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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
VETERANS' BENEFITS
VOTED:
37. Veterans' Benefits (Town Manager) $ 13,490.00
Personal Services
Expenses
1,920.00
$ 15,410.00
AID AND ASSISTANCE
Veterans' Benefits
$ 43,500.00
Burial Aid
500.00
TOTAL OF BUDGET $ 59,410.00
Detail Personal Services
Director of Veterans' Services
$ 5,550.00
Investigator
4,176.00
Senior Clerk-Stenographer
3,264.00
Extra Clerk Hire
500.00
$ 13,490.00
SCHOOLS
VOTED:
38. School Department
I. General Control $ 56,550.00
II. Instructional Service 1,872,620.00
III. Operation of School Plant 305,520.00
IV. Maintenance of Plant
104,398.00
V. Auxiliary Agencies
31,809.00
VI Capital Outlay
65,464.00
VII. Special Appropriations
25,035.00
VIII. Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth
as described in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Paragraph 34
750.00
TOTAL $2,462,146.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - - DETAIL
I. General Control
Salaries
Superintendent
$ 11,600.00
Others
42,650.00
Total Personal Services
$ 54,250.00
Expenses
2,300.00
TOTAL I $ 56,550.00
II. Instructional Service
Personal Services
$1,730,374.00
Expenses
54,546.00
Supplies
87,700.00
TOTAL II $1,872,620.00
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III. Operation of School Plant
Personal Services $ 183,220.00
Materials and Expenses
122,300.00
TOTAL III $ 305,520.00
IV. Maintenance of School Plant
Personal Services $ 47,747.00
Repairs and Replacements
50,651.00
Expenses
6,000.00
TOTAL IV
$ 104,398.00
V. Auxiliary and Other Activities
Personal Services $ 25,034.00
Expenses
6,775.00
TOTAL V $ 31,809.00
VI. Capital Outlay
Furnishings
$ 40,406.00
Instructional Apparatus
7,560.00
Other Equipment
703.00
Visual Education
3,000.00
Remodeling and General Construction
13,795.00
TOTAL VI $ 65,464.00.
VII. Special Appropriations
Vocational School Tuition and Transportation $ 2,000.00
Athletics (Chapter 658, Acts of 1950) 8,000.00
Cafeterias (Chapter 417, Acts of 1950 12,835.00
Arlington State-Aided Vocational School 2,200.00
TOTAL VII $ 25,035.00
VIII. Out of State Travel
$ 750.00
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LIBRARIES
VOTED:
39. Robbins Library and Branches (Town Manager) Personal Services $ 134,018.00
Expenses 52,635.00
Capital Outlay (to be expended substantially
as follows: ) 5,485.00
Equipment $ 785.00
Lighting
3,000.00
Shelving
1,000.00
Improvement Survey 700.00
Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40,
Section 5, Paragraph 34
500.00
TOTAL $ 192,638.00
Detail Personal Services
Librarian
$ 6,456.00
Others
110,231.00
Custodians
17,331.00
$ 134,018.00
RECREATIONS
40. Public Parks and Playgrounds (Town Manager)
By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Com- mittee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng of the Finance Committee, which was seconded, it was
VOTED:
40. Public Parks and Playgrounds (Town Manager)
Personal Services
$ 83,480.00
Expenses 20,275.00
Capital Outlay (to be expended substantially
as follows: )
2,428.00
Playground Equipment $ 828.00
1 - 1/2 ton Truck $2,100.00
Less allowance on 1950
Truck 500.00
1,600.00
TOTAL $ 106,183.00
Detail Personal Services
Superintendent $ 5,866.00
Principal Clerk-Stenographer
3,612.00
Park Foreman 4,879.00
Recreation Supervisor 4,378.00
Wages - Laborers and others
64,745.00
$ 83,480.00
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VOTED:
41. Warren A. Pierce Playground (Town Manager) $ Personal Services - Laborers 9,870.00
Expenses
1,600.00
Capital Outlay Water Line
500.00
TOTAL $ 11,970.00
PENSIONS
VOTED :
42. Pensions (Town Manager)
Pensions
$ 110,000.00
VOTED:
43. Contributory Retirement System (Retirement Board)
Pension Accumulation Fund $ 55,866.00
Expenses 1,900.00
Military Service Credits 411.87
Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40,
Section 5, Paragraph 34 150.00
TOTAL $ 58,327.87
UNCLASSIFIED
VOTED:
44. Memorial Day and Patriots' Day (Town Manager) $ 2,420.00
Memorial Day
Patriots' Day
985.00
TOTAL $ 3,405.00
Detail - Memorial Day
