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Messrs. Samuel Philbrick & Charles Stearns, Jun., were appointed to act on said committee.
Voted, To adjourn without day.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
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General Election, November 8, 1847.
NOVEMBER MEETING, 1847.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE. S To the Constables of the Town of Brookline, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to give at least seven days' notice to the inhab- itants of said Town, qualified to yote in elections, by leaving a printed notification at the residence of each and every voter to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the 8th day of November next, at one o'clock in the after- noon, it being the second Monday in said month, at which time and place the Polls will be opened by the Selectmen for the following purposes, to wit :
1. To determine whether this town will send a Representative to the next General Court.
2. To receive the votes of the said Inhabitants, on one ballot, for the following officers, viz. : Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of this Com- monwealth, Three Senators for the County of Norfolk, and a Represent- ative to the next General Court, if the town so determine.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals, at Brookline aforesaid, this Twenty-Second day of October, A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Seven.
JAMES BARTLETT, DANIEL SANDERSON,
of H. M. SANBORN, 1 Selectmen
Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. OCTOBER 26, 1847. In pursuance of the foregoing war- BROOKLINE. J rant, I have notified the inhabitants qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the time and place & for the purposes therein expressed, by leaving a notification at the residence of each voter.
ELISHA STONE, Constable of Brookline.
A true copy. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
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In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the Polls were opened by the Selectmen at one o'clock P. M., on the said 8th day of November, 1847, and were kept open, by vote of the Town, until 4 o'clock P. M., when they were closed, and the result found to be as follows, to wit :
1st. Voted, To send a Representative to the next Gen- eral Court.
The whole number of ballots cast for Governor were Two Hundred and Forty-Six. 246.
George A. Briggs of Pittsfield received One Hundred & Thirty-Eight. 138
Caleb Cushing of Newburyport 66 Fifty-five. 55
Francis Baylies of Taunton 66 Fifty-one. 51
Stephen C. Philips of Salem 66 One. 1
Samuel E. Sewell
One. 1
Whole number of Ballots for Lieut .- Governor Two Hundred & Forty- four. 244.
John Reed of Yarmouth Received One Hundred & Thirty-Eight. 138
Henry W. Cushman of Bernardston Fifty-four. 54
Charles W. Moore " Charlestown Fifty-one. 51
John G. Palfrey " Boston One. 1
Whole number of ballots for Senators Two Hundred & Forty-Six. 246.
Truman Clark of Walpole Rec'd One Hundred & Forty. 140
David A. Simmons " Roxbury 66 One Hundred & Thirty-Eight. 138
James C. Doane Cohasset One Hundred & Forty. 140
Edgar K. Whitaker " Needham
Fifty-Six. 56
Asa Pickering '. Bellingham
Fifty-four. 54
Isaac Tower
Randolph
Fifty-four. 54
Minot Thayer " Braintree Fifty.
50
John C. Scammel " Bellingham
Forty-nine. 49
Ira Gill of Walpole
Forty-nine. 49
Marshal P. Wilder of Roxbury
One. 1
Whole number of Ballots for Representative to Gen. Court One Hundred forty-Seven.
Marshal Stearns
had Ninety-Two. 92
James Bartlett
Fifty-four. 54
John N. Turner
Fifty-four. 54
John Howe
Forty-five. .45
Charles Stearns & Otis Withington each one.
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There was no choice of Representative.
The returns were signed by the Town Clerk & Selectmen, and sealed up in open meeting. File E, No. 35.
The meeting was then dissolved.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
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Special Meeting, November 22, 1847.
4TH MONDAY OF NOVEMBER MEETING, 1847.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SEAL. SEAL. ] SEAL.
NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of
BROOKLINE. S Brookline, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Brook- line qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the 22nd day of November inst., it being the fourth Monday of said month, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at which time and place the polls will be opened by the Selectmen for the purpose of electing a Rep- resentative to the next General Court.
