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13th. Daniel Gill 3
14th. That the following officers be chosen by nomination :
'66 15th. Orsamas Holmes Collectors.
66 16th. Joseph Hannah
17th. Hezekiah Holmes Leather Sealer.
# 18th. Nathaniel Weston 1
" 19th. Abner Bisbee 2
- Grand jurymen.
" 20th. Emanuel Case 1.
21st. Jacob Sartwell 2.
# 22d. Hezekiah Holmes
Haywards.
# 23d. John McRoberts
" 24th. Hezekiah Holmes Brander of horses.
". 25th. Hezekiah Holmes Sealer of Weights & Measures.
" 26th. That there be four Overseers of highways.
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Voted 27th. William McClellan 1
28tlı. Davis Gooden 2
29th. Oliver Sartwell 3
Overseers of highways.
46 30th. Jacob Sartwell 4
66 31st. That there be a fifth chosen.
66 32d. Abraham Lockwood 5.
33d. Emanuel Case
66 34tlı. James Martin ( Fence viewers.
66 35th. Abner Bisbee 5
36th. That the rate bill be made at four shillings per day for highway work.
37th. That any one person having any town book a fort- night, being demanded shall be delivered up, if not delivered, shall pay a fine of six shillings, to the treasury of the town.
6. 38th. This meeting is adjourned till Tuesday next at the house of James Martin, by one o'clock in the afternoon.
Met according to adjournment, on the 29th, voted of the minutes of the annual meeting of March 13th, 1781.
Voted 1st. That there should be another Constable chosen.
2d. Simeon Spencer the Constable.
3d. That the men for the Service be raised by class.
66 4th. That there be a committee chosen to help the Com- missioned officers in classing the men.
5th. That there be a committee of two.
6th. That Simon Stevens be the first Committee man.
66 7th. That Capt. Abner Bisbee be the second.
66 8th. Adjourned meeting to Mr. Roger Bates on the last Tuesday of this Instant March at Nine o'clock in the morning.
9 o'clock.
Met accordingly at time and place.
1st. Voted, that John Nott be a Constable.
2nd. Dissolved said meeting.
TUESDAY, May the 8th, 1781.
According to a warrant set up on said day, met and opened said meeting.
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1st Chose Colo Barrett Moderator.
2d Voted that there be Preaching in said town.
3d That it be for the term of three months.
4th Voted that this meeting be adjourned one fortnight, to this place, by two of the clock in the afternoon.
Tuesday 22nd day, 2 o'clock in afternoon. Met at time and place.
1st Opened said meeting.
2d Voted that the money be raised by a tax according to law, to pay for Preaching.
3d Voted that there be a committee to hire a minister to preach for three months, and likewise to agree on a piece of ground to set a meeting-house on, and make report to the next town meeting.
4th That there be five committee men chosen.
5th Chose Col. Barrett, Simon Stevens, Capt. Abner Bisbee, George Hall and Nathaniel Weston Committee men for that purpose.
6th Voted that the County lines shall cross the River East and West if not obtained the Regiment to be confined to the River.
7th That the meeting be dissolved.
SPRINGFIELD July 24th 1781.
At a legal town meeting, held at Lieut. Roger Bates' Barn.
1st Chose Capt George Hall Moderator.
2nd That the old Committee be renewed to take care of the payment of the minister.
3d That there be eighteen Pounds raised to pay for preaching.
4th That the town give Mr. John Foster a call to settle in town.
5th That the Committee chosen to hire a minister be ap- pointed to give Mr. Foster a call.
6th That the Committee be empowered to agree with the minister for a certain salary.
7th. That the place for a meeting-house is voted on Mr. Bates pea ground.
8th That the same committee be appointed to draw a plan and to agree for the ground and make report at the next meeting.
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9th That the meeting be adjourned to the fifteenth of August, at two of the clock in the afternoon.
Two o'clock in the afternoon. Met according to adjournment at time and place. Opened said meeting.
