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6 - the Four by a robe Excepted of a High way that way Law out by the - Select men, from the House of Joseph What comb to the old Town Line which way if three Rody wide: If from there to Lunenburgh at unchacha. walunch Pont which way through the additional Grant to Lancaster is five Rody wide: It fait is of followeth: Viz; it lyeth through fait Whetcomby Law & through John Hennits Land from jauhet = Comby Houge to the way formerly fait out that goeth to the old fow line by white Pon It then allong to old way by the northerly End of Can't gording; It faw what comes Land : If then the old way to the Down line: then through the additional Grant of Land of followeth . Viz: through the Land that way Joseph Ballan's; then through the Land that way Barbeary: then through the land that way Jonathan Wilsony: I then through the Land of Josiah Whalleri then through the Lands of Ebenezer Dakin: Viz his first devision Lott along by the youth five of Jonathan lawyers hatt: If there it takes an angles Rury through the jais Lawyers hot 43 Rody: & then through the Lot that wo James Barbary: 43- Rody: f:
and then through the Land of Jacoby Houghton- 43: Rody: If then through the hands of Joseph Whellock Juin of them through the Land of Jonathan wilson :56: Rody; If then through the land of Benjamin- Houghton: 46: Roig and through the Last of William Divat 48 hour: & then through the ans of Henry Houghton: 48: Roof: If then through the hands of Samuel Center: H Roby and then through the hands of Will cam Lawyer: 108: Roll: and then through the Land of gojiah White: 49: Rol: If then through the Landy of j Samuel Carter: 51: Rod: If then through the laws of the Heirs of Robert Houghton Inn: Deceased: 58: Rods: & then through Justice Wilders Land: 48: Rois. and then through the favor of Jonathan Houghton to the line of lunenburg by uneachawalunk Pont: Jowide in fi Jonathan Houghtory Land that it Pakey: 120: Rody out of it; the Rest of the J way in the aditional Grantee: is five Rody wie: If the fair way if marker from the flow of fail Joseph Whit comb: to the lower ing of fail Ebene taking Lott on the fouth or fout hwesterly file: & from there to the line at Lunenburgh it is marked on the north or northeasterly file: the above jait way Excepted by the Down the Day above Lafed; & Recorded the jecon way of february: y me Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk for Lancaster the Gown Excepted of a way which is as follows eth Viz.
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Lancaster August (1): 10: 1732: their Law out a privat was in the ad= Ditonal Grant to Lancaster: from wekapickett from the old Down line to the westerly five of farel fawvery hand & fait way Runeth through fait Lawyers Lands: thirty four"Roos: I along by the Law of jan famuel Lawyer on the Edge of the fifty acre lot of Hezekiah Willant: untill it Cometh to fo Hezekiah Willand first Version Catt gick flok willaniz. and then it Rung through jai one hundred of fifty two Rody to the Lands of John Wilder: If then through said John Wiley Land fixby fix Rooy to Hmof Ruys Land & through faireAmor Rugs Land fixty Rovo to the Can't of the Heir at John Whatcoinb. Deceased: If through fait Henry Land Eighty four Rody to the land. ai John now: I then it Rung through the Land of Law John snow forty four Roit to the Land of himon maynor: If through the fair fimon Maynon Lant fourty two Rody to the hands of Hezekiah Whitcomb : I then it Rung through Jaw Hezekiah Wfiction by Land forty Rody to the Land of John fnow & then it Rung through faut John Inow Land forty Rov, to the other Latt of juist Hezekiah; If from there it Rung through the fair lott of Law Hezekiah Whetcomby Eighty Roos to the last of Ruben Rugg & then it Rury through Gail Ruben "Rugg) Cott: forby Roof to the Cost of famule Rendol. If then it Runs through fair famuel Kenivy Lott forty Rody: & then it Rung through Common Law to the owl Down Line: also the aforefait of August
to the nesais Law a way from the lot of nathaniel arter through Denue Lot
Sixty two Roof: & through games Buble Eat Seventy Hires Row I through Ebenezer Policy, Lott fifty Rov, It in fine nathandel Carmenfaut the alone fait ways Excepbut the: 16 of may: 5733. 4 Entrev
and Recorder the Second Day of february: 17314 for Houghton (town (Cert
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th on the 6 of may aforejoin the Down being meet according to warning given by the Comptable by warranty from the felect mente :.
