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Centralization of the nine district schools came in 1906. A large wood building was erected on lot 35 at a cost of $4,000.00. In 1916 a two room addition was added at a cost of $13,- 000. Each teacher taught two grades, with two teachers in high school. Dis- trict No. 4 at first did not go to the Center with the rest; therefore, it has the honor of being the last district school in the county. It was disbanded in 1934. Mrs. Thomas (Maud) Gick, was the last one room school teacher in the county.
Mark Yonker owned the last log cabin in town. The cabin was torn down by him to make room for a garage in 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Derr had lived in the cabin many years.
The town house was always the pride of the town. It is still used as a voting place, and since Nov. 8, 1955, the town has had two voting districts; both are held at the hall. (There were 304 voting in the North precinct and 409 in the South precinct at the No- vember, 1956, election).
All that remains to remind us of the octagon band stand that once stood in the town hall yard is the stone footer that is still visible.
The Disciple church gave up its charter in 1910. The Alumni was or- ganized in 1914. By 1920 the popula- tion was 894.
CARRIED MAIL IN BOAT
Mail for Shalersville today comes half from Mantua and half from Ra- venna. George and Bertha Harper hauled mail 27 miles with a horse and buggy. George sometimes crossed the river in a row boat to get mail; he felt it was his job to deliver mail and looked for a way to do it.
The grain threshing peak was in 1910 but continued good through 1925 and 1930. The steam engine had replaced the horse-powered thresher. The price for threshing was two cents a bushel for oats and four cents a bushel for wheat. Ninety bushels of oats per acre and forty-five bushels of wheat per acre were excellent yields.
Thomas Roosa was probably the only thresher in town that used all threshing methods using horse, steam and gas power. His early machine was hand fed, and had a web carrier for straw (no blower). The big threshing dinners that were such a part of threshing days are a pleasure to recall.
Other threshermen were Mark Yonker, George Harper, Fred Haas, Bus Harper, Kenneth Mills, Henry Roppell, and Will Starr.
The high school was changed from a second class to a first grade high school in 1937. The brick gym was built in 1940 at a cost of $40,000. August 1, 1951, brought consolidation of Shalersville schools with Mantua schools. The district was called "Man- tua-Shalersville." In 1952, six rooms,
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built of concrete blocks connected to the gym, were used for kindergarten. That summer the old wood building was razed.
A television tower was erected on Millers' Corners-Mantua Road in 1951. The tower is one of those which link the Atlantic seaboard to the Pa- cific coast. The 147 foot microwave relay tower of steel and concrete is one of a dozen in Ohio and 107 across the nation, spaced approximately 30 miles apart.
HONOR WAR DEAD
The town has been well represented in all wars. It had the Third Company of the Western Reserve organization. John Jerrills and Ichabod Lord were in the Revolutionary War. In the War of 812 Shalersville constituted the Fourth Company, First Battalion and filled its quota promptly as they did in the Civil War and World War I and II. The Shalersville Alumni As- sociation purchased an Honor Roll in 1945 and listed members in service. In 1952, this list was revised. The Methodist Church also has a member list on an honor roll. The township trustees have erected a large honor roll on the town hall front lawn and listed all the names of the town's soldiers.
September 1953, saw the actual starting of the Ohio Turnpike stretch through Shalersville. This length of road was constructed by R. B. Potash- nick, general contractor. The Potash- nick Company had two sections for a total of 9.47 miles to construct. It ex- tended from Shalersville's east line to the Streetsboro interchange. John En- singer and Phillip Tisher, Shalersville farmers, were the first in the county to sell land for the Ohio Turnpike. They received $2,090 for 11.7 acres of land. Harvey Stutz and Roy Rule were
forced to move their houses to make way for the turnpike. Elliman Road was closed, and Beck and Coit Roads were merged. The Cuyahoga River, Infirmary, Coit, Millers Corners-Man- tua, State Rt. 44, and a branch of the Mahoning were bridged. A spectac- ular stone cut was made in the hill west of the Center and a "floating" section covers the muckland on lot 66.
