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Present officers-Dr. John Ludlow, President; C. A. Phelps, Cashier; John Ludlow, William Rogers, N. F. Stone, John II. Thomas and B. H. Warder, Directors. This bank carries on its business in a brick building, two stories in height, with stone front. and is quite imposing in appearance, having an air of solidity and finnished within in keeping with external appearances. It is located on the west side of Limestone street, between High and Main streets; was built in 1864, and belongs to the bank.
The Second National Bank of Springfield is operated in the corner room of the southwest corner of Limestone and Main streets. It succeeded the bank- ing firm of "Foos & Brother," who did business at the same corner.
The Second National Bank was organized in December, 1863.
William Foos, who is now President of the bank, was its President when organized. Its first Cashier was G. S. Foos, and the first Board of Directors, William Foos, G. S. Foos, H. O. Williamson, H. M. Shepherd, T. R. Norton, John Foos and Charles Rabbitts. Present Directors -- William Foos, John Foos, F. W. Foos. W. W. Whiteley and William Williamson. Cashier, Fergus W. Foos; Teller, T. Penfield. Present capital $100,000. Surplus, over $90,- 000, and is in good condition.
The Lagonda National Bank of Springfield was chartered April 15, 1873. Capital $100,000. President, J. Warren Keifer; Vice President, C. Thompson; Cashier, D. P. Jefferies. Directors-J. Warren Keifer, John Howell, George Spence, E. T. Weakley. M. Shaeffer and D. P. Jefferies. The officers are unchanged with one exception.
This bank is situated on the north side of Main street, in the Republic Building, where it was opened. It succeeded the Commercial Bank of Frye, McMillen & Co., a private bank organized in 1870. It purchased in April, 1881, the " Moore" corner, on the northeast corner of Main and Market streets, for $10,000, and will build a fine banking house.
The Springfield Savings Bank was incorporated January 4, 1873, under a special law of Ohio, and opened in a building on the south side of Main street, opposite Black's Opera House. Its present location is in Republic Building, Main street. First President, B. H. Warder; Vice President, John H. Thomas. Trustees-Marshfield Steele, William Thompson, E. W. Mullikin, A. C. Black, William Conklin, Thomas Corcoran and Conrad Nagee. John Newlove, Treas- urer.
The Trustees under charter of this bank are not permitted to borrow or use any of its money, or receive any payment for their services. All invest- ments made by the bank are secured by city, county and United States bonds and mortgages on real estate.
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The present officers are W. S. Field, President; A. C. Black, Vice President; Edward Harford, Treasurer; A. S. Bushnell, Charles Ludlow, Conrad Nagel, O. S. Kelly, R. Q. King. William II. Blee and Amos Whiteley, Trustees. The deposits and surplus fund of this bank, July 1, 1880, amounted to $431, 158.03. The first private bank of Springfield was located on the southwest corner of Main and Limestone streets, and was owned and conducted by R. D. Harri- son, Daniel Hertzler and several other capitalists of the city, and in business under the firm name of Hertzler, Harrison & Co. This was about the year 1854. This banking firm continued their business for several years, probably three or four years.
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.
The Springfield Home for Aged Women is an excellent institution, which was originated by the unaided efforts of Mrs. E. P. Christie and Mrs. L. G. Thompson, who, seeing the great good that might be dono by it, took upon themselves the very difficult task of raising the means with which to carry their benevolent design to a successful issue. After they had succeeded in this and the feasibility of their plan was no longer doubtful, a board of twelve ladies was formed to manage the home. This was in April, 1879. On the 16th of the same month, the home was opened, and from that time to the present, it has averaged ten inmates continually. The original intention, as the name indicates, was to provide a home for aged females, but males are now admitted under some circumstances. The ladies have also added hospital accommoda- tions where the sick of any age, sex or color, can have tender nursing until returned health makes it no longer necessary. They have as yet had but three cases in the hospital. The home is under the immediate care of Miss Fannie Baker, the matron, who succeeded Mrs. Buchanon, the first matron, a short time ago.