8 votes was called for by the felect men for the Choice of a Representative: and accordingly brought in and m James Keyes was Chosen Representative 19 agreable to the afore written warrant that Gareth bale may y: 3: 1733- the free holders & other Inhabitants being meet on the aforejail: 16: of may : 1733:
1 - they Chose in James Keys moderator for the Remamilov of fail Town meeting 2 - they voted that fait James Key Receive twenty pound out of the town Preasurey: the fair Keyy Repaying fait twenty pounds back into fais Four Treasury fo fone as he that Receive hij wages for serving Representation 3 - the question way putt to know if the Town would and forty pounds to the Revenant m John Prentices fallery for the present year & it payet iny negati, 4 - the question was put to know if the Down would and thirty pounds to the Reve m' John Prentice fallery for the present year & it papper iny affirmative 5 - they vole that they would Chose a Commitic to Renew the bands of the Church Land: & to make found where they or gone: agreable to the Records of fait Land in the Down Book: & accordingly they Chose Joseph Wilder Egg m Jabez Pairbank & Decon Jojiah White for fai Commitie
6 - they voted that what men are behind in the Highway Rates be put to = gether: I what men have over Rought in Jail Highway Rate, be Deducted and what if Remaining to be make up one Hundred pounds in a Rate for this year: and the select men are to Compute the matter & make Jail Rate 7 - the Gown Grandes a Jehool Rate of fixty pounds for mantaming the School for the present year &c:"
8- the Gown Grantes a Rate of fifty, rounds for the paying for wolny If wilicaty: It for the Defraying of other Soune Chavagy of: --- ) - the Down by a vote ordered that the ministers Rate. Jehool Rate and the Down "Rabe already Grandes: be made in one lift, and that the Comptables be ordered to pay fait money of je Rates in unto the Town Creapurer &C: - -
10 - the question was put to know whether the Request of Gamaliel Bema Ebenezer Prescott, Benjamin Houghton, Samuel-Lawyer, Jonathan Bealey, Parbank Moore, Jonathan Ofgood, Thomas Roy Joseph moore, Thatel Bealey & John Snow: be Granted & it passed iny negative- 11 - the question was put to know whether the Request of: Peter Jojin famie Willan, Hooker Ofgood, Jaber Tian Bank. Ephraim Wilder. Thomas Carter, John Bujj, John Bennitt, Hooker Ofgood Jan. John Flicher. Amor Lawyer. Joshua Ofgood & Hezekiah Gakey : V it offer in the negative.
12 -the question was put to know whether the Request of Joyich Wheller, William Pollard: Joshua moore, Jabez Fair bank: Jonathan moore William Key 8; John Whitney Jeremiah Holman, Nathaniel Holmen Phomay Whitney & William fauryer be Grante & it passed iny negative James Keys moderator
Entrevy Jonathan Houghton Four CCck
Lancaffer February 26. 1933/4. Then removed with mr Ebenezer Wilder, and Mr Jonathan Houghton, Select Then, and have reciever the whole of my Salary
For that ye ear which ended July 1st 1932. alfo for that year which ended. July s. 1733. I say recieved By me Jofun Prentice.
