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Abner Osgood and Ward Bailey were granted 300 acres of land for build- ing the first mills, in 1779. Benoni Cutler bought these mills and tract of land, so the stream was called Cutler's Mill brook. Oliver Hancock was the first founder and blacksmith in the town, and was voted ninety acres of land for " extraordinary ingenuity." Doctor Gott appears to have been the first physician, about 1785, and Zadock Sampson the second, in 1790 .. Colonel Ward Bailey built the first mills at the falls on the Connecticut, in 1786 or 1787. He also built, in the Revolutionary times, a block-house, which stood near where Mr. Cobb has since lived. It afterwards became the first jail in the county. The first school also was kept in this house, in 1778, by M. Bradley, known as "Old Master Bradley."
James Rosebrook, who joined the settlement about 1778, was styled " The Old Duke." He had the reputation of telling a larger story than any other
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person in town. Being in company with several men at one time, a Mr. B- said to him : " Mr. Rosebrook, as a number of us were passing along the road the other day, we saw an immense egg lying on the ground. It was so large as to obstruct travel, so we were obliged to remove it. It took four men with levers, to roll it out of the road."
" I have no doubt of it," instantly replied the old Duke, "I haven't the least doubt of it, for I saw the bird that laid the egg, when she flew over, and she was so large that she darkened the sun for two hours ! "
David Hopkinson joined the settlement about the year 1779. He was a man of good capacity, quite prominent in the affairs of the town, was chief judge of the county court for the years 1811, '12, '15 and '16. He reared a large family. David, Jr., represented the town in the legislature a number of terms, was assistant judge of the county court, for the years 1827 and 1830. He died suddenly in 1837.
Captain Eleazer Rosebrook located in town in 1778, upon the place later known as the James Perkins farm. During the latter part of the Revolution he was employed as a scout and ranger. The Indians were sometimes trouble- some in making free use of the settlers' dwellings as a place for staying over night, and having an occasional drunk. One day, in the absence of Mr. Rosebrook, a party of them became so troublesome that Mrs. Rosebrook drove them from the house, except one squaw, who was apparently so in- toxicated as to be unable to move. Mrs. Rosebrook accordingly dragged her out, a proceeding that seemed to improve her powers of motion to such an extent that she was able to throw a hatchet at Mrs. Rosebrook, just as she was closing the door. The squaw came on the following day, however, and apologized for her bad manners.
Benoni Cutler, from Connecticut, served through the French and Indian war and as a captain in the Revolutionary war. At the close of the latter he located in Windsor, Vt., and in the spring of 1784 came on to Guildhall. He spent a year or two on the meadows, then purchased lot No. 12, and the mills and 300 acres of Osgood and Bailey. He was the first justice of the peace, and there was scarcely a year during his long life thereafter, that he 'did not hold one or more important local offices. He reared nine children- Charles, Theophilus, William, Joseph, Royal, Erastus, Zerah, Rebecca and Lucy. He died in 1806, and was the first to be buried in the North burial ground.
Moody Rich, son of John, was born in Haverhill, N. H., moved with his parents to Maidstone in 1784, and married Sally, daughter of Caleb Marshall, in 1799. He reared four sons and four daughters, namely, William, Fanny, George, Nelson, Sarah, Charles, Betsey and Mary C. Mr. Rich held various offices, was justice of the peace, town representative, and senator. His son Charles, born in Maidstone in 1813, married Diadama, daughter of Hardin and Lucy (Schoff ) Willard, in 1843, and has reared four sons and two daugh-
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ters, viz. : Sarah A., Sidney A., Thomas S., Hubbard W., Georgianna and Marshall C. Mr. Rich lives on road 9.
William Rosebrook, who came to Guildhall, at an early day, reared seven sons and three daughters, viz .. James, Eleazer, Freeland, Amos, Pliny, Dex- ter, Sarah (Mrs. John Crawford), Dolly (Mrs. Abel), Benjamin, and Lydia, who married Capt. William Amy. Amos was born in this town, in 1794, and married Honora Camp, in 1819. Of his children, Elbridge G. was born in 1830, Albert C. married Libbie Kinney in 1866, and Emily C. married L. L. Willard, of Maine. Elbridge G. married, first, Mary P. Webb, in 1866, who died in 1875, and has two sons, Ernest A. and Lawrence W. He married for his second wife Sadie F., daughter of John Thompson, and resides on the homestead, on road 5.
