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Citizens from the Spring Street area of Greenwood have also been in constant contact with the Commission in regard to their obtaining a playground in that area.
The Commission is working with the Board of Public Works concerning snow clearance on the Lake for the winter.
The Recreation Commission consists of a seven-member board appointed by the Selectmen. It meets weekly on Tuesday night at the Lafayette Building.
Recreation Commission,
DAVID SLINEY, Chairman MARY ELLEN HURTON, Secretary J. FRANK ANDERSON EARL BONNEY JOHN ENCARNACAO CHARLES GREENE THOMAS HENNESSY
Maintenance
Reports of
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Moth and Tree Division Park Division Cemetery Division Water Division Sewer Division Highway Division
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Report of Board of Public Works
In August the Board was shaken up with the resignation of two very capable members-Mr. Walter E. Morton of 10 Rochelle Drive, Chairman of the Board and Mr. John S. Bethel, Jr. of 39 Hopkins Street. Within a few weeks these two positions were filled by Mr. Lewis Day of 27 Strath- more Road and Mr. Anthony Minichiello of 7 Morningside Road. Both of these members are well versed in other branches of government in the town. Mr. Day is a former Chairman of both the Finance Committee and Personnel Board and Mr. Minichiello is a former member of the Finance Committee.
The Board was quickly reorganized and at it's first meeting in Septem- ber Mr. Albert V. Boland of 71 Outlook Road was elected Chairman of the Board of Public Works.
In October the Chairman of the Board appointed Mr. Lewis Day and Mr. Anthony Minichiello to a sub-committee-it's goal to formulate a system in getting the Budget and Articles ready for the Annual Town Meeting. It is hoped that the many hours spent by these men and the Director will be appreciated by the townspeople and future board members for years to come. Some of the many programs established are as follows:
(a) A five year program for sewering the town.
(b) Capital outlay program for major equipment.
(c) Revision of Planning Board Rules and Regulations pertaining to B.P.W. etc. The ultimate goal of this committee has been reached with the greatest of appreciation.
The year 1962 was one of progress for the Board of Public Works hav- ing accomplished the following programs as itemized:
1. Changed from the confusing special sewer act to the Massachusetts General Laws concerning sewer construction financing and assessment.
2. Adoption of new sewer and street betterment assessment policies.
3. The undertaking of a comprehensive drainage survey of the Town to provide the basis for an intelligent solution to the drainage problems.
4. The Board has started a study on the water rate structure with an eye toward reduction of water rates.
5. The Board has taken steps to acquire a possible site for the water standpipe adjacent to the Nike Site north of Route 128.
6. The Board is actively seeking a feasible solution to the sewer problem in the industrial area by extending a trunk line to this area in planned steps and by requesting a survey with an eye toward economical repairs to the seriously surcharged Montrose Trunk Sewer.
7. The Board has undertaken a feasibility survey of the Main Street By Pass.
8. Revision of Cemetery rates for additional revenue and Perpetual Care to work toward putting the division on a self-supporting basis.
9. Government Survey of Saugus River Drainage.
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We are confident that the Director and his department heads will continue to mkae improvements as deemed necessary and as outlined in their following reports.
ALBERT V. BOLAND, Chairman
LEWIS DAY, Secretary
SABATINO BENEDETTO
HARRY H. DENNING
ANTHONY MINICHIELLO
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
To the Board of Public Works
Gentlemen:
As required by Chapter 48 of the Acts of 1950 an Act authorizing the Town of Wakefield to establish a Board of Public Works, I respectfully submit for your consideration a report of the work accomplished in 1962 with recommendations for the future.
Progress has been made toward the solution of the major problems confronting this Department using a planned and well thought out ap- proach.
Steps have been initiated toward acquiring a site for a water tower in a location that is technically sound and economically feasible after many meetings with our consulting engineers and with the Water Tower Study Committee.