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Lancaster march the 4:173/ 4the freehowers of other Inhabitants of fail Down qualipet to vote in Town affairs being meet according to vue warning given &C; s they Chose Can't Ephraim Willder moderator then the (elect men for the year : 1733 gave in the account of their managing of the preventiall affiches al got
Sown which accounts are af followeth: Viz: Besides the warning of Town meeting EC: they have Examenet the flyressors for fai year. I find that the fait Ayjason have made a Province Rabe of fifty two pounds fix-fillings I Eight pence. I have Committed Listy to the Comptable to Collect the fame the Joysapors have also made a mirytere Rate of one Hundred & thirty pounds fix Chilling & Eight pence: I have Comitted fifty to the Conytables with warranty Requiring them to Collect & pay in the fame to m' Jonay Houghton Town Freajurer (or to hij fuck jegy or in fait office) the one half of what they chatt to levey & Colect at an or before the first Day of : 573/4. and the other halfiat on or before the first day of June next; and to Compleat & make up their accoumpy at or before the first day of July next 4℃ Constable Daniel Houghtony party -5-9 47-12-1 Constable Joshua Ofgoods part y 47-17-0 Contable Haron Willany party 32-17-7
They have allyo"Examined the appeysoy I find that they have made a Rate for the Joport of a jehool in jail Town & for the Defraying of other Down Charges that are anygen or that may arije within go (own of the fum of one hundred & shirten pounds feventen shillings It threepence. and have Commited Listy to the Contables with warrants Requiring them to Levey & Collect the fame I to pay what they are go to levey & Collect in unto Je Joney Houghton Town Preajuner or to hij fuckgeysor in fair office ) at on or before the first Day of february Currant; & to Completar & make uptheir accoumpty of or before the first Day of march next.
Crytabley Daniel Houghtony part is 2-5
44-11-6
Comptable charon Willany part y 28-2-2
Comptable Joshua Ofgoods part y
41-3-7
They find that the Elpressoy Que for making Rates y 5-0-0 Joseph Wilders party 1-0-0 Josiah Whites partij 0-16-0 Jonathan Houghtony party 3-4-0 They have also given in Jonay Houghton Town Treasurer forty year. 173 over to Receive twenty pounds of Jonathan Houghton when he thall Receive hij wages for Serving Representative &C; - -
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8xvory way called for the Law to Day of may agreable to the washing in that bijines: I accordingly brought in unto the select men; & m James days was Chosen Representative &C:
agreable to the aforejail warrant which y Endres in this Book where in there is the Request of hundery persory to the select men the penal being met on feli fixtenthe day of may: 173: 00:
- 1x they Chose in James Keys moderator .- - the Gown Grandet that fait James Keys Receive Henty pour? out of the Gown Preajurey: he to pay it back into jo Freageney Jo Jone of he shall Receive his wages for serving Representative &c: 3X the que thou way puit to know of the Gown would grant forty pounds to beaded to the Revenant me John Prentice Hallery for this present your and it paysed in the negative - - -
They have also given fait Greajurer ordery to Receive the thirty fix pormis of the Province Freaquerer which i due for woolery & faty Bill They have also given fait Down (Preajuver orders to Receive of John Benmit the former Down Treasurer the fun of time pounds Eight shillings & four pen They have also given fait Jonay Houghton order to pay to John Blecher
- two pounds If thisthen Shillings & fix pence for what his Rabes way to Short ; It for what nathan Bandy Raby way ( he Dyerting If not paying them) They have also given fait Jony Houghton order to Deliver out of the Sown Preajurey, twenty pound to mi Games Keys our Representative forty year: 13: which money jo Keyes y to back into Low Freaqurey. to love of he shall Receive his wages for serving of Representative &c: They have also given fait Jonay Houghton order, to Receive of Hamel e- Houghton one of the Contables of Lancaster the Jum of 47-12-1 und of Jo hua Osgood Constable the fun of 47-17-0 and of taron Willard Comptable the Jum of 32-17-7
