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Knowe all men that I Abell Gale of Jemaica in the North Rideing of Yorkshire upon Long Iseland have sould unto Thomas Okley of Fosters Medow two small parsels of medow land lying and being on. the easte side of Fosters River in the bounds of Jemaica an eight acre right in number 28 and a ten acre right in number 30 these aforesaide parsels of medow I say that I the afore- saide Abell Galle have sould and doe by these presents alyenate bargaine and sell all my right title and interest of the aforesaide medow from mee my heirs executors or administrators to the aforesaide Thomas Okley his heirs executors administrators asignes to have and to houlde forever and doe ingage to make this my sale good in law against any just claime of any person or persons whatsoever in witnes whereof I have set to my hand this fift day of June in the yeare of our Lord 1683 Signed sealed and ABELL X GALE his marke O
delivered in the presens
of RICHARD DENTON
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of salle per me
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
Page 79 Jemaica August the 13th Anno 1683
These presents may sertefy any one whome it may any wayse conserne that I Wait Smith of Jemaica in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland doe by these presents bargen sell alyenate and make over unto Nathaniell Denton juneor of the same Towne and shire a sertaine pese or parsell of Land that I bought of Samuell Davis that lyeth at the easte end of the Land aforesaide haveing Thomas Smith's junears Land lyeing upon the west side of parte of it and soe to run parrelel with that Land or lyne from the lane that lyeth upon the south side of the sayde Land to Nehemiahs Smiths Land I say all the Land that was formerly Samuell Davises upon the easte side of Thomas Smiths Land
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aforesaide being parte of Samuell Davises home lot and lyeing for aboute seven acres more or less with all the fensing or fensing stuffe belonging thereunto I say that I Wait Smith aforesaide have for my selfe mine heirs executors administrators or asignes firmly barganed sould and made over all my right title and interest to the aforesaide Land lyeing and being as aforesaid unto the aforesaide Nathaniell Denton for him his heirs executors administrators or asignes to have and to hould as his owne proper right forever and allsoe I doe by these presents binde and ingage my selfe to make good this my sale in law free from all other former sales gifts morgages dowris or any other incumbranses whatsoever In confermation whereof I doe this day and date above written set to my hand and fix my seale
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Signed sealed and
WAIT SMITH 0
delivered in presens of us
JONATHAN DEANE
HOPE CARPENTOR
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of salle per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
Page 80
January the first Anno 1683
This may sertefy any one whome it may any wayse conserne that wee whose names are heare under written being the Inhabitants of Jemaica doe for our selvs our heirs executors or administrators freely give our right unto Thomas Okley of a peese of boggy medow and reedy grounde that lyeth on the easte side of our bounds we say all the bogs and reedse beyond the small lots on the easte side of Fosters River unto him the sayde Thomas Okley his heirse executors administrators or asignes to have and to hould for ever as witnes our hands this day and date above written
It is to be understood that what is given as above sayde is onely the boggy medow and reede grounde there mentioned without any pryveledge either to pasture
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or planting Land upon the acounte of that medow and that this is all that I desired or was granted I doe owne by setting to my hand the day and date before mentioned promising that neithe I nor any by my order shall ever desire or truble the Towne for any upland upon the acounte of that medow my hand as witnes THO OKLEY
Teste
NATHANIELL DENTON RICHARD DENTON
JOHN PRUDDEN
WILLIAM CREED
SAMUELL DEINE
NICOLAS EVERIT
DANIELL WHITEHED
WILLIAM X FOSTER his marke
JOHN MAN
SAMUELL X MATHEWS his marke
HOPE CARPENTOR
JOHN WOOD
NAOMY X BARKER
her marke
CATERN X ASHMAN her marke
FULK X DAVIS
his marke
ZACHARIAH X MILLS his marke ALEXANDER SMITH
ABELL X GALLE his marke
NATHANIELL DENTON Se JOHN X RODES his marke
THOMAS X SMITH his marke
SAMUELL MILLS
WAIT SMITH
NATHANIELL X LYNAS his marke
GEORGE WOOLSEY jn
RICHARD JONES
JANE X FOSTER her marke
EDWARD HIGBEE
GEORGE WOOLSEY sen
JOHN EVERIT
JOHN CARPENTOR
JOHN LUDLAM
NATHANIELL DENTON jn
JOHN FREEMAN
DERIK X POWLESON his marke
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall deede of gift per me . NATHANIELL DENTON Clercke
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This is a true coppy of what Thomas Okley ingaged upon the gift of the boggy medow above mentioned taken out the originall ingagement per me
N. D. Clercke
An exextion agains this forementioned dede of gift more fully expresd in page 84