The end of the planned program of reinforcement of our water distri- bution system is in sight and if followed would mean that within the next few years all major construction on this program will be completed.
The completion of the comprehensive drainage study undertaken this year, with the help of an interest free loan from the Federal Government, is the first step toward a planned approach to solving our many drainage problems throughout the Town. This study will form the framework for a long range program of improvement and additions to our presently in- adequate storm drainage system. This coupled with aid from either the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, Waterways Division on improvements to the Saugus River and its tributaries will be a giant step toward the elimination of our many drainage problems.
This past year's experience has shown that a continued effort for the next few years on the many maintenance items with Town forces will show a marked improvement on our existing facilities. The items of a capital nature will be let to contract on the proven theory that preventive maintenance is good economy. It would seem imprudent to construct various new facilities and then fail to properly maintain them.
It cannot be overemphasized that as the Town continues to grow and more and more services are required and demanded of this Department that the Department must also grow with it, both in manpower and equipment, in order to keep pace with these demands. It is poor judge- ment to think that these additional demands can be met with a Depart- ment that is of the same size as it was when it was established. If the
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situation is allowed to continue there will be no alternative but to cut back on services rendered by the Public Works Department.
In the coming years we hope to add to and to replace the equipment we now have to better meet the demands placed upon us. In this same vein, we hope to enlarge our Engineering Division to more properly provide the services it is designed to perform, and to cut down expenditures for consulting fees for work that could and should be done in this Division.
It is contemplated that an improvement in administrative and cost accounting procedures in the coming year will result in a more efficient and economical operation of all Divisions of the Department.
It should also be noted here that the Park and Cemetery Division suffered the loss of its Supervisor, Mr. J. Henry Vik, he resigned in Novem- ber of 1962 and had served in this capacity for 17 years. Mr. Vik was replaced by Mr. Philip J. Colantuonio.
As a final and happy note, a study of the water rate structure is now nearing completion by this Department and it is hoped that in the near future a reduction in the rates can be accomplished.
For additional detail of the work completed this past year you are referred to the following reports of the Division Supervisors.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD C. BOUTIETTE, Director
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION
The Engineering Division provided services required for all the various projects listed in the reports of the Division Supervisors of the Public Works Department. Engineering was also provided for any Town Depart- ment in need of this service when it did not conflict with our heavy work schedule.
Estimates, Plans, Specifications, Contracts, Supervision and Inspections were provided for all streets, sidewalks and drainage projects installed by contractors in the Town in 1962.
Street, sidewalk and sewer assessments were calculated and turned over to the Board of Assessors on all work that has been completed. Esti- mated quantities, costs and assessments for projects contemplated in 1963 have been compiled for public hearings and Town Meeting purposes.
We inspected all work done by subdividers who are building in ac- cordance with plans approved by the Planning Board, acting under the provisions of the Subdivision Control Law.
Two of the more extensive of the many miscellaneous engineering projects in the field were the study and survey of the area near the Nike Site and the Wakefield-Reading Town Line for water standpipe purposes, and a survey of the area between Fosters Lane Extension and Route 128 for the extension of Forest Glade Cemetery. In the office, we did extensive work on the filing system and made plans of all completed and proposed work. A group of old Engineering Field Books were examined, indexed and filed. A project was started which, when completed, will be valuable to this and many other Town Departments. We are making an extensive study of old Town records so that a listing of the status of every street in Town may be compiled. The final product will give the name and location of the street, the length and width of the street that is a public or private way. The date of acceptance if it is a public way and a statement as to
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whether or not there is an approved Board of Survey Plan and Profile in our files. To say that this will be a long and difficult project at this stage of Wakefield's development is a gross understatement but the information must be obtained!
It is my opinion that the growth of this division of the Public Works Department is long overdue.