the whole of fai Rate if the fum of money that is to pay the gallery of the Reven no John Prentice (our minister) for the year that inlett July the first: 1734: - (They have also Given fair Jona, Houghton onders to pay unto the fair m'yJohn Prentice the form of Sixty five pounds at on or before the first Day of January: 173/4: and the Remaining part of fail Rate at on or before the first day of July next which will be in the year-1734 -- They have also Given fait Jona, Houghton ondery to Receive of the - Contables the form of onehundred & thinten pounds Zeventien ofhillings and three pence it being a Rate for the school & for the Defraying of other Town Charges -
Contable Daniel Houghton part is the fun of 44-11-6 Contable Joshua Ofgoods part of the form of 41-3-7 Comptable Haron Willanty part is the jum of 28-2-2 they have also Given order to fail Jonay Houghton to pay mostma Lawyer alivy Rose the fun of two pounds & five thillings for her twee the meeting Hous in the year - 1733
They have also given fair Jonay Houghton order toplay the Flyressors for making Raby the firm of five pounds: Viz
to Joseph Willfer - 1- 0-0 to Jejich White-0-16-0 to Fort- Houghton-3-4-0
They have also perambulated in this year. 5733) with the Lowry of Marlborough Westborough. flow. Harvant, & Lunenburgh: & also-fent men to perambulate- with thewybory: but they ou not meet our men that we fent at the time & place they have alig given longs Houghton order to pay youty ne Josiah swan for keeping school at waraguaweek the king of £16- 13 - 1 which is there whole por at Rateurs . They have also given Jau Jonay Houghton order to pay to m Josiah want 13-15-0 for by keeping of School one quarter of a year in that part of the Down, Called, the neck which quarter of a year inder february the ninth-1733/4. They have also agreed with fait Josiah /wan to keep school on the neck one quarter of a year which quarter will and may the tenth- 1734 -- - They have also given fait Jonay Houghton orders to pay to je Jwan the the fun of £13-5-0. of fone of je Jwan I hall have kept jehole jo quarter They have also given fait Jonay Houghton ordery to pay to himself the fun as seventeen shillings: which with what he hath already Received will pay him the whole of the fix power he lent to Gerghom Houghton to pay for wolves & Paty when there was not money enough infy Creapurey They have also Reconect with Jonay Houghton Down (Treasurer for the years: 1732 & 1733: I find that when he hath nain the three funny (as ad orejait) untipo Josiah Iwant that there will then be in fail Jonay Houghtony Hands of the School Rate the fun of £26-14-15
They have also Reconed with Law Jonay Houghton Town Freaquerer & find that he hath pail & i ordered to pay the whole of the Rate of £ 15-15-5. that was Granted in february: 1732/3: Except Eight shillings: and that he hath pawley owned to pay out of the Down Rate of fifty three pounds deventer skillings and three pence (which i made in the fame list with the school Rate of $6000 Grauted in the year-1733) the fun of five pounds to the elysepor for their making of Robey in the fait year- 1733
They have also Recover with m John Bennett Town Preajuver for the year : 5731: I find that he hath Cleared upon all accounts of (Freaprer) accordings to his orders &c :-
They have also Reconed with the Rever-m John Prentice I he hath given a Recept in the Bow Book that he hath Rec- the whole of his fallery for the year that inveth July the first. 1732: I also for the year that Enleth July the first: 1733 -
Jonathan Houghton
The abovefait accompty Dates Samuel Carter - > Selectmen
Lancaster february y: 26-1733/4 Ebenezer Wilder 1 of Lancaster The above jai accoumpts Entre - Jonathan Houghton Down Clark of Lance In the afore jaw meeting of the 4 of march tithe lawy was publi Rely Real agreable to the direction of the Law of this province
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2 - the Townvoted that they would thooge five felet men forty yearinging 3 - vores way Called for for the Choice of five felleet men of according ly brought in and Joseph Wilder Eigh Jonathan Houghton, Samuel Carter. Copt Ephraim Wilder and Pant (Thomas Conter way Chosenforthe you Select mente 4 - voly way Caled for for the Choyce of a Down Clerk and accordingly bring it in and Jonathan Houghton was Chosen Down Clerk: VC :-
5 voley way Caler for for the Choyce of a constable on the East juve of the River & accordingly brought in & William Houghton way Choyer: but he being under fome weeknes of body, at that time, the Town figmiges him for the year
