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Ice dealers, Mumford & James, Thomas A. Quin. Iron fences, railings, doors, etc., L. Dean & Co., C. Palmer. Iron founders, J. H. Chapman, Hart & Dagwell, G. C. Miller, Cyrus Palmer, J. S. & M. Peckham, Wheeler & Bailey.
Knitting-mill, S. S. & J. S. Lowery.
Ladies' furnishing goods, Mrs. H. Callanen, G. S. Davis, J. S. Fredericks, Patrick Gaffney, Mrs. A. King. W. H. Stewart, D. Thomas. Lager beer saloons, Peter Agne, Christian Binder, Anthony Brendle, Francis Herbrand, John Hemmberger, Herman Korff, Jos. Leuthauser, Jos. Meinong, Michael Remmer, Geo. Richard, Anton Siegenberger, John Spindler, John Thelen, Warner Zimmerman. Lamp manufacturers, John Carton, A. Leach, I. A. Williams. Lawyers, G. W. Adams, W. R. Anthony, W. J. Bacon, W. & R. C. Baker, Sam. J. Barrows, Arthur M. Beardsley, Ezra M. Birdseye, J. W. Bond, A. A. Boyce, Brayton & Seward, Erastus Clark, A. Coburn, John D. Collins, W. H. Comstock, Geo. H. Conger, Roscoe Conkling, Benj. F. Cooper, Henry Cooper, J. G. Coye, Crafts & Brown, J. G. Crocker, Sylvester Dering, Peter Davies, Doolittle & Babcock, Edmonds & Miller, James G. French, N. Floyd, Dexter Gillmore, Edmund A. Graham, H. A. Grant, jr., Henry Green, Philo Gridley, Hamilton & Melhinch, Hoyt & Butler, Hunt & Waterman, Hiram Hurlburt, Jay Hyde, Arthur B. Johnson, O. G. Kellogg, Kernan, Quin & Kernan, James F. Mann, Matteson & Benedict, A. J. & I. C. McIntosh, J. W. McQuade, Morris S. Miller, R. H. Morehouse, Wallace M. Mott, Eaton J. Richardson, P. Sheldon Root, Richard Schroeppel, Horatio Seymour, John F. Seymour, George J. Sicard, George W. Smith, Spriggs & McIncrow, W. J. Stanford, Eugene Stearns, David C. Stoddard, E. J. Stoddard, John R. Timan, Montgomery H. Throop, Isaac Trippe,
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Thomas R. Walker, Edmund A. Wetmore, White & Lalor, Joel Willard, E. W. Will- iams, J. Watson Williams. Leather and findings, Edward Curran's Sons, J. Harter & Son, Loucks & Searls. Leather beltings, C. W. Hutchinson, J. A. Williams & Co. Lime and cement, William Brady, T. B. Devereux, Hart & Munson. Lithographer, B. S. Merrell. Livery stables, Moses Barney, J. Butterfield & Son, William Codner, David Cruikshanks, Charles Green, B. Hawley & Son, George S. Makepeace, J. C. & W. H. Mapes, George Pearson, Levi Rich, Charles Rice. Locksmiths and bell hangers, G. Eidepenz, William Hanusch, William Higgs, Joseph Louis, George Potter. Look- ing glasses and picture frames, J. A. Davies, N. Hollister, Solomon McQuivey, Alfred Walker & Co., John Wright. Lumber dealers, T. P. Ballou, George Beckworth, Downer & Kellogg, Owen Eynon, Jonathan Goodier, Hiram P. Huxford, Lewis Lawrence, James H. Read.
Machine cards, C. W. Hutchinson, A. J. Williams & Co. Machinists, Philo S. Cur- tis, William Dent, Hart & Munson, George Potter, C. T. Smith. Manufacturers' sup- plies, C. W. Hutchinson, A. J. Williams & Co. Manure, G. T. Hollingworth. Marble workers, Rufus C. Dodge, Lewis L. Lewis, Quick & Hughes. Mattresses, G. A. Clark, Lennebacher & Delong. Milliners and millinery goods, H. Barnard's Sons, Mrs. S. L. Brownell, Mrs. M. J. Cameron, Miss H. Chapman, Mrs. M. C. Dieckow, Miss Sophronia Garripy, Jones & Harrington, Miss R. Lumbard, John Mulholland, Mrs. O'Hara, Miss L. W. Parker, Miss J. A. Reynolds, Miss M. A. Reynolds, Miss A. Sanford, Spertzell & Davis, Mrs. C. Warmoll. Music and musical instruments, George A. Andrews, Buckingham & Ketchum, N. Hollister, William A. McDonough, James A. Rich.
