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BENJAMIN F. WRIGHT. farmer and stock-shipper; P. O. Springfield. He is a son of John and Jane (Sampson) Wright, and was born in this county Jan. 28, 1827; has followed farming and stock-shipping the greater part of his life. He was married, Dec. 24, 1548, to Olive C., daughter of Thomas and Eli- zabeth (Chenoweth) Whittredge; they have five children-four girls and one boy -- all of whom are married. Her father was a native of Vermont, and came to Clark Co., Ohio, about the year 1820; he departed this life in 1869. Her mother was born and raised in this county. Mr. Wright's father was a native of England, and emigrated to America in 1820, and settled in what is now Har- mony Township, Clark Co., Ohio, the same year. His mother was born in Massachusetts; came to this county in 1822. The father died in 1842, and the mother in 1844. In 1865, while engaged in threshing wheat, Benjamin got his arm caught in wheels of the thresher, losing his right hand. In 1865, he en- gaged with the Champion Manufacturing Company of Springfield as agent, and since then has traveled for said firm during the busy season of each year: dur- ing the winter, he devotes his attention to the buying and shipping of stock, which he has followed for the past thirty winters, being the oldest stock-shipper now in this county. In all his dealings, he has ever sustained an honorable reputation.
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WILLIAM M. YEAZELL, retired farmer and stock-dealer: P. O. Spring field; is a native of Clark County, and a descendant of a pioneer family of Moorefield Township. The subject of this sketch was born in Moorefield Town- ship in 1835; is a son of William and Eliza (Foley) Yeazell. He remained on the farm with his parents during his youth, receiving a limited common-school education. When about 20 years of age, he went into the mill at Moorefield. where he remained about six years. When the war broke out, he returned to the old homestead and assisted his father in farming; in 1862, his father died, and he remained on the old homestead until 1872, when he removed to Springfield. and has since resided here. Mr. Yeazell still retains the old homestead .in Moorefield Township, and, though not permanently engaged in any active busi- ness, occasionally purchases a shipment of stock. which, with other occasional speculations, serve the double purpose of employing his time and producing profit. He married. Dec. 11, 1866. Miss Ann Clark, sister of Charles M. Clark, whose biography also appears in this work. Mr. Yeazell's house, No. 425 East High street, purchased just previous to his removal to the city, compares favor- ably with the fine residences for which this street is noted.
MRS. MARY S. YOUNG, Springfield. Mrs. Young is the widow of Henry Young, deceased. Mrs. Young was born in Frederick Co., Md., March 17. 1837; she is the daughter of Samuel and Maria Remsburg: was married to Mr. Young Dec. To, 1850, and in 1801 they moved to Ohio and settled in this county, on the farm north of Springfield now owned by Daniel Young, Sr. Mr. Young died June 16, 1871, leaving Mrs. Young with three children- Clarence M., Jen- nie V. and Annie M. In 1878, Mrs. Young purchased and removed to the beau- tiful farin of SO acres, which is located about three miles southeast of Spring- field. Clarence is now old enough to carry on the farm; he and his two sisters are a great help and comfort to their mother. Mr. and Mrs. Young's parents were natives of Maryland.
