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25th. I arose about 5 this morning, wrote a letter to Mama, and deliver'd it to the Steward, who return'd soon with my trunk. This day I was plunged into a business as perplexing as new to me. About 1 O'clock Mr. John Hulmer Higginbotham arriv'd at the house and expir'd an hour after. Capt. Cleghorne who came with him, the Steward, and myself examined his pockets and found Bank Notes and Guineas to the amount of near £600, besides 3 Gold Rings and a Gold watch. I took an Inventory of them, and the Steward having gone to town, the Capt. and I were left together. He, from his too frequent application to the Brandy bottle, had found means to intoxicate himself and insisted upon laying down without waiting for the Receipt which I was to give him for the effects. There was I left to guard them, not daring to stir, not willing to carry them about me. In about an
* This epidemic was yellow fever. The inhabitants suffered severely this year, but not so much as in 1798 and in 1822. The deaths by it during the Summer and Fall were 732. Seven thousand dollars were sent here from Phila- delphia for the relief of the distressed citizens of New York.
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hour's time I was reliev'd from this disagreeable situation by the arrival of Mr. Byrne, who was authoriz'd to take charge of his affairs, with four other Gentlemen. The Captain now rous'd himself and join'd the Company. They seated themselves by the water side and proceeded to the business of drinking. But he must needs try the cold bath, so he stripped and plunged into the river. They threw in his cloaths to destroy all infection and of course the Capt. was oblig'd to sit in a sheet on the rocks till some of them were dry. A Receipt was now drawn and deliver'd to me and another to the Steward, which latter I enclos'd in the Report to the Committee of Health. The Captain insisted upon seeing the body of his friend once more and was with difficulty kept from the hearse. Before dark, to my great joy, the whole Company departed. About S in the evening I set off and got to my Father's, in little more than an hour, where I gave an account of my proceedings. Found A. Tiebout there with a letter for me.
26th. This morning I start'd a little after 5 and arriv'd at Belle- vue before 7. Found my patients in general better. Found time to engrave a little on the cut which I had undertaken for Harrison, and which I brought in my pocket this morning. In the afternoon a young girl was landed, from John Post's. She had attended his wife who is now dead of the Epidemic. I ex- perienced a great deal of anxiety from some dangerous symptoms in one of the patients. Read a little.
27th. This morning I began to apprehend hot weather, but the wind rose before noon and we had a very pleasant day. I wrote a few lines to my Mother by the Steward, who brought me an answer, together with a Letter from my Brother and another from Alex. Tiebout. This was a great gratification. I answer'd the two latter immediately. Another patient sent up in a shock- ing condition, 10 days of the disease, vomiting blood by mouth- fulls ; in short, he died within 2 hours' time. His Brother came again to see the corpse, but was not allowed. The relations of Betsy Gants, a young girl, were very anxious to see her, and to in- dulge them we had her led to the window, while they stood at some distance in the Garden. Two young seamen arriv'd in a cart. The violence of their fever demanded blood letting, which
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I perform'd immediately. Had occasion to bleed the young girl, likewise, before night. Dr. Smith made us a visit and saw the patients. Evening I wrote a letter to my mother, and the Report to the Committee.
28th. We have had no fresh arrivals to-day, but the situation of my other patients really puzzles me. One of them who has suffered extremely and with unparallelled patience is dangerously ill, but his lungs were disordered when he came here. I receiv'd a letter from my Brother and one from Jn. Babcock at Hartford ; answer'd one in the fore-noon and one in the evening.
29th. The picture of my mind would appear very variegated this day. In the morning every thing round me had a cheerful aspect because my patients were better. My pleasure was heightened by the reception of a packet of letters. I had began an answer to one, when I was call'd to see the young girl, who evine'd such alarming symptoms that I almost despair'd of her ; however, we stirr'd about pretty briskly, and reviv'd her a little by the application of a large blister and pouring down medicines, &c. In the evening a black man was sent up. I wrote letters to my Mother, Brother, and A. Tiebout.