David Hopkinson came to this town at an early day, with his wife, Sarah, and two sons, Joshua and David, and located on the place where William Rhodes now lives. He afterward reared four sons and two daughters, viz .. Henry, Isaac, Sarah, Polly, John and Frances. His son Joshua was born in 1773, married Mary Monroe, of Keene, N. H., in 1808, and had two sons and one daughter, namely, Joshua, who died at the age of twelve years, Will- iam A., now deceased, and Mary, who was born in 1813, married William Hopkins, in 1833, and has three sons and two daughters, as follows : Joshua, John M., who is proprietor of the Williams House, of Lancaster, N. H., Mary O. (Mrs. James Wilson), of Springfield, Mass., Abbie E. and Charles W., at home. Mrs. Hopkins resides on the homestead where she was born, and has in her possession her grandmother's chair, which was brought from Marl- boro, Mass., in 1778.
John Crawford came to Guildhall, from Union, Conn., in 1793. His son John, born in 1775, married, first, Dolly Call, in 1805, who bore him two sons and one daughter, as follows: Alden, born in 1807, Oramel, born in 1809, and Mary Ann, who died at the age of thirteen years. His wife died in 1813, and he married for his second wife Sarah Rosebrook, and had born to him four sons, only one of whom, Calvin, is living. Oramel married, first, Louise Bach, and second, Catherine Bothell, and has had born to him three sons, namely, George O., Henry A. and Fred E., of Boston. Mr. Crawford, who owns the homestead where he was born, represented his town in 1844, '45 and '54. He was state senator two years, in 1848 and 1849, has been judge of probate one year, county judge two years, has served as treasurer of the town thirty-seven years in succession, ending in 1881, and has been selectman several years. He resides on road 6.
Z. K. Washburn, son of Daniel, was born in Greenwich, Mass., in 1800, and came to Guildhall in 1817, locating on the hill. He married, first, Susan, daughter of Dea. William Butler, in 1824, and had born to him two sons and three daughters, two of whom are living, namely, Harriet (Mrs. John Buzzell) and William C., of Hancock, Me. He married for his second wife, Harriet Washburn, who bore him five sons and four daughters, three of whom are liv-
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ing, namely, Seth, Abigail L. (Mrs. B. Stuart) and Clara E. (Mrs. Pliny Meacham. Seth, born in 1846, married Mary A., daughter of George A. and Adaline (Booth) Ford, in 1872, and has had five sons and three daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter are living, viz .: Harry W., May Clarabell and Leon S.
Oliver Woods, of Springfield, Vt., came to this town in 1819, and located on the place where G. S. Boyce now lives. He married Sophia Lee, and reared six sons and five daughters. Of these, Zed was born in 1802, married Rebecca, daughter of Robert and Dolly (Stockwell) Gotham, in 1831, and had born to him one son and four daughters. Of these, Ann Maria married L. P. Manning, who died in 1865, leaving one daughter, Ida Ella (Mrs. George A. Halibad). Mrs. Manning married James Miles, in 1883. Mr. Woods resides on road 2.
Daniel Kieth was born in Massachusetts, in 1778, and came to Guildhall, with his wife and two children, about 1826, locating on the Sheridan place. Daniel, Jr., married Jemima Wilbur, and came to this town in 1832. He reared four children, namely, Daniel, Mehetable, Jane and Charles. The last mentioned was born in 1833, and married Emeline M., daughter of Ed- win and Betsey (Hollbrook) Joslyn, in 1874. Mr. Keith resides on road 4.
Daniel Keith, son of Daniel, was born in Massachusetts, in 1824, and when he was two years of age, his parents came to Guildhall. He married Thank- ful, daughter of J. D. and Cynthia A. (Oaks) Jackson, in 1859, and had born to him one son and three daughters, namely, Nellie R., who died at the age of one year, Daniel, who died in infancy, Ellen T., who married Alexander M. McClintock, of Whitefield, and Gertrude Jane. Mrs. Keith is a dealer in millinery and fancy goods.
