0010 0/70
Best mascavado fager por .8 Fager of The Inferior quality in the usual proportion Chocolat at 1/8 5 por pound
082 0182 1 0060
Best Chese manufactoring in america pr p To of a meaner fort in proportion! good Butter 2
0 90 Good Do or the lub of farkin 8- pr po
s Good Dees por Gushed
Good Beans for Bushel 0 evlidoes Spanish so called 1/ pr oushal in the fall 0 0 Is - To in Spring - 0100 1080 Good turnips in The fall & per Barhal
0
0
0
6 0
90
Best your stocking at "of fin nair 00 and those Inferior in that nibportion 0 1 1 mens Shoes neats Leather Best fort at 1/6. 0 and those of an Inferior quality in proportion. for making a pain of Shoes mens or womans 2/6. 02 60 price of womany Shoes Best 6/ por pair- 00
and Those of a meaner quality in the Same proportion. Good Cotton wool at 3
Good flare well Dressed at Good Coffee at 1/9 pr
Good Clean Tryed taller at 8 pir po-
00000
0
0500
"Joe loath & wide 2/3 por your).
And other Toe Cloath in that proportion accordingly to its wedgth and quality
and other Card Linings in proportion
Fland Striped y wide of a good quality at 316. - 0360 and other Flunds of a Loss wodyth und quality in that proportion
Best mullen Lamb and scal at 2-2 0 29 Good axes manufactories in america midling for bignese good fythis at &1 pi peace.
080 . 0800
PAM we Earnestly Recommend it to daders weavers Boller Taylor, and Every tradamen not before Ennumerate todo Their dubour or sell their waves in the usual proportion to the Arises which are fall on other articles and be Earnestly discos mend it to traders and all other Persons Strictly to the Afore mentioned daw as they Regard the good of their Country and would a void the penalty of the Law
Simeon Dwight Ger Shom makpeau
Committe of Josiah Palnam Corrispondente John Patrick in The Town
James Stone Nathaniel Real
Dan forth Keys Reubin Read
Westeriz
The foregoing is a True Cappy
Allest S Foiale Jadrom Town Clerk.
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127) Al a Legal Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of western on monday the 10 of march I made Choice of Ido Simeon Dwight moderator ' !!! 2. Made Choice of Col Simeon Dwight Select man 3 Prote Col games Stone Select man: (4) Chose Colo Danforth Keyes Select man [5] Choce grave Tyler Select mane 6- made Choice of MY Face Bliss Select mant I Made Choice of Denty Partridge Town Clark I made Choice of die" Same Batcom town treasurer 9 mars Choice of May- Mampcace Sofiah Putnam John Patrick Dener col Richard nr gan Glazen was a Committee of Correspondance Safty are Infractions
10 made Choice of MY Josiah Standish Rood Warding Il mate Choice of our game, Blair Warding
12 made
Lade Choice of Ece" Cutter Contable
13 mare Choice of Death Solomon Dich Conftable 14 made Choice of Hofer Biffything mane 15 mare Choice of japon wright fything man
16 mave Choice of Henry Walbridge Surveyor of highway 17 made Choice of Lies Mathew gray Surveyor of highway IS made thrice & C? Danforth Koyar Harveyor of highway! py made Choice of William Brown Surveyor of highway? 20 made Choice of lopes Build Jurocyon of highway Il made Choice of Li "Cyrus Mich Surveyor of koop highway 22 made Choice of Peter Blackmer Surveyor of highway 23 made Choice of Dea" Job" Kich Fence Vewerk LA made Choich of grace Tyler force fewer 25 made Choice of games Brown Dear Oreal 26 made Chows af fol Blachmer dealer of Leather I made Choice of Capt Nathaniel Read Surveyor of Thingles & Elabearan
28 Made Choice of Solomon Blys hog heil 29 made Choice of John Glazen hogy Rie! 30 made Choice of Simeon Rich hog tief 31 made Choice of Jonathan Flint hogrief
Noted that wine go at large the present year- S. abated etfa gilberto Rates 0 - 2 - 6 -3 abated got Colton Rate -- 0-5-4-1 abatco Calvin, Scott Rate- 0-5-4-1 abated Ebenezer wars Rate - 0. 5.4.1 (mr john Barras Pole a baled During life mr sohn Enoford Pole abated During. Flife
Recorded Pr Deuty Patridge Town Clarke
at a Legal Town meeting of the frhabitants of the Town of Wegtermine Parch y's 17- 1277{ Chofa Cd: Dwight Moderator
I put to Note to Chufe a Committee of three man to put a stop to the inoculation of the Small Pox on the town of western. which Dafied in the affirmative Hade Choice of offer John Blain: Col Danforth Player and Ar John Patrick for Said Committee.