PIKE HEADQUARTERS
During the construction work an office building was erected by the Turnpike Commission on lot 45, and was used by Howard Needles and Tammen Bergendoff, consulting engi- neers.
The old school bell was salvaged from the wood building and was put on the new school building in 1954 by the P.T.A. The Disciple church burned October 2, 1954. Four acres of land were purchased the same year for an addition at Riverside Cemetery. Since 1953 the town has had one-third interest in all fire equipment at Man- tua.
In May, 1955 the Portage County Commissioners set up the Animal Protective League in the old Infirmary barn.
In June, 1955, the school district known as Mantua-Shalersville was named "Crestwood." The population is gaining and is 1,362.
Street lights were installed in the spring of 1956.
On May 12, 1956, a tornado swept through the south-west section and destroyed six barns. It did severe dam- age to other property, and many trees were uprooted. The barns destroyed were owned by Lila De Garmo, Bert Grubb, Clinton Anderson, Anthony Hura, Harry Moore, and Donald Ran- kin.
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Shalersville is on the watershed be- tween the St. Lawrence and Missi- ssippi River systems.
Three products are carried through Shalersville with underground lines: The Buckeye Pipe Line crosses the John Goodell, George South, Lawr- ence Marek, and Hattie Clouse farms and carries crude oil. There are two natural gas lines; one was laid in 1946 and one in 1951. The Michael Dudak, Leland Mowen, J. E. Sharp- nack, County Home, Luella Moore, Harry F. Moore, L. H. Cooley, Clar- ence Fisher, L. H. Cooley and Sons, Herbert J. Roosa, William Bornath, A. Jarjabja, and Mae Roosa are the farms crossed. A ten-inch coal convey line was laid across the town from the south-east to the north-west in the summer of 1956, it extends from Jefferson County to Eastlake, Cleve- land.
OLD NAMES GONE
Many new homes have been built in the last few years and new names are always being added to the town's records. Names found many times on various plat maps are Peck, Monroe, Wright, Haven, Ledyard, Nelson, Spink, Spray, Horr, Coe, Weaver, Cook, Coit, Cooley, Poots, Ahrens, Lange, Stamm, Halstead, Gill, and many others.
Today the Goodells are perhaps the only families who live on the same land owned and pioneered by their ancestors, although Cranes, Hoskins, Pecks, Roosas, and Kimes are families that live very near their native home- steads.
The farmers having large dairies to- day are C. H. Harper, Ray Black, Lucius Cooley and sons, and John Gill. Three who have modern milk tanks in use are Harry Moore, who purchased the first tank in Shalers-
ville, L. Branson Smith, and Kenneth Mills.
Small businesses in Shalersville to- day include Ralph E. Hollenbeck, Sr., garage; Jack Horner, electrical repair service; Harry Petrowski, body shop; Bob Best, body shop; Hartman Metal Works; Valentine Bagnar, meats; Carl's Used Cars; Gordon Boster, vegetables, Harlan Luce, plants; Tay- lor and Corbett, fruits; H. W. Pen- nell and Sons, contractors; and Harold Lange, auctioneer; Charles Nelson, garage; Kenneth Snyder, water soft- ener; John Utterdyke, Mobile Service; Thomas Utterdyke, produce; Webster Horner, barber; Frank Heritage, groc- eries and meats; Charles Heritage, cider and saw mill; Oliver Horner, saw sharpening; H. S. Hamilton, well drilling; Roger Pittman, bulldozing and grading; and Chamberlain's Beach Club; Leo Gless, furnace re- pair; James Christenson, tomatoes; Pete Youngblood, plants and celery; and William Ruehr, frozen food lock- er and produce; Sharpnack, Stewart, and Pittman have minnows; Harvey Stutz, retails eggs.
MUCH GRAVEL USED
There are 65 acres of muck land in the south-west section that produces celery, potatoes, and many more small vegetables. Peat moss is being taken out on Coit Road. George Seidel has a producing apple orchard.
Gravel is a very important product here. Many tons are taken out daily by Standard Slag Co., Portage Hills, Lake Side, Troyer-Portage Materials Co., Karl Brugman, Grubb and Sons, John Walker, William Kline, Leland Ahrens, and Oscar Brugman Sand and Gravel.