1st That the town give Mr. John Foster forty-five Pounds a year, for the space of two years, then to rise five pounds a year until it amounts to sixty five pounds, there to remain as long as he continues to be our minister, the money to be stated on wheat at five shillings per bushel.
2nd That the Committee draw a subscription what the town will subscribe, to Mr. Foster, to building a house, and getting a stock of wood yearly, and to wait on Mr. Foster with same.
3d That the meeting-house be built thirty-six feet long and twenty-eight feet wide, fourteen feet posts.
4th That the meeting be adjourned to the first Tuesday in September next, by ten of the clock in the forenoon.
At an adjourned meeting, Tuesday the fourth of September 1781, ten o'clock in the forenoon, met at time and place.
1st Chose Capt. Scott Moderator pro tem.
2nd That there be three committee to take care of building the meeting-house.
3d Chose Mr. Roger Bates, Capt. Bisbee, and Col. Barrett for the Committee.
4th That the men have three shillings a day for their work on the meeting house.
5th That they begin the meeting house on Monday the eleventh day of this present month.
6th That this meeting be adjourned to the thirteenth day of this present September, by two oclock in the afternoon.
Thursday, two o'clock in the afternoon, thirteenth of September, 1781. Met at time and place according to adjournment. Opened -said meeting.
1st No business to be done, it was moved to adjourn.
2nd Adjourned said meeting till Monday the seventeenth of this present September, at two of the clock in the afternoon.
Monday, 17th of September 1781. Met at time and place. Opened said meeting.
1st Voted that Mr. Foster be continued as he has been the three months past.
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2nd. That there be a Fast on the first Wednesday of October, for to collect a Council of Ministers in order to gather a Church.
3d. Dissolved said meeting.
TUESDAY February 14, 1782.
At a legal town meeting, held at Lieut. Roger Bates, met and opened said meeting.
1st. Chose Capt. Weston Moderator to govern said meeting.
2nd. That there be town books purchased on cost of the town.
3d. That there be a committee chosen to purchase town books, to keep the records of the town on.
4th. That there be fifteen dollars raised to purchase said books.
5th. That Simon Stevens be the committee to purchase said books.
6th. That there be a committee chosen, to look up the school right of land in the town, and make report at the next meeting.
7th That there be five committee men chosen to take care and look up the school right of land.
8th That Simon Stevens, Daniel Gill, Emanuel Case, William Lock wood, Taylor Spencer be the men.
9th Dissolved said meeting.
MARCH 19TH 1782.
At a legal town meeting, held at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, opened said meeting.
1st. Chose George Hall Moderator.
2d. Chose Nathaniel Weston Town Clerk.
3d. Chose Nathaniel Weston, Simon Stevens, Abner Bisbee, Roger Bates James Martin, Selectmen.
4th Chose Ichabod Waddams and Oliver Sartwell Grand jurymen.
5th. Chose Simon Stevens Esqr. Town Treasurer.
6tlı Chose Simeon Spencer and John Griswold, Constables.
7th That the following officers be chosen by hand vote.
8th. Chose William McClellan, Oliver Sartwell and Daniel Gill, Listers.
9th Chose William Downer and William Lockwood Col- lectors.
10th. Chose Roger Bates Leather Sealer.
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11th Chose Hezekiah Holmes & Samuel Whitney Tithing-men.
12th Chose William Downer and Samuel Scott, Haywards.
13th Chose Hezekiah Holmes Brander of Horses.
14th Chose James Martin junr Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures.
15th Chose William Lockwood Highway Surveyor.
16th Chose George Hall junr Simeon Spencer, Josiah Jolinson Surveyors of Highways.
17th Chose John Hannan, Roger Bates Daniel Gill Fence- viewers.
18th That the Rams be taken up the first day of September and to keep them close till the first day of November.
19th. That all Hogs shall run at large if well yoked and ringed.
20th. That the remaining part of the money for the seven Sab- baths preaching last Summer, be paid.