There are many projects that must be accomplished, but they will have to come over a period of time. Our goal is an increase in qualified man- power so that Wakefield will have an Engineering Division to be proud of.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH F. CASAZZA, Town Engineer
REPORT OF MOTH AND TREE DIVISION
During the year we lost over a hundred trees throughout Town due to the Dutch Elm Disease and other causes. The Dutch Elm Disease is still at a steady incline. Most of these trees, with this disease, have been removed.
We found no Gypsy Moth, but the Tent Caterpillars and Japanese Beetles have increased in many areas.
With our mist blower we were able to spray our trees twice, including the roadside areas.
I would like the cooperation of all property owners to destroy, or put under cover, all dying or freshly cut elm wood. This is the only means of combating the Dutch Elm Disease.
We planted one hundred and thirty Maples on new and various streets throughout the Town; of these thirty were grown in our nursery.
At this time, I would like to express my appreciation to the Board of Public Works and the Director for their cooperation. I would also like to express appreciation to the Civil Defense Director and to the members of the Municipal Light Department for their continued cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST J. McWHINNIE, Supervisor
PARK DIVISION
In addition to our regular maintenance work the following special projects were completed:
1. Dust control by spraying of all skinned areas at the eight baseball diamonds under our control.
2. Hauling and spreading filter bed sand on the beach areas.
3. Continuation of Chain Link fence at the Maple Way and Nasella Playgrounds.
Hall Park Development
A stone wall 383 feet long was constructed along the westerly shore of Lake Quannapowitt.
Laying of approximately 732 square yards of hot top on paths.
Planting of various trees and shrubs.
Mr. George H. Moncrief gave a generous contribution of Rhododen- drons and Rose Bushes to the Town. The Rose Bushes were planted on the grass strip at the Parking Area.
The Pine Grove, northerly from Veterans' Field, was cleaned of scrub
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growth and an area of one and one half acres was loamed and seeded. The Rhododendrons, the gift of Mr. Moncrief, were planted along the edge of the Lake.
The Girl Scouts donated Flowering Crab trees and Forsythia bushes which were planted on the Hartshorne House Grounds on Arbor Day.
A troop of Camp Fire Girls planted trees at the rest area on Main Street in front of the Memorial High School.
An additional piece of land adjacent to the Beach on Spaulding Street was purchased from the Metropolitan Ice Company which enlarged the bathing area. A chain link fence was also erected in conjunction with this project. The Auxiliary Police and skin divers did considerable work in cleaning out the debris at the bottom of the lake and about five hundred tons of sand was deposited on the beach.
A contract was awarded to the Allied Biological Company to clear the lake of the weed growth. This work will be continued in 1963 and 1964 under the same contract.
PHILIP J. COLANTUONIO, Supervisor
CEMETERY DIVISION
The following is from the 1962 records: Interments:
Adults
104
Infants
10
Total
114
Foundations:
Monuments
57
Markers set
1
Total
58
A Field Stone wall a length of 250 feet was completed around the pond at Forest Glade Cemetery.
PHILIP J. COLANTUONIO, Supervisor
WATER DIVISION
New Water Main Construction
By the Town
Gerry Lane - 180 feet of 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Green- Wood Street easterly to dead end).
Water Main Extension
Jordan Avenue - 270 feet of 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Converse Street southerly to dead end of existing main).
Water Main Relay
Outlook Road - 645 feet of 8" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Parker Road westerly to Strathmore Road).
Strathmore Road - 1310 feet of 8" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Outlook Road southerly to Sheffield Road).
Parker Road - 1475 feet of 8" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe and 28 feet of 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Prospect Street northerly to Outlook Road).
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Sheffield Road - 630 feet of 8" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Prospect Street northwesterly to Strathmore Road).
Clarina Street - 365 feet of 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Stedman Street northerly to Park Avenue).
Park Avenue - 1708 feet of 12" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Chestnut Street westerly to Stoneham line, opposite 46 Park Ave. to divid- ing gate).