30th. Last night the Girl and Murphy, whom I mention'd for his patience, both died. In the morning a wench was sent up from Tillinghast, with a note requesting me to take particular care of her. I receiv'd a letter from my Brother and my Bible, which I had written for. Went to town in about an hour by a shorter road ; din'd and sat awhile at my Father's ; got back a little after 3. Not long after 2 girls arrived. I could not help contrasting the characters of the Boatmen, who are appointed to convey the sick here, with that of the Hearse-men. I was pleas'd to see the care and attention of the former in helping the poor girls from the boat, and the " God bless you" which they left with them, but the other fellows seem to glory in a disregard to Feeling and Delicacy. I versified a part of the 1st chap. of Genesis. Evening, wrote to my Mother. This morning I wrote to Dr. Young.
31st. A rainy, stormy day. 2 women arrived to-day and a Sea- man in a senseless state. To add to our troubles one of the nurses was violently seiz'd with the Disorder. She is addicted to
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drinking and on that account suffer'd more from it. I bled her. I found much Entertainment in reading one of the Spectators, which I brought along with me yesterday. Receiv'd a letter from A. Tiebout, and a line from my Mother. Evening, wrote one to my Brother.
LIST OF THE ORIGINAL CINCINNATI OF NEW YORK.
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We give below a list of the original members of the Cincinnati of New York, two hundred and thirty in all. Many of them came in by way of other States, but the total membership shows that a very large proportion of the officers of the New York troops had joined. It is interesting to see the great age which many of these heroes attained. Twenty-five survived fifty years after the foundation of the Society, and seven over sixty. It is probable they would have at least averaged twenty-eight on the dismissal of the army, and this would make the fifty year surviv- ors reach seventy-eight, and the sixty year survivors eighty-eight. We know, however, as a matter of fact that several of them passed beyond ninety. Those who exceeded sixty years member- ship were Leonard Bleecker, Daniel Kemper, Morgan Lewis, William Popham, John Trumbull, Nicholas Van Rensselaer, and Robert Burnett, Jr. The latter in 1851 was still living, having been sixty-eight years a member. According to this the Grand Army of the Republic will have some survivors in 1933, and as the membership is much more extensive, and many very young men at the time of their discharge belong to it, it may not unrea- sonably expect that one or two will be left in 1945, eighty years after the Revolution closed. The following is the original roll of the Cincinnati :
Jonas Addoms, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery. Died July 16th, 1837.
Peter Anspach, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Aaron Aorson, Captain, First New York Regiment.
Josiah Bayley, Lieutenant, First New York.
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John Bard, Jr., Captain, Second Georgia Continental troops. Died December, 1803.
Sebastian Bauman, Major, Second New York Artillery. Died October 19th, 1803.
Tjerck Beekman, Leutenant, Second New York.
William Belknap, Lieutenant, Colonel Livingston's Regiment. Died May, 1832.
Walker Bicker, Captain, Colonel Patton's Regiment. Died April 6, 1821.
Leonard Bleecker, Captain, First New York. Died March 12, 1844.
James Bradford, Lieutenant and" Adjutant, New York Artillery. Died November, 1791. S
James Brewster, Captain-Lieutenant, New York Artillery.
David Brooks, Assistant Clothier General. Died August 30, 1838.
Joseph Browne, Surgeon, Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment.
Robert Burnett, Jr., Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Jonathan Burrall, Deputy Paymaster General. Died November 18, 1834.
Caleb Brewster, Captain-Lieutenant, Second Artillery. Died February 13, 1827.
Aaron Burr, Lieutenant-Colonel, Malcolm's Regiment. Died September 13, 1836.
Duncan Campbell, Lieutenant, Colonel Livingston's Regiment. Died March, 1807.
John Cape, First Lieutenant Jersey.
Nehemiah Carpenter, Ensign, Second New York.