21st That the Road from the County Road by Mr. Bragg's on by Mr. Browns to Lockwood's Mills be confirmed.
22nd. That for the further no business be done in any town meeting but what is specified in the warrant.
23d That the meeting be dissolved.
In pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the State of Ver- mont, for the purpose of raising three hundred men for the ensu- ing Campaign -four of the foresaid number are called from this town -this is therefore to notify and warn the freemen and other inhabitants of the town of Springfield, to meet at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, on Friday the twelfth day of this Instant April, by one of the clock P. M.
1st To choose a moderator to govern said meeting. 2nd To raise, by enlistment or otherwise, our said quota of men, accord- ing to our lists, and to have them ready for service by the fifteenth of said Instant April, and to continue in service until the fifteenth day of December next, unless sooner discharged.
3d All those people that have any accounts against the town are desired to exhibit them.
SIMON STEVENS
ROGER BATES Selectmen.
JAMES MARTIN junr.
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APRIL THE 12TH 1782.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Springfield, on the twelfth of April, at the house of Roger Bates, for the purpose of raising men for the ensuing Campaign.
1st. Voted and chose Simon Stevens Moderator.
2nd. Voted to class the town into four classes, according to the grand list.
3d. Voted that there be a committee chosen for to act upon the accounts exhibited.
4th. Chose Emanuel Case Abner Bisbee, William Lockwood, George Hall, Josiah Johnson Committee.
5th. Voted the report of the Committee not accepted.
6th. Voted that those that have boarded Mr. Foster shall have seven shillings and six pence per week, including horse-keeping. Then dissolved the meeting.
The preceding are true copies of the warrant and proceedings of the town on the twelfth of April.
Attest, NATHANIEL WESTON, Town Clerk.
In compliance to a petition of a number of the inhabitants of Springfield, for immediately calling a town meeting for raising a land tax, for building, and for the use of the town.
We therefore do hereby notify and warn all the freemen and other inhabitants of said town, to meet on Tuesday the eighth day of October next, by one o'clock P. M. to act upon the above said petition, and furthermore, if any person have any accounts against the town to exhibit them, then to dissolve the meeting.
NATH'EL WESTON ROGER BATES Selectmen.
JAMES MARTIN
SPRINGFIELD Sept. 26th 1782.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Spring field, on the eighth day of October, at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, for the purpose of laying a land tax.
Voted and chose Simon Stevens Moderator.
Voted to tax all the land laying in Springfield.
Voted to raise three half-pence upon the acre.
Voted the money to be paid the first day of November 1783.
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Voted and chose a committee to examine the accounts for boarding Mr. John Foster.
Voted and chose Nathaniel Weston, Simon Stevens, James Martin for Committee. Then dissolved the meeting.
A true Record.
Attest, NATHANIEL WESTON, Town Clerk.
These are to notify and warn the freemen and other inhabitants of the town of Springfield, to meet on Tuesday the twenty-eighth day of this Instant January, at ten oclock in the forenoon, at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, for to act on the following Articles viz :
1st 'To act on the former accounts that was voted, and, 2nd, to take under consideration some other accounts that may be brought in on said day. 3d To see if the town will choose Representa- tives to attend the General assembly. 4th To see if the town will divide into two Parishes or divide as their principles will admit of.
SIMON STEVENS NATH'EL WESTON & Selectmen. JAMES MARTIN
SPRINGFIELD January the 13th A. D. 1783.
Met according to the above Notification.
1st Chose Simon Stevens, Moderator.
2nd. Report of Committee chosen to examine accounts for boarding the minister as follows : viz : Your committee beg leave to report that we find seventeen weeks boarding and horse-keeping charged against the town. Simon Stevens, for the Committee.
3d Voted and chose Capt. George Hubbard and Simon Stevens Esqr Representatives to attend the General Assembly.
4th Voted to divide the town into two Parishes.
5th Voted that Black River be the dividing line.