To be expended as follows:
Local Tent of the Daughters of the Union Veterans and Local Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans $ 125.00
Corp. Wm. P. Kenibbs Camp #66 United
Spanish War Veterans 250.00
Arlington Post #39, The American Legion, Inc. 850.00
Arlington Post #1775, Veterans of Foreign Wars 850.00
Francis Gould Women's Relief Corps #43
75.00
Arlington Chapter #49, Disabled American Veterans 125.00
Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detachment Marine Corps League
100.00
Setting up Public Address System 45.00
$ 2,420.00
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VOTED:
45. Printing Town Reports (Town Manager) .. 2,900.00
VOTED:
46. Insurance (Town Manager)
Including among other purposes the protection of the Town's interest in real estate held by it under purchases and takings for non- payment of taxes, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause (38) .. 36,750.00
.. $
Group Life Insurance 14,000.00
Group Health, Medical, Surgical Insurance
66,000.00
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND
27,000.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDING INSURANCE FUND .. 10,000.00
TOTAL $ 153,750.00
VOTED:
47. Reserve Fund (Finance Committee) $ 85,000.00
Reserve Fund
VOTED:
48. Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses Owned by Town (Town Manager)
Personal Services
Senior Building Custodian $ 4,218.00
Others and Overtime 400.00
Expenses 5,575.00
$ 10,193.00
ENTERPRISES
VOTED :
49. Water Department Maintenance (Town Manager) Maintenance of Water System TOTAL $ 160,426.00 To be expended substantially as follows:
Labor $105,000.00
Expenses 35,000.00
Capital Outlay
Meters
$18,576.00
2 - Gate Operators
1,850.00
20,426.00
VOTED :
49a. Extensions of Services for House Connections TOTAL $ 17,500.00 To be expended substantially as follows: Labor $ 7,000.00 Expenses 10,500.00
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CEMETERIES
VOTED:
50.
Cemeteries (Town Manager)
Personal Services
$ 50,987.00
Expenses
4,145.00
Capital Outlay
240.00
to be expended substantially as follows:
1 - Card File $ 25.00
1- Desk Chair 50.00
1 - Leaf Blowing Machine 165.00
TOTAL $ 55,372.00
Detail Personal Services
Superintendent $ 5,696.00
Working Foreman
4,427.00
Clerk - Typist
3,464.00
Laborers and others
37,190.00
Overtime - Flag Service
210.00
$ 50,987.00
MATURING TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST
VOTED:
51. Maturing Town Debt and Interest
Maturing Town Debt
$
305,000.00
Interest
92,142.00
TOTAL $ 397,142.00
There being no further business under Article 35, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of William A. McMahon of Precinct 14, duly second- ed, it was
VOTED: That Articles 22 through 33, inclusive, be taken from the table.
Article 22. (Acquisition of Land - Russell Common. )
VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise for municipal purposes, all or any portion of the land within the Town hereinafter described and which was originally acquired by the Town by gift allegedly subject to certain trusts, terms and conditions, any interests or easements therein, and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein.
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Said land being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone bound at the point of intersection of the southeasterly side line of Mystic Street and the southwesterly side line of Chestnut Street, thence southeasterly on said southwesterly side line of Chestnut Street, a distance of 245.76 ft. to a point at land of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, thence south- westerly by land of Town of Arlington known as Russell School property a distance of 370 ft. more or less to land now or formerly of Goode, thence northwesterly by said land now or formerly of Goode, known as Park Terrace, a distance of 193.76 ft. to a point on the southeasterly side line of Mystic Street, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 285.35 ft. to the point of beginning and containing approximately 67,075 sq. ft.
