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LUCIUS FAIRCHILD, son of Jairus C. Fairchild ; was born in the town of Kent, Port- age Co., Ohio, on the 27th of December, 1830; he received a common-school education, and is by profes- sion a lawyer ; he came to Wisconsin in 1846, with his parents, who settled at Madison; in 1849, he made an overland trip to California, and remained there until 1855, when he returned to Madison. He was Clerk of the Circuit Court for Dane Co. in 1859 and 1860. In the spring of 1861, after the surrender of Ft. Sumter, Fairchild promptly enlisted, at Madison, in the "Governor's Guard," which was the first company in Wisconsin to tender its services under the President's call for three-months troops, and of which Fairchild was elected Captain; it became Co. K, of the 1st (three months) W. V. I., which served its term from June 9, 1861, in Eastern Virginia, where, on the 3d of July, it skirmished at Falling Waters with a part of Joe Johnston's force-a skirmish, interesting only as being the first in which Wisconsin troops were engaged. In August, 1861, President Lincoln appointed Fairchild Captain in the 16th Regulars, and about the same time he received from Gov. Ran- dall a commission as Major in the 2d W. V. I. (three-years men); accepting both appointments, he was the first officer of the regular army to receive a leave of absence to serve with a volunteer regiment ; shortly
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after, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the same regiment, having declined the Colonelcy of another ; Col. O'Connor being in poor health, Lieut. Col. Fairchild commanded in his place most of the time; the 2d rapidly improved in discipline and efficiency, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best regiments in the service ; after a varied career of forced marches and skirmishes, on the evening of the 28th of August the 2d Wisconsin, Col. O'Connor in command, as part of Gibbon's Brigade, engaged Jacksoo's famous corps in the battle of Gainesville ; in this contest, Gibbon's command won the title of " The Iron Brigade of the West," and gained great military distinction; for twenty minutes, unsupported, it sustained and checked Jackson's onset ; most of the time, the combatants were not more than twenty- five yards apart ; in this fight, Col. O'Connor fell, mortally wounded, and Lieut. Col. Fairchild succeeded to the command; the latter had his horse shot under him while leading his men where the balls flew thickest ; his regiment, which went in with 400 men, lost more than half its number in killed and wounded.
During the next few days occurred the second battle of Bull Run; the Iron Brigade reached the scene near the close of the first day, the 2d Regiment being now reduced to 150 muskets; the second day of the fight, it consolidated with the 7th W. V. I., and took position on the right wing, under command of Lieut. Col Fairchild, all the other field officers of both regiments having been either killed or wounded ; in the retreat which followed the defeat on this field, Gibbon's Brigade covered the rear ; Fairchild's regiment was in the extreme rear, and he was the last man to leave the field and cross the stone bridge ; soon after- ward, he was made Colonel of the 2d Regiment, and commanded it in the battle of South Mountain on the 14th of September following ; at the opening of the battle of Antietam, on the 16th, he was absent in con- sequence of sickness, but re-joined his regiment during the action, in which it lost ninety-one of the one hundred and fifty men engaged ; with his command, he took part in the disastrous battle of Fredericks- burg, in the subsequent " mud campaign," in two predatory expeditions down the Potomac, and in the advance to Chancellorsville, where the " Iron Brigade " crossed the Rappahannock in boats at Fitz Hugh's Crossing under a galling fire, and carried the rebel rifle-pits so that the pontons could be laid ; during the battle which followed, Col. Fairchild was employed on the staff of Gen. Wadsworth, his division com- mander ; at Gettysburg, as the " Iron Brigade," early on the first day of the battle, engaged in a desperate conflict on Seminary Ridge, the 2d Wisconsin Regiment in advance lost, in less than half an hour, 116 men of the 300 engaged ; there Col. Fairchild fell, with his left arm shattered so that amputation near the shoulder became necessary ; by the tenderest care and nursing, he recovered sufficiently to return home. While in Madison recruiting his health, the Union Convention of Wisconsin nominated him with great unanimity as a candidate for Secretary of State ; he accepted the nomination, and, having been appointed Brigadier General, he resigned that office and his captaincy in the regular army, and was elected to the office of Secretary of State in the fall of 1863; in 1865, Fairchild was elected Governor of the State, and was re-elected in 1867 and in 1869, serving six years as chief executive officer of Wisconsin-the only person who has held that office for three terms ; he was afterward appointed Consul of the United States to Liver- pool ; then Consul to Paris; and is now Minister to Spain.