There are two airfields with wind socks on Infirmary Road. W. Z. Stowe
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has a private field, and Kenneth Mills has a private and public strip which is available for civilian defense.
Potato raising has been specialized. About 500 acres are planted by four growers. They are W. Z. Stowe, De Orr Company, Raymond Ahrens, and Goodell Farms.
Trees from the Bryan Kropp woods are being cut into 12 x 12 timbers 14 feet long and are going to Cleveland to make piers for the ocean liners to dock coming in from St. Lawrence Sea Way.
Telephone service has always been good here. It is possible to dial Man- tua, Ravenna, Kent, and Rootstown without toll charges.
The wide roadway rights at the Center are still a mystery. Various reasons have been given for this, and until actual proof appears, each will go along thinking he knows the answer.
Shalersville Board of Trustees is composed of John Gill, Geo. Seidel and Walter Homer. Walter Stutz is clerk.
John Brown, the famous Aboli- tionist, who spent several of his active years in Portage County.
In 1896 Palmyra had a men's glee club made up of Welsh people who are noted for their singing ability. It was organized by James E. Davis and during the Mc- Kinley campaign of that year, sang at meetings all over the state. In the club were Arthur Jones, Ellis Jones, Evan L. Jones, Jack (Whiskey) Lewis, Ben Lewis, James E. Lewis, Nat Roach, William Baker, Will Roach, Perry Wilson, Ed Robison, Will Williams, Joe Williams, John (Chinaman) Jenkins, and others.
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Horse drawn school buses operated in Atwater in 1923.
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The town hack was im- portant in horse and buggy days. This one was operated by George Wise, in Kent. “We meet all trains," was the slogan.
Easy Way To Success
P. B. Tomson, the widely known dis- trict school teacher, said that when he was a boy he coveted a jack knife owned by an elderly man named Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey told the boy that if he kissed his school teacher he could have the knife. In school, the boy told his teacher he had something to tell her. He'd have to whisper it. When she lowered her head to hear, he gave her a smack on the cheek, which greatly surprised her. When "Butler" explained, she said it was all right. He got his knife.
The Portage-Summit Pioneer Associa- tion was organized in 1874 and held annual picnics in these counties for many years, usually with large attendance. Brady Lake and Pioneer Grounds on what is now Pioneer Ave., Kent, as well as Silver Lake, were favorite meeting places. The Association ceased to func- tion about 1930.
In 1907 Dan R. Hanna had erected on his Cottage Hill farm, a monument to his prize Short Horn bull, Bapton Dia- mond, a prize winning $7,000 animal in which he took great pride.
In 1906, Thomas L. Childs, an Akron. promoter, obtained a franchise from the Portage County commissioners, to con- struct an electric railroad through the county along the Brimfield-Rootstown- Edinburg-Palmyra center highway. This was in the heyday of electric line con- struction. Childs later asked for an ex- tension of the time given him because of the "condition of the money market." It was granted but later the project was dropped altogether.
Nearly forgotten today is the old Gil- lette & Austin powder mill. It was lo- cated on present Fox-Powdermill road, one mile off present Route 5 in Franklin Township. The P. & O. Canal gave water service, and water was tapped off a near- by lock for use in operating turbines for grinding. Used water drained into Breakneck Creek.
One hundred years ago and more there were numerous brick yards in the county. Nearly every township had one. In Ra- venna Henry Caris had a brick yard that produced half a million brick each year. In Kent the Ferry and Longcoy yards were similarly busy.
CHAPTER XXXVII
Streetsboro By LUCY ROOT TREASH
Streetsboro is on the map! Since the opening of the East-West Ohio Turn- pike, Oct. 1, 1955, the only inter- change in Portage County is No. 13, Streetsboro Interchange.
Streetsboro received its name from the original, individual owner of the township, Titus Street of New Haven, Conn., who received the deed for the land from the Connecticut Land Co., Oct. 9, 1798, the deed being recorded in Trumbull County records Feb. 5, 1801. Early documents show the name to be "Streetsborough", but gradually the ugh was dropped and it has been "Streetsboro" more or less from the founding of the town.