I Voted that of any Person or persons Should set up any Hospitals or choclate here after without live that such Person for perfor Should be Prosecuted
& Put to vote whether or not the town will Reconfiden a number. of votes which passed on thingday the ry day of Yebu Laft which passed on the affirmative -
Noted that Each able bodied affective man of Western that Thall plift himpel into the Continental larmy since the 27-10f "Feb" 1777 for the term of three years for During the Context between great Britian and America Shall be in 20 upon his Bringing a Certificate of his having Jafred Muter Excepting his own proportion of the same
5 Noted that Nothing Should be Said on the power of Such Perfort as Shall gruft in the service three years or Saving The Conleft
1297 6 Voted that the Committe Chofon the ry of Let" Laft to adjust the war should stand on the Commuter Io Votid to make an addition to said Committe Confisting Jot Omen- efecordingly mare Choice of Cd- Danforth they and Mr John Patrick as an addition to so Committed I Voleo that those that have Done their proportion in the war should have Credit for the same do far as not to be Called upon untill others have Done their Proportion_
8 Votes to adjust the money to be Raised for the above mentioned soldiers) according to the Tax Bill 9 voleo that the Committee Chofen to adjust the want Should rails the money by borrowing the same for the Said folders upon the Credit of the town and that the Town will Repay the with Interest
10 Votes that No Soldier that I hall Inlift after the first of athrill Next shall be pulled to the above Bounty
11 Voted that the clingen belonging to "Western Shall have the Privilege of the Second and third Seats In the front Gallery will bevert fall meeting
Recorded Di Fonty Partridge Town Clarke
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halt Sept Into the Contechla( army for the Unous of three years or During the Contest bolores Hay feat that such Person that Handles to de deuxon Each from the Committee
(3 holes that 10 Danforth deyer curadyer of which way,
en Av vale und the Money byliv well as' if he fefer ole a mat the word Con' Royer is surveyor Should beat ist vale that the commetter Chopin letijust the way of had.
woofer is not sufficient to wifify the commitedital ec
claud Committee chouto propose a um to him the (130. and chryone uno if he refuses to pay it then fald Committee are Directed to late, a ferry of his Efter intourné and to rats him according to othery for proportion le in Estale 's world that the select mon que an order to no John Crofond of thirty Shilling Directed to the Suntrao to pay him for a Gun stoff in the ferries & Voted to make an Action to the Committee before Chofax to etijust the wayby voted to Chooks four man no son addition to Haid Committee ! I made Choice of Deace . The
Rich ello Ware Olores Vier mathers 00) quant Blife as un Addition to stain Commer lés Amils ford deMeeting
9 to
Recorded For Dowdy Cartridge. Town Clark
C. It a legal town meeting of the purhabitants of the to of the Form of Western May 19-1717 . Imate Choice of Colo Simo Dwight Moderator 2 Votes to accept of the Report of the Committee Chosen to Adjust the the war: Thecheating what they have given for everit at each Different places in the service - month. 3 Poled that Lien Samuel Bakom be the Keeper of the pound for the Infring year to
A Voted that Tofiale Putnam out take care of the
meeting house and sweep the same sufficiently and that the town will allow for pofich Sixteen Shillings for his service home in and year
5 Voler to Defmit Said Meeting
Recorded for Dienty Partridge Town le
mayet Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the town , Waston cu Muriday e 13- Bag of 0822 1777
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(131) fourthly Vole are Granted Light shillings the Day · qual har apes from the first of May evert watill the first of september next Ifthey Vies and Grandes tive Shitting Day for labour at highway from the first of ent next to the first
also voted that down oven for Day at highway Labour IShall be Equal to that off a man por quer
Usted that two chilling bothouts be allowed TO Lay for a Cart at highway Labour and three chilling, for a Flow for the youquing year
itor that the guns test for the lawn, Up Should be solo by the select men for four hound, tenthillings OGren and if land Holdet man Cannot Get the Tale four points ten shillings Argun to Ruepoland ajunt in the Stor _.