WILLIAM FARRELL, member of the firm of Farrell, Milsep .& Co., carriage manufacturers, was born in June, 1837, in Ireland; came to the United States in 1853, with his father, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was left an orphan in 1854, and the following spring came to Dodge Co., Wis., and in 1856 settled in Madison, where he finished learning his trade, of carriage-making, by the time he was of age. Was married in April, 1860, to Miss Bridget Knox, of Madison; she died in 1874. They had no children. In 1865 he started a carriage manufactory in Madison, in the same block where he is now located, corner Butler and Main streets; owns one-half of the entire block, and other real estate outside of the city. His residence is in the same block. Married his present wife in the fall of 1875; her maiden name was Mary Hepner, a resident of Madison. Mr. Farrell has been Alderman one term, City Treasurer one term, and Chief Engineer of the Fire Department two terms. He is officially connected with St. Raphael's Church. In April, 1879, the business was reorganized, and the present firm of Farrell, Milsep & Co. hecame successors to William Farrell & Co. Mr. Milsep has charge of the iron department. This is the leading firm in Madison in their linc.
JOSEPH FAUST, saloon-keeper, came to Cross Plains, Wis., in 1853, and was farming for ten ysars, when, in 1863, he came to Madison and began his present business. He was born in Prussia, Feb. 9, 1839 ; is the son of John and Mary Faust. . Came, with his parents to this country, and direct to Cross Plains, in 1853-his parents are still living there. Mr. Faust is at present a leader of Faust's Qua- drille String Band, and engages to play for parties, concerts, etc. He married Amelia Dohm, by whom he had two children-Sophia, born June 10, 1868, and Therisia, born Feb. 10, 1865. The family belongs to the German Catholic Church. Mr. Faust is a member of the Society of Druids.
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LUCIUS MANLEY FAY was born Sept. 13, 1850, in Oxford, Erie County, Ohio. His mother was Anna Maria Clark, daughter of the Rev. John Wesley Clark, of New York. His father was Nathan Addison Fay, of Ohio, a farmer. He was removed to Wisconsin in boyhood. Entered Wisconsin State University in 1870, and was graduated in 1874. He was one of the editors of the col- lege paper ( University Press) during his junior and senior years. Was city editor of the Wisconsin State Journal in 1875, and became connected with the daily and weekly Madison Democrat in 1876. He was married to Miss Marian Virginia Dodge, of Monroe, Wis. (also a graduate from university in 1874), October 3, 1877.
MRS. LAURA H. ALDRICH FEULING, A. B., Library Attendant, University of Wisconsin ; is a native of Ohio ; and her preparatory, and a portion of her collegiate, education, was in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a graduate of the Upper Iowa University. She was married in 1868, to John B. Feuling, Ph. D., Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Philology in the University of Wis- consin. He died March 10, 1878. An extended biography of Prof. Feuling appears in this volume in the chapter devoted to the " Illustrious Dead " of Dane Co. A notice of Mrs. Feuling's literary labors will be found in the chapter on literature, in this history. In 1878 and 1879, she was City Librarian of the Madison Free Library ; in 1879 she was elected by the Regents Librarian of the University Library, which position she is now filling with general acceptance. She boards at Ladies' Hall. Is an Episco- palian. She is a lady of unusual refinement and culture, and is prominent in literary and social circles.