Streetsboro was not surveyed, ex- cepting boundaries, until 1821, when Ralph Cowles laid off into 100 lots the 15,279 acres comprising the township. Lemuel Punderson of Newbury was appointed agent to sell the land at $6.00 per acre, very little being sold. After Punderson's death in 1823, Amzi Atwater of Mantua became agent and the price was reduced to $2.00 and $5.00 per acre. Many set- tlers then came to procure fine farms at so low a price.
PART OF HUDSON
Streetsboro was the last township in the county to be organized, omitting Garrettsville. At first it was annexed to Hudson for civil purposes, under the Territorial Government in 1800. Then to Aurora, when that township was set off from Hudson in 1806. It
became a part of Mantua in 1821, and organized into a separate township in 1827.
In 1825, Mr. Street offered to donate sufficient land for the road, if the Cleveland-Wellsville Turnpike would pass through Streetsboro. To this it was agreed and he gave a deed in trust for 840 acres. The turnpike was completed in 1827. It became a great thoroughfare, now present Route 14. Jabez Gilbert of Palmyra had his mail route over this turnpike and he was the driver for the first stagecoach to pass through Streets- boro in 1829.
To make and maintain public roads has been a problem and great expense. At first the men worked out their poll tax on the roads. Then about 1900 the roads were gravelled and in 1921, the first pavement was completed to Kent and Aurora.
In 1825, Mr. Street gave an acre from the corner of each center lot for a public square. In the center of the square is a stone which designates the exact center of the township. If Mr. Street could see our beautiful public square, nice lawns shaded by tall trees and landscaped with ornamental shrubs and lovely flowers, he would feel well repaid for his early generos- ity. He also gave a deed to the town- ship for two acres of land about eight rods south of the center, as a burial ground, and donated $60.00 for the clearing off of the square and ceme- tery.
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Streetsboro Methodist Church, noted for its stately spire, which was blown down in 1956.
HAD INDIAN CAMP
Indians roamed the forests of Streetsboro. Flint arrowheads and other Indian relics have been found in different parts of the township. The old Portage Trail that the Indians used to cross from the waters of Lake Erie to the waters of the Ohio River basin, and from which Portage Coun- ty received its name, ran across the southwest corner of the township. The Seneca Indians had their headquarters along the Cuyahoga River, on land later owned by Samuel Olin.
There was a great deal of wild game in the forests of Streetsboro. Because of the many depredations on their stock, and because a wolf's scalp was worth $7.00, the settlers from Frank- lin, Hudson, and Aurora arranged for a "Great Hunt" in 1819. The roundup
was on 40 or 50 acres just south of the present center of Streetsboro. When all game was collected there were over sixty deer, seven bears and five wolves. Because of this great slaughter, many families suffered from lack of meat during the following winter.
The first settler in Streetsboro was Stephen Myers, Jr. He and his wife, Rebecca Walker Myers, came from Virginia, first to Franklin. Stephen came into Streetsboro and settled on the southwest corner of the township. He made a clearing, put out a small crop, erected a log cabin and early in September, 1822, moved into it. The cabin had no windows or doors, the openings had to be boarded up at night as a protection from many wild beasts. The following summer he with his partner George Walker, erected a building for distilling whiskey. After six years the stillhouse was converted into an ashery. The later years of these pioneers were spent in Hudson at a place called Turkey Point. Mrs. Myers died Feb. 24, 1879, aged 83. Stephen Myers, Jr. died Jan. 9, 1889, aged 90 years. They were buried in Darrowville Cemetery. They had six children: Lucinda, Mrs. Silvester Price, later Mrs. Benjamin DeHaven; Belinda, (Mrs. Lorenzo Dewey); Cath- erine, (Mrs. Robert Cox, later Mrs. James Grinnell); Elizabeth, (Mrs. Dennis Fenn McGrew); John, and Hannah, (Mrs. Charles Bock). Of these only Elizabeth McGrew lived practically all of her life in Streets- boro. She was married Oct. 24, 1852 to D. F. McGrew, son of William and Ardelia Sutliff McGrew, early Streets- boro settlers. D. F. McGrew died July 5, 1878, aged 48, and his wife Feb. 19, 1917, aged 89. They had but one daughter, Emma Cornelia McGrew, born Dec. 5, 1853, was married Sept.