6th. Voted and chose Capt. George Hubbard, Doct. Samuel Cobb, and William Lockwood for committee to return the doings of the town to the General Assembly, for their approbation.
Then dissolved the meeting.
A true record froin the minutes.
Per NATH'EL WESTON, Town Clerk.
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These are to notify and warn all the freemen and other inhabi- tants of the town of Springfield, to meet at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, of said town, on Wednesday the fifth day of March next, by ten o'clock forenoon, in order
Ist To choose a moderator to govern said meeting.
2nd To choose a Town Clerk.
3d To choose Selectmen and what other officers the law directs for the ensuing year.
To see if the town will continue their defence in the case now depending between Emanuel Case and the town.
To see if the town will reconsider the vote for setting up so many warrants for each town meeting.
NATHANIEL WESTON ABNER BISBEE - Selectmen.
JAMES MARTIN
SPRINGFIELD Feby 21st 1783.
At a legal annual town meeting, held at Lieut. Roger Bates, on Wednesday March 5th 1783.
1st Chose George Hall Moderator.
2nd Chose Simon Stevens Town Clerk.
3d Chose Simon Stevens
4th. Chose Samuel Cobb Selectmen.
5th Chose James Martin
6th Chose Simon Stevens Town Treasurer.
7th Chose Asahel Powers first
Constable.
8th . Chose Daniel Field second
9th Chose Joseph Little
10th Chose Hezekiah Holmes Listers
11th Chose Emanuel Case
12th Chose James Burnap Collector of Rates.
13th Chose Abner Bisbee Leather Sealer.
14th Chose Lemuel Whitney Grand juryman.
15th Chose Timothy Williams Grand juryman.
16th Chose Samuel Scott
17th Chose Nathaniel Weston - Tithingmen.
13th Chose Hezekiah Holmes Brander of Horses.
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19th Chose Abner Bisbee Sealer of Weights and Measures. 20th Chose Robert Parker Jacob Sartwell William Lockwood . Joseph Little Highway Surveyors. Abner Bisbee James McElroy Comes House
In obedience to a request of a number of the inhabitants of the town of Springfield, for to call a town meeting, to hear the report of the committee respecting the meeting-house, and the accept- ing or rejecting of ways.
We therefore, do hereby notify and warn all the freemen and other inhabitants of the said town of Springfield, to meet at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates of said town on Tuesday the sixth day of May next, by one of the clock P. M., to act upon the above said request, and to do any other business the town sees necessary when met.
SIMON STEVENS JAMES MARTIN Selectmen. SAMUEL COBB
SPRINGFIELD April 21st, 1783.
6TH DAY OF MAY 1783.
At a town meeting held at Lieut. Roger Bates, opened said meeting.
1st. Chose Samuel Cobb moderator to govern said meeting.
2nd. It was moved whether the town will go on to build the meeting-house and it passed in the negative.
3d. That the ineeting house be sold, at public vendue, at the highest bidder.
4th. That there be a committee of three to make sale of the meeting-house.
5th. That Samuel Cobb, Simon Stevens, Roger Bates be a committee to make sale of said house.
6th. That the Road from Lockwood's, leading up Black River on the West side of said River, be accepted.
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MARCH THE 15TH 1784.
Met at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, opened said meeting.
1. Chose Capt. Nathaniel Weston Moderator.
2. Chose Doct. Samuel Cobb Town Clerk.
3d. Chose Simon Stevens, Abner Bisbee and Roger Bates, Se- lectmen.
4. Chose Simon Stevens Town Treasurer.
5. Chose William McClellan and John Hannam Constables.
6. Chose Lemuel Whitney George Hubbard and Nathaniel Weston Listers for this year.
7. Chose William McClellan Collector.
8. Reconsidered the vote of William McClellan being Con- stable.
9. Chose Orsamus Holmes, and Jacob Sartwell the 2nd Con- stable.
10. Chose Simeon Bradford Leather Sealer.
11. Chose Lemuel Hubbard and William Lockwood Grand jurymen.
12. Chose James Burnap Tithingman, Daniel Field second. Chose Hezekiah Holmes Brander of Horses.
13. Chose James Martin Sealer of Weights and Measures.
14. Chose Daniel Gill, Eliphalet Chapman, Ichabod Waddams, William Lockwood, Nicholas Bragg Highway Surveyors, and Amos Randall and William McClellan.