Naturalist, J. P. Davis. News and periodical depots, George N. Beesley, Nathan Hollister, William A. McDonough, J. French. Nurserymen, seedsmen, and florists, William Archer, Frederick W. Boyce, A. G. Howard.
Oculist and aurist, C. J. Fox. Oil refiners, Stuber Brothers. Organ builders, George A. Andrews, John G. Marklove.
Painters (house and sign), George Bullock, Thomas Goult, C. F. Powers, John Tun- bridge, R. R. Wiseman. Painters (portrait), M. E. D. Brown, Charles H. Judson, Ed- . ward Kunkely, A. Walker & Co. Paints, oils, and glass, W. E. P. Baylis, T. K. But- ler, Comstock Dickinson & Co., J. A. Hall & Co., N. C. Newell, T. C. B. Knowlson, Warner & Ray. Paper hangers, H. Barnard's Sons, N. C. Newell, Wesley J. Segar. Physicians, M. M. Bagg, Daniel P. Bissell, Caroline Brown, Burke & McOwen, C. B. & W. B. Coventry, Horace B. Day, J. H. Douglass, B. F. Flower, C. J. Fox, G. C. Fuller, C. J. Hill, Ira D. Hopkins, jr., Isaac J. Hunt, Jacob Hunt, F. W. Klages, John McCall, J. C. Mckenzie, P. McCraith, William Morris, H. A. Oaks, J. A. Paine, Charles F. Powers, J. Rathbun, J. C. Raymond, James Reese, J. Robinson, William Russell, Thomas Spears, A. T. Spencer, D. G. Thomas, J. Ward, George Washburn, William H. Watson, L. B. Wells, H. L. Williams, Mrs. O. C. A. Wood, S. G. Wolcott. Pianoforte dealers, Buckingham & Ketchum, Williams & Eaton. Planemaker, John Reed. Plan- ing-mills, Downer & Kellogg, Hiram P. Huxford, Lewis Lawrence. Plumbers, copper- smiths, and gasfitters, John Carton, P. J. Curley, James Garrigan, Edward Martin, Sherwood & Hopson, Charles Millar, R. P. Williams. Pottery, N. White & Son. Printers (book and job), Childs & Williams, Curtis & White, T. J. Griffithis, De Witt C.
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Grove, Paul Keiser, T. R. McQuade, Ellis H. Roberts, Evan E. Roberts, R. W. Roberts, J. W. Segar. Pumpmaker, W. P. Newton.
Restaurants, P. C. Ballou, Henry Banker, John Beston, P. Cassidy, E. Gebhardt, Hugh Hamill, Herman Korff, W. W. Long, Edmund Laughlin, Patrick Neegan, John Montgomery, M. O'Brien, Michael Rabenstein, J. Siegrist, John Shott, D. Snyder, E. E. Williams.
Sash, blind, and doormakers, Downer & Kellogg, Hiram P. Huxford, Lewis Law- rence. Saw manufacturers, B. Partello, Simpson & Lennebacker. Sewing machines, 1 Buckingham & Ketchum, W. S. Taylor. Shirt manufacturers, E. H. Fish, S. F. Merry, Robinson & Ball. Silver platers, William Dent, Charles Froeligh, Henry Sanders, W. D. Smith. Silverware manufacturers, Charles C. Shaver. Skein manufacturer, J. H. Chapman. Soap and candle factory, Tavender, Heath & Co., Thorn & Maynard. Stained glass, Charles P. Davis. Starch factory, C. W. Hutchinson. Stoves, ranges, and furnaces, W. W. Bennett, John Carton, T. W. Chatfield, Owen O'Neil & Co., J. S. & M. Peckham, Wheeler & Bailey, J. E. Roberts & Co.