Nelly Street - 378 feet of 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Broadway northerly to Bartley Street).
Renwick Road - 754 feet of 12" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Humphrey Street southerly to Spring Street).
Renwick Road - 846 feet of 8" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe (from Spring Street southerly to Melrose line).
HYDRANTS BROKEN-4
Near #177 Broadway
Nahant Street near Hart Street
Opp. #45 Greenwood Avenue
Opp. #38 Park Avenue
HYDRANTS REPLACED-5
Near #303 Albion Street
Near #5 Hawthorne Street
Sexton Avenue Wells
Next to West Side Auto Body (moved from Wakefield Bearing) Foundry Street
Park Avenue corner Dell Avenue
NEW HYDRANTS-6
Between #4 and #6 Park Avenue
Milted Corp. apartments-Cedar Street
Opp. #71 Renwick Road
Opp. #24 Pine Ridge Road
Indian Lane (off Vernon Street)
Kathy Lane (at dead end)
SERVICES
New Services 67
Services relaid during year-60
Number of feet of pipe laid on public land-1,404; number of feet of pipe laid on private land-2,791 (new services)
Number of feet of pipe laid on public land-1,193; number of feet of pipe laid on private land-1,193 (relays)
Distribution System :-
Extended during the year-450 feet 6" Cast Iron Cement Lined pipe Total miles of pipe now in use-75.66
Number of hydrants added-6
Range of pressure on mains-20 pounds to 110 pounds
Number of service taps now in use-6536
Percentage of active services metered-99%
During the year 4,100 pounds of copper sulphate were applied to Crystal Lake.
MATTHEW P. CURRAN, Supervisor
1962 PUMPING RECORDS AND RAINFALL
Month
Crystal Lake
Driven Wells
Bay State Wells
Linden Street
Rainfall
January
41,570,000
13,937,300
2,219,690
18,687,000
3.08
February
27,905,000
12,885,100
1,793,120
28,491,000
4.47
March
28,495,000
15,186,500
2,156,250
29,266,700
3.48
April
39,720,000
12,649,900
2,097,550
18,372,800
3.05
May
39,635,000
12,012,500
2,034,700
21,704,900
2.48
June
41,290,000
11,211,200
1,789,620
26,827,700
2.36
July
30,530,000
9,327,000
1,506,580
40,928,200
2.65
August
29,335,000
9,771,100
1,626,340
39,472,500
3.86
September
26,680,000
5,916,500
1,278,320
35,257,400
3.85
October
15,560,000
2,270,780
48,126,500
12.70
November
29,065,000
2,134,890
31,528,600
4.28
December
37,330,000
2,062,050
23,741,000
4.55
Total
387,115,000
102,897,100
22,969,890
362,404,300
50.81
Total Pumping 1962
875,386,290
Average Daily Consumption 1962
2,398,319
Average Daily Per Capita
98.79
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MAIN BREAKS -1962
Date
Occurred
Water on
Size
Location
Cause
Jan. 24
8:30 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
6" Cement
Opp. 42 Park Ave.
Old age; joint leak
Water off 9:30 A.M.
Feb.
8
10:10 A.M.
5:00 P.M.
20" C.I.
Fire Station, Oak Street
Cracked pipe
Water off 11:15 A.M.
2/9/62
M.D.C. pumping main
Apr. 2
9:30 A.M.
3:00 P.M.
12" C.I.
Nr. 324 Nahant St.
Broken by contrac- tor's backhoe
Water off 10:00 A.M.
26
8:00 A.M.
Did not shut off
8" C.I.
Opp. 598 North Ave.
Joint leak; vibration
July
6
1:15 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
12" C.I.
North Ave. at Church St.
Joint leak; vibration
shut off
Aug. 14
8:00 A.M.
Did not shut off
12" C.I.
North Ave. at Church St.
Joint leak; vibration
Sept. 14
10:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
6" C.I.
Nr. 44 Friend St.