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To all Christian people to whom this presents writeing shall com I Wait Smith of Jemaica in Queenes county on Long Iseland send greeting whereas there is a sertaine Dwelling House orchard and Home Lott within the Town of Jemaica aforesaid situate lying and being on the north to Nehemiah Smith and on the south to Samuell Davis and Thomas Smith juneor which saide house orchard and hom lott containeing about five acres did formerly belong to the above said Samuell Davis as allsoe five acres of good mowable medow with all the priveledge that now doth or hereafter shall be- long unto the same lying upon the hyther east neck ad- joyneing to the lott of Capt John Carpentors on the west bounded on the east with a creek. Know yee that I the above Wayt Smith for a valueable consideration unto mee in hand payde and secured to be paide have aliened bargained and sould and by these presents doe from mee my heirs executors administrators and asignes alien bargain and sell unto John Carpentor juneor of Jemaica aforesaid his heires executors administrators or asignes the aforesaide resited Dwelling house orchard Home Lott medow and priveledge together with all and singular their appurtenanses to have and to howld for ever the priviledge of the home lott to be as I bought it of Samuell Davis In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of February Anno 1683 Sealed and delivered WAIT SMITH 0 in presence of THOMAS OKLEY
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
PETER SMITH
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Page 82
Jemaica Aprill the 8 1676
This may sertefy any whome it may conserne that wee whoes names are heare underwritten doe owne and acknowledge to have sould and reseived full satesfac- tion for all our rightes of comman medow at or upon the furder easte necke all medow not devided nor layde out wee have sould and made over unto Daniell White- head of Jemaica as his proper right as witnes our hands JAMES HINDS THOMAS X WELLIN This is a true coppy taken out of the orig- inall per me NATH DENTON Clerck his marke THOMAS OKLEY GEORGE MILLS EPHRAIM X PALMOR his marke March ye 29 1684 ABRAHAM SMITH JOHN X LYNAS his marke
The number of acres of medow that these men hereafter men- tioned had granted them by the Towne as an alotment for which they had theire right to the comman medow with other men is a followeth
To Tho Okley 5 acres
Tho Wellin 10
George Mills.
20
Zachariah Mills.
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John Rowlisson. .
.20
Abraham Smith. .
.. 18
Sam Ruscoe 17
John Lynas.
5
John Man.
5
Nathaniell Lynas
5
James Hinds.
5
William Creede.
3
Ephraim Palmore .. . 4
Daniell Whitehead .. 8
HUMPHREY UNDERHIL
JOHN ROWLISSON
ZACHARIAH X MILLS his marke
WILLIAM CREED JOHN MAN NATHANIELL LYNAS
Note that this is onely a coppy of what was given the survayors that they might knowe wheare to demande theire pay for laying out the medow per me N D
Clerck
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Page 83
Know all men by these presents that I Samuell Davis of Jemaica on Long Iseland in the North Rideing of Yorkshire have sould and doe by vertue hereof sell grant and make over from me and my heirse for ever unto Abell Gaile of the abovesaide Shire Towne and Rideing ten acres of Land more or lesse which was formerly John Fosters bounded on the west by the aforesaide Samuell Davises lott on the south by the Highway on the northeaste bounded by a white oake stumpe on the north side by Nehemiah Smiths lott I say I the afore- saide Samuell Davis doe by vertue hereof fully and Freely and clearely and absolutely doe sell grant and make over and confirme unto the afforesaide Abell Gaile his heirs executors administrators or asignes the Land above saide freely discharged from all former sales gifts grants dowers joynters leases rests charges annuities uses intayles judgments forfeitures executions morgages fines and incumbranses whatsoever had made or committed in writeing wittingly or willingly suffered or done by the afforesaide Samuell Davis his heires or assignes by his or theire acts means or consents privety or procurement whatsoever lawfully claimeing from by or under him or them or any of them In considera- tion of the premises I the afforesaide Samuell Davis . doe signe seale and deliver with my owne Hand unto - the afforesaide Abell Gaile this bill of salle the fift of March one thousand six hundred seventy nine or eighty
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Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
signed by SAMUELL X DAVIS his marke 0
RICHARD JONES THOMAS OKLEY
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck or recorder
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Page 84
Know all men home this may conserne that we hose names are under written doe acknowledg that we have given to Thomas Okelie our right in six acres of bogie midow lying beyond ye small lots on ye east sid of Fosters River but for what their is more than six acres we here in a town meting opinly declere that we never gave him any right unto and doe theirfore protest against ye Record in page 80