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THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY. The family bearing the above name is. strictly speaking, one of the pioneer families of the vicinity of Springfield. The head of the family. Oliver Armstrong, was born at Bennington, Vt .. April 26. 1783. and was united iu marriage with Annie Hanes in the year 1802, when but 19 years of age. In 1512. he emigrated to Ohio, settling in the Maumee dis- trict, away from which locality he was driven by the Indians in the year 1513. He started for the village of Urbana with a sick wife and four small children. in a cart, with two oxen. The journey was attended with great privation and danger. and extended over a period of six weeks. On reaching Urbana, he had only 25 cents. but found in Judge Reynolds a warm friend, who loaned him great assistance. In the year 1814, he removed into Clark County, where his wife died March 11. Their children were Oliver, Cyrus. Phidelia and David. One year later (1815). Mr. Armstrong married Mrs. Lucinda ( Paige) Muzzy, widow of Joseph Muzzy, and sister of Judge Ira Paige. She was born in Hordwic. Mass., July 28, 1780. Two of her children by Mr. Muzzy-Lucius and Franklin -- are now residents of Springfield. To the second union of Mr. Armstrong and Mrs. Muzzy, there were born the following children: William. Ominda, Louisa and Lucinda; the latter two are residents of Springfield: Louisa, the wife of Benjamin Furniss, to whom she was married in 1857, both having previously been married; to thisunion there were born three children, namely: Edward. Frank and Mary. Mr. Furniss was born in the State of New York in 1811, and Mrs. Fur niss was born on the old homestead known as "Greenside," in East Springfield,
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in the year 1822. Lucinda was born at the same place August 4, 1824; was also raised and married in the same house; married to George O. C. Frankenburg, September 17, 1845. The grandchildren of the Armstrongs and Muzzys number fifty-eight. Of Mr. Armstrong's children by his first wife, Cyrus was for twenty COlecture jours Tres wer of Clark County.
JESSE CHRISTIE : is a resident of Springfield. This venerable gentle- man. rapidly nearing the goal of four-score years-nearly sixty-five of which have been passed in Clark County-was born of parents of Irish descent. His im- mediate parents, Robert Christie and Rebecca (Smith) Christie, were natives of the State of New Hampshire-the former of New Boston, Hillsboro Co., and the latter of Mt. Vernon. same county. The mother died in her native State in 1804, when our subject was a babe. Their children were James S., Mary, Jesse and Rebecca. Mr. Christie was married the second time in 1806, and died in Springfield, Ohio, in 1822, at the age of 47 years. Our subject was also a native of New Boston, N. H., born March 25, 1802. The family removed to Vermont in the year 1811, and, in 1817, to Clark County, Ohio. Mir. Christie's early youth was passed in the country, his father being a tiller of the soil. In later years, he learned the carpenter's trade in Springfield, which he followed many years, having assisted in building many of the early-built houses of the city. He also, for a period of years, was engaged in mercantile Piusails. He assisted in constructing the cupola erected on the first court house of Clark County. On the 28th of January, 1829. Mr. Christie was united in marriage with Miss Martha S. Lowry, daughter of David Lowry, and to them were born the following children: David L., James W., Martha S., Charles B., Mary E. and Sarah R. - two dying in infancy without having been named. The parents are members of the First Presbyterian Church of the city, to which Mr. Christie has belonged for more than half a century. During his long term of years as a citizen of Springfield, he has ever been highly respected and esteemed by the community at large.
JOHN A. KINGORE : is a resident of Springfield, and is familiarly known as "Uncle John." He was born in Frederick County, Va .. June 22, 1822. His parents, Amos Kingore and Hannah Buckley. were natives of the same county and State, the former being by trade a shoemaker. Our subject, with his par- ents. came to Clark County in the year 183], and settled at Donnelsville. where he resided until 1858, then went to Springfield, where he has ever since resided. By an accident which befell him in early life, Mr. Kingore was incapacitated for farming or manual labor, so turned his attention to books, and received. probably, a fuller education than he otherwise woud have done. This he did with a view of teaching. which occupation he followed for at least twenty-five years. He was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Smith, Sept. 5. 1855, and to them were born five children, namely: William. Amy, Charles. Azer and Eddie, the latter being the only one now living. Mrs. Kingore died May 13, 1869. Both were members of the First Baptist Church of Springfield, to which Mr. Kingore still belongs, and is a consistent member. He is the present Weigh- master and Market Clerk of the city, having held such position for the past decade. He has also served the people of Springfield Township as Clerk for many years. Mr. Kingore is an esteemed and highly respected citizen. The father of our subject died in 1859. in the 7Ist year of his age, and the mother died in 1854. in her 69th year.