There being no further business under Article 22, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 23. (Acquisition of Land.)
VOTED: (Unanimously ) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise for municipal purposes all or any portion of the land within the town hereinafter described, any interests or easements therein, and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein; and for this purpose the sum of five thousand seven hundred thirty-four and 30/100 (5,734.30) dollars be and hereby is appropriated, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
First Section - Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side line of Medford Street, said point being 138.0 feet northeasterly of the point of intersection of the northeasterly side line of Mass. Avenue and the northwesterly side line of Medford Street, thence northwesterly through land now or formerly of Myerson and now or formerly of Webb on a line 10 feet southwesterly of the northeaster- ly boundary line of said properties a distance of 145.09 feet to a point of curve, thence northwesterly and northerly through said land of Webb on a curve to the right with a radius of 44.5 feet a distance of 30.42 feet to the northerly corner of said land now or formerly of Webb, thence southeasterly on the northeasterly bound- ary line of said properties of Webb and Myerson a distance of 173.20 feet to a point on the northwesterly side line of Medford Street, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Medford Street, a distance of 10.0 feet to the point of beginning and containing 1246 square feet from land of Myerson and 397 square feet from land of Webb.
Second Section - Beginning at a point on the division line between land now or formerly of Goode and the Russell Common at the Russell School property, thence southwesterly by said land now or formerly of Goode a distance of 18 feet more or less to the northerly corner of land now or formerly of Webb, thence northerly and northeasterly through said land of Goode on a curve to the right with a radius of 44.5 feet a distance of 20 feet more or less
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to a point on the division line between said land of Goode and the Russell Common, thence southeasterly on said division line a distance of 12 feet more or less to the point of beginning and con- taining approximately 110 square feet.
There being no further business under Article 23, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 24. (Relocation of Mystic Street and Widening of Chestnut Street. )
VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to relocate a portion of Mystic Street, from a point opposite Pleasant Street to Chestnut Street and to abandon the present public portion of Mystic Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Chestnut Street; and to widen Chestnut Street from Mystic Street to Medford Street by laying out and altering the lines of these ways, or by petition to the proper departments of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Middlesex, or both, and to take any and all such action as may be required, in order that such land, as may be necessary, may be taken and the streets altered, relocated or con- structed for the improvement and control of traffic flow in said area.
There being no further business under Article 24, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 25. (Acquisition of Land - Mystic Street.)
VOTED: (On a standing vote 179 having voted in the affirma- tive and 7 in the negative, more than the required two thirds.) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and em- powered on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, eminent do- main or otherwise for municipal purposes all or any portion of the land within the Town (with or without the buildings thereon) hereinafter described, any interests or easements therein, and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto, and subject to or with any reservations of any rights, or easements therein, for the purpose of relocating a portion of Mystic Street; and that the sum of sixteen thousand two hundred fifty (16,250.00) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for said purpose, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side line of Mystic Street, at the northeasterly boundary line of premises #44 Mystic Street, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Mystic Street, distances of 86 feet more or less and 56 feet more or less to a point on the northwesterly side line of Mystic Street, at the southwesterly boundary line of premises #40 Mystic Street, thence northwesterly by said southwesterly boundary line of prem- ises #40 Mystic Street, a distance of 140.81 feet to an angle point, thence northeasterly by Lot A, a distance of 39.27 feet to an angle point, thence southeasterly by Lot 8 and Parts 9 & 10 a distance of 59.19 feet to an angle point, thence northeasterly by said Lot 8 and Parts 9 & 10, a distance of 70.29 feet to an angle point, thence southeasterly on the northeasterly boundary line of premises #44
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Mystic Street, a distance of 95.18 feet to the point of beginning and containing approximately 14,869 sq. ft. and being the remaining portion of land owned now or formerly by Annie D. Holbrook and Charlotte H. Page and recorded in the Registry of Deeds, Book 7002-199, and land owned now or formerly by Harold P. and Esther I. Nickerson, and recorded in the Registry of Deeds Book 7858-551.
There being no further business under Article 25, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
At this point, a recess was taken from 9:55 to 10:10 P.M.