James Boyce, son of William, was born in New Boston, N. H., in 1768, married three times, first, Abigail Hazelton, who bore him two sons and one daughter, second, Maria Titcomb, who bore him two sons and two daughters, and third, Marion Banefield, in 1823, who bore him three sons and two daugh- ters. Of these, two sons and one daughter are living, George S., Dr. Na- thaniel S. and Eliza (Mrs. J. T. Grow). George S. was born at Newbury, Vt., in 1827, married Fanny S., daughter of Joshua B. and Sally (Schoff ) Lam- kin, in 1854, and has two sons and one daughter, viz .: Guy L., born in 1856, John W., born in 1862, and Sadie A., born in 1870. He resides on the homestead, on road 2. Dr. Nathaniel S., son of James, was born at New- bury, Vt., May 24, 1829, came to Guildhall, in 1842, and attended school in Newbury, and at Guildhall Grammar school. He studied with Dr. James D. Fulsom, of this town, and graduated from the University of Michigan, in 1854. He practiced his profession at Guildhall, Colebrook, N. H., North Stratford, and was engaged in a drug store, in Boston, for three years. He returned to- Guildhall in 1861, married Mary B., daughter of Ebenezer Abbott, July II, 1878, and has one daughter, Mary H. Dr. Boyce's office and residence is- on Main street.
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Joshua Emery married Hannah Wentworth, reared four sons and three daughters, and came to Guildhall in 1845. One son, Stephen W., was born at Bartlet, N. H., in 1834, married Betsey A., daughter of Abraham and Re- becca Blandin, of Guildhall, in 1862, and has had born to him five sons and two daughters, of whom three sons and one daughter are living, namely, Stephen F., born in 1866, Albert W., Fred L. and Sarah L.
J. S. Meacham, son of Samuel, was born in Charlestown, N. H., learned the trade of cabinet making and carriage making, and came to Guildhall, in 1846. He married Celinda, daughter of Harvey Colton, in 1854. His son Allen B. was born August 31, 1861, married Marietta, daughter of C. E. Holt, in 1882, and has one son, Byron H., born November 4, 1882. He is an orna- mental and carriage painter, and resides on road 8. He and his father were educated at Hartford Mute school. Allen B. is Vermont's state manager of Gallaudet Association of deaf mutes.
Josiah D. Jackson married Cynthia A. Oakes, in 1838, and reared children as follows: Aaron, Josiah D., Andrew H., Anna E. (Mrs. Theodore Fisk), Thankful (Mrs. Daniel Keith), Abbie T. (Mrs. Hubbard D. Webb), and Eliza (Mrs. G. D. Johnson). Mr. Jackson died in 1852, and his widow mar- ried Isaac Bolles, in 1865. They resided on road 8, where Mrs. Bolles located in 1850.
William Long, son of James, was born in Guildhall, in 1817, was a wheel- wright, and married Betsey, daughter of Dr. Ezra Day, in 1848. He reared three sons and three daughters, viz .: Anna, who married George E. Flint, of Andover, Mass .; John W., a machinist in Kansas City ; James E., a ma- chinist at Omaha ; Lizzie, who married Fred L. Averill, of Portland, Me .; Catherine A., who married Charles S. Hodgman of Lowell, Mass .; and Caleb R., who resides at home. Mr. Long bought the place where his widow now resides, in 1858, and died October 15, 1885.
David Kent, son of David, was born in 1795, and married three times He married for his first wife Sarah Ingraham, who bore him one son and three daughters ; for his second wife he married Sarah Cutler, who died in 1875; and for his third wife he married Esther A., daughter of J. R. and Dorothy (Sanborn) Webb, and had born to him one daughter, Eva. Mr. Kent came to Guildhall about 1860, and died in 1882, aged eighty-six years. His widow resides here.