WILLIAM CREED
SAMUEL MILLS
EDWARD HIGBEE
JOHN FREEMAN
NEHEMIAH SMITH
GEORGE WOOLSEY Sen
ABELL X GAILE
his marke
GEORGE WOOLSEY
To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come Wait Smith of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Land of Nyork sendeth greeting Know yee that I ye abovsd Wait Smith for severall good considerations & me thereunto moving but more espesally for a vallu- able sum of mony to me in hand paid by Samuell Higbee of the abovsd Towne Land and County ye receipt whereof I doe hereby owne and before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents doe acknowlidge my self to be there- with fully contented satisfied & paid and thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg him ye abovsd Samuell Higbee his heirs execr admin" and asignes for any further claime or demand for any part or parsill thereof have given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeofed quit claimd made over and sould and doe by these presents acknowlig to have for me my heirs exec? & admin' fully & absolutly given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeofed quited claimb made over and sould unto ye afosd Samuell Higbee his
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heirs exec' admin' and asignes a certaine pece or parsel of upland within ye bounds of Jamaica abovsd lying in ye midle devision and being part of ye lot sould by Mr. Daniell Whitehead to me ye abovesd Wait Smith con- taining
Look in page 87 eighty seven for ye rest
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Know all men by these presants that we William and Samuell Ruscoe both of Jemaica in ye north Ryding of Yorkeshier upon Longe Island for a valuable considera- tion unto us ye sayd William and Samuell in hand payed ye Resaipt where of wee doe hereby acknowledg have allinated bargoned and sould and by these presants doe from us our hairs exicutos administrators or asigns alien bargain and sell unto Fredrick Hendrickson of Jemaico aforesayd fourtene acors of upland within ye bounds and limits of ye sayd towne of Jemaica lying on the east side of Samuell Smiths new Lot adjoyning to that Lot of Barnard Collins where he now dwelleth Runing in the bredth forty eight Rod which sayed Lot of Land was this day layed out by John Ouldfield and Samuell Smith survayers apoynted by the Town of Jemaicae to lay out ye devision of Lands by order of the sayed William and Samuell Ruscoe to and for ye use and behoofe of the forenamed Fredrick Hendrick- son his hairs and asigns and we ye sayd William and Samuell doe for our selvs our hayrs exsicutrs and ad- ministrators warant this our bill of sale to be good in Law against any claim or claimes pretence or pretencis of any person or persons whatsoever to all honest in- tents and purposis in witnes where of we ye sayd William and Samuell Ruscue have here unto set our hands and seals ye first day of June in ye yeer of our Lord 1682
WILLIAM RUSCUE SAMUELL RUSCUE
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Signed sealed and delivered in ye presants of PETTER SMITH DANIELL WHYTHEAD ELIAS DOUGHTY
A true copie of ye originall bill of sale recorded with and by ye consent of both ye byer and seler here in con- srned
By BEN" COE CL
Entry made this 7th of Aprill 1684
Page 86
Know all men by these presants that I Peter String- ham of Jemaica in Queene County on Longe Island for a valuable consideration unto me in hand payed and sacured to be payed have allinated bargained and by these presants doe from my hairs exicutors administra- tors or asigns alien bargain and sell unto Fredrick Hen- drickson .of Jemaica in ye County aforesaid his hairs exsicutors or asigns nine acors of upland satuate lying and being within ye limits and presincts of ye town aforsaid adjoyning westward to the lot of ye sayd Fredrick Hendrickson being next to ye lot of Samuell Smith and I ye sayd Peter Stringham doe for my selfe my hairs exsicutors administrators and asigns doe ingage to warant the sale of the said Land to him ye sayd Fredrick his hairs exsicutrs administrators and asigns against any claim or claims pretence or pretences of any person or persons whatsoever in witnes where of I have here unto sett my hand this 21 day of Jenuary anno 1683/4 Signed sealed and PETER STRINGHAM delivered in ye presants of us SAMUELL SMITH PETER SMITH
Entered this 14th day of Aprill by consent and order of ye byer and seller being a treu copie of ye originall bill of sale by me 1684 BEN COE CL
Page 87 Know all men by thes presants that I John Carman of Jemaica in Quene County on Longe Island doe for a