Article 26. (Altering Plan of Winslow Street.)
VOTED : (Unanimously ) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to alter the plan of Winslow Street, from Mystic Street to Russell Terrace, by taking the necessary legal procedure to approve the widening of said way as recommended by the Arlington Development Com- mission; to lay out such way in preparation for its acceptance and construction contingent upon such widening and to take any and all such action as may be required, in order that such land as may be necessary, may be taken and the street altered or constructed for the improvement and control of traffice flow in said area.
There being no further business under Article 26, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 27. (Establish Board of Survey Lines for a New Way - Russell Terrace to Mill Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to es- tablish Board of Survey lines for a new way from Russell Terrace to Mill Street, said way being an extension of Winslow Street and recommended by the Arlington Development Commission; to lay out such way in preparation for its acceptance and construction and to take any and all such action as may be expedient in order that such land and buildings, as may be necessary, may be taken and the street constructed for the improvement and control of traffic flow in said area.
There being no further business under Article 27, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 28. (Proposed Alteration of Zoning Map - Area on Summer Street at the intersection of Mill Street.)
John B. Byrne, Jr., Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and made the following motion :
"That no action be taken under Article 28 of the Warrant."
William A. McMahon of Precinct 14 moved, and it was seconded, that the motion of Mr. Byrne under Article 28 be amended by striking it out and substituting therefor the following:
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"That the town amend its zoning by-law altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the Busi- ness "A" District all or any part of the area now included in land owned by the Town of Arlington for Park purposes and located on Summer Street, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly side line of Sum- mer Street, at the division line between land now or formerly of Malcolm G. Stevens, Trustee, and land now of the Town of Arlington, thence easterly on said southerly side line of Summer Street, by various courses and curves a distance of 497 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southwesterly on a curve with a radius of 560 feet a distance of 298 feet more or less, to a point on the northerly corner of property now or formerly of R. Wendell Wood, thence westerly, a distance of 40 feet along property now or formerly of R. Wendell Wood to an angle point, thence northwesterly a distance of 95.15 feet along property now or formerly of the Boston & Maine Railroad to an angle point, thence northerly a distance of 61.58 feet to an angle point along property now or formerly of Boston & Maine Railroad, thence northwesterly a distance of 68.20 feet to an angle point along property now or formerly of Boston & Maine Railroad, thence westerly a distance of 71.33 feet along property now or formerly of Boston & Maine Railroad, thence northwesterly a distance of 213 feet to an angle point along property now or formerly of Boston & Maine Railroad, thence northerly a distance of 51.40 feet to an angle point along property now or formerly of the Boston & Maine Railroad, thence northeasterly a distance of 152.5 feet to an angle point along property now or formerly of Malcolm G. Stevens, Trustee, thence northerly a distance of 100 feet along property of said Malcolm G. Stevens, Trustee, to the point of beginning and containing about 150,000 square feet, more or less, as shown on two plans on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Massachusetts; one entitled "Plan of Land in Arlington, Massachusetts, Taken for Park Purposes, Scale 1"=40', April, 1933, James M. Keane, Town Engineer", and another entitled "Copy of Plan of Fowles Pond, Arlington, Massachusetts, Scale 1"=40', January, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer".
Considerable discussion ensued and, upon the motion for the previous question being carried, a standing vote was taken on the motion to amend, 116 voted in the affirmative and 58 in the nega- tive, and the Moderator declared Mr. McMahon's motion to substi- tute to have carried.
On the standing vote then taken on the motion of the Planning Board as substituted, 111 voted in the affirmative and 67 in the negative, and the motion was declared lost by the Moderator, it being less than the two-thirds vote required.
On motion of Edward G. Murray of Precinct 14, duly seconded, it was
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VOTED: That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting thereupon adjourned at 11:55 P.M., Wednesday, March 19, 1958, until Friday evening, March 21, 1958, at 8 o'clock.
