Town records : Town of Lancaster 1725-1767, Part 12

Author: Town of Lancaster
Publication date: 1725
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A to see if ) Town will act any thing on the Pehlson of- of polyph moons and other and make Rohu fait not


Doles at Lancalor acobor is , "-1939 Total white. the Portable made kolum that ho felad had warned & Grown according to his warrant David ofgood . gwrathich queles


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Bancahz at a Legal mosting of i free howers and other annat andy of Lancaster on october " 23) 1939 firth made Choyer of Samuel Willard Esat moderator; Then ajovna of moving to ' full monday of november next at line of the Clock in the food noon at of mooring Haus in Cancallor Somud Carillon motorde november full-monday 1939 on y ajormment from i 23 of auto Con -full-votos to Give i Ras muJohn Prontico one hundred& ninety two pounds for his fallory for this your-


2 they france a Prale of 80 Pounds for is suport of a Scool & that it may be made with if minifor Row now Granted


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I it was put by asking if Quethan who that the north port of i additional want to food from there mineflor and Jeood Rama and it polo in i regaliver of for half of it and it power in ismo gative. 4 Who arquels of Josephmoons and others was pull it palatin of woodline If this for one half and it pared inis nogales


Sancalion December if 31 1939 The Town meer and than Soloph moor and Jonathan Willon to Prosent Such as - hout Kill Der unpofonably Jabal shilo madorala


Encore & Gobench Wither Clark-


at a Meeting of the freehoten and other Inhabitants of theTown of Lan eafor Qualified to val in the hoyw of Town of finns bring Legally apenibled on monday 3 of march 1739/40 fint made Chance of Samnot Willard God for a mover ator 2 Read in Serves appointed by Law to be Read in the opening Something Those Krava an acomp of delodmon of their management of is " Prudential affairs of Town of ajar poll which is as followsthe Befices the Warning of Town meeting 4: 6They have made aRow of ninty Pounds thirteen filling and four Tences for this Reveren myJohn pronties Sullory and for i Japort of School and home Given a full-to Hor okich Gatos Confiable of Said Town with a- Requiring him to Collect and pay in is Some unto Josiah While- Town Groafurer the one half those of at on or before the fritt January 1739/70 and the other half at on or before if fils day of July 1740 Show haus allo Given order to Golicak White. Town Tricamn to pay Two and Thirty Dound of Said money unto is Roo ME John Pronte at on or before i first Day of comony 1939/40 and the other Thirty two 400 pounds at on or Estore in fullday of July 1740 and to pay out the Remaining low of Said money as he Shall Bewww or don from time to lime


They have A Cho Ro come with Gabes Granbank 6 meaturar of find that of is money Committed to him y Ror moJohn Prentice. hathe Record 180 Pounds which is the what of the fallory the_ Town Granta for that your which Ended in full of July 1939- i've also find that gabor Thambank both paid to Benzer Witom Twenty Downs according to his ords, we allo find that he hath point to the Brown for keeping School five Sound flows Shillings all' to gotesch altos come four Points for Pcont to Goim goinfons Raw 1-3-6 670 grats Rate-0-18-1 6Tc Steph Goly Raly - So that there Romains in Saw Fairbanks hand 28-15-7 of " Town Rate and 40000 of scool Rate which now have Given order to Yohah While Greater to Receive and of The Twenty pound in his hands which he is obliged to pay- Where he Rowves his wages as Ropotentitive oliver freder Select som recote or afad Tot Sanction


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The Secret mon 6 Jhon Produtos a Rouget from the Roomrice Prentice and Read tafow of Town which is offellerth Jancalles marchy 3 5739/40 6 Thur Rockindo with make every golan White oliver quider 8100 Row of 9000 gunner and cobych ac hor lack in Is led mon and & tran Rown'a if Sum of one hundred and highly pory Going what was allowed no as Salling by 4 Town of San cather for that your which Ended Guly is hall 1739 G say Rewir by me. Gode Prontico


und Um Min uses Thomas Houghton site Mitj until Hrough 1.11 180-0-0


David oxyco Brand Houghton


Then volos was laterfor For a, Town (tak and Celoph Child's Play) was Photon


of fire Solectionson. John Benne


Www if Proffiore was But whoithor, Tour will (hoffe. Chris- Contables this your and it paper is if negativas and then Quillian was Out to See if The Town will take two and it poled in the afermitive and if Dividen to be as it was this Fait your Thon vous was fateofor for a Contable on in north five of war, aT Il2 Games Richardfon was Cholon


