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CALUMET COUNTY
OTTO LERCHE (Soc.) is the first Socialist ever elected to the assembly from Calumet county. He was born in the town of Rantoul, Calumet county, Sept. 16, 1861, and was educated in the district schools. He is a farmer and cement contractor, at Potter. He has held a number of offices of honor and trust. Has been director of a Mutual fire insurance company since 1886; school clerk since 1887, supervisor from 1893 to 1902, town clerk from 1902 to 1914; and has served as justice of the peace and notary public. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 1,265 votes to 831 for James L. Coonen (Dem.).
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CHIPPEWA COUNTY
THOMAS W. BARTINGALE (Rep.) was returned to the assembly in 1918 after an absence of four years. He was born in Ely, England, June 24, 1851, came to Wisconsin as a youth and was edu- cated in the common schools of Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. From 1875 he followed lumbering as long as the pine lasted, did common labor and mechanical work and then farming, but has since retired. He is an organizer for the American So- ciety of Equity and prominent in its work in the state. He was elected to the assembly in 1913 and in 1918 had no opposition in the general election.
CLARK COUNTY
HARRY HEWETT (Rep.), a farmer by profession, has been prominent in his party in Clark county for many years. Born in Essex county, New York. March 4, 1867, he was educated in the common schools of Clark county, where he removed with his parents when but a lad. He served as a mem- ber of the county board of supervisors from 1901 to 1907 and was twice elected sheriff, in 1912 and again in 1916. While serving his second term as sheriff he was nominated for the assembly in 1918 and was elected with a plurality of 591 votes, re ceiving 1,699 votes to 1,108 for Fred W. Draper (Ind., Rep.), and 479 for William Wankusky (Soc.).
COLUMBIA COUNTY
W. R. CHIPMAN (Rep.) is serving his second term as member of the assembly. He was born in the town of Leeds, Columbia county, May 10, 1863, was educated in the common schools, Sun Prairie graded schools, Northwestern Business Col- lege and the University of Wisconsin Short Course in Agriculture and has been a successful farmer for many years. He has served as justice of the peace, was chairman of the town of Leeds from 1900 to 1919 with the exception of two years and was twice elected chairman of the county board of supervisors. He also served as school district clerk for several terms. He was elected to the as- sembly in 1916 by over 2,000 majority and was re-elected in 1918 without opposition.
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CRAWFORD COUNTY
ORLANDO P. VAUGHAN (Rep.) was the first member of the legislature to give a son to the cause of world freedom, who was killed in an early battle in France. Mr. Vaughan was born in Kan- kakee, Ill., Sept. 11, 1848. In 1854 his parents set- tled at Black Earth and five years later moved to Wauzeka, where he has since made his home, ex- cept the year he served in the civil war and one year in the west. He is a fruit grower, has been vice-president of the Bank of Wauzeka since it was established, a member of the county board over 20 years and its chairman 18 years. Since America entered the world war he has devoted his entire time to his country as chairman of the County Council of Defense, Non-War Construction Committee, and Liberty Bond committee; fuel ad- ministrator and member of the local draft board. He was elected to the assembly in 1916 and re- elected in 1918, receiving 1,272 votes to 846 for W. D. Carroll (Dem.)' and 352 for William Craft (Ind.).
DANE COUNTY
First District. The towns of Blooming Grove, Dunn, 'Madison, Pleasant Springs and the city of Madison.
MARCUS E. JOHNSON (Rep.) is serving his sec- ond term as alderman in the city of Madison. He was born March 12, 1887, on a farm in Dane county where he lived until he was 18, receiving his edu- cation in the rural schools. In 1905 he came to Madison and learned the carpenter's trade and for the last six years has been construction foreman. When the Vocational School of the national army was established at the University of Wisconsin April 1, 1918, he was engaged as instructor in car- pentry in which capacity 'he served until the school was demobolized after the armistice was signed. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 3,368 votes to 1,408 for Frank Jenks (Ind. Dem.) and 110 for Rufus G. Deming (Pro.).
DANE COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Albion, Bristol, Burke, Cottage Grove, Christiana, Deerfield, Dun- kirk, Medina, Sun Prairie, Windsor, Westport, York; the villages of Cambridge, Deerfield, De Forest, Marshall, Sun Prairie and Waunakee; and city of Stoughton.
JAMES C. HANSON (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1916 and re-elected in 1918 without op- position. He was born in Slysrup, Lolland, Den- mark, July 11, 1862 and three years later came to America with his parents. They settled on a farm
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in the town of Christiana, Dane county, where he has since made his home. He was educated in the common schools, Albion Academy and Milton college. He is an up-to-date farmer, has been affiliated with the progressive movement in the Republican party for years and has held many local offices of trust and honor. He has been ac- tive in the co-operative movement for several years.
DANE COUNTY
Third District. The towns of Black Earth, Berry, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains, Dane, Fitchburg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Montrose, Oregon, Prim- rose, Perry, Roxbury, Rutland, Springfield, Springdale, Vienna and Verona, and the villages of Black Earth, Dane, Middleton, Oregon, Mazo- manie, Belleville, Mount Horeb and Brooklyn.
CARL M. GRIMSTAD (Rep.) is a retired farmer who has held numerous offices of trust and honor. Born in the town of Brigham, Iowa county, Aug. 9, 1856, he was educated in the common schools, Wis- consin Academy at Madison, and Teachers' Train- ing course. He taught in the rural schools of Wis- consin, Minnesota and Dakota for several years and in 1879 took up some government land in the Red River valley, North Dakota, where he farmed for 10 years, organized the county, town and school district, served as town clerk, county as- sessor and deputy county auditor In 1889 he re- turned to his farm in Iowa county which he still owns. In 1915 he rented his farm and moved to Mount Horeb. Dane county. While in Iowa county he was town chairman 8 years, school clerk and member county board of education. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 1,827 votes to 631 for Herman Haak (Ind.).