The home is on Mechanic street, south of Pleasant. The good women who control the establishment merit much praise, and in the bright hereafter they will surely get their reward, though deprived of it here. It is one of the institutions which speaks well for the benevolence of the citizens of Springfield.
THE OLD GRAVEYARD.
A venerable and hallowed legacy of the early pioneers is the old grave- yard of Springfield, located on Columbia street. Its early history extends beyond the memory of the older citizens, and when the village of Springfield was laid out by James Demint, September 5, 1803, three lots were here reserved as a graveyard. But with the growth of the city, its use was abandoned, and it is said that at one time an effort was made to have it utilized for building purposes, but legal difficulties prevented this desirable end.
GREENMOUNT CEMETERY.
As early as the year 1842, the subject of a suitable burial-ground was urgently before the people of Springfield, and a piece of ground was selected where Wittenberg College now stands. But after a few interments had been made therein, by the consent of the proper authorities, the land was transferred to the college. Arrangements were made by the City Council for . the purchase of a beautifully located tract of land, known as Greenmount, lying east of the city on the National road, between Main and High streets extended. The tract consists of beautifully wooded, rolling elevation of about twelve and a half acres, now on the eastern boundary of the corporation. The first inter- ment here was in December, 1844, but the land was not deeded to the city until the 2d of September, 1845, when Cyrus Armstrong and others transferred the
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title to the City Council for the consideration of $1,256. William Moore, who is still living, was, at that time, Mayor of Springfield, and the Council was composed of Stephen Bell, President; Samuel Parsons, Recorder; and Charles Anthony, John Ludlow, Horace Pool, William Warder and Ira Paige, Council men. The first sexton was Wilds, since deceased, who was succeeded by Robert Minnick, and he, in 1862, by the present aged and faithful guardian, Louis Kindle. A plain and substantial dwelling house was erected there in 1868, at a cost of about $1,000. At the present day the cemetery is well kept and its natural beauty preserved, but the lots have been about all sold, and its use as a burial-place is confined to the few families who still retain lots. The interest once manifested in this silent city of the dead is steadily decreasing. until it will soon be a mere memento, guarded by the public as a relic of a past generation.
FERN CLIFF CEMETERY.
The rapid growth of Springfield was a forcible reminder that the cemeteries in use were wholly inadequate to meet the demands that would soon be made. and they felt compelled to either procure additional land for cemetery purposes, or call the attention of the citizens to the subject. Accordingly, at a meeting of the City Council June 23, 1863, Mr. William Warder offered a resolution requesting the citizens to meet with the Council on Saturday evening, June 27, at the court house. The meeting was held at the time and place mentioned, and was attended by a large number of influential citizens. William Warder was chosen chairman, and William S. Coggshall, Secretary. After a full dis- cussion of the subject, a committee was appointed to propose action, and report at a future meeting. This committee consisted of three citizens from each ward, and one member of Council from each ward, as follows:
First Ward, George H. Frey, C. Robbins, W. A. Barrett, and Councilman William Warder.
Second Ward, D. Shaffer, William T. Coggshall, John Chorpening, and Councilman J. H. Myers.
Third Ward, A. R. Ludlow, C. M. Nichols, A. C. Black, and Councilman John M. Deardorff.
Fourth Ward, G. S. Foos, Dr. R. Rodgers, S. A. Bowman, and Councilman A. S. Bushnell.
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This committee held a meeting Monday evening, July 6, 1863, and ap- pointed sub-conunittees to meet again July 20, at which meeting reports were presented favoring an association. A meeting of citizens was called at the court house August 3, where full reports of the committees were submitted, a plan of organization proposed, and the matter went into the hands of the citi- zens, who readily took the stock to the amount limited by law, $10,000, in shares of $300 each.
On the 25th of August, 1863, the subscribers organized under the act mak- ing provisions for the incorporation of cemetery associations, passed February 24, 1848, and a constitution and by-laws were adopted. The suscriptions were in the nature of a loan, and were to be paid back, with interest, out of the sales of lots. Officers were elected as follows: Trustees for three years, Dr. Robert Rogers, S. A. Bowman and D. Shaffer; for two years, G. S. Foos and Chandler Robbins: for one year, William Warder and John Ludlow. David Cooper was elected Clerk.