When vaty was Patio for a Comptable any South De & way and jonathan ofgood was Photos who than In okich sous to Sover on the Front. 6Thin All tamay Bachauster defined to Go Exerted from Sensing as Contable for that your and Profican bring put it motorin & affermilive, and vots bring again Called For a Contableon 1) north side of way and Benjamin @good was taken their ,Thon votos was Called for for a Town Perofurs are Efra Sawyer avery Chofer


- Ther they votes to Choose dix envoyer) of History and Colle nal Hittar andrew Witter- Daniel about Jacob Killo Jamos Hier-Fichame Dival was Phone.


Then for forwo veries. cino haron Willard and Cofina 6 Farben was Chofor


and Then Yunos Kinda John Phillips Thinihm How For drivers Benjamin Ballard Purosyes of abords & Mangels


and Sawyer color of Seeller Danist Knight and Bliver moon Tything mon John Bonnet Thorvald Houghton and Benjamin Houghton afssion


at ameeting of af was Hetons and after in habitants of Vancation Quali jis to Date in Town offers and for vs phere' ach que fort tive Going meet at of meeting Nous May & Ito bring warning Giver and Till Mads Phayce of Cant Inhraim Wilder for a Moderator Egy The votos to make Such anaddition to I fronties of Sacterry of the Reverend ME-John rentiert for of year Coming on Going they ser 1718 as to make his dallery for alaid year Two Hundred and were Pounds in Drefont ( in an cyn


3 They In and is Tax or Rato of Eighty Sounds for it'soport of a school in said"Town for is afors' and your-


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of ly they Granted a Rate of one Hundred Pounds to Go wrought oright on & Kuvarios in Sand Town-


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5 4 Question was Put wristher the Town will Give Hozuhr al Gatos five Points to do i whol Services of Contable in Jas Town for is Trefort year and it pates in 2 nocitive- - Saftly votos was fattofor a Contabio and Daniel Knight was Chosen Ephraim Wilder moderner (Then if Selve men 6 Took upon them is Goverment of is most ing and after Reading in Dradopt then Cuted for votes for a Reprofontativo and Samuel Willard -- Hoy & was Choton - factor 20- Joseph Wieder Clark


Worcoller Is To Stezakiah Gatos one of the finaltable of Sanculler Greci. In this majetting name you are Required to want all the recholders and other Suhub, to that are Qual for to volo in Town a kans within per Precinct to more at if meeting lous in and Nowfor on monday the Twenty Seventh Day of this Buttont at Twelve of " Tock on Said Day then and thou to Consider Por clwe act and In ahot the Town Thall think . oper to be don on the Perloculors for after mentioned as filthy to for- F ) Town will make any allorations of i vote for dividing of i Town to 1) Preftables for gathering Rates that Each may have a like. 2 to is what is Tower will do on apotition Signos in gamaliel Domandam Lawyer Jacob Kil born and Several others which is as follows oth Panca acto con 21 1940 610 4 Velocimon of Town of Lancaster Grouting wo the Subscribers Gahabitants of y Southpart of the additional y., Grant to Lancaster and that Part of i old town nos Patio the mike. in Phude in a vote of in Town pol in Sano Town on the Fifth Day of February 1938, to as a aparato townfim fiom: to so if the Town will by a water because of our part of 4 minihoy Rat for no year or for its and half those of or for somany months in the way as we shall have Preaching a Mong our Solves, and as in Just found Shall Ever way and make Do Relum-Dans also for y 20 th M40 and in the four louth your of his majer i Reign Frai Houghton Benjamin Hongaston Yo hn Bennet David ofgood Jobat ms · of Lancaler- to Lan caller october 4 27 "1740 at a modeling of 2 freeto ers and other in habitants Qualities as i can Directs full made Chance of Samuel Will Cyto moderator 14 million was Sul whwith us of town will allow if Pron nets of is Port ables and it poter in is nogoliver