You are also hereby required to notify the said inhabitants to meet at said Town Hall on said 22nd day of November, at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To see if the Town will take measures to complete the arrange- ments with owners of land adjoining the Town House Lot for mutual accommodation. Also, to see if the Town will authorize the purchase of a Lantern, to be placed at the door of the Town House.
3. To hear and act upon the request of the Prudential School Com- mittee for the North District, for an appropriation for repairs of the School House in said District.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands and seals this eleventh day of No- vember, A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty- seven.
JAMES BARTLETT, 1 Selectmen DANIEL SANDERSON,
H. M. SANBORN,
of Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. Nov. 18, 1847. In pursuance of the foregoing warrant BROOKLINE. to me directed, I have notified the said inhabitants to appear at the time and place and for the purposes therein expressed. See file E, No. 36. CHARLES D. PERRY, Constable of Brookline.
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In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the Polls were opened by the Selectmen on the said 22nd day of Novem- ber, 1847, for the choice of Representative to the next Gen- eral Court, and were kept open 2 hours and a half, by vote of the Town, when they were closed, and votes were sorted and counted by the Selectmen and Town Clerk, and the result found to be as follows :
Whole number of votes cast were One hundred & fifty-six.
Necessary for a.choice, Seventy-nine.
John Howe receiving Seventy-nine, and is chosen.
Marshal Stearns received Thirty-Two.
John N. Turner Twenty-Six.
Augustus W. Seamans " Thirteen.
James Bartlett 66 Five. Theodore Lyman One.
Minutes No. 37, File E. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
The meeting notified to take place at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon of said 22nd day of November, was called to order by the Town Clerk, and James Bartlett was chosen Moderator.
That portion of the second article in the warrant relating to lands about the Town House, was disposed of by the fol- lowing vote :
Voted, That the subject of making arrangement with owners of land adjoining the Town House lot be submitted to the same committee to which was refered the subject of making arrangement with owners of land in the rear of the Town House at a former meeting, and that the Selectmen be authorized to notify all concerned by this vote that a final and full arrangement may be made of matters connected with this subject.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized and instructed to purchase two such lanterns as they shall deem suitable, one to be placed over the steps by an arch at the entrance of the Town Hall, and the other to be placed over the steps at the entrance from the street, by an arch also, and that the said Selectmen draw on the Treasurer for the expense of the same.
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The 3d article in the warrant came up for consideration, in relation to the repairs of the School House in School Street, and Marshal Stearns, in behalf of Charles Stearns, Jun., the Prudential School Committee for said District, presented a Memorial setting forth the nature of the repairs, and the expense of the same, which was Three Hundred and Ninety Dollars and 40 cents, and requested that an appro- priation for the payment of that sum be made.
The memorial was accepted, and will be found on File E, No. 38.
Voted, That the sum of Three Hundred Ninety & 40 Dol- lars be appropriated for the payment of the expense of repairs of the School House in School Street, and that the Treasurer be hereby authorized to borrow that amount, pro- vided there is not a sufficient sum unappropriated in the Treasury, and that the same be paid to Charles Stearns, Jun., to reimburse him for the said expenditure.
Adjourned without day.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 6, 1847.
SEAL. ] SEAL. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SEAL.
NORFOLK, SS.
BROOKLINE. To the Constables of the Town of Brookline, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Brook- line, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town on Monday, the 6th day of December next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, for the following pur- poses, to wit :
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To see whether the Town will enter into a definite arrangement in relation to the lot of land under and about Dr. Pierce's church, so that the land owned by the first Parish and Church, or either of them, may be owned free from all right, or claim of right, on the part of the Town.
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3. To see whether the Town will make an appropriation for a furnace for the High School.
4. To see whether the Town will cause some Horse Sheds to be erected in the vicinity of the Town Hall.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of the said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this Thirtieth day of November, A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred & Forty- Seven.
DANIEL SANDERSON, H. M. SANBORN, Brookline.
Selectmen of
NORFOLK, SS. DEC. 2, 1847. In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, BROOKLINE. J to me directed, I have notified the said inhabitants to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein expressed, by leaving a printed notification at the residence of each voter.