Robert Chase, son of Robert, was born at Pelham, N. H., in 1830, learned the shoemaker's trade, and came to Guildhall in 1865. He erected in North- umberland, N. H .. a paper-mill, and manufactures fine tissue paper, also erected a peg-mill in 1869, and manufactures 40,000 bushels of shoe pegs an- nually, and is proprietor of a store in that town. He resides at 38 Main street, He married Susan A. Davis, and his son Charles D., born in 1855, married Isabella S., daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Nason) Russell in 1880, and has one son, Arthur R., born October 27, 1883. He is engaged with his father in the manufacture of paper and shoe pegs.
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Jacob Russell was born in Sanford, Me., married Sarah A., daughter of Joshua and Joanna Nason, in 1856, and came to Guildhall in 1869, locating on the place where Nelson Call now lives. He reared two children, Isabella Sarah (Mrs. Charles D. Chase) and Joanna N., who died in 1872, aged nine years. Mr. Russell died in 1871, and his widow married Frank, son of Henry and Susan (Ames) Hall, January 23, 1875. Of their three sons, Fred Nason was born December 23, 1875, Henry Sylvester was born September 10, 1877, and Frank Arthur was born January 11, 1882, and died April 19, 1883. Mr. Hall is postmaster, and is extensively engaged in lumbering. Mrs. Hall has a store and is a dealer in general merchandise. They reside on Main street.
George Henson, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Turner) Henson, was born in England, May 9, 1828, and came with his parents to America in 1836. He lived in Canada several years, married Harriet B. Cole, of Stark, N. H., in 1854, and has had born to him four sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter are living, namely, Benjamin, born in 1865, Mary E., at home, and William W. Mr. Henson came to this town in 1877, and owns and occupies the Bemis farm, on road 4.
Warren R. Marshall, son of Rufus and Mary A. (Weston) Marshall, was born in Columbia, N. H., in 1842, married Ellen R., daughter of J. B. and Zilpha A. (Smith) Titus, in 1864, and has one son, Clark .M., born in 1868. Mr. Marshall owns and occupies the William Meacham farm, on road 7.
Harden Willard moved to Maidstone, from Springfield, Vt., at the age of twenty years, married Lucy, daughter of Daniel Schoff, and reared six sons and four daughters. One son, Hubbard, was born in 1829, worked at the carpenter's trade, married Marietta, daughter of James and Ruth (Rowell) . Follansby, and has one son and one daughter, Otelia (Mrs. C. E. Hubbard) and George H.
Chester W. Schoff, son of Daniel, was born in Brunswick, in 1833, mar- ried Melinda, daughter of Amos Green, in 1856, and has had born to him one son and two daughters, viz .: Ella M., who died February 4, 1861, aged two years, Nellie A., born in 1864, is a teacher, and Charles H., born in 1866. Mr. Schoff is deputy sheriff and jailer, and resides in the village. He has served as high sheriff four years, and as deputy sheriff fifteen years.
Jonathan Cummings married Lydia Kimball, and had born to him one son, Colonel Isaac, born in 1799. The latter married, first, Ophelia Perkins, in 1822, who bore him two sons and two daughters, and died in 1856. He married for his second wife Hannah T., daughter of Jonathan Young, in 1857, and had born to him two sons and one daughter, namely, Anna S., who married Rev. David C. Thatcher, Roswell, born in 1865, and Thomas G., born in 1869. Mr. Cummings was at one time proprietor of the Essex County Hotel, where he continued about eleven years, and served as judge of probate several years. He died in 1880.
Ambrose A. Gray, son of Abram, was born in Maine, in 1829, married
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Josephine A., daughter of Ira C. and Mary W. (Osgood) Jewett, in 1856, and after living in Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, he came to this town in 1881. He has had born to him three sons and three daugh- ters, namely, Helen M., Clayton E., born in 1862, Alston A., of Massachu- setts, Ira W., who died in 1877, aged eleven years, Mary F. and Lillian B. Mr. Gray resides on road 4.