James Chrystie, Captain, Second Pennsylvania. Died June, 1807.
Matthew Clarkson, Major. Died April 25th, 1825.
James Clinton, Brigadier-General. Died December 22, 1812.
George Clinton. Died April 20, 1812.
Alexander Clinton, Lieutenant, New York Artillery. Died March, 1787.
Christopher Codwise, Lieutenant.
Robert Cochran, Lieutenant-Colonel, Second New York. Died February 23, 1802.
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John Cochrane, Director of Military Hospital. Died April. 1807.
William Colbreath, Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Second New York.
Michael Connolly, Lieutenant, Second New York.
John Conway, Lieutenant-Colonel, First Jersey Regiment.
Samuel Cooper, Lieutenant, Third Regiment Artillery, com- manded by Colonel Crane. Transferred from Massachusetts Society.
Andrew Craigie, of the General Hospital.
John Dutton Crimsheir, Paymaster, Lamb's Corps Artillery.
Ebenezer Crosby, Surgeon, His Excellency's Guards. Died July 16, 1788.
Henry Cunningham, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
James Davidson, Commissary, Hospital Department.
Henry Demler, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, New York Artillery.
Daniel Denniston, Lieutenant, Second New York. Died Feb- ruary 3, 1824.
George I. Denniston, Lieutenant, Third New York. Died June, 1812.
Pierre Regnier De Roussy, Lieutenant-Colonel, Second New York.
Simeon De Witt, Geographer to the Army. Died December, 3, 1834.
Samuel Dodge, Lieutenant, Second New York. Died October 27, 1795.
Samuel Dodge, Ensign, Second New York.
John Doughty, Captain, New York Artillery.
Henry Dubois, Captain, Second New York. Died January, 1804.
Edward Dunscomb, Captain, Fourth New York. Died Nov- ember 12, 1814.
Baron Charles D'Aurier, an officer of the French army, under Count Rochambeau. Admitted July 4, 1825, upon the application of General Lafayette.
John Elliot, Surgeon's Mate, First New York.
Andrew Englis, Captain-Lieutenant, First Massachusetts.
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James Fairlie, Lieutenant, Second New York, and Aide-de- Camp. Died October 11, 1830.
Ephraim Fenno, Captain-Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Nicholas Fish, Major, Second New York. Died June 20, 1833.
George Fleming, Captain, New York Artillery. Died October 2, 1822.
John Fondey, Ensign, First New York.
Dy. Fondey, Ensign, First New York.
Joseph Foot, Ensign, First Massachusetts. Dead in 1807.
Theodosius Fowler, Captain, Second New York. Died Oc- tober 16, 1841.
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John Furman, Lieutenant, First New York.
John Gano, Chaplain, New York Brigade.
David Gano, Captain-Lieutenant, New York Artillery.
Peter Gansevoort, Colonel, Third New York. Died July 2, 1812.
Benjamin Gilbert, Lieutenant, First New York.
James Giles, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery. Died August, 1825.
Aquila Giles, Lieutenant-Colonel.
John Graham, Major, First New York. Died May 7, 1832.
Charles Graham, Captain, New York Line. Died 1797.
Stephen Graham, Hospital Mate.
Silas Gray, Captain, Fourth New York.
John . W. Greaton. By transfer from Massachusetts Society, July, 1796. Died February, 1815.
John Green, Captain in the Navy.
James Gregg, Captain, First New York.
James Grier, Lieutenant-Colonel, Pennsylvania.
John Grier, Lieutenant-Colonel, Pennsylvania.
Isaac Guion, Captain-Lieutenant, Second Artillery. Died Sep- tember 12, 1823.
Hoysteed Hacker, Captain in the Navy. Died July, 1814.
Mordecai Hale, Surgeon's Mate. Died December 9, 1832. Jonathan Hallett, Captain, Second New York.
Luther Halsey, Captain, New Jersey Line, transferred from New Jersey Society.
