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first Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' our Representative
2ndly Voted Esq" Marcy moderator for the remainder of said meeting
3rdly Voted a 100€ for Schooling the year insuing
4thly Voted 1010€ for other Necessary Charges of the Town (viz) for the Cost of hireing men in to the armey and for cost of procuring Cloths for the Soldrey and Necessares for their families and for the common Town cost and Charges 5thly Voted Lt Timothy Foster Senor Lt Jonah Wood Daniel Newell John Curtis Jun' Benjamin Stone Jo- siah Conant & Cornet Day a School Committee to provide Schooling ye current year
6thly Voted unanimously against the Constitution there being 60 acted
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Dudley Town Records, 1778.
October ye 13th 1778 Elizabeth Jewell threw herselfe upon the Town for maintainance November ye 23rd 1778 Moses Jewell Engaged to pay all the Cost the Town had been at in the support of the said Elisabeth in her life time and for her funeral Charges and the Selectmen gave him orders to take her things that she left to Enable him to fullfil his Engagements
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Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in said County Greeting In the Name of the government and people of the Massachusetts Bay in New England you or either of you are Required forthwith to warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley aforesaid quallifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our Meeting House in said Town on Monday the 23rd Day of this Instant November at one o Clock in ye after noon then aud there to act upon the following articals (viz) first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to grant money to Defray the Necessary Charges in our Town the Currant year
3rdly for the Town to act Relitive to mr Gleasons wood as they see fitt
4thly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see caus
here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day Dated at Dudley Aforesaid the Ninth Day of Novem- ber Anno Domini 1778
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk Dudley November ye 23 Day 1778
In obediance to this Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley to meet at the time and place within mentioned by Siting this warrant up at the usual place
by me Jacob Chamberlain Constable
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Dudley Town Records, 1778-79.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 23rd Day of November AD 1778
first Voted and Chose Jedidiah marcy Esq moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted £200 for to Defray the Necessary Charges in our Town the currant year
3rdly Voted £60 for mr gleasons wood this year meaning 40 / per Cord
4thly Voted to abate m' Nathaniel Jewells Rates in Asa Curtises List for the year 1777 for his own poll being 28 /
March ye Ist 1779 mary Cortiss threw her selfe upon the Town of Dudley for maintainance
Worcester ss To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the Name of the government and people of the Massachusetts Bay in New England you or either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to Warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Dudley quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our Meeting House in said Dudley on mon- day the first Day of march next at Nine o Clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz) first to Choose a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to Choose Town officers & Committees for the In- suing year as the Law Directs
3rdly to see if the Town will let their swine run at large this year
4thly to act Relative to the highways & granting money therefor as the Town sees fitt
5thly. to act Relative to the Revd M' Gleasons last years salary as the Town thinks best
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6thly to see if the Town will set off mr Jacob Warren and others as a school ward by them selves and let them Draw their school money
7thly for the Town to act upon any petition or petition that shall be laid before them as they see fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before the said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the fifteenth Day of Febru- , ary Anno Domini 1779
Edward Davis 1 Selectmen
Joseph Healy
Nathaniel Healy of Dudley
Dudley march ye Ist 1779 In obediance to this warrant I
have put it up at the usual place of posting warrants
Benja Morriss Constable
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dud- ley assembled at our Meeting House in said Dudley on monday the first Day of march AD 1779
first Voted Esq" Marcy moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted to have five Selectmen this year
3rdly Voted William Larned first Selectman
4thly Voted Edward Davis second Selectman
5thly Voted Joseph Healy third Selectman
6thly Voted Nathaniel Healy fourth Selectman
7thly Voted Jonathan Day fifth Selectman
Sthly Voted Edward Davis Town Clerk
9thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq' Town Treasurer
Iothly Voted to have three Assessors this year
1 Ithly Voted Edward Davis first Assessor
12thly Voted Joseph Sabin J' second Assessor
13thly Voted Timothy Foster J' third Assessor
14thly Voted Obadiah Sabin west end Constable
15thly Voted Joseph Keith east end Constable
16th]y Voted Jonah Wood & John Edmunds wardians
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I'7thly Voted Mark Elwell & Asa Curtis tything men