A true record, ATTEST:
James J. Golden Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MARCH 21, 1958
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment of March 19, 1958, and written notices sent by mail by the Town Clerk, the town meeting members met in the Town Hall on Friday evening, March 21, 1958, to act upon the remaining articles set forth in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
Lists of the duly qualified town meeting members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Ann Mahon and James E. Sweeney. The lists contained the names of two hundred fifty (250) town meeting members.
The check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting by the checkers showed that two hundred nine (209) mem- bers and seven (7) members-at-large (86.4% of total-250) attended the meeting.
The Moderator, Lawrence E. Corcoran, declaring a
quorum present, called the meeting to order at 8:05 o'clock P.M.
The meeting was opened with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by the assembly, accompanied by Mr. Augustus Mazzocca and Mr. Walter E. Russell of the School Department, and prayer offered by Rev. John B Kinneen, Curate of St. Agnes' Church.
The town meeting members, who had not previously been sworn, were thereupon sworn by the Moderator.
On motion of Selectman Greeley, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the Warrant is not disposed of at this session, when the meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Monday evening, March 24, 1958, at 8 o'clock.
The Moderator declared that Article 28 was still before the meeting, inasmuch as it was not disposed of at the last session.
A motion seeking reconsideration of the vote taken under Article 28 was then offered by John N. Loud of Precinct 9 and, upon the motion for the previous question being carried, was declared lost by the Moderator on a standing vote, 122 having voted in the affirm- ative and 97 in the negative, it being less than the two-thirds vote required.
There being no further business under Article 28, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 29. (Petition to the General Court-Re- Park Land.)
A voice vote taken on the motion of the Finance Committee favoring the disposal of such land, as requested under Article 29 of the Warrant, was declared lost by the Moderator.
There being no further business under Article 29, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 30. (Proposed Alteration of Zoning Map - Area on Summer Street at the intersection of Washington Street.)
John B. Byrne, Jr., Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board and on his motion, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 30 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 30, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 31. (Petition to the General Court - Authority to Sell a Parcel of Land.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 31 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 31, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 32. (Paving the Municipal Parking Area.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 32 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 32, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 33. (Constructing Islands, Bumpers and Protective De- vices in the Municipal Parking Area.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 33 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 33, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 36. (Overpass from Massachusetts Avenue to Reservoir Field. )
VOTED : That the sum of twenty four thousand nine hundred (24,900) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of an overpass to provide ingress and egress to and from Reservoir Field, from and to Massachusetts Avenue; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 36, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 37. (Petition to the General Court Re Conveyance of Land to Housing Authority.)
On the substitute motion of Kermit C. Streng of the Finance Committee to amend the original motion of the Finance Committee which was seconded and was declared by the Moderator to have carried, it was
VOTED: (Unanimously) that the motion of the Finance Con- mittee be amended by adding the words and figures "for the sum of one ($1.00) dollar" after the word "use" on line eleven of said motion as it appears in the printed report of the Finance Committee so that said motion will read as follows:
That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to petition the General Court for authority to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the parcel of land hereinafter described, which is now part of the public parks within the Town, to the Arlington Housing Authority for the use of said Housing Authority to erect buildings thereon for housing aged citizens of Arlington. If said authority is granted by the General Court, the Board of Selectmen, acting on behalf of the Town, is hereby authorized and directed to sell said land hereinafter described to the Arlington Housing Authority for the above des- cribed use for the sum of one ($1.00) dollar.
Said parcel of land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on northerly boundary of land be- longing to the Boston & Maine Railroad at the intersection of land in Lexington and land of the Town of Arlington; thence easterly on said northerly side line of land belonging to the Boston & Maine Railroad a distance of 400 feet more or less to an angle point; then northeasterly a distance of 160 feet more or less to a point; thence northeasterly again a distance of 160 feet more or less to an angle point; thence northwest- erly 50 feet more or less to a point; thence northwesterly 120 feet more or less to a point on the south bank of Mill Brook; thence northwesterly again 190 feet more or less to an angle point on the Lexington line; thence southwesterly along said Lexington Town Line 620 feet to the point of beginning and containing about 155,100 square feet more or less as shown on plan of land on file with the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., and entitled "Study Plan - Reservoir, Play- ground & Vicinity - Scale 1" = 80'- January 1955 - James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
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