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Alexander Hamilton, Lieutenant-Colonel and Aide-de-Camp. Died July 12, 1804.
Abijah Hammond, Lieutenant, Artillery. Died December 30, 1832.
John F. Hamtramck, Captain, Second New York. Died Feb- ruary, 1805.
Francis Hanmer, Lieutenant, late Fifth New York.
Abraham Hardenbergh, Lieutenant, First New York. Died 1795.
Joseph Hardy, Captain, Marines.
Samuel Hay, Lieutenant-Colonel. Died December, 1803.
Nathaniel Henry, Lieutenant, Second New York.
Benjamin Herring, Ensign, First New York. Died January, 1809.
Abel Holden, Captain, Sixth Massachusetts. Died August 3, 1818.
Bezaleel Howe, Lieutenant, New Hampshire Line. Died September 3, 1825.
Isaac Hubbell, Captain-Lieutenant and Paymaster, Second Artillery.
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James Miles Hughes, Captain, Malcolin's Regiment, Aide-de- Camp to General Gates. Died 1802.
Thomas Hunt, Lieutenant, Fourth New York. Dead in 1796.
Christopher Hutton, Lieutenant and Adjutant, Second New York. Died January, 1843.
Ephraim Hunt, Lieutenant, Fourth Massachusetts. Died Octo- ber, 1810.
Abraham Hyatt, Lieutenant, New York Line.
Thomas Treadwell Jackson, Lieutenant, Second Artillery.
Cornelius T. Jansen, Captain, First New York.
James Johnston, Lieutenant, Second New York. Dead in 1800. Robert Johnston, Physician, General Hospital.
John Keese, Assistant Deputy Quartermaster-General. Died January, 1810.
James Kemper, Captain-Lieutenant, Third Artillery. Dead in 1800.
Daniel Kemper, Deputy Clothier General. Died August 6, 1847.
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John Lamb, Colonel, Second Artillery. Died May 31, 1800.
Garret Lansing, Ensign, First New York. Died May 27, 1831.
John Lawrance, Judge Advocate General. Died November 11, 1810.
Nathaniel Lawrence, Lieutenant, Second North Carolina Regi- ment.
Jonathan Lawrence, Captain, Sappers and Miners. Died April 27,1802.
George Leaycraft, Lieutenant, New York Artillery. Died April, 1811.
William Leaycraft, Lieutenant, New York Artillery. Died June 7, 1827.
S Benjamin Ledyard, Major, New York Line.
Isaac Ledyard, Surgeon's Mate. Died December, 1803.
Morgan Lewis, Colonel, Quartermaster Northern Department. Died April 7, 1844.
Samuel Lewis, Lieutenant, First New York. Died August 25, 1822.
Brockholst Livingston, Lieutenant-Colonel. Died March 18, 1825.
Henry Beekman Livingston, Colonel, Fourth New York. Died November 7, 1831.
Samuel Logan, Major, late Fifth New York. Dead in 1824.
Lebbeus Loomis, Lieutenant and Adjutant, Colonel Swift's Regiment. Died January 10, 1836.
Henry Eman. Lutterloh, Colonel.
Abraham Leggett, Lieutenant, Fifth New York. Died Jan- uary 6, 1842.
Alexander McDougall, Major-General. Died June 9, 1786.
Ranald S. MeDougall, Major and Aide-de-Camp.
Charles MeKnight, Surgeon. Died 1791.
Daniel McLane, Lieutenant, Massachusetts Artillery.
Thomas Machin, Captain, Second Artillery. Died April 3, 1816.
Peter Magee, Lieutenant, First New York.
Samuel Mansfield, Captain, Artillery. Died February 3, 1810.
John Marsh, Ensign, First New York.
Elihu Marshall, Captain, New York Line. Died April, 1806.
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Daniel Menema, Surgeon, Second New York.
Andrew Moodie, Captain, Second Artillery. Died September 18, 1787.