WILLIAM A. KILLS, SR .; a resident of Springfield. On the 15th day of October, 1824, Jacob W. Kills (the father of our subject) and family came into Clark County. The father just mentioned was a native of Hunnelstown, Penn., born Dec. 22, 1788. He was married to Mrs. Rebecca S. Davis (whose maiden name was Carter, Aug. 11, 1807, who was also a native of Pennsyl-
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vania, born in the year 1777. To this union were born William A., Mary, Jacob, Rebecca S., and Susan O. The father was a paper manufacturer, which business he immediately connected himself with on his arrival in this county, as aforesaid. He joined David Juntos and Lowiy under the finnname of James Lowry & Co., in the manufacturing of that article in mills located in the viem- ity of Donnelsville. In 1828, there was a change in the firm, it becoming J. W. Kills, Dr. A. Blunt & James Lowry, which firm left the old mill and built a mill in Springfield the same year (1828) continuing in the same business. Our subject was born at Ingham's Mill, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11, 1808. His youth was passed in and about the mill with his father. He received a fair common-school education which was obtained mostly in the school of Clark County, in the vicinity of the old mill. In the year 1837 he was taken into the firio, which finally become "Jacob W. Kills & Son." The mill was operated by them until the outbreak of the late civil war in 1861, when they succumbed to the pressure thereby brought about. The father died in the spring of 1868, one of Springfield's early enterprising manufacturers. The mother died the
summer previous, Our subject in 1861 after "the downfall" entered the Lagonda Agricultural shops, where he has ever since been employed. He was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Hawkins, a native of . Yorkshire, England, daughter of James Hawkins, Oct. 20, 1885, by Rev. Saul Hen- kle. The union was blessed with the following children: Sarah A., John, William. James, Jacob (the latter fell in defense of his country in the war of the rebellion). In politics Mr. Kills is a staunch Republican, having been iden- tified with that party since its . organization. He is a man of very fine physique, being scant six feet in height, and weighing 180 pounds, masculine in the extreme. well developed and finely proportioned, and of a very jovial nature. Die uneith
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E. H. P. ARNOLD, merchant ; P. O. Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Arnold was born in Lancaster Co .. Penn., June 1, 1836. In 1860, he went to Kentucky and taught school there until 1863, when he moved to Harmony Township, Clark Co., Ohio. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Gillespie, of Bourbon Co., Ky., July 1, 1862; as a result of this union there was one child, viz .. Lula, born April 22. 1863. Mrs. Arnold died in Kentucky May 4, 1863. Mr. Arnold was married the second time to Miss Martha A Blee, of Clark Co., Feb. 18, 1864. Mr. Arnold taught school in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio for some twenty years. Mr. Arnold was engaged for some years with Ackerman Bros., of Springfield, Ohio, in the slating business. Mr. Arnold's brother Thomas was one of the first men to introduce the slate-roofing business into Ohio. Mr. Arnold's father, William, was a merchant for a number of years in Pennsylvania. He has a brother there now in the grocery busi- ness. Mr. Arnold commenced the grocery business in Harmony, Clark Co., January, 1880, where he keeps a stock of groceries, such as is usually kept in a country store. Mr. Arnold and wife are members of the M. P. Church at Harmony.