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valuable consideration bargain sell allinate and make over to Moris Smith of Floshing in ye same County aforsaid ten acors of upland wtin the bounds and limits of Jemacia this sayed Land lying on the weest side of the road to ye mill being bounded on ye east with ye sayed hyway on the south and the west with the comans and on ye north with Thomas Smith this land thus bounded with all the privilidges and apourtinancis their unto belonging I John Carman doe by thes presants firmly bargaine sell allinate and make over from my selfe my hairs exsicuters administrators or asigns unto Moris Smith his hairs exicuters administrators or asigns to have and to hould to posess and injoy without any molestation or. trouble from me or any impowred or imployed by me and further I John Carman doe hereby warant this my sale good in Law free from all former dews depts salls morgaigis or incombrancis whatever and for the confirmo" of the premisis I have sett my hand this 17th of Aprill in ye yeer 1684 Signed and delivered JOHN CARMAN in ye presants of JOSEPH THIRSTON BENJEMIN COE
Continued from page 84
ten acres and is bounded as followeth viz north by ye abovsd Higbe and south by ye land of ye afosd Wait Smith east by ye plain run and west by furmans path all which abovsd pice or parsell of Land of it is above butted and bounded with all ye timber trees woods under woods standing or lying and being upon or belonging to ve same together with all and singular ye priviledges profitts and benefitts & appurtinances thereunto belonging or to ye same in any ways appertaining I the abovsd Wait Smith have as afosd sold unto ye abovsd Samuell Higbe his heirs execs admin® & asignes freely discharged of & from all former sales gifts morgages or any other intanglements whatever and ye sale shall warrant by these presents for ever defend against any claim or
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claims from any person or persons laying any just claime thereunto with a warrantee to defend ye same agt any interests property claime or demand from me ye abovsd Wait Smith my heirs excs or admins forever In confirma- tion whereof I ye abovsd Wait Smith doe bind myself my heirs excs & admis by these presents firmly in witness whereof I doe set to my hand & afix my seale this ninth day of September in ye 12 year of his majs reigne in ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred.
Signed sealed and
WAIT SMITH
0
delivered in presens of
JOSEPH SMITH
SAMUELL RUSCO
Look over in ye next page ye acknowlegment
Page 88
Know all men by these presants that I Nicoles Stilwell of Gravesand in the West Ryding of Yorkshier on Long Island have allinated bargoned and sould and by these presants doe from me my heirs exicutors administrators or asighns allien bargain and sell unto M' William Whyte of Jemaica in ye north Ryding of Yorkshier on Long Island aforsaid a sartaine pece or parsall of Land lying in Jemaica aforsaid adjoyning to the barne which was formerly Joseph Halsteds and which I bought of Daniell Whithead and Joseph Smith overseers of the children of John Skidmor deseased marked out from ye corner post ranging with ye street westward of ye sayed barne runing acros the lot to the fence of Benjeman Coe to a rayle that is notched which said pece or parsell of Land was marked and layed out by my order by Will Foster and Daniell Whythed for ye use of William Whyt his hairs exicutors administrators or asighns aforsaid and doe by these presants oblige my selfe my hayrs exicutors administrat's or asighns to warant and defend the sale of the said pece or parsell of Land to him the said Wm Whyt his hairs or asighns from any claime or claims pretence or pretencis of any per-
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son or persons whatsoever wittnes my hand this seventh day of March 1682/3 Signed sealed and delivered in the presants of WILLIAM FOSTER
PETER SMITH
NICHOLES STILLWELL
A treu copie of ye originall bill of sale copied out by me BENJEMIN COE
CL
Continued from page 87
Memorandom on ye eighteenth day of Desember in ye year one thousand seven hundred & six appeared before me Jonathan Whitehead one of his majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County ye within named Wait Smith and did acknowlidg ye within deed to be his owne volingtary act & deed
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye originall deed entrd & compared per
ZACh MILLS Cler
Page 89
October the seaventh day Anno 1677
Know all men home it may conserne that I John Prudden of Jemaica in ye north Ryding of Yorkshier upon Longe Island have bargoned and sould and doe by verteu of these presants bargain sell and allinate from me my hairs exicuters or administrators unto Content Titus of New Towne in ye West Ryding of Yorkshier upon Long Island a sertaine pece of midow or bogs more or less being and lying on ye west side of the haw tree pond and River bound on ye east by the River commanly called ye haw tre River on the north by ye upland on the west by Newtowne line I ye sayed John Prudden have fully and firmly bargoned and sould unto ye above sayd Content Titus for a valluable consideration allready recaived the above sayd peice of midow and bogs being about fifty rods in bredth at ye east end by the River from ye fence at the upland to a sartain hook or nook of water that puts up west-