On the 12th day of September, 1863, the Springfield Cemetery Association purchased of the widow and heirs of Henry Bechtel 70 80, acres of ground for the sum of $7,030, located northwest of the city limits on Plum street, and beautifully situated on the hills and cliffs north of Buck Creek. From the
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beautiful and romantic situation, the name of Fern Cliff was adopted April 4, 1864. The association went rapidly to work preparing and beautifying the **- grounds with the assistance of skilled artists and landscape gardeners.
The ceremonies of dedicating this lovely place were held July 4, 1864. Hon. Samson Mason presided, and the impressive ceremonies consisted of sing. ing by a select choir, prayer by Rev. Cloky, dedicatory address. by Rev. Chand- ler Robbins, historical statement of the origin of the association, and a brief address by the Hon. Samuel Shellaberger on the proposition to erect a soldiers' monument in the cemetery. Rev. Dr. S. Sprecher then eloquently dedicated the ground to its hallowed purpose, and the audience joined in singing the doxology. after which Rev. E. W. Root pronounced the benediction. At 3 o'clock the same day, a sale of lots was held, the first choice going to Mr. F. Chorpening for the sum of $570.
A beautiful knoll called the Indian hill was set apart for the burial of Clark County soldiers, and the erection of a soldiers' monument. Some twelve or more soldiers have been buried there, but the monument was afterward erected. in the square near the court house.
May 10, 1869, the association purchased 6 48 acres of ground on the erst side of the original plat, of Isaac B. Rawlins, et al., for the sum of $1,620. and this was made the entrance way into the cemetery, along the foot of the wild and picturesque limestone cliffs. The hand of art added to the surpassing beauties of nature has made this spot one of the grandest and most beautiful of the cemeteries, rivaling the most famous burial-places of this country. No pen can do justice to its wild, wierd beauty, and the people may well feel proud of the enterprise and taste displayed in making this one of the grandest offerings of the living to the repose of the loved dead.
Mr. John Ludlow is the President of the association, and Mr. H. M. Shep- herd has been Clerk since August, 1876. The association has paid back all its original stock, is free of all debt and in prosperous condition. There are nine sections laid out containing 1,116 lots, and 2,308 interments have been made to date.
The following are the subscribers: * David Shaffer, G. S. Foos, George H. Frey, John Foos, John F. Chorpening, *Joseph S. Muzzy, Saumel Clark, John Ludlow, David Cooper, E. M. Doty, S. A. Bowman, *Charies P. Norris, *Chand- ler Robbins, S. Shellabarger, A. M. Stem, I. B. Rawlins, E. B. Cassilly, Will -. iam Warder, A. C. Black, Robert Rodgers, R. S. Spencer. R. D. Harrison, Charles Rabbitts, J. D. Stewart, William Foos, D. S. Morrow, John H. Thomas, James S. Goode, M. W. Fisher, George H. Coles, John Funk, H. M. Shepherd, W. T. Cogsshall. Thirty-three in all subscribe $300 each.
THE PIONEER DEAD.
The following is a list of deceased citizens of Clark County interred at Fern Cliff Cemetery, who were more or less prominent in the early times; their nativity, age, year of birth and death is also noted. Mention is made of such only as were born prior to A. D., 1800:
Pierson Spinning, New Jersey, 1786, died 1857, aged seventy-one; James Barnett, Pennsylvania, 1797. died 1861, aged sixty-four; Henry Bechtle, Sr .. Maryland, 1782, died 1839, aged fifty-seven: Joseph Perry, Pennsylvania, 1782, diel 1952, aged seventy; George Rabbits, England, 1797, died 1849, aged fifty- two: Rhoda Rabbitts, England, 1786, died 1868, aged eighty-two; John N. Kurtz. Pennsylvania, 1792, died 1952. aged sixty: George Smith. England, 1780, died 1861, aged eighty-one: James Foley. Sr., Virginia, 1779. died 1563, aged eighty- four; John Foley, Virginia, 1777, died 1845. aged sixty-eight; David Lowry, Penn-
*Thode marked with a star are decensed.