WILLIAM D. BAIRD, retired farmer; P. O. Springfield. Few men have had the good fortune to win the affectionate regard and kindly sympathy of the com- munity in which they live that William D. Baird has gained among the people of Clark Co. His supple frame bending under the weight of years, his frank, open, generous face, his courteous bearing, his kindly and even-tempered disposition, unrufded by the cares and anxieties of a lifetime of business activity, all conspire to excite respect. Nearly fourscore years have left him a hale, hearty and well-preserved old man ; a quick, elastic step; busy, active and energetic in business ; still in possession of his old-time habits of industry, which have been his stepping-stone to prosperity. His
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grandfather, William Baird. a native of Maryland, of English origin-the family hav- ing come to the American Colonies before the Revolutionary war -- was a man of prom- inence in his county ; was Justice of the Peace, and afterward represented his county in the State Legislature for three termis. He had a family of three children, one son and two daughters, and died at Hagerstown, in his native State. Ilis son William, the youngest of his children, was born in Hagerstown, Md., March 16, 1762, and when 18 years of age, went into the patriot army to help free his native land from English tyr- rany. Some time after the close of that struggle for liberty, William was married to Dorothy Camerer, who was born in his native town .in March, 1760. The Camerers were from Holland, and settled in Maryland at an early day, five of her brothers hav- ing been soldiers in the Revolution, fighting the battles for freedom under Washington. William Baird and wife remained in Maryland until 1790, then removed to Westmore- land Co., Penn., where they resided about four years; thence came down the Ohio on a flat-boat, to Maysville, Ky., and from there to Fleming Co., of the same State, where he intended settling on 500 acres of land previously entered by his father, and given to him on condition that he would settle upon it. Ile remained in Fleming Co. about fourteen years, but never settled on the land, for the reason that others claimed it, and he, putting his case in the hands of a lawyer. finally lost it all. In 1808, he and fam- ily came to Clark Co., Ohio, and he entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 30, Township 6, Roman Q. Harmony Township moving one-half entrance money down, and the balance in the next four years, receiving his patent in 1812. To William and Dorothy Baird were born the following children : Esther, Susannah, Sarah, Peter C., John, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and William D., only two of whom are living-Susannah, the widow of Joshua Tatman, and the subject of this sketch. William D. was born in Fleming Co., Ky., Feb. 4, 1803, and was in his 5th year when the family moved to this county. He grew to maturity on his father's farin, attending school about two years at the prim- itive log schoolhouse of his neighborhood, most of the time having to walk three miles 10 get there. His mother died Sept. 1, 1824, a sincere member of the Methodist Church, and March 9, 1836, his father died, leaving to his family a farm of 394 acres of land, William D. receiving the old homestead of 160, on which were such improve- ments as were common fifty years ago. Two of the sons. Peter C. and John, were sol- diers in the war of 1812. William D. Baird was married in Pleasant Township, Dec. 1, 1826, to Sarah M. C. Hodge, daughter of Andrew and Isabel (McTire) Hodge. na- tives of Virginia, who first settled in Kentucky, coming to Clark Co. in the fall of 180S, and settling in Pleasant Township. Mrs. Baird was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., April 12, 1804, and had born to her the following children : Isabel (wife of Henry Stickney ), Andrew (deceased), Samuel E. (deceased), William W. (deceased), Mary Ann (deceased wife of John A. Yeazell ) and James (deceased). Mrs. Baird died Feb. 19, 1876, after a wedded life of over half a century, leaving behind her partner in life's battles to mourn the loss of his faithful helpmate. Politically, he is a Republican, and, although connected with no relig- ious denomination, he believes firmly in the fundamental principles of Christianity. Begin- ning in life at " the foot of the ladder," he has, by hard, determined work and constant attention to his business affairs, made a wonderful success. He is now the owner of about 1,000 acres of land surrounding the old homestead, and about 300 in other parts of the county, and his wealth is to-day estimated at from $75,000 to $100,000. In his younger days he was an active stock-raiser, and in this manner, by untiring en- ergy, has made a success. Seldom equaled in farm life, Mr. Baird is a living example of what pluck and perseverance can accomplish when backed by industry and true economy. He is now in his 79th year, and as hale and hearty as are most men at half bis age; and although his life has been one of constant toil and business cares, his char- acter stands unblemished. and his reputation for honesty and integrity is above re- proach. His troubles have been many, having lost every member of his family, with the exception of one; but, with patient resignation, he bows to the will of the Great Creator, and awaits the day when he shall again meet those gone on before.