Tailors, G. Laimbeer, John Weikert. Tanners and curriers, Harter, David Jones, Thorn & Maynard. Taxidermist, J. P. Davis. Teachers (music), James Best, Joseph Sieboth, Charles Sutorious, W. Williams. Telegraphic instrument maker, S. W. Chub- buck. Tinsmiths and stove dealers, Batchelor & Wicks, Henry Beckwith, W. W. Ben- nett, Joseph Briggs, W. A. Cameron, John Carton, T. W. Chatfield, J. Donahoe, Henry Hastings, William E. Henry, N. Hopkins, Loak & Osborne, Charles Millar, Owen O'Neil & Co., J. S. & M. Peckham, J. E. Roberts & Co., Wheeler & Bailey, George Willis. Turners (wood), H. C. Beare, E. B. Paine.
Umbrellamaker, Philip Gardner. Undertakers, W. B. Monroe, Van Ness & Douglass. Upholsterers, G. A. Clark, J. A. Davies, John H. Keating, Lennebacker & De Long.
Variety stores, G. A. Clark, Eliza Conway, J. Corbally, H. L. Hurlburt, Mrs. A. King, Charles Kirkland, Lyman Mumford, William Storrs & Co. Veterinary surgeon, A. S. Copeman.
Watches, jewelry, etc., Selden Collins, B. F. & T. M. Davies, F. Darrigrand, A. Leach, Frank W. Marchisi, Marsh & Son, W. S. Taylor, Charles C. Shaver. Wheelwrights, John M. Dyme, Joseph Dixon, Cadwell Richards. Wig and toupee makers, Batchelor Brothers, Reuben R. Lippins. Window glass, E. G. Brown, N. C. Newell. Window shades, J. W. Segar, A. Walker & Co. Wines and liquors, Breen & Co., John Buswell, Peter Cunningham, T. H. Gordon, Isaac J. Knapp, C. M. Mitch- ell, D. Mitchell, P. Vidvard & Co. Wood moulding, E. B. Paine & Son. Wooden and willowware, G. A. Clark, William M. Storrs & Co. Wool dealers, James Rockwell & Co. Woolen goods manufactures, Globe Woolen Company, Kernan & Helm, Utica Steam Woolen Company.
Yankee notions, T. & A. Cash, W. Williams & Co.
1863 .- On the Ist of March a finance committee previously ap- pointed reported on the condition of the city finances. There was no floating debt and every claim against the city in the year had been promptly paid. There was a balance on hand from the $12,000 raised
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to pay the floating debt (before mentioned) of $1,275.83. All the tax of 1862 was collected except $449.13, a result that had never before been reached. The receipts from various sources, besides the $16,000 authorized annually, were $7, 183.94, and there was a good balance on hand. The city hall debt was extinguished, and the whole city debt was $250,000 railroad bonds and $4,000 of the bonds for the money raised to pay the floating debt.
The charter election went strongly Democratic, owing somewhat to the effect of the war and the repeated calls for troops and threatened draft on the lower classes. The mayor chosen was Charles S. Wilson ; treasurer, Thomas M. McQuade; attorney, Ichabod C. McIntosh ; clerk, Thomas McIncrow; surveyor, Harvey Park, jr .; street commis- sioner, Benjamin F. Woodworth; aldermen, N. Curtiss White, William N. Weaver, Theodore S. Sayre, William H. Clark, Patrick McGough, John M. Hahn, William Howarth ; supervisors, John H. Douglass, William Baker, Sylvester Dering, George Pearson, Peter Cunningham, Peter Clogher, Joseph Benedict.
In his inaugural Mayor Wilson counseled continued economy, the amount authorized being, as he thought, very small on which to run the city government. He spoke of there being eleven brick school- houses, forty-four female and seven male teachers, which made the de- partment a costly one. He complimented the new police force. In July the mayor complained to the council of their extravagance and a resolution was adopted asking from the finance committee a statement of expenses and appropriations to that time. The report was made and showed that there had been audited $7,989.29, an increase over the preceding year of $2,950.19. Of this increase $1,046.38 was charged against the police department and $1, 134. 10 to the fire department.