Broken by contrac- tor; blasting
18
4:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M.
6" C.I.
48 Friend St.
Water off
Dec.
14
7:30 A.M.
Did not shut off
12" C.I.
North Ave. near Church St.
Joint leak; vibration
"
15
9:00 A.M.
Water off 8:00 P.M.
6" C.I.
Parker Rd. near 128 Overpass
Cracked pipe
Water on 9:00 P.M.
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Water off
Corp. cock broken off by contractor
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SEWER DIVISION
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
By the Town
Elm Street - from Parker Road, 567 feet westerly to #149.
Sweetser Street - from #11, 125 feet westerly to #7.
Walker Terrace - from #6, 75 feet northerly to #8.
North Avenue - from Lord Wakefield Hotel, 122 feet southerly to #606.
Doyle Avenue - from Doyle Avenue through private lands, 162 feet westerly to Paul Avenue.
By Contractor Under Town Supervision
Nahant Street - from Melvin Street, 416 feet westerly to Coolidge Road. Harding Road - from Nahant Street, 580 feet southerly to a dead end at #20.
Wilson Road - from Coolidge Road, 115 feet westerly to #16, and from Coolidge Road, 181 feet easterly to #22.
Coolidge Road - from Nahant Street, 379 feet southerly to Wilson Road.
Vale View Road - from near #38 Brook Street, 224 feet southeasterly through private lands to near #45 Vale View Road and thence 400 feet southeasterly along Vale View Road to #27.
Brook Street - from Morrison Road West, 376 feet southwesterly to #38. Strathmore Road - from Eustis Avenue Extension, 750 feet northerly to #6.
Friend Street - from Eustis Avenue Extension, 558 feet southerly and southeasterly to #6, and from Eustis Avenue Extension, 449 feet northerly to #48.
Eustis Avenue Extension - from Morrison Road West, 674 feet easterly to Friend Street.
Morrison Road West - from #40, 108 feet southerly to Eustis Ave. Extension.
Nahant Street - from #324, 1022 feet southeasterly to #361.
Parker Road - from Elm Street, 981 feet southerly to Outlook Road. Outlook Road - from Parker Road, 561 feet westerly to #25.
Private lands - gravity main from Pumping Station at Farm and Water Streets northwesterly along the Mill River, across Valley and Melvin Streets to Nahant Street, a total distance of 2770 feet.
Connections made during the year - 101
Number of connections made to date - 4,280
MATTHEW P. CURRAN, Supervisor
REPORT OF HIGHWAY DIVISION
The cost of major maintenance expenditures are listed below:
Street Cleaning
$ 4,249.26
Drainage
$ 8,803.23
Traffic Lines
2,416.75
Repair Sidewalks
4,277.29
Street Signs
4,505.53
Patching 8,260.85
Snow & Ice
57,692.13
Surface Treatment 12,809.71
Cleaning Basins
6,012.41
Rubbish Collection
24,587.38
Garbage Collection
24,500.02
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Capital Expenditures:
Rubbish Containers (8)
418.95 Pickup Truck 1,624.40
5 Ton Truck Sidewalk Tractor
7,618.00
Basin Cleaner 3,313.50
5,475.40
Surface Treatment (maintenance)
The following streets were resurfaced:
Emulsion Mix:
Chestnut Street
White Circle
Grafton Street Pitman Avenue
Sealed:
Bennett Street
Wilson Avenue
Richardson Street
Catalpa Street
Wiley Street
Converse Street
Valley Street
Stedman Street
Hart Street
Dell Avenue
Perham Street
Clarina Street
Curtis Street
Butler Avenue
Bellevue Avenue Traverse Street
Bituminous Concrete - Type I-1: Preston Street (Water Street to Curtis Street)
Special Articles
1962 Chapter 90 Maintenance
Vernon Street - Lynnfield Line to Lowell Street $ 4,404.33
1961 Chapter 90 Construction Albion Street - Stoneham Line to Broadway
40,855.97
1962 Chapter 90 Construction
Continuation of Albion Street - not started Drainage:
Town Forces:
Lowell Street (portion) $ 810.05 Harding Road
$ 288.61
Pine Street 3,788.42 Curtis Street 5,372.89
Contract - Benedetto Bros.