Putney R. Follansby, son of James and Ruth (Rowell) Follansby, was born in Hill, N. H., July 25, 1826, and when three months of age his parents moved to Bradford, Vt. In 1839 he moved to Maidstone, locating on the place where Charles Stevens, Jr., now resides. He married Amanda, daughter of John M. and Lois (Dunstan) Lucas, in 1849, and has had born to him two sons and three daughters, viz .: Lois H., who died in 1884, aged thirty-two years, James L., Flora A. (Mrs. T. Abel Chase), of Derby Line, Hattie C. and Fred L. Mr. Follansby came to Guildhall in 1870, has served in the legislature in 1852-53, 1858-59, and 1862-63, was county commissioner in 1854 and 1859, justice of the peace for some time, and was judge of probate in 1879 and 1880. He resides on Elm street.
The First Congregational church, of Guildhall, was organized by Rev. Sel- den Church and Rev. Joseph Willard, with six members, April 1, 1799. Rev. Caleb Burch was the first settled pastor. A church building was erected in 1805, which did service until 1845, when the present structure was erected. This building will seat 350 persons, and is valued, including grounds and other property, at $4,000.00. The society now has fifty members, with Rev. Hugh Mac Leod, pastor.
The Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1844, with about twenty members. The church building, a wooden structure, erected in 1865, will seat 250 persons, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $3,000.00. The society has now fifty-nine members, with Rev. Albert Gregory, pastor.
L EMINGTON lies in the northeastern part of the county, in lat. 44° 53' and long. 5° 22', and is bounded north by Canaan, east by the Con- necticut river, south by Bloomfield, and west by Averill. It was sur- veyed by Eben W. Judd in 1786, and contained by measurement 23,040 acres ; and about 600 acres have since been annexed from Canaan, making the present area nearly 24,000 acres. Its charter was granted by Governor Benning Wentworth, of New Hampshire, in 1762, to Samuel Averill and sixty-three others.
With the exception of the intervals on the Connecticut river the surface of the town is generally rough and rocky. The highest point of land is the Monadnock mountain of Vermont, which attains an altitude of about 3,000 feet. From its summit a magnificent prospect may be obtained. Several streams flow east and empty into the Connecticut.
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In 1880 Lemington had a population of 222. In 1886 it had four school districts and three common schools, employing one male and four female teachers, to whom was paid an average weekly salary, including board, of $3.50 and $4.00 respectively. There were ninety-four scholars, two of whom attended private schools. The total income for school purposes was $276.90, while the entire expenditures were $343.47, with G. Blodgett, superin- tendent.
LEMINGTON (p. o.) is located in the eastern part of the town.
Mills De Forest, the first permanent settler of the town, moved here from Huntington, Conn., about 1781. He built the first framed house in the town, in 1790, the first saw-mill. in 1795, and the first grist-mill, in 1810. He was the first town clerk, and held the office of representative several terms. He died in 1844, aged seventy-nine years. Although the settlement of the town was begun at this early date, it increased but slowly, for in 1791, ten years thereafter, the population consisted of only thirty-one souls. Among the early settlers was Lewis Smerrage, who came here from Connecticut in 1787. He died here February 16, 1856, aged sixty-six years. John Hugh located here the year previous, 1786, from Maidstone, though he remained but a few years. The subsequent growth of the town may be seen by reference to the census table on another page.
Charles Cook, son of Benjamin and Betsey (Lucas) Cook, was born in Bloomfield, Vt., June 11, 1834, married, first, Susan, daughter of Hiram and Charlotte (Smith) Clough, who died in 1868, and he married for his second wife, Emma B., daughter of Samuel H. and Elizabeth (Wiggin) Brackett. He has held various town offices, represented the town in the legislature in 1860-61, and is at present first selectman and postmaster.
Rollin W. Holbrook, son of Thomas and Gratis (Morgan) Holbrook, was born December 4, 1829, and married Jeanette, daughter of Martin and Sally Shoff, May II, 1841. He has had ten children, viz .: Etta F., Katie D., who married Ford A. Hannaford, Martin F., who married Jessie McDuffy, Erwin L., Constant B., Francis F., Charles R., Jesse W., Nelson H. and Jennie. He served as town representative in 1869-70.