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14, 1880 to Ernest Combs Root, son of Wallace and Lucy Ann Combs Root, both of pioneer Streetsboro ancestry. E. C. Root was born Dec. 6, 1853 and died Oct. 18, 1930, his wife died Aug. 9, 1941.
WRITES HISTORY BOOK
Emma McGrew Root was the writ- er of the short History of Streetsboro, published when Streetsboro celebrat- ed its Centennial, 1922. Copies of this history will be found in local libraries. Mrs. Root spent much time in compil- ing her history and I am deeply in- debted to my dear mother for much of the early data used in this 1956 his- tory. With few exceptions, the facts she gave were found to be authentic. But two descendents of the first set- tler live in Streetsboro now, they are the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Root, Earl Alonzo Root, and Lucy Root Treash.
The second settler was Samuel Walker, who died in 1874, and his wife Sarah, who died in 1856. They came from Hudson in 1823. In the fall of 1823, a child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walker, which only lived a few hours, it being the first death of a white person in the township.
The first death of an adult and the first to be interred in the cemetery donated by Titus Street, was Abigail, wife of Solomon Carlton. She died Jan. 6, 1829. Use of the old cemetery was discontinued in the early sixties when Samuel Olin deeded to the township the beautiful grounds known as the Evergreen Cemetery. The first burial in this cemetery was Sarah J. Cowley, who died Dec. 29, 1863. She was the daughter of Samuel Olin and wife of William Cowley.
The third settler was Isaac Heming- way Streater, Jr., of Becket, Massa- chusetts and wife Clarina Plumb
Streator of Middletown, Connecticut. In 1816, they came to Mentor, in 1817, to Aurora and 1824, to Streetsboro. Their children were: Alpheus, Susan- nah Clarina (Mrs. Alonzo Root, later Mrs. Louis Green), Charity (Mrs. Obadiah Root), Cyrus H., Marius O., Worthy Stevens, Paulina (Mrs. Cal- vin Green), Charles, Orilla (Mrs. Al- pheus Streator), and Artemicia (Mrs. Edward Kent).
Benjamin Doolittle of Cheshire, Conn., and his wife Fanny Ward Doo- little of Roxbury, Conn., came to Streetsboro in 1825 from New Mil- ford, Pa. and settled on the present Howard Wise farm. The children were: Nelson, Albert, George, Henry, Lydia, Mrs. E. F. Mason, William, Polly J., Theodora B., and Eloise. Mrs. Doolittle died in 1845, aged 65 years, Mr. Doolittle in 1849, aged 78 years.
MORE FROM CONNECTICUT
Linas and Laura Palmer Foot came with Benjamin Doolittle and oc- cupied part of his double cabin until their home was built on the present Ira Yoder farm. Their children were: Edgar, Lois (Mrs. Palmer), Ruth (Mrs. Zimmer), Cyrus, Ansil, Laura (Mrs. Jerry Cooper), Oscar, and Charles.
Daniel and Laura North Johnson came from Middletown, Conn. to Hudson in 1809, in 1825 they settled at the present Johnson's Corners. In 1827, Mr. Johnson won the prize of $50.00 offered by Titus Street for the building of the first frame house in the township. Their children were: Jerusha (Mrs. Orrin Gilmore), Har- riet (Mrs. John Trotter), Lucetta (Mrs. Francis Broom), Hepsebeth (Mrs. Cyrus Parker), Fanny (Mrs. Al- bert Plum), Chloe, Luther, and Har- ris. Daniel Johnson died in 1843; as he had been a soldier in the war of
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1812, his widow received a land grant of 160 acres.
The first log cabin built at the Center was by Levi Cochran, in 1825, on the southeast lot. He sold to David Lane in 1828, who later kept a hotel.
Ephriam Wood built a log house in 1825 on the southwest center lot, selling out to Chauncey Case, Jr. in 1828. Later, Wood built a log house on part of the southeast lot on the turnpike. Other settlers in 1825 were: Solomon Carlton and Riley Miller.