Wakefield Brook (portion)
Overlook Road - Morgan Street
Oak Street - Greenwood Avenue
$29,307.12
Fellsmere - Esmond Avenues
Greenwood - Spring Streets
Reconstruction Foundry Street- Contract - Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Sidewalks:
$22,013.13
Contract - John Gallugi Inc.
Portions of Montrose Avenue, Broadway and Parker Road Town Forces:
Portion of Nahant Street $ 5,984.38
Street Construction - No. Emerson Street
Contract - A. M. Gregorio & Sons, Inc.
$14,930.78
$24,026.51
CARL G. CHELMAN, Supervisor
In Memoriam
MARGARET M. LANDERS
Teacher
1930 - 1962
It is with sorrow that we record the death of Miss Margaret M. Landers. The children who were fortunate to have her as their teacher will ever be grateful for her devotion to teaching, her character, and her high standards of education.
DOROTHEA J. WETTERGREEN
School Committee Member 1954 - 1958
The community was saddened by the death of Mrs. Dorothea J. Wetter- green. Her dedicated service and untiring efforts for the educational interests of the youth of Wakefield as a member of the School Committee is remembered.
THINK!
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Education
Reports of
SCHOOL COMMITTEE School Superintendent
LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL Library Trustees
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Report of School Committee
ORGANIZATION-1962
John P. Turner, Chairman 1965
45 Brook Street
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, Secretary 1963
61 Outlook Road
Mrs. Lenora P. LeCours, Treasurer 1964
181 Salem Street
William W. Allyn 1965
31 Robert Street, Greenwood
Henry B. McConville 1963
15 Forrester Road
Mrs. Gertrude M. Spaulding 1963
35 Outlook Road
Harold E. Staunton 1964
20 Elm Square
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
During the past year two incumbent members were re-elected to the Committee, namely, William W. Allyn and John P. Turner. The following members were elected as officers:
John P. Turner, Chairman
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, Secretary
Lenora P. LeCours, Treasurer
During this past year, the Committee studied and reviewed the many and varied problems associated with the operation of the School Depart- ment. Legislative matters relating to education and State Aid were given the full attention of the Committee. School registration and classroom en- rollment also occupied our time. Regional Vocational School participation and budget preparation required much thought and discussion. School transportation, Adult Education, and the need for sidewalks in the immed- iate school areas also posed problems for the Committee. The need for improved athletic facilities for both competitive and intramural programs was also recognized. The establishment of special programs for students who find little interest in the present curriculum also was given our atten- tion. The Committee reviewed the Summer School Program once again and planned for its continued success. Participating this year at the high school level were 183 students along with 177 elementary students.
Established this year was a program of in-service training with a course in Modern Mathematics participated in by 79 of our teachers. The thinking and philosophy of Modern Mathematics at the 7th grade level proved to be of extreme value to all who participated.
Recognizing the need for Remedial Reading work in the elementary grades, the Committee appointed one additional teacher and approved the transfer of one elementary teacher thus providing three Remedial Reading teachers in the elementary system.
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As a result of the survey made by a Citizens Committee, recognition was given to an increased interest shown in the Adult Education Program. This resulted in three new courses being included in the 1962-1963 program with provisions made to adopt alternative courses.
Due to increased enrollment in the Greenwood School, the Committee voted to notify the Board of Library Trustees of the need for space occu- pied by the Library for additional classroom facilities.
The Committee also requested that the Elementary School Survey Committee be re-activated for the purpose of considering the acquisition of land in Greenwood for future school needs.
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