FRANK H. FIRMIN, President and Treasurer of the Madison Plow Company, is a native of Springfield, Mass. ; came to Madison in 1852, and has resided here ever since. Was Deputy Register of Deeds, and Clerk of the Courts of Dane County ; was also Assistant Attorney General and Private and Military Secretary of Gov. Lewis. In 1872, he was a candidate for the General Assembly of the capital. district. He has practiced law, as member of the firms of Orton, Hopkins & Firmin, and Spencer & Fir- min. Was one of the original Directors of the old Madison Institute, also of the Free Library, which was the first in the State. Was married in 1875, to Miss Edith M., daughter of C. H. Billings, an old pioneer of Madison. Has one daughter-Irene. He has been connected with the plow company since 1866. Is a capable and energetic man ; has the New England capacity combined with the Western vim and en- terprise.
D. FITCH, undertaker, Main street, corner Fairchild; residence, 123 State street, corner Murry street ; was born in Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1826 ; son of William Fitch, a prominent physi- cian of New York State; he learned the trade of cabinet-maker in Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y., and came to Madison in August, 1846, and has been in business here to present date, 1880 ; exclusively undertaker since 1856 ; has had charge of the City Cemetery for nearly thirty years. He was married, Nov. 25, 1852, to Miss Arvilla F. Catlin, who died in February, 1856, leaving two children, one of whom, John C., sur- vives and lives in Madison ; for thirty-two years has had a farm of 120 acres in the town of Madison, which he manages himself and which is devoted to general farming. In 1857, he was married to his present wife, who was a sister of his first, named Rockey A. ; both were daughters of Horatio Catlin, who was a resident of Dane Co., from 1839 to his death in 1878; they have three children-Rosa K., Will- iam D. and Fred F., all in school at home ; family affiliate with the Congregational Church. When Mr. Fitch came to Madison, his cash capital was $38.50, and what he has added has been acquired by hard work and closely attending to his own business; his first work in Madison was for Darwin Clark, and his first job was making desks for the first Constitutional Convention in 1846 ; for thirty-four years he has been prominent in the business circles of Madison.
OLIVER E. FITCH, senior member of the firm of O. E. Fitch & Co., steam laundry, shirt factory. and hatters and gents' furnishings, at No. 178 Main street, next to the Vilas House; he was born in February, 1848, in Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind .; his father, William H. Fitch, is a merchant in Chi- cago. O. E. entered the classical course at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1864, but with- drew during his junior year and engaged in mercantile life in Chicago. He was married in December, 1872, to Miss Thena Meek, daughter of Daniel Meek, a prominent pioneer of Knox Co., Ill .; they have two children-Teresa J. and Grace ; in April, 1878, they settled in Madison, Wis., and he immediately opened a store similar to their present department of gents' furnishings, and was for awhile sole proprietor. Since that date he has formed a partnership with J. M. Fox, and they have established a steam laundry and a shirt factory. The writer of this article certifies that their steam laundry is not equalled in its work by any wi hin his knowledge; their weekly patronage extends to five States; their store is a model. of neatness, and their establishment is a decided success.
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WILLIAM T. FISH, firm of Sorensen, Fredricksen & Fish, proprictors of the Madison planing-mill and lumber yard, and contractors and builders ; was born in England in 1833, and came to the United States in, 1852, and, after working in various cities, he settled in Madison in 1856 ; is a stone mason by trade ; since 1875 has been in partnership with Sorensen & Fredricksen. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Harriet I. Wharnberj, formerly of England ; have seven children, two boys and five girls, and have buried three children ; resides corner of Wisconsin avenue and Gorham street; he was eleven years fireman and two years Chief Engineer of the Fire Department ; four terms as Alderman of the First Ward, and one year was President of the City Council; in 1870, he ran for Assembly against Judge Vilas, and was "left at home " by eighty-one minority ; was Foreman of the first wing of the new capitol and was afterward heaviest contractor during its subsequent erection ; has done two hundred thousand dollars of mason contract work in one year ; was contractor for the greatest portion of the fine buildings in Madison, both public and private. Is a member of the A., F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F .; he is a man of positive convictions and has many business friends ; the firm are prosperous and useful citizens.