18thly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles and Clap- boards
Igthly Voted Nathaniel Clark Joseph Upham J' Nathan Jeffords John Curtis J' John Bracket Thomas Cheney and John Vorce highway Surveyors
20thly Voted William Carter Sealer of weights and measurs
2Istly Voted John Vorce Sealer of Leather
22ndly Voted John Wakefield & Shadrach Smith fence viewers
23rdly Voted to let our Swine run at large this year
24thly Voted John White & Daniel Sabin hog Reives
25thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Esq Elijah gore Joseph
Vinton Lemuel Corbin & John Curtis Jun' Committee of Corespondance &c
26thly Voted Daniel .Newell Moses Jewell & Ebenezer
Foster a Committee to provide for the Soldiars famalies
27thly Voted two hundred pounds in adition to what was granted last year to Defray the Charges of our highways & Bridges this year
2Sthly Voted that the same shall be worked out at 30 / pr Day by the first of October next
29thly Voted that the Surveyors of highways be Collectors of that Rate
3othily Voted to put over the fifth artical to next may meeting
31stly Voted not to grant a School ward to m' Jacob Warren and others
32"dly on the petition of Josiah Harris Esq and Shadrach Smith praying that they and others might be Excused from ministearil Taxes Voted that if any person or persons shall make it appear to this Town by a publick Sollom Declarition at any legal Town meeting that it is contrary to their opinion and against the Dictates of their Consciance to pay taxes to- wards the maintanance of the standing order or Congregational Ministers or for building or Repairing meeting Houses or settlements for such ministers they shall be Excused from such
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taxes for the future unless they or any of em should alter their opinion and consent to be taxed as aforesaid
33rdly Voted not to abate Esq Harress minister Rates for the time past
34thly Voted not to abate Shadrach Smiths minister Rates for the time past
35thly Voted to abate Esq John Fenner last year minister Rates
36thly Voted not to abate m' Daniel Dodges poll from taxes The above Said officers Sworn
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Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in said County Greeting
In the Name of the government and people of the Massa- chusetts you or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn the frecholders and other Inhabitants of said Town quallifyed to Vote for a Represen to meet at our meeting house in said Town on Thursday the 20th Day of may Instant at one o Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to Elect and Depute a person or persons to Represent us at the Great and General Court the year Insuing agreeable to the process to us Directed there for
2ndly to Choose a moderator for the remainder of Sd meeting 3rdly to act Relative to a New Constitution & form of gov- ernment as the Town Sees fitt
4thly to grant money for Necessary Chargs or agree how to furnish the Town therewith as the Town thinks best
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before the said 20th Day of this Instant may Dated at Dudley aforesaid this 5th Day of may Anno Domini 1779
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
Worcester ss Dudley may 20th 1779
In obediance to
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this warrant I have warned the Inhabitants to meet at time and place within mentioned by seting this warrant up at the usual place in Dudley
Joseph Keith Constable
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting house in said Town on Thursday the 20th Day of may Anno Domini 1779
first Voted and Chose Edward Davis Representative
2ndly Voted major Larned moderator for the Remainder of sª meeting
3™ªly Voted to have a New Constitution 76 being present & voting
4thly Voted Not to Impower our Representative to Vote for the Calling a State convention for ye forming sª Consti- tution
5thly Voted for to have the money (that was granted and assessed for to pay the money hired last may for to pay the solders with) takien and used for other Necessary Charges in the Town
Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the said County of Worcester Greeting
In the Name of the government and people of Massachusetts Bay you or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or Notify all the Freemen Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley who is twenty one years of age to meet at our meeting house in said Town on Tuesday the 17th Day of August Instant at one o Clock in the after noon then and there to act upon the following articals viz
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to Elect one or more persons to Represent us in a State Convention to meet at Cambridge on the first Day of
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September next for the sole purpose of framing a New Con- stitution ; and to give them proper Instructions &c
3rdly to act upon the Doings of the Convention of Com- mittees that met at Concord the 14th Day of July last as the Town Sees fitt
4thly to grant money for the hire of soldiars & other Neces- sary Charges
5thly to grant money for Schooling the Currant year
6thly to Chuse a School Committee to provide schooling this year
7thly for the Town to Chuse a Committee or Committees to ajust the proceadings of the Town & militia officers since the war or act thereon as they think best
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this third Day of August Anno Domini 1779
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