.A. H. CLAPP, Constable of Brookline.
A true copy. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
Entered in file E, No. 39.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, a Town meeting was held at the time appointed, Monday, December 6, 1847.
Mr. Daniel Sanderson was chosen Moderater at a quarter before two o'clock-but fifteen persons present.
The second Article in the warrant came up for considera- tion, in relation to the land about Dr. Pierce's, Church.
The subject was debated at some length by Mr. Bowditch (who explained the present situation of the land, it being encumbered by certain agreements made between the Town & Parish in 1834, which served as an incubus to the free action on the part of the Parish in making such improve- ments as they now proposed to make), and by George Griggs, Esq., Dr. Wild, Mr. Philbrick, and some others, and was disposed of, on motion of W. I. Bowditch, Esq., by the following vote :
Voted, That the Selectmen be and they are hereby direct- ed to execute, acknowledge and deliver to the First Parish in Brookline a quit-claim deed on the part of the Town, releasing in fee simple all the right of the Town in and to
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all that lot of land on which the meeting house now stands, bounded north and west by Walnut Street, south by land formerly of Samuel Clark, east by a line identical with the east side of the range of horse sheds standing in the rear of the late Town House, north by a line passing along the north side of the shed nearest said house, and east by a line drawn parallel to the west side of said House and fifteen feet dis- tant therefrom, upon receiving from said Parish a like deed of release to this Town and all persons claiming under it, of all the residue of the land described in the deed to this Town from William Aspinwall and Stephen Sharp, dated Sept. 5, 1804, and recorded with Norfolk deeds, Lib. 25, fol. 152. But the legal rights of the owners of the Horse Sheds stand- ing on the land to be released to the Parish, are to be excepted in the deed, and the Town is to covenant that the triangular lot of land lying east of the estate of John E. Thayer shall forever remain open and unencumbered, for the benefit of light, air and prospect for the adjoining estates. See file E, No. 46.
The third article in the warrant, in regard to an appropri- ation for a Furnace for the High School, was disposed of by the following vote :
Voted, That the sum of Two Hundred dollars be appro- priated for a furnace in the High School.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of Two Hundred Dollars for the purpose of meeting the above appropriation, if necessary.
Voted, That the Town cause Horse Sheds to be erected on the grounds in the rear and about the Town House.
Voted, That the subject of erecting Horse Sheds be refered to the Committee who were appointed at a former meeting to arrange with owners of land about the Town House.
Voted, That the Town Clerk be hereby instructed to read the warrants for all future Town Meetings, within five min- utes of the time specified in the warrant for calling such meetings respectively.
Adjourned without day.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, FEBRUARY 3, 1848.
WARRANT.
SEAL. ] SEAL. BEAL.
COMMONWEALTHI OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of Brook-
BROOKLINE. S line, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Brookline qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said Brookline, on Thursday, the Third day of February next, at 2} o'clock P. M., for the following purposes, to wit :
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. . To act upon an order of notice from the Legislature on the peti- tion of the Mayor of the city of Roxbury, that that city may be consti- tuted the county seat instead of Dedham.
3. To act upon the order of notice from the Legislature on the petition of George R. Russell and others for a Railroad from West Roxbury to Brookline.
4. To receive and act upon the report of any committee which may be prepared to report.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this twenty-eighth day of January, A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred & forty- eight.
JAMES BARTLETT, Selectmen DANIEL SANDERSON, of
H. M. SANBORN, Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. ? TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Feb. 1, 1848. S Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Brookline herein described to meet at the time & place & for the purposes within mentioned, by leaving a printed notice at the residence of said voters in said Town.
ELISHA STONE, Constable of Brookline.
See file E, No. 41. A true copy. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
Special Meeting, February 3, 1848. 257
Agreeably to the notice issued by virtue of the fore- going warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Brookline assembled at the time and place as therein set forth.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk at half-past two o'clock, and Daniel Sanderson was chosen Moderator.