Joseph Morrell, Ensign, First New York.
William W. Morris, Lieutenant, Second Artillery. Died April 5, 1832.
Ebenezer Macomber, Captain, Colonel Olney's Regiment, transferred from Rhode Island Society. Died April 5, 1829.
Peter Nestell, Captain-Lieutenant, New York Artillery. Dead in 1817.
Charles Newkerk, Captain-Lieutenant, Second New York.
James Nicholson, Senior Captain in the Navy. Died Septem- ber 2, 1804.
Daniel Niven, Captain, Corps Engineers.
William North, Captain Massachusetts Line, Aide-de-Camp to Baron Steuben. Died January 3, 1836.
Nathaniel Norton. Died October 7, 1837.
Daniel Parker, Jr., Captain-Lieutenant, Massachusetts Artillery. Dead in 1796.
Charles Parsons, Captain, First New York.
Henry Pawling, Captain, Second New York. Died Angust, 1825.
Samuel T. Pell, Captain, Second New York. Died December 29, 1786.
Robert Pemberton, Captain, in Spencer's Regiment.
Nathaniel Pendleton, Captain, Virginia Line, Aide-de-Camp to General Greene. Died October 21, 1821.
William Peters, Ensign, Second New York.
Richard Platt, Major and Aide-de-Camp. Died March 4, 1830.
William Popham, Captain and Aide-de-Camp. Died Septem- ber, 1847.
John Pray, Captain, First Massachusetts. Died September, 1812.
William Price, Lieutenant, Massachusetts Artillery.
Abner Prior, Surgeon's Mate, Second New York.
Thomas Randall, Captain of Artillery.
John Reed, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Jacob Reed, Captain, New York Artillery. Died May 31, 1838.
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John R. Bayard Rodgers, Surgeon First Pennsylvania. Died January 29, 1833.
Wilhelmus Ryckman, Lieutenant, First New York.
Baron de Steuben, Major-General. Died 1795.
John Santford, Captain, Colonel Spencer's Regiment.
Direk Schuyler, Ensign, Second New York.
Philip Schuyler, Major-General. Died November 24, 1804.
William Scudder, First New York. Dead in 1800.
John Shaw, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery. Died July 14, 1826.
Israel Smith, Captain, Second New York.
William S. Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel, Continental Establish- ment of Sixteen Regiments. Died June 10, 1816.
Isaac Smith, Lieutenant, New York Artillery.
John Smith, Lieutenant, Second Artillery. Died June 15, 1801.
Ephraim Snow, Lieutenant, First New York.
John Stagg, Jun., Lieutenant, Spencer's Regiment. Died De- cember, 1803.
John Stake, Lieutenant, Light Dragoons.
Jehosaphat Starr, Ensign, Colonel S. B. Webb's Regiment.
Gerard Steddiford, Lieutenant, Fourth Pennsylvania. Died . April 5, 1820.
Ebenezer Stevens, Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Artillery. Died September 3, 1823.
James Stewart, Captain, New York Line.
William Strachan, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Caleb Swan.
Bernardus Swartwout, Jr., Ensign, Second New York. Died 1824.
Cornelius Swartwout, Captain-Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Caleb Sweet, Surgeon, First New York.
George Sytez, Captain, First New York.
William Stuart, Captain, Colonel Hazen's Regiment. February 5, 1831.
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Silas Talbot, Lieutenant-Colonel. Died June 30, 1813.
Samuel Talmadge, Lieutenant, Second New York.
William Tapp, Lieutenant, Third New York. Died 1796.
Peter Taulman, Captain-Lieutenant, Sappers and Miners. Died December 16, 1835.
John C. Ten Broeck, Captain, First New York.
Adam Ten Broeck, Ensign, First New York.
Alexander Thompson, Lieutenant, Second Artillery. Died September 28, 1809.
Henry Tiebout, Captain, First New York. Died February, 1826.