JAMES E. FISHER, furniture-dealer ; owns store, 44x66, corner of Pinckney and Clymer streets ; residence, corner of Mifflin and Webster streets; born in Nottingham, England, in October, 1836; came to Madison in 1849, and learned the trade of cabinet-making with Darwin Clark ; at the age of 21, he started in business in the same block he now occupies ; the firm was Fisher, Babcock & Reynolds ; since 1872. he has been the sole proprietor ; it is the leading establishment of the kind in Madison; has work- men who have been with him for twenty-one years. In 1850, the next year after arriving in Madison, his father died, and since then his mother and himself have kept house in their present home; he was never married. For seventeen years he was officially connected with the fire department; for ten years he has been Treasurer of the St. George Society, and was one of its charter members at its incorporation in 1856 ; affiliates with the Episcopal Church ; he is a lover of out-door sports; was Captain of the Capital City Base Ball Club in 1868, and is a local leader of all who delight in the dog and gun ; is also the originator of "Solid Comfort," a hunting-boat, costing, when furnished, $2,400; it contains all the appliances for hunting and fishing, combined with the comforts of home life; he uses an improved Powell gun. Mr. Fisher buys all of his furniture in the rough, and finishes and upholsters it in his own store; all of his purchases are made for spot cash ; he is a genial, public-spirited man, and a capable and popular citizen.
JOHN W. FISHER, M. D., First Assistant Physician at the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane; is a native of Indiana ; his preparatory education was in his native State; he graduated in Class of 1875, from Wisconsin State University ; graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill., in February, 1877, and then, by means of a competitive examination, he secured a position in the Cook County General Hospital, in the capacity of Resident Physician. In April, 1878, he received the appointment of Second Assistant Physician, and, since October of the same year, has been First Ag- sistant Physician in the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane; he has charge of the Female Depart- ment, sud, in his absence, performs the general duties of the Superintendent ; at this date (Aug. 1, 1880), there are in the Female Department of the Hospital 282 patients, with twenty-five attendants and two Supervisors; his duties are important and exacting. When a child of 7 years, he was left fatherless, and therefore, at an early age, he was thrown upon his own resources ; he earned his way through the prepara- tory school, university and medical college, and therefore is, emphatically, a self-educated man.
JAMES FOX, proprietor of Capital House saloon and billiard hall, is the sou of Edward and Catharine Fox, and was born in the town of Richfield, Washington Co., Wis., Sept. 9, 1842; until 21 years of age, he worked on a farm most of the time; taught school three terms. In 1867, he came to Madison and worked at the business of keeping saloon and billiard hall until March, 1875, when he began business for himself at his present location. May 1, 1870, Mr. Fox married Miss Kate Daley ; they have had siz children, of whom but three are living, viz., Thomas, Katie and Annie.
JAMES M. FOX, of the firm of O. E. Fitch & Co., was born in Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wis., Oct. 19, 1851; is the son of the Rev. M. A. Fox; lived on a farm until 14 years of age, then clerked in a general store in Oregon until 1870, when he came to Madison ; he clerked in a store and bank prior to March, 1871 ; then was with the Madison Mutual Insurance Company until July, 1879; was Assistant Secretary of the company at the time he left; then went into partnership with O. E. Fitch in present bus- iness. He was married, in Madison, Oct. 10, 1876, to Frances A. Tappan ; they have two children-Ed- ward Tappan and James Fletcher.
PHILIP FOX, M. D., was born near Lima, La Grange Co., Ind., March 27, 1840 ; is the son of George Fox, who settled on Sec. 35, town of Fitchburg, June, 1843; Dr. Fox made that his home until 1870, although he attended school at Sinsinawa Mound, and graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical
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College, in March, 1863; entered the United States service in December, 1863, as Assistant Surgeon of 2d W. V. I., and was mustered out July, 1864, and returned to practice with his uncle, William H. Fox, of Fitchburg ; remained there until the spring of 1870, then removed to Janesville, where he practiced for six years ; Jan. 1, 1877, he came to Madison, and has since been engaged in practice here. Dr. Fox married in Madison, September, 1866, Anna E. Reynolds; they have four children-Philip R., Anna Kathalin, Mary J. and William George. The Doctor is a member of Dane County Medical Society; also a member of the State Medical Association.