The 2d Article in the warrant, in regard to the removal of the county seat, was taken up, and after some debate it was
Voted, That our Representative be requested to oppose the granting the petition of the Mayor of the city of Rox- bury to have the county seat removed, unless that city will pay all the expense attending such removal.
The said petition & order of notice thereon will be found on file E, No. 42.
Article 3d in the warrant was disposed of, without discus- sion, by the following 3 votes : File E, No. 44.
Voted, That in the opinion of the inhabitants of Brookline no such necessity or public inconvenience exists as calls for the granting of the petition of George R. Russell and others, inasmuch as the petitioners can obtain ample railroad accom- modation with the city of Boston by means of a branch to the Providence road, and because the travel from West Rox- bury more naturally falls into the Providence than into the Worcester Railroad.
Voted, Therefore, that if for no other reason, we are earnestly opposed to any road which, like this, thus unnec- essarily must make a bad crossing over the principal street in the Town.
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to forthwith to lay before the Legislature an attested copy of these votes as constituting a remonstrance on the part of the Town against the granting of such petition. See file E, No. 43.
There were no committees to report under the 4 Article. Voted, To adjourn.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk. .
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL MEETING, 1848.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
BROOKLINE. S To the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brookline qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the sixth day of March next, at half-past one o'clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :
1. To choose a Moderator.
2. To choose the necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.
3. To hear the reports of Town Officers and committees.
4. To bring in their votes for county Treasurer.
5. To revise the Jury Box.
6. To see if the Town will choose a committee to confer with the Water Commissioners concerning the land that was taken from the road for the reservoir; also, on the subject of lowering the road over Brad- ley's Hill, so called.
7. To Act upon the petition of sundry persons, inhabitants of this Town, for a Town Road to be laid out and constructed from Washington Street, on the westerly side of the Town House, through Mechanics place, so called, to Harvard Street.
8. To see if the Town will grant and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of laying Flagging Stones across Washington Street in the Village.
9. To see if the Town will annex the new Road in the south part of the Town to Newton Street Highway District, or otherwise provide for keeping it in repair; also, to give said new road a name.
10. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as be necessary to meet the expenditures of the Town the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place as above named. Given under our hands and seals this Twenty-Eighth day of February, Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-eight.
JAMES BARTLETT, Selectmen of H. M. SANBORN, Brookline.
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NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, March 2, 1848. In pursuance of the fore- going warrant to me directed, I have notified the said Inhabitants to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein expressed, by leaving a printed notification at the residence of each of said voters.
FRANKLIN TUKEY, Constable.
A true copy of the warrant and return.
See file E, No. 45. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the Inhabitants of the Town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall at half- past one o'clock P. M., on Monday, the sixth day of March, 1848.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, and Dr. Pierce conducted to the Desk, who opened the meeting with Prayer.
James Bartlett was then chosen Moderator.
Artemas Newell was re-elected Town Clerk, and was immediately sworn to the faithful discharge of the duty by the Moderator.
Dr. Charles Wild, in behalf of the Town Treasurer and Auditing Committee, made the following report :
TREASURER'S REPORT.
In pursuance of the provisions of the Laws of the Commonwealth requiring Treasurers of Towns to make report annually. of their official acts, the Treasurer would submit the following report :
Balance of cash on Hand at last Audit $814 58 Received into the Treasury for Taxes and from sundry other Sources during the year 9874 15
Leaving the resources for the year $10688 73
From which has been paid by orders of the Selectmen, School Committee, votes of the Town, and for County Taxes , 10189 22
Leaving a balance in the T. . $499 51
For a detailed account of the receipts and expenditures, reference may be had to the Auditors' printed report.
The debts of the Town, including interest computed to February 1, 1848, amount to the sum of Six Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three dollars and Sixty-Eight cents.
BROOKLINE, March 6, 1848.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
See file E, No. 46.
A. NEWELL, Treas.
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Voted, That the report be accepted.
George F. Homer, Esq., in behalf of the School Commit- tee, made a Report. It was-
Voted, To accept the report of the School Committee, and that it be printed and distributed, one copy to each family in the Town.