On August 14th a resolution was adopted appropriating $1,000 for paving Genesee street, providing the citizens raised $2,000 more. Noth- ing appears to have come at this time of this action. City matters out- side of military affairs were still neglected. The paving of Charlotte street and also of Rutger, the former having already been twice ad- vertised, was re-advertised for the third time in September and the work was finally done. The first track of the street railroad was laid in the summer and the first cars began running September 14th. The
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State Fair opened September 15th and brought a large attendance. On the Ist of February all recruiting for volunteers in State organizations was ordered stopped, the quotas being filled.
In June, 1863, an extension was made of the tract bought by Nicho- las Devereux in 1847 by the purchase of a part of the Hamilton farm extending southward to the Thorn farm. It was laid out by L. M. Taylor and its lots were offered for sale. Reaching from Walnut street on the north to Thorn street on the south, and from the Chenango Canal on the east to York street on the west, it now has upon it a large number of buildings, chiefly residences.
On the 5th of May a meeting was held at the city hall to make arrange- ments for the reception of the Fourteenth and Twenty-sixth Regiments. The regiments were received on the 20th with an ovation. The Four- teenth was quartered in the city hall and the Twenty-sixth in the court- room, both being fed at the armory.
A meeting was held at Bagg's Hotel on the 19th of May to make arrangements to entertain the Loyal League Convention. Theodore S. Faxton presided. The convention met here May 26th and drew an immense crowd, said to be the largest political gathering ever held in Utica.
Enrollment for a conscription was made in June and July. In the latter part of June recruiting was active, six offices being open, under the last call of the President for volunteers. On the 23d of June the Forty-fifth Militia Regiment in Utica was ordered to prepare immedi- ately for active service. This caused a good deal of excitement. A later message from the governor explained that he wanted only volunteers and not the regiment perforce ; and that if Colonel Willard could not bring his regiment, as volunteers, himself would be taken as captain with one company. At an assembly of the regiment June 23d only forty or fifty volunteered. June 30th Provost-Marshal Richardson was ordered to make all necessary preparations for a draft. For the week ending July 18th there were forty-four enlistments in Utica and they continued active down to the date of the draft. Trouble was antici- pated at the draft and extra police were sworn in for the possible emergency. The city's quota was 594 and the county's 1,667. Recruit- ing was further stimulated in July by the offer by the general govern-
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ment to soldiers re-enlisting $402, which made, with the State bounty then offered of $150, $552, of which $177 was to be paid upon re-enlist- ment. The enrollment in the county was completed early in July and numbered in the county 9,842 and in the city 2,170. These figures were subsequently reduced to 8,960 and 2, 102 respectively.
At Gettysburg on July 1, 2, and 3 the troops from this county suf- fered severely, but the victory and the threatened invasion of the North gave new inspiration and stimulated enlistments ; twenty-seven enlisted in Utica in the week ending July 4th.
Under the last call of the President for 300,000 volunteers the draft was ordered for August 25th. August 20th forty-two soldiers of the Invalid Corps arrived to preserve order during the draft, and on the 21st one hundred members of the Fourteenth Heavy Artillery came for a like pur- pose. The draft began at Mechanics Hall on the morning of the 25th and continued several days until completed, the draft for the city oc- curring on the 28th. A blind man, Albert West, of the city, was depu . tized to do the drawing and several of the most prominent citizens, in- cluding the mayor, were present to see that the drawing was honestly conducted. Provost- Marshal Richardson presided. The box was placed in an open window where it could be seen from the street, and in the gloom of a rainy day the assembled crowd saw the first ticket taken from the box, for the town of Annsville, the towns being taken in alpha- betical order. John Putnam was the first name drawn. When the town of Deerfield was reached the crowd was greatly augmented and as the names of the unfortunates came forth there were wild demon- strations of joy, ridicule, hand-shaking, etc. About one-fifth of the whole number were drawn the first day. When the city was reached business was largely suspended, and the assemblage outside of the building was the merriest of all. The names of the city conscripts were all drawn by I o'clock. Rosettes appeared on the coats of the unlucky ones and in the evening a parade of their number was organized. There was general quiet, and at the first opportunity substitutes began to be furnished in some cases, but in more the commutation of $300 was paid. Examinations of the drafted men were begun within a few days and continued through September and a part of October.