In obediance to the within warrant I have warned all the freeman Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley by setting this. warrant up at the time and place as is usual
Dudley August ye 17th 1779
p' Joseph Keith Constable
At a meeting of the freemen Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House in said Town on Tuesday ye 17th Day of August AD 1779
first Voted William Larned Esq moderator for said meeting 2ndly Voted m' Joseph Upham a Deligate to Represent us at the Convention to meet at Cambridge on the first Day of September next for the sole purpose of framing a new Con- stitution
3'dly Voted Jacob Warren Joseph Vinton Joseph Sa- bin Jr Elisha Corbin & Cornet Day a Committee to Draw
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Instructions for our Deligate and Reporte to the Town said Draft for them to act thereon
then the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday the 24th Day of August Instant at one o Clock in the afternoon persise- ly met according to adjournment &
· first Voted to accept of the Draft of Instructions as a mended
2ndly Voted m' Jacob Warren our Deligate to Represent us at the Convention to be held at Concord on the first Wed- nesday of October next to Regulate prices of articals &c
3rdly Voted £3060 to pay the hire of our 6 Continantal Soldars that marched last July
4thly Voted that any person or persons may pay their part and proportion of said sum either in money or in Rie at £5 28 per bushel which they Choose
5thly Voted £1000 for schooling the Current year
6thly Voted Jacob Chamberlain Jr major Healy Lt Jonah Wood Cap' Morriss Mark Dodge Cornet Day & m' Jo- seph Vinton a School Committee for the Current year
7thly Voted to have a Committee Chosen to Call upon the militia officers to shew how all the fines they have Collected from the people of our Town sence the war has been appro- priated and to make Report to the Town
Sthly Voted Esq" Marcy m' Joseph Vinton m' Daniel Newell m' Joseph Upham & Edward Davis sd Committee
Worcester ss To either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the name of the government and people of the massachusetts Bay in New England you or Either of you are hereby Directed forth- with to warne or Notify the frecholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on monday the ISth Day of this Instant October at two o Clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
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first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly to grant money to Defray the Necessary Charges in the Town the Currant year
3rdly for the Town to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before them as they see fit
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings there on unto the Selectmen at or before said Day . Dated at Dudley aforesaid this 4th Day of october anno Domini 1779
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
In obediance to the within warrant I have warnd the free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudly Quallified to vote in Town affairs to meet at time and place within mentioned by sitting this warrant up at the time and place as is usual
Dudley October ISth 1779 p' me Jos Keith Constable
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting House on monday the 18th Day of October Anno Domini 1779
first Voted & Chose major Wm Larned moderator for said meeting and then adjorned to Thursday next at two o Clock in the after noon
met according to adjornment and
Voted £700 to Defray the Necessary Charges in our Town the Currant year
June 26th 1779 the Town being together at a training to procure 6 men for nine months to reinforce the continental army the people being a minde said men should be hired by a tax the Selectmen Notifyed the people to repaire into the
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meeting house to act thereon & upon their being assembled they
Voted that William Larned Joseph Vinton Edward Davis & Nathaniel Healy with the militia officers should be a com- mittee to hire said six men upon the best terms they could
Worcester ss
To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in the County of Worcester Greeting In the Name of the govern- ment and people of the massachusetts Bay you or Either of you are hereby Directed to warne or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of said Dudley Quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in said Town on monday the thirteenth Day of December next at one o Clock in the afternoon then and there to act upon the following articals (viz)
first to Chuse a moderator for said meeting
2ndly for the Town to act Relative to m' gleasons salary and wood as they think best and to grant money for the same if they see fitt or act otherwise as the Town shall agree
3rdly for the Town to grant money for other Necessary Charges if they see fitt
4thly for the Town to act Relative to the Continental Soldiars hire or the Rie tax as they shall agree
5thly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that shall be laid before the Town as they see fitt
Hereof fail not and make Due Return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid the twenty third Day of Novem- ber Anno Domini 1779
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk
In obediance to the within warrant I have warned the free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qual- lifyed to vote in Town affairs to meet at time and place within
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Dudley Town Records, 1779-80.