6 - voler was Called for for the Choice of a Contable on the cay five of the River and accordingly Brought in and Jonathan Whitcomb way Chozen- - - 7 - voly way Called for for the Choice of a Portable on that file of the River Called the neck& accordingly brought in and Uriah Holt way Chogen - 8 - vody way Palet for for the Choice of a Comptable on the westpile of y River and accordingly brought in & Ephraim Lawyer way Chosen
9 - Benjamin Houghton Fr & Ephraim Wilder Jon way Chosen farvais of Highways -. 10- Benjamin Wilson & David Whencon way Chosen Jarvain of Highways 15-Amos Knight & Joseph Wilson way Chogan Larvaing of Highway. 12 .- John (Blecher & George Glazier way Chosen Bything men 13- Eng-Peter Joplin & William Pollard was Chosen fonce viewers
14- William Richanson way Chosen Down Preajmer for the year inguing - 15 - Josiah Richanson was Chosen I care, as heather for the year Enquiry 16 . the Town voted to Lett all fivine goo at Large for the year Enying -
17 - James Houghton Jun. Ezva Lawyer & nathaniel Hudson way Choyou Hogreary & field Shower. 18- John Beaman Juner way Excepted by the Down to Jeve Contable in the Rhome & 1 feet of Ephraim Lawyer: DC:
1) The Town by a vote Grandes Jonathan Houg bon forty Shilling & for his - Recording of High ways; & for serving Down Clerk in the year- 1733 - - 20 - voby way called for by the on table for the Choyee of two Grandjury men and according in brought in & Decon Jojiah White I'm Bezalel Lawyer way chose
21 - valy was called for by the Comptable for the Choyes of a pettit Jury man & Brough in Gamaliel Bouman was Chosen - -
22- Joseph Wilder Egy. Josiah While & Jonathan Houghton was Chosen asyon 23 - the Town by a voie Granted a High way Rate of Eighty pounds to be made by the last year Invoice -
24. The Down voted that the felet men prefer a petition to the General Court in behalf of the Gown; in order to the Building of Block Morgen. from Hunytable to fort Dummer ( to Callet)
(Then the meeting by a vode of the Brown way aijomet to the second monday of may next to nine of the Clock in the fore noon ---- Ephraim Wilder moderator
The above jant Entred & Jon"- Houghton Gown Clark of Lancaster
Laneafter may the 13-1734: agreable to the artjomment of the meeting from the fourth of march: Last part the free holding & other Inhabitants of Laid Down qualified to vote in Town affairs being meet: first they Excepted of a byway fait out by the feletmen from the westerly five of the Land of total grunt to Lancaster Hold Your Jonashur- Powery on which he now Iwelethn to the way that goeth to wyhaco. Coming into fair way that goeth to wayhacom a few Rody to the westward of where it crosets the Brook about Jaber Fairbanks, Bezalel Lawyer and Hezekiah Gatej's fawmill , a little ways to the Southeast for there - abouts) of Jonay Fairbanks House: fair by way that beging at the west file of fait Jonathan Powers's Land Cometh along in fait Lan by Rous to Lant of Burpees of through it two Rody to Common & then in Common 68 Rods to the Land of Jonay Will & through it a short to the Land of Benjam Houghton 208 Rody to Land of David (Farrarit through it 66 Rowy to the- Lands a Lavid ofgood& through it 78'Rod, to the Land of mal" Prentice and then through fair mai'm Prentice & fail David ofgoods Land. half in earl 36 Roos to another place where it goeth alliv land of goods dant 2) Rody to
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(To where it goeth through fair Prentice's & Jai Ofgoods Law half miach. 62. Rody to the Land of Jonathan Ofgoods & through it. 25 Rody to Common & for Common to the Land of Eliog Lawyer & through it. 70 Rody to the Lawdo Pant Dupey & through it (in which Land there y allowance for a way already made) and go along over the Ridge Hill to Called It down to the old Town & then along through the Land of Ephraim Lawyer & Benjamin Houghton Jun- & Jonas fair bank to the way law out towany wayhacom aforejait: the fait byway i law af it y now we & market along by the House of Benjamin Houghton fo & the House of David orgood & the House that main Prentice hath Built. & along by the House of Jonathan Ofgood-& the House of Ephraim Lawyer & the house of Benjamin Houghton Jum- & near to the House of Jonay Fairbank &c: If it y marked on the northerly five: If it is Laid out there Rody wie (Except from the Easterly five of the House of Benjamin Houghtony& to the going Down of the Hill westward of it 64 Rody it y laid out five Rous wie which Land jo far by the way if five Rody wide they Benjamin Houghtongh Doth give for publick use to long of fait way that be Established & vyeraya way) The fait byway way Laid out the 18 Day of march 173/ 4] Samuel Carter) Myon- Houghton( Selectmen (Thomay (arter) of Lancaster