JESSE BOYD, farmer ; P. O. Springfield ; was born in Center Co., Penn., May 26, 1808; in the year 1$14, his parents moved to Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, arrived at
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the town on the evening of Oct. 30; his parents remained in the county until 1821. when they moved to Seneca Co., Ohio, where his father, Thomas Boyd, purchased a large body of land (1,100 acres) ; in the year 1835, Jesse left his father's home for the purpose of starting in life for himself, and came to Clark Co., and settled in Harmony Township. In t': some year, he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Donnel, on the 5th day of March, 1835, the marriage ceremony being performed by the Rev. Saul Hin- kel : this union having been blessed by the birth of ten children, three boys and seven girls, seven of whom are now living, viz., Elizabeth, born June 9, 1838; Thomas, Aug. 7, 1840; James D., Nov. 25, 1842; Margaret, Feb. 27, 1845; Wilhelmina, May 11, 1847 ; Emma, Feb. 3, 1850, and Frank H., Dec. 8, 1859. When treason dared to in- sult the flag of our country, and threatened to destroy this Union of States, two of his sons went in defense of their country, viz., Thomas Boyd enlisted in August, 1861, in Co. I, 44th O. V. I .; was discharged in July, 1865, at the close of the war, as a Ser- geant ; James D. Boyd enlisted in Co. I, 110th O. V. I., Aug. 10, 1862, and was dis- charged June 20, 1865, when there was no more "Southern Confederacy ; " he served in the 3d Division, 6th Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Boyd resides on a beautiful farm of 311 acres of land, in the north corner of the township, surrounded with a very interesting family and the comforts of life; he, like many other success- ful farmers, has never sought after political honors, and has never served " the people " in any other office than a member of the School Board of Harmony Township, in that position, he has served for thirty-two years. Mr. Boyd has been a metober of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield for the past forty-seven years; he is a much re- spected and an honored citizen.
NATHAN T. BROOKS, deceased. Mr. Brooks, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Harmony Township, Clark Co., Ohio, and in which he resided to the date of his death ; he was born June 15, 1831, and departed this life April 20, 1875. Elizabeth, widow of N. T. Brooks, was born in Harmony Township, Clark Co., Ohio, March 25, 1836. Mr. N. T. Brooks was married to Miss Eliza- beth J. Rathburn July 19, 1855; the result of this union was five children, two sons and three daughters, all of whom are living; the names and ages of the children are respectively thus-the eldest, Margaret A., 24 years ; William T., 22; Alice L., 20; Lemuel C., 16 ; Carrie L., 13. Margaret A. is married to Joseph Mason ; Alice L., is the wife of William Sweet ; the rest of the children are as yet unmarried. Mrs. Brooks, widow of N. T. Brooks, resides upon the homestead ; the farmhouse, which is quite modern in its construction, is situated upon a picturesque and well-chosen eminence, which commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country.
ANDREW N. BROOKS, farmer, stock-buyer and grain-dealer ; P. O. Springfield. Box 1.199. There are few more active business men in the county than the subject of this sketch. Mr. Brooks is a native of Clark Co., Ohio, having been born in Har- mony Township June 7, 1835; he is a son of L. Brooks, deceased. Andrew's father died when he was in his 6th year; at the age of 13, he left home and began life for himself; he worked on a farm by the month some time, then he commenced to drive cattle for cattle-dealers; when but 17 years old, he was put in charge of a large drove of cattle and drove them to Lancaster. Penn., over the mountains. He was united in marriage, Feb. 8, 1855, to Miss Mary Ann Foreman, a daughter of Harvey Foreman, of Harmony Township; this union has been blessed by the birth of seven children, five boys and two girls, all of whom are now living, viz., Dura, now the wife of John Stevens; H. L., who is a grain merchant at Catawba Station, in Pleasant Township ; Frank A., Twing, Milton, Charles and Fannie. In 1855, Mr. Brooks commenced farming and has continued to farm since in con- nection with his other business. In 1857, he became a cattle-buyer and has been en- gayed in it quite extensively since. In 1868, he began the grain trade, and is one of the most extensive grain-dealers in Clark Co .; his shipments amount to 225 cars an- Dually ; he buys grain at five stations-Springfield, Oxtobey's Station, Brooks' Station, Plattsburg and Sharp's Station ; he is the owner of a very fine farm of 140 acres of land. where he resides-at Brooks' Station. Mr. Brook's and wife are members of the Baptist
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Church, at Lisbon ; he is a member of the A., F. & A. M., at South Charleston, and is also a Past Grand of Vienna Lodge No. 345, I. O. O. F. (he is the only living charter member of Vienna Lodge). Mr. Brooks is a gentleman of fine social qualities, very pleasant in his manners, social and affable, and very ho-pitable.