Guy O. Royal was born in Lemington, December 25, 1855, and is the son of Otis and Louisa (Fuller) Royal. He married Lizzie, daughter of Barnard Montague, of Colebrook, N. H., and has one daughter, Clara L. Mr. Royal is justice of the peace.
William C. Willey was born in Canaan, Vt., July 31, 1845, and came to Lemington, from that town, in April, 1856. He is the son of Jerome B. and Syrena (Morrill) Willey. He has held various town offices, and is now engaged in farming.
Jesse W. Osgood was born in Thetford, Vt. His mother married for her second husband Luther Chandler, and one son, Frank E., is the fruit of that marriage. Mr. Chandler died April 9, 1876. Mr. Osgood is engaged in lumbering, and in grinding coarse grains.
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John H. Jordan, son of Lyman and Fannie Jordan, was born in Columbia, N. H., March 20, 1846, married Sarah, daughter of William and Charlotte Sims, and has had born to him eleven children, viz .: Sylvia K., Lenora L., Lillie May, Edna M., Bertha F., Leon L., John L., Myrtie A., Lena B., Milfred C. and Gracie E. Mr. Jordan has been selectman and justice of the peace. He served in the late war, in Co. I, Ist H. A. N. H. Vols.
James Clark, son of William and Margaret (Kellum) Clark, of Lemington, was born November 18, 1854. He married Constance, daughter of Joseph and Constance Vancoure, and has two children, Henry and Alice.
Frank Fuller was born December 25, 1850, in Bloomfield, Vt., married Carrie, daughter of William and Margaret (Kellum) Clark, and has two chil- dren, Lizzie M. and Lester F. Mr. Fuller is the son of Jason and Olive (Carter) Fuller, and resides on road 8.
E. P. Moulton, son of David and Hannah (Parker) Moulton, was born in June, 1816, married Nancy, daughter of William Bellett, of Bath, N. H., and has been the father of five children, namely, Alec H., Edwin, Ann E., deceased, Laura and Flora. He has recently moved to Bloomfield, in this county.
Michael H. Gray was born in East Clifton, P. Q., and married Ellen, daughter of Hugh Plunkett, of St. Sylvester, who has borne him four children, namely, Charles A., John H., Mary E. and Anna E. He served as town rep- resentative in 1884, and now holds the office of town auditor.
Con O'Neil, son of Arthur and Ellen O'Neil, was born in Ireland, March 17, 1805, and came to this country in 1830. He married Bridget, daughter of Barney and Mary Morris, October 22, 1848. He resides on road 53.
Edgar Stoddard, son of Henry and Margaret (Frizzell) Stoddard, was born June 14, 1845. He married Helen, daughter of Charles and - (Blair) Merrill, in 1873, and has had born to him five children, viz .: Myrtle E., Henry H., Gertrude M., Margaret and Percis A.
L EWIS, an uninhabited township six miles square, in the northern part of the county, in lat. 5° 10' and long. 44º 53', is bounded northeasterly by Averill, southeasterly by Bloomfield, southwesterly by Brighton and northwesterly by Avery's Gore. It was chartered June 29, 1762. It is mountainous and its streams are small. Lewis's pond lies in the northwest part.
L UNENBURGH lies in the southeastern part of the county, in lat. 44° 28' and long. 5° 15', and is bounded northeast by Guildhall, southeast by the Connecticut river, southwest by Concord, and northwest by Victory, containing an area of forty-six square miles. It was chartered by Benning Wentworth to David Page and sixty-eight others, in seventy-four shares, July 5, 1763.
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The surface of the township is diversified by a succession of swells running back from the Connecticut to the west, where it rises in a range of hills near the Victory line. The most noted elevation is Mount Tug, a name probably derived from the difficulty in going over it. The soil is generally good and productive, though in some localities quite stony. The timber of the high- lands is generally hard wood ; of the low lands mostly hemlock and spruce. On the intervals and plains of the Connecticut the timber was originally a valuable white pine. The town is well watered, for in addition to the Con- necticut there are Neal's pond and several brooks. The pond is a beautiful sheet of water about a mile long and half a mile wide. Neal's brook, Catspaw brook and Mink brook are considerable mill streams.
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