ALFRED S. FRANK, born in Middle Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., Dec. 6, 1855 ; came to Wisconsin in 1864, locating at Madison ; graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Classical Department, Class of 1875 ; graduated from Law Department, Class of 1880 ; engaged in practice since-
DAVID B. FRANKENBURGER, PH. B., Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory in the University of Wisconsin ; was born Oct. 13, 1845, in St. Lawrence, Penn. ; he received his earliest education in the common schools of his native place ; he came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1855, the family settling in Green Co; from that date until 1864, he worked on his father's farm, attending the district school during the winter months of each year ; at the age of nineteen, he entered Milton Academy, Rock Co., Wis., where he remained two years, and then became a student of the State University, gradu- ating in 1869 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy; during the twentieth and twenty-first years of its history, he was instructor in the university ; in 1871, he graduated from the Law School of the State University ; he was then nearly seven years in the successful practice of his profession, at Milwaukee; in June, 1878, he was elected by the Regents to the professorship of Rhetoric and Oratory in the university, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of his Professorship at the beginning of the twenty-ninth University year, and this position he still fills with credit and ability." He was married June 24, 1880, to Miss Mary Storer, daughter of a prominent citizen of Madison. Prof. Frankenburger, during the last twelve years, has been a frequent contributor to the daily and periodical press. As recognition of his talents in courting the muses, it may be mentioned that, within seven years, he has thrice been selected as poet by the grad- uates of the institution. A statement, refering to his literary efforts, appears in this volume, in the chapter devoted to literature, art and oratory. Socially, Prof. Frankenburger is genial and affa- ble ; as a teacher, he is successful and popular, awakening thought and developing character in the class-room, and, in social intercourse, entering into the sympathies and aspirations of the students, thus making himself felt both as a teacher and as a friend; he does not seek to mold all according to a set model or unvarying standard, but takes the student as he is, and aims to develop that which is best, always recognizing his bent, bias and individual characteristics.
CHRISTIAN FRAUTSCHI, undertaker; owns store No. 29 King street; residence, same ; was born in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, in October, 1839 ; learned his trade in the old country; came to the United States in 1867; was nearly two years in Sauk Co., Wis., and in 1869 settled in Madi- son, and has carried on undertaking to present date. Was married, in 1870, to Miss Elizabeth Kuntz, of Fond du Lac Co .; she was born in September, 1849, in Washington Co., Wis. ; they have four children -- John Emil, Adolph, Bertie R. and Arthur A., all at home; he is a quiet, industrious citizen; family are members of the Evangelical Church.
NIELS FREDERICKSEN, member of firm of Sorensen, Fredericksen & Fish, proprietors of the Madison Planing-Mill and Lumber-yard, also contractors and builders'; Mr. F. was born in Denmark, May 10, 1822. He was married, in November, 1852, to Miss Emma C. F. S. Petersen, of Denmark ; they came to the United States in the following year, 1853 ; they spent one year in New York and a year in Chicago ; on the 2d of May, 1855, they removed to Madison, which place they made their permanent home; he began working at his trade at the age of 16, in the old country, and for fully forty years he has had no vacation ; since 1862, has carried on business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Sorensen, and later also associated with Mr. Fish ; his firm were contractors for the erection of Park Hotel, three schoolhouses, several churches, and many business blocks ; dwellings, humble or elegant, without number, testify to their skillful handiwork ; their business location is opposite the northwest corner of Capitol Park ; his resi- dence is in the 2d Ward, on Gorham street ; they have three sons and one daughter ; he is a Knight Templar ; has been Alderman and also Supervisor ; himself and family belong to the Presbyterian Church ; he is a stalwart Republican. The firm receives large contracts outside the county, and even in other States ; they are all prosperous business men and good citizens.