2 by they Tryto in Prayer of y Petitioners and it poter in is negative 3 the Town votos that Twenty four Found, Or payer out of 5 6 down creapurey to gor also the South pour of the additional Grant to Super. picking in the winter Solon. Eur Encore & yologch Der Park-


a Copy of a warrant Given by if Salad mon of Pancafor To Daniel Kriglas- one of in Contables of Pancaflor Greeting In His majeffing namo you are hereby Propied to wam the frech ins and other Inhabitants of Said Town of Sammache Qualh's to voto in Town a-ains dwelling in your Precinct; to most at Www. meeting Hous in Law Tow on if fill monday of February nort- at Twitw o" Clock on Said Day to Confidor of- and act upon ! Jetition of Ephraim lawyer and others put in to of Select mir which is as followseth :222: to See if if 6 Town will but two Meeting Houses ono to accommodate if South part of the additional Grant and the mile So Called the other to accommodate the Remaining want of Town Each Sofiaty to juni on I have their own Meeting Hous; as auf to Sottol and maintain their own minister; or Elfo that the 6 Jours will Set of the Delitionous to Go a Precinct that Is they may but for them seto the Gouttes of Said Precinct to to agreable to a volo of the Town made in the year 1738/9 to make thon a separate , Towork shop and as in Dung: 8: The Gown are likersif warned to whow whoither they are still free and willing that of Petitions to set or as a Separate 6 Jours, kiss agroable to their-former vato, now Cominger is set of if they like it collor than what is sabono comopod and make or Return of this warrant, Doties ES annan / 21H 1140 4 hrs Hr it Davis of our Ist all Houghton Ronja


[Toto golich while


Emin Houghton Solodi mon of Lance, or By ver wo of the sites in


awritten warrant have warned the scenetient and other puhabitants of


¥ Vanculler to moot at times and face with in inonlion a Varios Singhis fontos 3.Jebruary 2 i reckonout and other Inhabitants of Sanculler boissy .. most on the wallin ab our Said "ajoined time mosting to if armand away Q: 11 auch following and then mot


and the methan Going put whether the Foun will Propose to fuld wo meeting Houses in the manor Set forth in the warr ant and it Holding the Theyative and then the Quellian was Dul whwith the's Town will Jet of i alitionary to to a panel according to the Fourth Set forth and it poter in the negative


and then & Quottian Grogout to See if "', Town are Still here and willing that the Petitionon to det of as a doporate, lown hop agreable to aformer vote of the Town made them; Flow "cominfer is set off) and it " for in the affermativo.


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at a clearing of the auchations and other Inhabitants of? of Lencallon Qualified to role in The Phone of Grown only. on Monday in aday of March 5940 fils-mads Phone of-m2 topph olgood man ator who Patter for vory for forse halver 1 8, and potional alves Wieder Jotah While Papst Hookis of good Cap- William Richardfon and Grand Houghton was Photon Other valu for a 5 Jours Pork and Bologn Wild er Gos was Proc. J hon voles was forlod for a Contable on the north part. am Geloph Wieder ju was Photon who flyred Baron graloro to Sono in his Room Que the Town Espejito him Thon vores was Called for a Contable on the South west side. of the Town and Yenwy wieder was hojn who tured Horakiah Gates to Serve in his Room, and the Town Expected of him -- (Thon volo) was fails for a Town Teafurent Uno De way (how 6 Thon voly for Surveyor of Sivous and Jamy Rick and on Folhas Church Samuel gibbs Entrain (autor and Jonathan Fran bank was Profon Jmen vany way Colher for mything mon and John froman and Ebenizer · Water was values


Than For one vowvery and Benjamin Ballard and Join Yothin was Shown Then for fel Drivay: and Shining i wyr was (train and rivol Benjamin Rolland was Chalon Surveyer of (labores and Shine, wy amas Sawyer brallor of Leather-