15. Voted that there be a committee of three to take under consideration to prepare a suitable place for a Burying yard, and make report at the next town meeting.
16. Chose Capt Bisbee, Lemuel Whitney and Roger Bates.
17. That William Lockwood be Collector to collect the pay from the several inhabitants, according to the vote passed the sixth of October 1783.
18. That there be a committee to take under consideration what shall be done with the meeting-house and report to this house.
19. That there be nine committee men chosen.
20. That Joseph Little, Roger Bates, Abner Bisbee, George Hubbard, Emanuel Case, George Hall, Simeon Spencer, Hezekiah Holmes, Lemuel Whitney, be the committee.
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Said Committee report as their opinion that the town of Spring- field as a town, give the said meeting-house frame to the East Society in said Springfield, in case they will go on and finish said frame, so that it be convenient to meet in.
Voted to accept of the report of the aforesaid committee.
Voted that a committee of five men be chosen to divide this town into school districts.
Voted that Capt. George Hubbard, Capt. Abner Bisbee, Mr. Emanuel Case, Mr. William Lockwood, Mr. Oliver Sartwell be said committee.
Voted that a committee of 3 men be chosen to enquire and ex- amine into the situation of the school lands in this town, and make report the next town meeting.
Voted that Simon Stevens Esqr. Lieut. Roger Bates and Capt George Hubbard be said committee.
Voted that this meeting be dissolved.
SPRINGFIELD, April 28, 1784.
By application made by a number of the freemen of the town of Springfield for a town meeting, these are therefore to require all the freemen and other inhabitants of the town of Springfield, to meet at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, on Thursday the 13th day of May, by 2 o'clock P. M., to act as follows when met :
1. To choose a moderator to govern sd meeting.
2. To see if the town will accept of a number of Roads that are laid out.
3. To see if the town will accept of a number of accounts against the town.
4. To see if the town will raise a sum of money to pay town charges.
5th. To see if the town will raise a sum of money to maintain a school, and any other business the town shall see fit when met.
SIMON STEVENS ABNER BISBEE Selectmen. ROGER BATES
The town having met according to the aforesaid warning, and the meeting being opened in due form :
Voted that Capt George Hubbard be moderator, of said meeting.
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A vote being called whether the town would act in regard to highways, as in the 2nd article in the warning respecting highways, passed in the negative.
Voted to choose a committee of 5 men to inspect the accounts that should be exhibited against the town.
Voted that Capt. George Hubbard, Hezekiah Holmes, Emanuel Case, Capt. Nath'el Weston & Lieut. Roger Bates be a committee for the above purpose, and make report to the next town meeting.
Voted that the above committee be a committee to settle with the Town Treasurer, & make report to the town.
Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the last Monday in June.
Met according to adjournment, and voted as follows viz :
Voted that James Martin be Clerk pro tem.
Voted that the first article in the report of the abovesaid com- mittee be accepted viz : ££6-7-7 to pay Mr. John Foster's boarding.
Voted to accept the second article viz: £1-4 to Mr. Thomas Dumphrey for carrying Mr. Daniel Gill to gaol.
Voted to pay Simon Stevens Esqr. for seven days surveying £1-10.
Voted to pay or raise £8-4 for Asahel Powers services as con- stable, for warning Stephen Bluy, Kimball and Bennington out of town.
Voted to pay to the selectmen, for the year 1780, for the cost of an execution on the provision rate for the said year £2-12-6.
Voted to pay to the selectmen for the year 1781, as a fee to the sheriff, £2-14-6 - for collecting the provision rate for said year.