On the 3d of September a special meeting of the Board of Supervis-
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ors was called to take steps to raise money "to mitigate the severities of the draft." Committees were appointed and reported ; but the, dis- cussions need not be followed, as nothing was done. The proposi- tion was to raise money to pay commutation of drafted men. A fund was also raised by the Democrats of the Seventh ward with which to pay the commutation of residents of that ward who were drafted and who belonged to the Democratic party.
Another call was issued for 300,000 volunteers by the President on October 17, 1863, to be followed by a draft in case the quotas were not filled, and an increased bounty was offered to stimulate enlistments. The State election went strongly Republican, and there was a dertermi- nation on the part of those in power to throw into the field an army so overwhelming in numbers that the Rebellion would be speedily crushed. On the 9th of November there were four recruiting offices in the city, and on the 16th recruiting agents appointed by the governor took the field, eight of them being located in Utica. Under active proceedings by the Board of Supervisors provision was made for the payment of $300 bounty to each volunteer (as detailed in the chapter on military affairs) and enlistments again were active.
1864 .- A call was made for 500,000 men on the Ist of February, 1864, and this was followed by another for 200,000 on the 14th of March. A public meeting was held on the 19th of February. This was occasioned by previous discussion of the necessity of more than $16,000 for city expenses, the need of a hose depot, and a new bridge at the foot of Genesee street. Nothing of importance was done except the passage of a resolution to purchase two engines at a cost of about $8,000. Another public meeting occurred March 16th to consider application to the legislature for authority to raise money for improve ments in the fire department. Two engines were needed, 1, 500 feet of hose, a watch-house, hydrants, and the Charlotte street paving (all cost- ing $10,950). There was about $5,500 on hand. The question of buy- ing a steamer was also discussed. Mr. Doolittle offered a resolution that application to the legislature be made for authority to raise $10,000 for the purposes named. This was followed by the offer of a resolution by Peter Clogher that $12,000 be added to Mr. Doolittle's resolution with which to pay city bonds issued to relieve citizens from the draft of
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1862. The warmest kind of a discussion followed, and on the final vote the chairman declared both resolutions carried. De Witt C. Grove was in the chair. A motion to adjourn was adopted ; and then Mr. Doo - little asked the taxpayers to remain, and a large number did so and adopted his original resolution, and a committee of ten was appointed to carry out its provisions.
Officers : Mayor, Theodore S. Faxton ; treasurer, Thomas McQuade ; attorney, Ichabod C. McIntosh; clerk, David Perkins ; surveyor, Har- vey Park, jr .; street commissioner, David Hughes; aldermen, Holland Yates T. F. Butterfield, C. C. Kellogg, Thomas B. Howell, Patrick Dev- lin, James Merriman, Homer Townsend; supervisors, John H. Doug- lass, William Baker, H. H. Roberts, David Donaldson, George Young, Peter Clogher, Thomas Buchanan, jr.
A special election on the question of the soldier's franchise was held on March 8th; the majority in favor of granting it was 1, 106 in the city.
A committee was sent to New York in April to investigate regarding steam fire engines, resulting in the introduction of the first steamer in May. News of the Wilderness battles excited the city early in May and it was reported that out of over 500 who went into the fight of May 7th in the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment only about 200 were left unhurt.
May 20th a committee was appointed in the council to procure plans for a watch-house. The bloody battle of Cold Harbor in June of this year showed a list of many wounded soldiers from Utica and vicinity, and the complaint came that they were not being well cared for. On the 18th a resolution passed the council that the City Hospital be rented at $600 for the care of the Oneida wounded who should be brought home. It was rented for one year. On the 28th of that month a pop- ular festival was held at the city hall as a means of raising funds for sol- diers' families, and about $1,000 were realized. On the 18th of July came another call for volunteers of 500,000, with a draft for all defi- ciency on the 5th of September.