The report will be found on file E, No. 49.
Voted, To choose three Selectmen.
Proceeded to ballot for three Selectmen, which resulted in the choice of
James Bartlett, Hugh M. Sanborn, Selectmen. John W. Warren,
Voted, To choose three Assessors.
Proceeded to ballot for Assessors, which resulted in the choice of Charles Stearns, Jun., Thomas Griggs, Royal McIntosh.
Voted, That the Treasurer be collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
Stephen S. C. Jones was chosen Treasurer & Collector.
Voted, To open the Polls for County Treasurer.
John Bullard, Esq., of Dedham, received the whole num- ber of votes given in for County Treasurer-being Eighty- Five.
Voted, To proceed to the choice of School Committee, to consist of five.
Rev. William H. Shailer, William I. Bowditch, Esq., George F. Homer, Rev. Joseph Haven, Jun., were chosen, leaving one vacancy.
Mr. Bowditch, after some remarks, declined to accept or serve as one of the School Committee.
Mr. Shailer also made some remarks, but desired to have time to consider before giving his decision.
The meeting then adjourned for one week, to Monday, the 13th inst., at half-past one o'clock P. M.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
Agreeably to the laws of the Commonwealth, the Town Clerk forthwith issued his warrant to Constable Clapp,
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requiring him to summon the several persons who had been chosen to office, of whom an oath was required, to appear before said Clerk within seven days from the receipt of such notice, to take the oath required by law to qualify them for the discharge of the duties of the several offices to which they have been respectively chosen.
March 7, 1848. Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
MAR. 8. John Warren appeared and declined to serve as a Selectman for the ensuing year.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
NORFOLK, SS.
MARCH 10. Then personally appeared Stephen S. C. Jones and made oath that he would faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of Treasurer and Collector during the ensuing year.
Attest : A. NEWELL, Town Clerk.
NORFOLK, SS.
Then personally appeared the persons hereafter named and took the oath required by law to qualify them for the discharge of the duties of the several offices to which they have respectively been elected.
Mar. 14. James Bartlett
as Selectman & Highway Surveyor.
66 Hugh M. Sanborn Do. & Highway Surveyer.
Bela Stoddard 66 Do.
Samuel A. Walker 66 Field Driver.
16. Charles Warren " Highway Surveyor & Field Driver.
66 Clark L. Haynes " Fence Viewer.
18. Francis H. Corey Do. Do.
66 William White 66 Highway Surveyor.
66 Thomas N. Woodward " Do. Do
David S. Coolidge Do. Do.
20. Mark W. Sheafe 66 Do. Do.
21. Simon Warren
22. Samuel Hills
27. E. Stone Jesse Bird
" Field Driver & Highway Surveyor.
Do. Do. Do. Do.
" Surveyor of Wood & Lumber.
" Surveyor of Highways. Sworn as Assessor.
May
1. Charles Stearns, Jun., Thomas Griggs . Royal McIntosh 66 66 66
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 13, 1848.
In pursuance of the adjournment on the Sixth inst., the inhabitants of the Town of Brookline assembled for the purpose of attending to the unfinished business of the Town.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Bartlett, and proceeded to make choice of such officers as were not elected on the Sixth inst.
First, Balloted for a Selectman to fill the vacancy occa- sioned by John W. Warren declining to serve in that capacity .;
Mr. Jesse Bird was chosen; he declined to serve, and was excused.
Moses Withington was then chosen, who also declined and was excused.
Bela Stoddard was then chosen, which makes the board of Selectmen for the year complete, to wit :
James Bartlett,
Hugh M. Sanborn, Selectmen. Bela Stoddard,
Proceeded to fill the existing vacancy in the School Com- mittee by electing Samuel Philbrick.
The following named persons were chosen Prudential School Committee :
Charles Stearns, Jun., for North District.
Mark W. Sheafe, ' Middle
Simon W. Clifford,
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Voted, To choose Ten Highway Surveyors by Ballot.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
1. David S. Coolidge, Harvard Street District.
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