Thomas Tillotson, Physician and Surgeon-General, Northern Department. Died May 6, 1832.
William Torrey. Died October 8, 1831.
Robert Troup, Lieutenant-Colonel. Died January 14, 1832.
John Trumbull, Colonel and Deputy Adjutant-General, North- ern Department. Died November 10, 1843.
Thomas Turner, Captain, Massachusetts Regiment.
John Francis Vacher, Surgeon, New York Line. Died De- cember 4, 1807.
Philip Van Cortlandt, Colonel, Second New York. Died No- vember 5, 1831.
Cornelius Van Dyck, Lieutenant-Colonel, First New York.
Henry Vanderburgh, Captain, Second New York.
Bartholomew Vanderburgh, Ensign, Second New York.
John Vandyk, Captain-Lieutenant, New York Artillery. Died February 28, 1840.
Rudolphus Van Hoevenbargh, Lieutenant, Second New York. Died in 1826.
David Van Horne, Captain. Died May 12, 1807.
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Lieutenant and Paymaster, First New York. Died February 17, 1810.
Goose Van Schaick, Colonel, First New York. Died July 4 1789.
Garrit Van Wagenen, Surgeon, Eighth Pennsylvania. Died 1789.
Tunis Van Wagenen, Lieutenant, Second New York.
Henry Van Woert, Lieutenant and Quartermaster, First New York. Died February, 1813.
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Richard Varick, Lieutenant-Colonel and D. M. M. General. Died July 30, 1821.
Peter Vosborough, Captain, Colonel Livingston's Regiment.
Nicholas Van Rensselaer, Lieutenant, First New York. Died March 29, 1848.
John Waldron, Captain-Lieutenant, Second Artillery.
Benjamin Walker, Captain, Second New York. Died January 13, 1818.
Jedediah Waterman, Ensign, Eighth Massachusetts. Died Sep- tember 25, 1828.
James Watson, Captain.
Samuel B. Webb, Colonel Third Connecticut. Died Decem- ber 3, 1807.
Charles F. Weissenfels, Lieutenant, Second New York.
Frederick Weissenfels, Lieutenant-Colonel, New York Regi- ment.
Jacob H. Wendell, Lieutenant and Adjutant, First New York. Died March 23, 1826.
John H. Wendell, Captain, First New York. Died July 10, 1832.
Michael Wetzell, Lieutenant, Second New York Artillery.
Andrew White, Lieutenant, Second New York. Died March, 1805.
Anthony Walton White, Colonel, First Regiment Light Dra- goons. Died February 10, 1803.
Marinus Willet, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Fifth New York. Died August 22, 1830.
Robert Wilson, Ensign, First New York.
Jacob Wright, Captain, Second New York.
Ephraim Woodruff, Lieutenant, Second New York.
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THE EARLIEST WILL ON RECORD IN NEW YORK.
The will of Mary Gardiner is the first will filed in the office of the Surrogate of New York. It has been injured as to the manu- script, a considerable portion of it being missing. The testatrix was the widow of Lyon Gardiner of Gardiner's Island. This island is situated four miles from the easterly coast of Long Island, and near East Hampton, contains thirty-three hundred acres, and was purchased from the Indians by Lyon Gardiner, the first Lord of the Manor. It has been in possession of the Gardi- ner family about two hundred and fifty years, and for very many years has been known as " Gardiner's Island."
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The Overseers of this, my will and Testament, I desire to be Mr. Thomas James, Minister of the Word of God, and Mr. John Mulford, Mr. Robert Bond, all of East Hampton. And what time they shall spend, either here, on the Island, about this my will, I allow them the same as formerly my Husband Lyon, deceased, in his last Will and Testament, hath appointed them. But if any one shall bee deceased or removed, then any two of them that remaine to do the work, as if all three were present. If two be absent of three of the Overseers as aforesaid, Then hee that remaines to take or Choose one or two men with him and with Consent of heires to be Allowed as aforesaid *
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