Ebenzer Boman and Prasowyor Ingretory of war


Wor colher fo To Hezekiah Gales one of i Coupables of Lancaster San caffer may 11945 There are to Requis you in his majetting name name forth with to warn the free how as and other Inhabitants of Lancaster within your precinct that have an offate of freehow with in this Pro vince of forly Shillings poramums at the Loft- or other eff ale to in valu fifty Pounds Sterling to most at meeting flows in Said Can callor on mon day " Eighteenth of this full and may at lon of Rock in the four noon. then and there to Elect and Deputa one or moor portions to Serve for and Represent themin a Great and General Court to boh allen at the. Point Is in Bayton on the Twenty Seventh Day of may Currant-at nino in the morning and fromtime to time


of allo the freehowers and other inhabitants of Said Town qual vorin town affairs to meet at i Same time and places to Conlider of and act upon " several particulars hors aflor forummatos ers: to make Such anaddition to in sallery of is Rever John Pronta


as Shall be thought Propos-


3 to Poulider act and do what the Tour may think propor for the Support of the School for is your forty two and make du Return of this word ant and of your doings ther on to fun of own- Silves one Hour at look_ Before Said mosting fail not at your poril Yahah ashow oliver qvida William Richardson- Israel Houghton- Sobot mon for Lancallos


monday tho-18 th of May anno 1948 the Town Going mot the avarmanty having Read and the Return of " Contrably and thewater Quality the Select men falar for vator for a Representative the valor tving broughtin and tolo it was declared by in select mon that tapt William Richard fon- wat Chaloss


6There a moderator- was faller for and Yates Fairbanks was tholen. ET here the Inoption avos put whether the Town will add to me Drentices Sallog one Hundred and ten pounds for this Prefect your and it pofor ini, affirme There the Lucian was pour whether the Town will Grant highly pounds for the Support of a school and it potos in the affermativa.


madengun " 25 th 1941 at amouting of the fo cc. ho Tous and other Gre habitants Quality to vote in the (hay wo of a Reprofontitive Going Legally of ere his by warrant from the soloch men fin vold to Shoot and Rypolenblice,


then the solutmen Called forroles for a Reprofontition and Pant Millian Richardfon was Plafon


Cancallor 6 February 2 27 the Then Recerist with the Schal min of the Town of Sancallor- and I have Raised in full the Sun of One hundred and ninty two Pounds in full as Salary for that year which Ended July 2 1 1940 as alloff felix Prentice. Enclosed by many Peoplelow Copy allof flesh avaliar of those Cheche


Il as eu her to 77 Karen Flowers one of 9 Contables of The Town of Zanecaller within The County of waresthe Greeting where as Complaint hatte fan made to who i Subscritores one of his majethis Fulticos of Draw for the county of warcefor by Ebenzer Demani and Benjamin Balland Both of Said San cappon y comen Who Complaint and Say that they to gather with G tivit sixty of the frechations and Inhabitants alisar Town did four a position on them Sigrid baronia Date. october of Mintsonth 1741 Seting forth the mejoy of his testing Houten Ering full with in i Said Grown: I: and Signifier to " delact mon of Sevid- i en ecflor choro Loties - that they Strouts . in fort their por tion in the next aiavant that the Said Soloet mon Shouts ofse for the. Calling a Town Meeting : 4: and not with flouring the Select mon equivà bu Lentote do y et unaelenablin Denied à quindi,


-2 ans of # this Province in that Calo made and Provide- Thefa are therefore in his majeffing name to will and Region y on the Sair officer upon eight hour of to notifie and war all · the free howers and other Inhabitants Qualified according to Low to vote in Town Meetings with in your Precinct in Sureupor ahora Said to mist at the Publick Meeting hous with in Said Town on friday the twenty ninth Day of January Infront at Eleven of the Stock in the ford nom, then and those boina July mol to out on the Several Derlowlors hvis after mentioned filt to Chol a moderator for of Government of Said mosting - 2G 550 fer if the Town will Profood to bite the meeting Houten - with in Sair Stown one of them to accommodate. the body on north Efterty part of the Grown and annothor to accommodate the South wether by part of the additional Grant and the niches to Cated who laber under who & alan under Great Deto callus by Refor of their Great Fultance from the law of Publick of Publick wa this