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werd from ye River which nook is on ye south side of a sartaine bredg which I ye sayd John Pruddin caused to be made on to ye east haw tre neck from thence to run upon a line to a sartaine whyt oake tree that stand upon the west poynt of upland that leads over to the Little Island the midow being at the west end about twenty fower rods in bredth from ye upland begining at a sertaine white oake tree that now is green and soe runing to ye ould white oake tree on the poynt above mentioned more over. I ye sayd John Pruddin doe acknowledg to have resaived full satisfaction for ye sayed pece of midow only ye sayd Content Titus is oblidged to make and maintaine twenty rod of good three rayle fence in ye comman line of ye nick fence upon ye acount of the hole lots proportion where of ye saved pece is a part that is to say if their belonge soe much fence to ye whole allotment: the above sayed pece of midow to be his absolute properiaty to hold posess and injoy forever firm and good in Law against any claime or demand of me or mine forever Lastly ve sayed John Pruddin doth by vertue of these presants ingage to warant and maintaine this his sale from all just claims of any person or persons what soever as wittness my hand and seal the day and date above written
Signed and seled in
ye presants of us NICHOLES EVERIT RICHARD EVERIT
JOHN PRUDDEN
A trew copie of ye originall bill of sale entred this 23 day of May 1684 with the consent of the byer and seler By me BENJEMIN COE CL
Page 90
November ye 2 1683
Know all men by these presants that I Nathanill Linas of Jemaica in ye north Ryding. of Yorkshire on Long Island doe allinat bargain and sell unto Andries Onderdonke of the Flatbosh in ye west Ryding of York-
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shire on Long Island aforsaid a sartaine parsell or track of Land lying and being in ye bounds of Jemaica con- taining by estemation thirty acors which said Land is bounded northward by ye path to New Yorke and eastward by Newtown hay path and the west part of it is by ye lot that was John Baylis and the rest of ye comans together with ye housing fenses timber trees standing or lying being upon ye said Land as alsoe ten acors of salt midow lying at ye neck comanly called Ouldfilds neck which midow lyeth betwene Thomas Moralls midow and ye haw tre creek with five acors of privilidg that shall arise from the date hereof all which Land and midow and privilidg I ye said Nathaniell Linas doe from me my hairs exicutors administrators or asigns sell unto ye aforsaid Andris his hairs exicutor administrators or asighns to have and to hold for ever and doe warant this my sale good in Law free from any claime or claims from any person or persons what so ever foraine invation exepted to the trew performance of I ye said Nathaniell doe bynd my self by seting too my hand ye day and yeer above written
NATHANIELL LINAS
Atested by SAMUELL RUSCUE GEORG HULIT
A trew copie taken out of ye originall bill of sale in ye presants of both the byer and the seller by me
BEN COE Clark
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Know all men by these presants that I Peter String- ham of Jemaica in the north Ryding of Yorkshier on Long Island have alinated bargained and sould and by these presants doe from me my hairs executors ad- ministrators or asighns allien baraine and sel unto William White of Jemaica aforsaid his hairs exicutors administrator or asighns a sartaine hous orchard and barne with halfe a home lot which said hous orchard barne and halfe home lot is bounded on ye west to
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the lot of Samuell Barker and on ye east to Nicholes Stilwells and ded formerly belong to Jonas Halsted and is now in ye possesion of ye said William White and I doe here by for my selfe my hairs exicutors ad- ministrators and asighns warant this my sale of ye said hous orchard barne and halfe home lot unto ye said William Whyt his hairs exsicutors administrators or asighns to have and to hould possess ocupie and injoy the same forever and will defend and maintaine ye titell there of against any claime or claims pretence or pretencs of any person or persons what so ever in witnes where of I have here unto sett my hand and seale ye eightene day of May in ye yeer of our Lord God 1683
Sealed and delivered
in ye presance of
PETER SMITH
WILLIAM CREED
of ye originall Bill of Sale by me
PETER STRINGHAM ANN STRINGHAM
A trew copie takin out
BENJEMIN COE CL
Know all men by these presents that I John Everitt of of Jamaica in ye north Riding of Yorksheare on Long Island have sould and by these presents doe fully and absolutely sell and make over unto John Rodes husbandman inhabitant of ye same place a certain par- sell of Land containing about ten or twelve acres more or less within the bounds and limitts of Jamaica comanly called by ye name of my ten-acre Lott lying and being bounded on ye east by John Rodds Lot which he tooke up at ye first with ye rest that belong to that devision on ye west joyning lott that Edward Roop bought of George Mills ye front & reare north and south I say I ye said John Everitt have for my self my heirs execs admins or asignes fully and absolutely sould and and made over ye said Land before mentioned to ye afore- said John Rodds his heirs execs admins or asignes with all the fencings privelegs and apurtinances thereunto
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