The first marriage in northern Streetsboro was on Feb. 1, 1826, when Susan, daughter of Isaac H. Streator, and Alonzo, son of Benjamin Root of Shalersville, were married. They set- tled in northeast Streetsboro. In 1835, they purchased the farm so long known as the Root farm and sold to Lloyd Stutzman in 1919. Their chil- dren were: Gad Wellington, born Aug. 1, 1827, the third child born in the township; Wallace, Sr .; Augusta (Mrs. Frederick Wing), and Alonzo DeCalvous Root. Mr. Root died in 1843, aged 42, and Mrs. Root died in 1904, aged nearly 97. Benjamin and Abigail Winters Root, parents of Al- onzo Root, were also early Streetsboro settlers, moving in from Shalersville. Their children were: Alonzo, Herod, Obadiah, Nelson, Lozina, DeCalvous, Wallace, Albert W., Tarissa, George Wellington, and Thomas Worthing- ton. A number of these acquired homes in Streetsboro, some removing to Kentucky in 1849.
FIRST MARRIAGE
George Powers of Middletown, Conn., settled in 1826 in a little shan- ty built a little west of the center by workmen on the turnpike. Other set- tlers in 1826 were: Chauncey Case, Jr., Alvin Loomis, Alpheaus Streator, Gid- eon Mills, and Heman Thomas.
The first marriage in the south- west part of the township was Parm- elia Van and Frederick Nighman by Squire Mills of Hudson, Nov. 9, 1826. Frederick was the son of Adam and Betsey Nighman. Parmelia Van was the daughter of Absolom and Abigail Van, early settlers in Stow. Mr. and Mrs. Nighman moved into their new log cabin in 1827. Their children were: George, Electa (Mrs. Jesse Nel- son), Orrin, Laura, Perry, Almon, and Alvin Wood. Frederick died in Feb., 1894, aged 89; Parmelia died in 1858, aged 51. His second wife was Sallie Stewart.
Robert and Elizabeth Stuart Lap- pin settled in the west part of Streets- boro in 1827. They had four boys and three girls. Mr. Lappin died when the oldest boy was about ten and the youngest a babe. Mrs. Lappin also raised a granddaughter, Sarah Peck (Mrs. M. G. Garrison).
Michael and Mary Viets Stuart came from Aurora in 1828 and set- tled just north of the square. The house contained a large second floor ball room, where frequent dances were held. Mr. Stuart was one of the early postmasters. Their children were: Michel, Mary (Mrs. Charles Kilbourn), Jane, and Charles.
Col. John Curtis Singletary settled in Hudson at the age of 19, where he helped clear land, including what be- came Western Reserve College cam- pus. He married Harriet Powers and they moved to Aurora where their children were born: Anthony P., John Curtis, Jr., Cyrus E., and Charles. Col. Singletary purchased the northwest lot (No. 45) in Streetsboro and in 1826, built a log cabin and Riley Cochran moved in and boarded the Singletary hands, while they built the first frame house at the center. Upon
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Brady Lake Park and Theater entrance - in 1907.
completion, the family moved in Feb. 1828, and commenced to keep tavern. This is the oldest house in town and is a landmark. It is now owned by Carl Closs. Mr. Singletary died June 3, 1851.
HOUSE WAS SHOW PLACE
David Crawford came from Tall- madge and settled on the former Scott Patterson farm. His daughter Jane, and husband, Ira Patterson, set- tled here in 1829. Their children were: Charlotte (Mrs. Stephen Likens), Lew- is C., Oscar D., Emerancy, Mary J. (Mrs. Marcellus LaDu), Crawford, and Henrietta (Mrs. Harry Ellis).
An early prominent citizen, Cad- wallader Crawford, served both as trustee and supervisor in 1833. He married Almira Taylor. Their chil- dren were: Aurilla (Mrs. Alfred Strong), Sherman S., and Sarah (Mrs. Arthur Salter). The Crawford home at the Corners, built of stone, was long considered one of the show places of town. It still stands.
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