ranlad twenty five pounds for unfern Charger the Enfing Hear ranted Deuty Ster tre dage thirteens shilling, & four pione for his making the down rate and province fax for Aw .
crowded CH' Bouchon feed & Finstern Chilling, Helio pone it's for his trying treople from his haugs to Brookfield Algo Hade Choice of Cupt gateph Bullog william White and William Marry to release the bridge at the upper milli in western - and affe the Bridge formaly Paled the whettomb Bonitas
Voleo to Filmis Said creating
ridad A Daily Tartrage sown Clark
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At'a loyal town meeting of the Inabitants of the to we i of welennon monday the fifth Jagof January 1175 1. Made Choice of Beach Thomas Rich moderator for vaid meeting
29 Voted to Choose a Conmuller Computing of three men. to waiten the thever it mo wane go now from his non Rouge to the meeting house in order that the faid in? coner meejust make dons proposin to the town Concerning hisvalery accordingly made. Choice of Beach Je Vich Ed James love and Vie" Samuel Ma com for Vard Committee im's gone, Appearing with dito Committee does he Bron maker a proposal to the town viz that the one half of his fallery in this tyone rounds he would throw away on" Supposition the townwould give have the reft which is thirty one pouvoir it doing that concal to the repechaties of Life and that any Gentlemen of town whoute day that A Hurty one pounds ought to rise to be in proper con to the Veceforces of Life as above mentioned
also offered to pay taxes according to store the plate in fald 4
Ith put to vote whether the town with me the new reaction (0 mm." jane's Gallery for the year opp when files on the
of niet to vote whether the town will on which passed in The negative
6th vite to Dimig hid avectures
(133) It & Legal Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Theflern on this day the thirty six day of February 1778
I made Choice of Col games Stone Moderator for for Said Meting 29 voted to de Somthing for the relief of our District freethering that have gone into the Continental army against your Enemy 32 Noted to purchase a pair of Shoes a pair of ftoching and a shirt For each Contenantel Soldier that hath your from among st us which are nineteen in Number
4th Hoo voler give each of Said Soldiers two dollars in money a piece over & above the said Clothing
5" Voted to Choose a Committee Consisting of three man to receive Said Clothing: accordingly anade Choice of Lic " Samuel Bafcom" Col. Danforth Payer and Can't gosoph Cutter for Said Committee 6 Veled to Carry the faid Clothing to Lie " Samuel Bakom on thingday the fifth day of March at one of the Clock in the after noon in order that said Committee may receive the same there
IM votes that said Committee advance the above mentioned two dollars for said soldier on the Credit of the Town and that the town will repay them the same with Interest.
made Chic of Col " Danforth Reyes to forward said Clothing I money to Said Soldiers he being paid for This trouble here after
9."Veled to imit a Claufe in this warrant for this townmeeting Set forth: to see if the town will raise a sum of money to sinh part of this state, money and to have the same put into the event warrant.
10 You to Dilimite Sand electing
Recorded Pr YL entry Partridge Jawn Clark
Citta loyal townmeeting of the Inhabitants 134 of the town of western on monday ye a Day of March 1778
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