Voted to raise two pence half penny on the pound on the List of the year 1783, to pay the town charges.
Voted to dissolve the meeting.
Warning. - SPRINGFIELD August 4th 1784.
Whereas there is no Constable in this town, that the first Con- stable that was chosen at the annual meeting last spring is excused from serving, and that the other is not a Freeman, these are there- fore to request the freemen and other inhabitants of the town of Springfield, that they meet at the house of Lieut. Roger Bates, on Tuesday the 17th day of Instant August at 2 oclock in the afternoon.
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1. To choose a moderator to govern sd meeting.
2. To see if the town will choose a man to serve as Constable, or to hire sd man to serve this year, & to do any other business as the town shall think fit when met.
By request of a number of petitioners.
ABNER BISBEE - Selectmen. SIMON STEVENS
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SPRINGFIELD, August 17th 1784.
The inhabitants of this town, having met at the place as above specified in the warning, proceeded as follows :
1. Voted that Capt. George Hall be moderator of said meet- ing.
2. That James Martin be Clerk pro tempore.
3. That the town hire a Constable.
4. That Asahel Powers be Constable for this year, that the town pay him eight dollars for his services, that the town pay all the cost of executions to be brought against the Constable for State taxes till the first of January next.
5th. That the town will not pay their fine for not sending their soldiers till they have tried for an address of grievance by the Legislature of the State.
.6. To send a committee man to join the convention at Ben- nington.
7. That Capt. Nath'el Weston be the committee man.
8. To choose a committee of 5 men to draw up instructions- for the said committee man, and report to the town.
9. That James Martin, Hezekiah Holmes, Capt. Abner Bisbee, Doct. Samuel Cobb & Daniel Gill be said committee.
10. That said committee draw up a list of the grievances they labor under.
11. That this meeting be adjourned to Freeman's meeting, 2: o'clock.
The said meeting being opened according to adjournment, pro- ceeded further to hear the report of the committee chosen to make a list of the grievances they labor under.
2. Voted that the aforesaid committee be a committee to make- out a list of grievances, a bill of instructions to the Representa
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tives this day chosen, and to correspond with other towns, and make enquiry as to their proceedings &c., and report to the next meeting.
3. Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the 2nd Monday in October next, at 2 o'clock P. M.
The inhabitants having met according to adjournment, the meeting was opened in due form.
Voted to accept the bill of instructions to the Representatives drawn up by the aforesaid committee, which is as follows :
To MESSRS. NATH'EL WESTON & DANIEL GILL.
Gentlemen: - You being elected by the town of Springfield as Representatives to represent them in. the General Assembly of this State for this year, you are therefore to attend said Assembly with fidelity and constancy, and to remember you are their ser- vants, and at all times accountable to your constituents for your conduct.
You are closely to adhere to the Constitution and not to give your vote in any matter or thing contrary thereto.
You are to insist upon a full and final settlement to be made with the Treasurer, and that all the public accounts be properly adjusted, from the first existence of this State to the present day, with an intelligible account of how much money has been raised, by public taxes or otherwise, how and what way every part thereof has been used or applied, that a copy of the settlement, together with all the Acts of the General Assembly, be immediately printed together with the Yeas and Nays in any question, vote or resolution of the Assembly, agreeable to the thirteenth section of the Constitution.
That no votes pass but in full Assembly.
That each town pay their own representative.
That the fees of State officers be lowered according to the twenty-third section of the Constitution, and thirty-third section.
That all Courts of Justice, where jurors are summoned, pro- ceed to trial without loss of time to the jurors.
That the Assembly stop the collecting of the two last taxes till a settlement be made with the Treasurer.
You are likewise to use your endeavor that an Act be made in the Assembly that no person professing the tenets of Universal
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Salvation be allowed the privilege on an oath upon evidence or otherwise, in this State.
That you use your utmost endeavor to have the tax for not raising men in the year 1784, taken off, as it is unjust and un- equal.
Voted that this meeting be dissolved.
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