September 24th a public celebration was held over the great victories of Sheridan and a spirit of hopefulness prevailed. During the fall the excitement of a great presidential campaign filled the public mind and
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very little work of a public nature was done in the last half of the year. Charlotte street from Elizabeth to Bleecker was ordered paved, and there was considerable paving and sidewalk construction around and near Steuben Park. The city fund of the year for all purposes was $72,087.92.
On the 18th of December, just as the labor of filling the former quota was over, call for another 300,000 volunteers came and discouraged many who were not upheld by supreme faith in the Union cause ; but the task of recruiting for it was promptly begun and with the eventual success that had before crowned the efforts of patriotic Oneida County.
1865 .- The year opened with military matters still uppermost. The two calls for volunteers made during the two preceding six months were not yet wholly filled, and the possibilities of a draft with the energetic labor necessary to avert it commanded the attention of the public. The quota of the city under both of the calls alluded to was filled with- out a draft, and early in the year it was clearly comprehended that the Rebellion was in its last throes. In February the city was the scene of the greatest snow blockade since 1835. A statement of city finances made February 25th showed a reduction in the expenses of most of the city departments.
April 3d news was received of the fall of Richmond, and on the 9th, at 10:30 A. M., news of Lee's surrender reached the city. A cannon was brought out on Bagg's Square, bells were rung, bonfires were started, the fire department came out, the sleeping people were aroused, a procession formed and marched to the mayor's residence, and general excitement prevailed. A public meeting was called for the 14th to consider what action should be taken regarding a general celebration and it was de- termined to hold one on the 20th. But before that date, and on the 15th, news was received of the assassination of President Lincoln, and the celebration was abandoned. The remains of the martyr President passed through the city on the 26th. On the 19th the funeral was ob- served here.
By an amendment of the charter, passed by the legislature May Ist, the county tax assessed in Utica was made payable at option to the city treasurer for thirty days after completion of the tax lists, without any commission for collection, thus saving the taxpayers much money and inconvenience.
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At the charter election there were chosen the following officers : Mayor, John Butterfield ; aldermen, William A. Everts, William N. Weaver, John Griffiths, Julius A. Hall, James H. Read, J. B. Wasmer, Lewis H. Babcock ; treasurer, Thomas M. McQuade; attorney, E. B. Hastings ; street commissioner, Clark Burnham; surveyor, Harvey Park, jr .; clerk, Thomas McIncrow.
March 17th the greatest freshet known occurred and continued sev- eral days, flooding cellars, destroying bridges and other property, stop- ping railroads, stages, telegraphs, etc. Water was two feet deep at the corner of Whitesboro and Genesee. March 24th a special meeting of the council was held. A committee was appointed to take necessary steps to secure legal authority to raise $10,000 by special tax for city pur- poses - to pay debts not represented by bonds, freshet damages, make repairs, etc.
June 19th the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment returned on Sunday. Tables were erected at the depot for refreshments, cannon were fired, and Home, Sweet Home, was played by the city band. They were formally received by Roscoe Conkling, to whose address reply was made by General Daggett ; the regiment passed on to Syracuse to be mustered out. The Fourth of July was celebrated with unpreced- ented display. There were fireworks in Chancellor Square and a speech by Francis Kernan. July 22d the One Hundred and Forty- sixth Regiment was welcomed, tables were spread in Chancellor Square, and an address was spoken by Judge Bacon. August Ist the Ninety- seventh Regiment returned, the old regiments acting as escort ; refresh- ments were served in Chancellor Square and an address was delivered by Rev. S. H. Coxe, D.D. November 30th a citizens' meeting has held to hear the report of the committee previously appointed on railroads. They reported in favor of a subscription of the city for $500,000 of the stock of the Utica, Chenango, and Susquehanna Valley Railroad. The police took possession of the new watch-house on December.2d.
Many incendiary fires had occurred during the past twelve months, destroying important buildings as the Female Academy on the 27th of March and the Free Academy on the 13th of May. A reward of $1,000 was offered for the conviction of the offenders. This amount was paid, $800 to Charles Latham and $200 to Mrs. M. A. Everson.
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