35 To Conclude of what bigny or dimentions Each meeting Haus Shall ts of and how they Shall be fine thed and whom 4 by to vol. where. Pack meeting Hous Shall be Setup or Bland. 5by ote hrant a STux or Rate for the building of Said meeting Vouson and Howmuch of Said Rate of the Mall be applied to Each meeting Hous for the buting there of and when poi)


Gly to Cholo a Collector or Calledlors for the Gathering of Said The or Tax if new he


y by To Chile a Committe or Commillers to Get out faw Howson to wackmen or to agree with June porfor or Perfory to bude Said - Sau glauben and finish & Sauce


Sally to Je what Particulier- hand mon will Be Goalis to to so Good a work


and make Rolum of this warrant your doings there in - - unto Decon Golich White one of the Select mon of your 6 Town at on or before the time apain los for Sow musling ture of fourlonot as you will answerit at your porvil, Given under my fan and- Seal of Eunon burg this hierly the Day of January in the fellowund. year of this majellay Reign- annoque domini 1971 Award Ican't will Fullaces of y Proce- enlord Per Goloich sicher Park


Vorespor for January in 28 the 1744 by verbuse of the @low willow averrant I hour ow on see all the free how ers and albergohabi tants of the Town of Saneafter Qualified to volo in Town- affairs to most at a time and law there is Required to act on the Journal portoguidon there in marchowed Baron Willard Could abort Lancella


a Copy of i Request on which How about Entiers warrant was Granter Sancarlos october à 19th 1945 To the Select men of Lanealler- Greeting Gartelmen we the Sub we the bracketters and others frhabitants of the Tour of Sancalles- 212 MR. Mamy are here ante Subscribed humbly & equal that you would Call a meeting of Said Jour as Som as you Can Convenionly or that you avout. Putit in to next warrant for a Town Meeting that you Shall fall to Confider of and actoyon our or equal which is at fall with


fly to See if if Town will Dicker to tuto wo theeting Hould in Said 5 tun one of them to accommodate if Rody or iron the Easter ly part of of the Tour and another-to accommodate. if South asfler ty port- of the additional Grant and the mile. Socalled who calut under- Great Defaculties By Refor of their Great Distance from & Place of Publiek wordtun


26. 5To Conclues of what bignof or dimention Pack Meeting tom thall for of and how they Shall befinished and wolun.


fly to vote where Each Meeting thous Shall befat up or St and


fly to Grant a wake or Ral for the building ofisaid Youlove and alto- to vote. how much of Said Rate or 6 Tun Stall to applied to Each Meeting Hous for the budding those of and schon put and by when forvores marion ES lo Choola a Collector or Collectors for is Gathering of Said Ral os lon it


Gly to Choose a Committe or Commutes to Letout Said Moulon to work mon or to a tree with Sum Derfor or Persons to Brito Saw I Confon and finish " sama


Laft in to See what portoculos Gost will Give baratos to so Good awork Signor G Ebenezer Roman Benjamin Ballard and Sixty one others Jackaby Pants and fee howers of Sercaflor enchard por volont Wider Grown Clark Oder day January 4 29 2


th 1975 The freeholders and olho Inha Bit ants of the crown of Cancafter Qualified to vote in town- atours Meet at the Meeting How in Said Town at Eleven of Flock in the former Perfuant to a cravant Grants by Diward Hast will Try & one of ifullices of ideas for the County of war weiter- on the Complaint and at the Result of tom Per Orman and Benjamin Ballard in tohalf of them forvos & about Biely offersof fr habitants of Cancallor- Director to one. of the Contables of Loucaper Requiring if Samo, after the Reading last warrant and the Confiables Return there on, and the volent men of Savo GTown had Prelentis and Read a vill of colors with in Said 6 Town they Called for votos for -a moderator which och en they had Records and numand, they declared that Samuel willard Sfor was Chosen by a full vote.


autor hum Debate on the affair the moderator But the Rams tions wwithor the Town will Isofood to bude two meeting Kanlos with in Said Town one of them to accommodate the body of north Eswaty part of in Town and another to accommodate the Southwellorty part of the additional Grand and mile So fother and it japer in the affermativo