mentioned by setting this warrant up at the time and place as is usual
p' me Joseph Keith Constable
Dudley December ye 13th 1779
At a Meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on monday the 13th Day of December 1779
first Voted major Larned moderator for said meeting
2ndly Voted £Soo for m' gleasons salary this year & m' gleason accepted of it in full for this year & agreed to risk the fall of money
3rdly Voted £160 for m' gleasons wood this year and mr gleason agreead to take his salary the old way in any of the Necessaries of life if any persons pleased to pay it so and his wood as usual
4thly Voted £400 for other Necessary Charges the Currant year
5thly Voted to put the fourth artical over to march meating
Worcester SS
To Either of ye Constables of the Town of Dudley in Said County greeting In the Name of the government and people of the massachusetts Bay in New England you or Either of you are hereby Directed forthwith to warn or Notify the free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qual- lified to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Said Town on monday the Sixth Day of march next at Nine a clock in the fore noon then and their to act upon fol- lowing articals (viz)
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first to Chuse a moderator for Said meeting
2ly to Chuse Town officers & Commities for the Insueing year as usual
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3ly to See if the Town will let their Swine run at large this year
4ly to act Relitive to our highways & bridges as the Town See fitt and To grant money & Choose Committees if Neaded
5ly to act upon the artical Relative to hire of our nine months men or the Rie Rate so called that was put over to this meeting from December 13th 1779 meeting as the Town thinks best
6ly to hear and act upon any petition or petitions that Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt
hereof fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this Nineteenth Day of February Anno Dominie 1780
by order of the Selectmen
Edward Davis Town Clerk In obedience to the Within Warrant I have Warned the free- holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Qual- lified to Vote in Town affairs to meet at the time and place within mentioned by Setting this Warrant up at the time and place as is usual
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Joseph Keith Constable
Dudley march the 6th 17So
At a Leagal meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regularly assembled at our meeting House in Dudley on monday the 6th Day of march 1780
first Voted Jedidiah Marcy moderator for Said meting
2ªdly Voted to have 5 Selectmen this year
3rdly Voted Jedidiah Marcy first Selectman
4thly Voted m' Joseph Vinton Second Selectman
5thly Voted Capt Morriss third Selectman
6thly Voted Cornet Day fourth Selectman
7thly Voted Liut Willard fifth Selectmen
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8thly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Clerk
9thìly Voted Jedidiah Marcy Town Treasurer
Iothly Voted to have three assessors the Curant year
II'hly Voted John Warren first assessor
12thly Voted Ebenezer Foster Second assessor
13thly Voted John Curtis Jun third assessor
14ªhly Voted Ralph Vinton west end Constable he paid
his fine 15thly Voted Jedidiah Corbin East End Constable
16thly Voted Jonathan Conant & Liut Joseph Keith wardians .