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sylvania, 1767, died 1859, aged ninety-two; Jane Lowry, Virginia, 1778, diod 1867, aged eighty-eight: John L. Snyder, Pennsylvania, 1797, died 1867, aged seventy; Oliver Clark. Massachusetts, 1795, died 1854, aged fifty-nine; Georg. Brain, England, 1784, died 1851, aged sixty-six; Edmond Ogden, England. 1789, died 1865, aged seventy-nine; Sampson Mason, New Jersey, 1793, died 1869, aged seventy-five; Henry Snyder, Sr., Pennsylvania, 1783, died 1869, aged eighty-six: Samuel Barnett, Pennsylvania, 1791, died 1869, aged seventy- eight; Jacob Kershner, Maryland, 1777, died 1853, aged seventy-six; Jolin Bacon, Connecticut, 1797, died 1870, aged seventy-three; Thomas Montjoy. Ireland, 1797, died 1866, aged sixty-nine: John Humphreys, Ireland, 1764, died 1857, aged ninety-four: James Humphreys, Virginia, 1791, died 1858, aged sixty-seven; Richard W. Hunt, New Jersey, 1790, died 1848, aged fifty-eight; John Hunt, New Jersey, 1788, died 1847, aged fifty-seven; Ann A. Warder, Pennsylvania, 1734, died 1871, aged eighty-seven; Richard Rogers, Pennsylva- nia, 1799, died 1871, aged seventy-two; Dr. George Brown, Pennsylvania, 1792, died 1871, aged seventy-nine; David King, Ohio, 1796, died 1849, aged fifty- three; Rev. John Seys. D. D., Santa Cruz, Mex., 1799, died 1872, aged seventy- three; Thomas H. Moore, Ireland, 1792, died 1872, aged eighty; Michael Kauff- man, Poprsylvania. 1788, died 1872, aged eighty-four: Baker W. Peck, New Jersey, 1791, died 1878, aged eighty-one; Charles Cavalier, 1787, died 1850, aged sixty-three; Thomas A. Morris, Bishop Methodist Episcopal Church; 1794, died 1874, aged eighty; Adam Baker. Pennsylvania, 1795, died 1863, aged sixty-eight; Joseph S. Wallace, Kentucky. 1799, died 1876, aged seventy-seven; Jacob Thomas, Maryland, 1797, died 1877, aged seventy-nine; Phoebe H. Petts, New Hampshire. 1798, died 1877, aged seventy-nine; Sarah Paige, New York, 1799, died 1877, aged seventy-eight; Daniel Raffensperger, Pennsylvania, 1796. died 1877, aged eighty-one; Rebecca Wentz, Pennsylvania, 1796, died 1878, aged eighty-two; Mary Keifer, Ohio, 1799,, died 1879, aged eighty; William Berry, Virginia, 1793, died 1879, aged eighty-one: Reuben Miller. Pennsylvania, 1797. died 1879, aged eighty-two; George H. Benson, Virginia, 1787, died 1877. aged ninety; John Dodsworth, England, 1797, died 1880, aged eighty-three; Will- iam Werden, New Jersey, 1785, died 1869, aged eighty-four; Rachel Wer- den, New Jersey, 1784, died 1860, aged seventy-six; Frederick Kobelanz, Ger- many, 1798, died 1880, aged eighty-two; Nimrod Morgan, Kentucky, 1793, died 1881, aged eighty-nine; Patick Wiseley, 1791, died 1881. aged ninety.
In 1833, Rev. Maurice Howard bought three acres of land in the southeast quarter of Section 17, Springfield Township, lying on the north side of the National road, two miles east of the city, and established a burial place for che members of the Catholic Church, intending to have it consecrated, but it was never done.
This was used as a cemetery until 1864, in which year Father Thisse pur- chased six acres just outside the corporation limits, on Lagonda avenue, which was consecrated by himself and an assistant, whither, nearly all of the dead have since been removed, a few vet remaining at the old graveyard.
The present cemetery is nicely laid out, well fenced, and planted with evergreens, making it a beautiful resting-place for the sacred dead.