THOMAS C. BUSBEY, retired teacher ; P. O. Vienna Cross Roads. Matthew Busbey, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in the county of An- trim, Ireland. He came to America about the year 1771. Hle settled on the south bank of the Potomac, in Hampshire Co .. Va. . He was a soldier in the Revolutionary army. At the time of his death he left a widow, five sons and one daughter. Hamilton Busbey, the father of the subject of this sketch, being the youngest. Hamilton Busbey was born in Hampshire Co., Va., on the old homestead, July 5, 1792. He was married to Miss Sophia Lewis, of Winchester, Va., in the year 1813. This union was blessed by the birth of seven sons and five daughters, ten of whom are now living, the subject of this sketch being the oldest. Hamilton Busbey and family came to Ohio in October. 1815, and settled in what is now Harmony Township, near the town of Lisbon. Ham- ilton was a man of considerable influence. He took an active part in the organization of Clark County and Harmony Township. He did much in the organization of the schools of Harmony Township. Hamilton Busbey, in d.815, was looking about for a suitable place to locate in the county. At this time he was offered the lot upon which Jones & Miller's dry goods store is now situated in Springfield for a very small sum of money, but in his judgment at that time Lisbon was the most promising place of the two, where he purchased a corner lot. What a change since then ! Hamilton Busbey was a Quartermaster in the war of 1812. Mr. Busbey was for some years the owner of a farm near where the town of Plattsburg now is. He and his family (excepting the subject of this sketch) moved to Illinois in 1839, and settled in Coles Co., where he died Dec. 16, 1847. His wife, Sophia, died at the same place April 2, 1855. The subject of this sketch, Thomas C. Busbey, was born in the town of Romney, in Hamp. shire Co., Va., March 13, 1815. He came to Harmony Township with his parents in 1815, where he has continued to reside since. He commenced teaching school at the age of 19 years, and continued to teach for thirty-five years in Clark Co. Mr. Busbey was united in marriage, May 24, 1838, to Miss Anna Bodkin, a daughter of Richard Bodkin, who was a pioneer of Ohio. He was born in Harrison Co .. Va., in 1787. He settled in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1803, and moved to Clark Co. in 1808. Richard Bodkin's wife, Elizabeth Bodkin (nee) Hester, was born July 28, 1782; she lived where Cincinnati, Ohio, now is, when there were but three houses in that neighborhood. As a result of the marriage of Thomas C. and Anna Busbey there has been born to them ten children, nine of whom are now living-William (the political editor of the Inter-Ocean, of Chicago, Ill.), Hamilton (a contributing editor, aud one of the proprie- tors of the Turf, Field and Farm, of New York City), L. W. (city editor of the Inter-Ocean, of Chicago, Ill.), Charles S. (a school teacher), T. A. (who lives with his parents), Louise (the wife of W. H. Neer), Angelina ( the wife of James Rice), Hattie (who lives at home), Mary (the wife of Theodore Postle), Daniel W. (a son who died May 9, 1865). A very remarkable circumstance is connected with this family ; nine out of the ten children have been school-teachers. Where is there another family like them ? William and Hamilton were members of Co. C, 1st Ky. V. I. Hamilton served three years. William served two, and was discharged by special order, in order that he might edit the Louisville Journal. Daniel W. was a clerk in the Provost Mar- shal's office at Clarksville, Tenn., and Post Librarian at Louisville, Ky. Mr. Busbey enlisted as a " squirrel hunter" to defend Cincinnati against the Kirby Smith raid. Mr. Busbey has been elected Township Treasurer of Harmony Township; has served for seven or eight years as Township Clerk ; has served for ten years as a member of the Republican Central Committee; was appointed Deputy United States Marshal in 1870, and took. the census of Pleasant, Madison and Harmony Townships. Mr. B. ha, voted for five Whig candidates for President and seven Republican Presidents. Mr. B. is now in his 66th year, a man of clear mind and possessed a wonderful amount of knowledge.
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