3by 6, ho Quillian was Out whether - The arresting Kowy for the to of the Jours a faits be fifty five in death and forty five lost in both and twenty five four Droid or Sted, and that for 1 South withher by part of the accitional Grant and Mile Shout to Porty ligh feet in - both and thirty light foot in Growth and twenty two foot_ poli-, Each of Whom to well Covered with foros and Shingles and queloled with fourdr covered with Claborg Each Meeting Howis to How and Gallery a pisces the in Sides to Go cather & Dottore) Both on the side and over load and will Hand and well Glazed, and to bobult and finished with 1


in two years and it passed in the affermitive


It was al'o votos that there should be Good Pulpits and Poor riant Soals bult in Sa Houlon But i Perlower michaly manor of funding said frats is Rotrung to be-acht upon and They miner in fine flor im eating of said Clown - fly


fly the Suction was Put whether if meeting Hlavy to accommodate the standing For north suflerty part of " Gown Should stand on- bolt on the old meeting Itous I law near me Hooker ofgoods and it polo in the negative


Then the Question was Dut whether the afow Said Hors froid Stand or to sat on is nich on the School Icons Hill as noor the School -Han ia afs may Go with Conveniencey in the mall Convenient place and it posted in the afermitives


6 Then the Inflam was just whether the morning How to be_ Gult to accommodate the south well part of is adicional Gram and the mile should stand or as det nor the Rings will fo- Cale athers the timber nowlies and it poled in is affermativa,


5ly It was voted to Grant a lax or als elmont upon few Town of Six Hundred Pounds to ward butting of rad meeting Hod son and that four Hundred" houts be Improved to wards the building- and finishing of is Meeting Hous to bi bull to accommodate the body of the Town that is to be for on y School Hous Heill and two Hundred Pounds to Go Improved to wards is budding and finithing of in other How to Gofor near if Ridge Hill: and that the Sand Tux Should be made by the Sail Invoice that was taken cola


Gly They voter to Chtwo Collectors to Collect Send money and the moderator Caller for votos and David wieder and oliver Moor was Photon


They votos to Choose two Committer and for Euch meeting House En ch Committee to Confill- of three men- to Let out Said Meeting Houben to work men to bud and finish them in the Choopoft and of manon that they Can ono Committee for is meeting Hous to bosfor on the School Hous Hill, and i' other for the other meeting Hoy to to Set 12 eur the Rings Will and then the main alom Called for votos for the Committee to get out the meeting Hory to bofer on the School Hous Hill, and


and i tipocalor crafted for y Wilder and Samuel Willow Boys and Controlin Bennit was Choofon and then two Called for votos for a Committee for the other meeting Vous to the Set near i Rido Hill and Call Tavid Good Foloph soon and Ipho raim Lawyer was Photon Samuel Will and moderator


The afore faid meeting Autore By Fofcp a Wilder Town (look 6


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ofily To the free howers and other inhabitants the town of Bancafor Qualified to vote in the Choice of town affecting fre in His Mojeffios Ramo you are here by Required to mossing ham in Said Town on monday its first day of marchnot at nine of y Plack in is morning then and there to Phoof Salvation Con Stables and other town offiles Required by Law to be anually Photon in the month of March Dates at Lancaster Form any 15 th armadorini 1944 and in the fifteenth your of his maj effing Reigns by order of i bolest mon of I an colher Tolonch wewer oform Plock


at a Meeting of Prachatios and other inhabitants of San San cafer molli fied to vols in town offaires on & fill monday of march 17+1/2 on the show Said morning after the Road ing of warrant the soloch mone produtos and Read alife of vary and there Called for vols for a moderator which when they har Sorted and numbers they Ireland that i amund esilion by was Chown Then the Solet more Prefontes ana compt of their mon agement of the prudential affairs of is Town of year pof is. Copy of which is as followseth: Heer fallwith an a compt of of Select mon of Lan calor Managing the Prudential of ary of for Surrealher for if you 1741 to att wo kowo Record with , Para- Sawyer- Town treasurer for of your 1940- and find EzraLonger hath Paid the Red IN polu Prentice two Hundred and ton young wo allo find that the. Said Sawyour hath paid ME Trof for Keeping of School Seventy Eight Pounds to go other with- forly Shillings that Decon white paid Saw mo hroft-make his full fun for 1 year 1741




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