and Read before & Excepted by the Brownmay: 13:1734 in order to be Recorded - and accordingly Recorded may the: 23:1734 & Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
note Here followeth the Copy of a warrant for Calling of a Down meeting & C: Wongherfs: Bo vrah Holt one of the Corytables of the Town of Lancaster: Greeting There are in his majesties name to Require you to wa me all the freeholder & other Inna tants of Lancaster that live on that five of the River Called the neck, that are qualified to vote in the Choice of a Representative ( and other [own affairs) of the Law directly ; to meet at the meeting House in fait Lancaster on monday the thirteenth day of may Currant at one of the Clock in the afternoon, then & there to Elect & Depute one or more person or persons (being freehowers & Resident in jail Lancaster to serve for & Represent the Laid Down of Lancaster in a Great & General Court or assembly appointed to be held & Keepit for hismajestic Jerry at the Court House in ragion upon wednesday the twenty ninth Day of may Currant; and also to Conjuder. Conclude. act & to what the fait Gown that think proper & Convenient to be done in anywor to the petition of Gamaliel Beaman & others : which ij of followeth - - Lancaster Ayril : 26 : 1734 To the jelect men of the Town of Lancaster: Gentlemen: we the Subscribers Living in the youthwesterly part of the aforejai Lancaster : Defire that this our petition may be fett fourth in your next warrant for Calling a Down meeting: it y a followeth; that the town will by a vobe free those of us in the faid youth westerly part of Lancaster ( that thall Subscribe for the preaching of y Gospel Convereantly amonguy: forone quarter of a year iny winter season) from our part of the ministers Rate the next year: or to much of it of the Town hall Lee fitt; or something Else agreable to the Brown. & Equally benificial to ry: Gamaliel Beaman, Benjamin Houghton. Samuel Lawyer, Jonathan Powers David osgood, Davil Parrar, Shomay Rose, Joseph more. Jonathan of good, Samuel Gily, Oliver more, & make. Return of this warrant to some one of the select men ( with your doings. therean) before the flour of fait meeting - -
9 th Habebat Lanea per may(y: 7:1734; The other warrants for waring formeeting are the fame of this Except the party of the Town of the Conta Ble; name] &C.
Ephram Wilder Samuel Carter For- Houghton
Select men of lancaster
may the: 13:1934: agree to & eatorgan warrant, forcalling a down meet The freeholders It other Inhabitants of go Lancaster being meet , If the voters all (aler vory way Called for by the Jelent men for the Choice of a Representative I brought; Capit Ephraim Wilder was Chosen - -
then The Down by their vote gave the Jelent men order : to give the Town Creaguver
- orders to deliver out of the Preajurey twenty pounds to Capt Ephraim Wilder our prese Representative: which to wilder y to Repay into the Creapurey. So Jone of he shal Rece. hij wages for fai fervy :
Then the meeting was adjomen (by a vote of the Brown) to the Last monday of August next to right of the Clock in the fore noon - - -
- - Entrei Jon"-Houghton Gown Clerk. Ephraim Wilier moderator
e intereth the Reine to al funny of the Inhabitants an af Fran a masterof the warning; al'a Form meeting unon foi Request8:40 i - 9:5:1734: to the select men of the far more timealter; Finalement
Cy pertai bin Town at Lanca let haus mit revitations fixed
mir reyesthe atting that are a felting among or thatwe hopen
tomie Money that the Following petition mad de in -stat me your next F
vi that a uns é running, tin fouth , ma imauxskin full of is over the Rocky Kell
marquis regard
member Requer: anti fan demain quentin Bare ac. Beniamino Houghto
Una wielugift de 12: 5734 (To the free horas & other hand cont. " the yown ar canea ver that are prefer to tale in forum living
Two that think proper to be Done in anyway to the actue unten
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Lancaster GAugust the : 0: 1737: (There are in this that's the, wand to . the free holder, & other Inhabitants of fail a ancaster. that in quelli to vore m (four affairs: to meet at the meeting, Hloufs in {"Lancaster on monday the money inthe way of war) + Garant a bient of & Brick in the loversen then& there to consider, Conclude net & dowhat the Town thanh think porque to be done in Granting for money to be added to the Relient Pronticas.
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