In 1878, St. Bernard's Congregation desiring a cemetery of their own, Father Schuchardt purchased twenty acres of land about two miles north of Main street, on the Urbana Pike, in Section 36, Springfield Township, which was consecrated by the Most Rev. J. B. Purcell, and where a few bave since been buried.
OFFICERS AND TAX LEVY.
The following is a list of the city officers for 1834, with list of Mayors from that time to the present, and the amount of tax levied for city purposes each year:
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Recorder, James S. Halsey; Trustees, Charles Cavileer, James Lowry, James S. Christie, Harvey Vinal, W. ,V. H. Cushing; Marshal, James B. Berry; Treasurer, Cyrus Armstrong.
1834-tax, 13 mills; President, Edward H. Cumming.
1835-tax, 13 mills; President, Edward H. Cumming. 1836-tax, 13 mills; President Samson Hubble. 1837-tax, 12 mills; President, Reuben Miller. 1838-tax, 23 mills; President, Reuben Miller. 1839-tax, 2 mills; President, Reuben Miller. 1840 -tax, 2 mills: President, Reuben Miller. 1841-tax, 23 mills: President, John Murdoch. 1842-tax, 23 mills; President, William Moore.
1813-tax, 23 mills; President, William Moore.
1844-tax, 2% mills: President, William Moore.
1845-tax, 23 mills; President, Stephen Bell.
1846-tax, 24 mills; President, William Moore.
1817-tax, 14 mills: President, William Moore.
1848-tax, 13 mills; President, William Moore. 1849-tax, 23 mills; President, William Moore. 1850-tax, 4 2-10 mills; Mayor, James M. Hunt.
1851-tax, 2 2-10 mills; Mayor, James M. Hunt.
1852-tax, 6 mills; Mayor, James M. Hunt.
1853-tax, 8 mills; Mayor, James M. Hunt.
1851-tax, 8 mills; Mayor, James S. Goode.
1855-tax, 63 mills; James S. Goode.
1856-tax, 9 mills; James S. Goode.
1857-tax, 73 mills; Mayor, A. G. Burnett.
1858-tax, 63 mills; Mayor, A. G. Burnett.
1859-tax, 52 mills; Mayor, A. G. Burnett. 1860-tax, 7 mills; Mayor, A. G. Burnett.
1861-tax, 5} mills; Mayor, John C. Miller.
1862-tax, 43 mills; Mayor, W. D. Hill.
1863-tax, 23 mills; Mayor, J. J. Snyder.
1864 -- tax, 5 mills; J. J. Snyder.
1865 -- tax, 7.2 mills; Mayor, J. J. Suyder was removed and James Flem ming filled the vacancy.
1866-tax, 9.9 mills; Mayor, James Flemming.
1867-tax, 13.1 mills; Mayor, J. J. Snyder.
1868 -- tax, 11.1 mills; Mayor, Snyder resigned, and J. R McGary filled the vacancy.
1869-tax, 8.9 mills; Mayor, J. R. McGary.
1870-tax, 11.3 mills; Mayor, J. R. McGary resigned, and H. S. Showers filled the vacancy.
1871-tax, 8.8 mills; Mayor, J. J. Hanna
1872-tax, 6.5 mills; Mayor, J. J. Hanna.
1873-tax, 10 mills: Mayor, J. J. Hanna. I874 -- tax, 10 mills; Mayor, J. J. Hanna. 1875-tax, 10.1 mills; Mayor, Milton Cole. 1876 -- tax, 12 mills; Mayor, Milton Cole.
1877-tax. 8.1 mills; Mayor, Miiton Cole. 1878-tax, S mills: Mayor, Milton Cole.
1879-tax, 7.75 mills; Mayor, E. S. Wallace.
1880-tax, 7.1 mills; Mayor, E. S. Wallace. 1SS1-tax, 17 mills; Mayor, E. G. Coffin.
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TOWNSHIP HISTORIES. .
SPRINGFIELD, PIKE, HARMONY,
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BY F. M. M'ADAMS.
"Say, shall the rough woodland pioneers, Of Mississippi's wide-extended vale Claim no just tribute of our love and tears, And their names vanish with the passing gale?
"With veteran arms the forest they subdued. With veteran arts subdued the savage foc; Our country, purchased with their valiant blood, Claims for them all that gratitude can do.