CAPT. EUGENE H. FREEMAN, proprietor and Captain of the steamer Mendota ; residence, Gorham Street ; was born in Boston, Mass., in 1839 ; is the son of John D. Freeman, a prom- inent printer of that city ; was educated in the public school of Boston, and graduated at Bridgetown
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Academy, Maine, in class of 1854 ; in July, 1855, he began his seafaring life " before the mast," on a clipper ship, around the Horn to San Francisco ; afterward for several years on Pacific Mail steamships, whence his practical knowledge of engineering, having previously acquired the theoretical ; was then a while engineer of American Grist Mill Co. ; when the war began, in spring of 1861, he immediately engaged as engineer on Government transports, and at the close of the war was chief engineer on the United States steamer Admiral Perter ; in 1866, he put in the engines in the new Walter Baker Chocolate Mills, in Dorchester, Mass., and had charge of same for nearly four years ; was then eight years engineer in the Boston Fire Department, and received veteran's certificate in 1877. He was married, in November, 1860, to Miss Julia F. Lewis, of West Cambridge, Mass., daughter of Samuel Lewis, a prominent fur dealer and manufacturer of that city ; they have three children-Elizabeth H., Eugene F. and Louise I., at scheel sud.home. Capt. F. came to Madison in the spring of 1877, and built the steamer Mendota, the largest on the Madison Lakes, and in connection established a line of row and sail beats. Captain Freeman is a Knight Templar, and has taken all the degrees in Odd Fellowship ; family are connected with Unitarian Church. The Captain and Mr. McLeed, a partner in boat-building, spend the winter in building to order rew and sail beats ; the captain is authority on all nautical and sporting matters.
JOHN C. FREEMAN, LL. D., Professer of English Literature in University of Wiscon- sin ; was bern Feb. 14, 1842, in Broome Co., N. Y .; was prepared for college at Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y .; frem 1858 to 1860, he was Principal of the Kinderhook Academy, N. Y .; he studied medicine nearly twe years, and then, at the age of 19, enlisted as private in Co. F, 27th N. Y. V. I., and served two yesrs in the ranks, perferming the full duty of a private soldier in time of war ; at the expiration of his enlistment he re-entered the service, and, on the 17th of September, 1863, was commissioned as Captain of Co. M, 1st N. Y. Vet. Cavalry, and with his regiment participated in the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, in Virginia and West Virginia, under Gen. Sheridan ; in December, 1864, he was appointed Inspector General of Cavalry in the 19th Corps ; he was commander of the raid on Lewisburg and Coving- ton, Virginia, in April, 1865 ; and was senior officer in command in the engagement at White Sulphur Springs, Va. ; with only two regiments he overcame the forces under the Confederate Gen. John McCsusland, and captured mere than a thousand prisoners, including Gen. McCausland; at the close of the war he entered the sophmere class in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and graduated there, in the classical course, in 1868 ; frem 1868 to 1874, he was Assistant Professor of Greek in the Chicage University ; and from 1874 to 1877 was Professor ef Latin in the same university ; and for two years thereafter filled the chair of rhetoric and English literature in same institution ; in 1871, he graduated from the Chicago Theelogical Seminary with the degree of Bacheler of Divinity. He was married, in 1870, to Miss Emma Belden, of Geneva, Ill. ; they have four children-John Dwight, Charlotte, Mary and Henry. In January, 1879, he was elected Professor of English Literature in the University of Wisconsin, and entered upon the duties of the office in September, 1879 ; in June, 1880, he received the degree of LL. D., from the University of Chicago. Elsewhere in this volume will be found a reference to Prof. Freeman as an author of classical text-books and a contributor to the periodical press ; politically, he is an independ. ent; religiously, a Methodist; socially, he is genial and appreciative, but is naturally reserved; always digni- fied, though never repellant. As a teacher of classics, he evidently intends that his pupils shall not only acquire a technical knowledge of the language studied, but also acquaint themselves with the spirit and genius of the writer. His plan of teaching English literature is not so much by examining critiques upon authors, as by carefully studying the works of the authors themselves. Reviews, frequent and therough, seon come to be expected by his pupils, whe are required te be "ever ready." Imbued with a knowledge of his specialty, he seems te enjoy class werk, and the interest of pupils is held to close of recitation. As a teacher he is exact, painstaking and enthusiastic.
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