17thly Voted L' Jonah Wood & Isaac Lee Tything men
I Sthly Voted Josiah Hovey Culler of Shingles & Clabboards
19thìly Voted to Continue the last years Survairs of highways for the present year
20thly Voted Capt Carter Scalor of weights and measures
. 21stly Voted John Vorce Sealor of Leather
22"dly Voted Benjn Kidder Jnr & John Edmunds fence. viewers
23rdly Voted to let our Swine run at large this year 24thly Voted James Brown Eleazer may & Theoder marcy rieves
25thly Voted to adjourn the remainder of this meeting to thirsday next at one of the Clock in the after noon persiscly
met agreeable to adjornment & first Voted major Larned Decon Davis major Healey Capt Eady & Liut Jonah Wood Committee of Corespond- ance &c
2thly Voted Daniel Newell Moses Jewell & Joseph Allen a Committee to provide for the Soldiers families
3thly Voted £1250 pounds in adition to what was granted the two last years to Defray the Charge of our higways & bridges the present year
4thly Voted that the Same Shall be worked out at 60 / pr Day from may to october
5thly Voted to Build the Brige over the River by m' Inmans a good Cart Brige
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6thly Voted m' Thomas Cotton Capt John Eady & Na- than Inman a Commettee to build Said Brige
7thly Voted to pass over the 5 artical
Sthly Voted not to grant the widow Cheany petition Con- cering her Negro being taxed
9thly Voted Nathan Inman west end Constable he paid his fine
rothly Voted to abate Lemuel Underwood poll in Jonathan Conants taxes assessed october & January last
IIthly Voted £41-16 / to mr Jacob Warren for going to Concord
12thly adjorn this meeting without Day
Notifyed and meet agreeable to the adjornment on monday the 27th Day at two of the clock in the after noon &
first Voted m' John Haskel west eand Constable
2ndly adjorn this meeting without Day
Notifyed and meet agreable to adjornment on monday the 3th Day of april at two of the clock in the after noon &
first Voted to Excuse m' John Haskal from Serving Constable for the Excuse he made
2thly Voted to Refund back Siah Vintons fine he paid for his being Chosen Constable on Condition that John Vinton hireing a man to Serve for them
3thly Voted John Vinton west eand Constable
4thly Voted to Except John Edmunds to Serve Constable in his Room
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Worcester SS To Either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley in Said County greeting
In the Name of the government and people of the Massa- chusetts Bay in New england you or Either of you are hereby Directed forth with to Warn or Notify the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Quallifyed to Vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting House in Said Town on Thursday the eighteenth Day of may Curant at three of the
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in the after noon then and there to act upon the fol- lowing articals (viz)
firstly To Chuse a moderator for Said meeting
2ndly To act Relative to the Constitution or form of gov- ernment
3rdly To hear and act upon any petition or petitions that Shall be laid before the Town as they See fitt
here of fail not and make Due Return of this warrant with your Doings thereon unto the Selectmen at or before Said Day Dated at Dudley aforesaid this twelvth Day of May A. D. 1780
Jedidiah Marcy 1 Benj" Morriss - Selectinen of Dudley
Jonathan Willard
Worcester SS may ISth 1780
In obediance to the within Warrant I have warned and Notifyed the Inhabitants within mentioned to meet at time and place within written by Setting up this warrant as usual at the meeting House
John Edmunds Constable of Dudley
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting house on Thursday the eighteenth Day of may anno Domini 17So
first Voted Decon Davis moderator for Said meeting
2ªly Voted to Choose a Commeety to make Some a mend- ments in the Constitution
3ly Voted to Chuse Seven for a Commetee
4ly Voted Decon Davis major Larned m' Elisha Corbin m' Warren Esq' Vennor Capt Corbin mr gore for a Commete
5ly this meeting is adjournd to may ye 29 Day at ten of the Clock in the fore noon
met agreeable to adjornment
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first Voted that the following amedments be made (viz) on the third artical of the Bills of Rights that the word not other wise be added after the decleration Relative to at- tendance on the Teachers of piety and Religion and morality
2ªly Voted 48 for the amendment and Sixteen against it
3ªly Voted that all male persons that are twenty one years of age and upwards that have paid taxes and are Inhabitants in any Town have a right to vote for a governor Senet and Representitives 52 voted for it
4ªly Voted to corum of the House of Representitives be 100 42 voted for it
5ly Voted that the word Protestant Shall be added where it Saith the governor Declare Himself to be of the Christion Religion before the word Religion 52 voted for it
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