" Their arduous labors gave us wealth and ease; Fair Freedom followed from their doubtful strife;
Their well-aimed measures gave us lasting peace And all the social blessedness of life.
"Then let their offspring, mindful of their claims, Cherish their honors in the lyric band;
O, save from dark oblivion's gloomy reign The brave, the worthy fathers of our land."
Springfield Township is the geographical center of Clark County, and is bounded north by Moorefield Township, east by Harmony, south by Green and west by Mad River, Bethel and German. It is six miles wide from north to south, and Las an average length of nearly eight and a half miles. Its total area is about 32,450 acres, the city of Springfield included. It comprises forty- nine complete, and three fractional, sections of Congress lands.
The township, as it now is, was erected by the County Commissioners- John Black, James Foley and John Heaton -- on the 2d day of June, A. D. 1818, and was described as follows:
"Beginning on the north boundary of the Sth Range, at the southwest cor- ner of Section No. 7, in the 4th Township and 9th Range; thence north with the section line until said line intersects Mad River; thence down said river to the west line of Section 22 of Township 4; thence north with said line to the northwest corner of Section 23; thence east with the north line of said Section 23 to Mad River; thence up the same to the north boundary of the 9th Range; thence east with said range line to the northeast corner of Township 5; thence south with the line dividing Townships 5 and 6 to the north boundary of the Sth Range; thence west on said range line to the place of beginning. And the same to be called Springfield Township. Election to be held at Springfield."
This township had an existence in name and in fact, as a part of Cham- paign County, previous to the erection of Clark County, but that its territory was the same as now is doubtful. At one time, it included a part, if not all, of Green Township, as will be seen by the order of the County Commissioners:
" April 25, 1818. - Ordered by the board that the fractional township taken from the county of Greene, lying south of Springfield Township, be and the satse is hereby attached to and made a part of the said township of Spring- field, and to be known and called by the name of Springfield Township."
No record can be found giving the acts of the township officials prior to 1818, but the papers filed at Urbana furnish the following facts:
On the 7th of April, 1805, Robert Renick was elected Justice of the Peace, receiving thirty-one votes. Jonathan Donnels was elected a Justice of the Peace
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the same day, receiving twenty-six votes. There were two other candidates -- Joseph Layton and William Lemon, who each received twenty-three votes. Number of electors, fifty-four.
The best dlection of which record can be found was held the first Monday in April, 1SOS, and resulted as follows:
Justice of the Peace, Nathaniel Pinckard; Clerk, Green B. Field; Treas- urer, Samuel Simonton; Lister, John Crossley; Constable, Nathan Dudley; Trustees, N. Pinckard, John Perrin and Abram Curry; Overseers of the Poor. Francis Best and Jonathan Milhollin. Pinckard's election was contested at Samuel Simonton's house April 30, same year. The contest failed, and Pinck- ard served his full term. Number of electors, 113.
On the 3d day of April, 1809, at the election for township officers, the fol- lowing were elected:
Justices of the Peace, John Snodgrasss and John B. Lemon; Trustees, Abel Renick, Joseph Reid and Andrew Hodge; Clerk, Isaac Vanduzen; House Appraiser, G. Foos; Overseers of the Poor, Samuel Carey and John Reid; Con- stables, Francis Best and James Wallingsford. The number of electors at this election was 140.
1810, April 2 .-- Trustees, John Humphreys, John Perrin and John Reid; CRIl, Joseph Snodgrass; Treasurer, John Lingle; Overseers of the Poor, Jona- than Milhollin and G. Foos; House Appraiser, Daniel Goble. Number of elect. ors, eighty-three.
1811, April 2 .- Trustees, John Lingle, William Hall and James Bishop: Lister, Daniel Goble; Clerk, John Dougherty; Treasurer, John Lingle; Con- stable, Daniel Goble; Justice of the Peace, Green B. Field; House Appraiser, John Crossley: Fence Viewers, James Rea and Walter Smallwood; Overseers of the Poor, William McCartney and James Steele. Number of electors, fifty. Green B. Field resigned his commission December 11, same year.
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