DODGE COUNTY
First District. The towns of Ashippun, Clyman, Emmett, Herman, Hubbard, Hustisford, Lebanon, Leroy, Lomira, Rubicon, Shields, Theresa, Wil- liamstown; the villages of Hustisford, Lomira, Neosho, Iron Ridge and Theresa and the cities of Horicon and Mayville and the 5th, 6th, 13th and 14th wards of Watertown.
JACOB SCHARPF (Rep.) is a dairy farmer and well known breeder of pure-breed stock, special- izing in registered Holstein Friesian cattle and Poland China hogs. He was born Sept. 4, 1874 in the town of Herman, Dodge county, and was edu- cated in the common schools and one term in the
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Juneau high school. He served as town assessor for five terms, town clerk four terms and chair- man two terms. During the war he was an active member of the County Council of Defense. He is active in the co-operative movement and presi- dent of the Woodland Co-operative company, do- ing a general merchandise business. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,551 votes to 1,086 for Michael Manning (Dem.) and 736 for Charles J. Zuehlke (Soc.).
DODGE COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Beaver Dam, Bur- nett, Calanus, Chester, Elba, Fox Lake, Lowell, Oak Grove, Portland, Trenton, Westford, the vil- lages of Fox Lake, Lowell, Reeseville, east ward of the village of Randolph, the cities of Juneau and Beaver Dam and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th wards, city of Waupun.
SAMUEL R. WEBSTER (Rep.) was born on a farm in the town of Elba, Dodge county, July 7, 1854 and has lived there all his life. Educated in the Danville and Columbus high schools, Ripon college and Business College in Milwaukee, he has always taken a keen interest in education and was a member of the school board over 30 years. He served as secretary and then president of the Dodge County Fair for several years and president of the Elba Mutual Fire Insurance Co., for 14 years. He is a breeder of shorthorn and Guernsey cattle and Poland China hogs. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, again in 1916 and was re- elected in 1918, receiving 2,048 votes to 1,584 for Joseph Biel (Dem.) and 576 for Percy Stauber (Soc.).
DOOR COUNTY
FRANK N. GRAASS (Rep.) is serving his second term in the assembly. He was born Aug. 19, 1885, in Sturgeon Bay, attended the public schools and after graduating from the Sturgeon Bay high school engaged in the forestry business and soon became the largest collector and extractor of American tree seeds in the United States, with branch offices in several states. His principal markets are in foreign countries which he supplies with most of their tree seeds for reforestration. He also owns and operates a cherry and apple orchard in the Door County fruit belt. He took an active part in war work, being county fuel administrator, chairman of the Red Cross and thrift stamp drives and a public speaker on war work. Elected to the assembly in 1916 he was re-elected in 1918, re- reiving 1,063 votes to 729 for Frank Krueger (Ind.).
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DOUGLAS COUNTY
First District. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th wards, city of Superior.
JAMES B. FRENCH (Rep.) was returned to the assembly in 1918 after an absence of three sessions. He was born in the town of Alton, near Dover, New Hampshire, July 29, 1857, a lineal descendant of early New England ancestors who were among the first settlers of Dover and Portsmouth and served in the Indian and Colonial wars and the American Revolution. He received his prelim- inary education in the public schools in Iowa; graduated from the Iowa University (A. B. 1882) ; went to Superior in 1888; was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar and is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association. He has served as chairman of the Douglas County Republican committee; was a member of the assembly 1911-13, and was elected in 1918, receiving 1,361 votes to 310 for John Num- mevuori (Soc.).
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Amnicon, Bennett, Brule, Gordon, Hawthorne, Highland, Lakeside, Maple, Parkland, Solon Springs, South Range, Summit, Superior, Wascott, the village of Lake Nebagamon and the 1st, 2nd, 9th and 10th wards, city of Superior.
J. W. CONNER (Rep.) is serving his second term in the assembly. He was first elected in 1916 and re-elected in 1918, receiving 1,219 votes to 270 for R. R. Hudson (Ind.). Born in Preston county, W. Va., July 28, 1870, his father died when he was but 21/2 years old. He went to Piatt county, Ill., with his family at the age of 10, where he worked for board and school privileges. At 18 having com- pleted high school he began teaching and for 15 years taught in Illinois and Iowa, between terms attending Drake University, Iowa Agricultural Col- lege at Ames, and Normal Schools. Since 1909 he has conducted a farm in Douglas county. Always a Progressive Republican he held many school district and town offices before being elected to the assembly.
DUNN COUNTY
ALONZO L. BEST (Rep.) is proprietor of the famous Meadow Side Stock farm near Downing, Dunn county, and a breeder of Double Standard Polled Durham cattle and Poland China hogs. Born Oct. 6, 1854, at Big Spring, Adams county, he received most of his education from his father at home. In 1866 the family moved to Dunn county when there were no highways laid out, no school district near and Menomonie, 30 miles through the
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woods by trail was the closest trading point and post office. It took three days to make the trip by ox team. He taught school for 16 years, served as town clerk, was town chairman and supervisor 25 years and secretary of the school board 30 years. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 without an opposing vote.
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
RUSH BULLIS (Rep.) is a farmer who has made a study of road construction. He was born in Milton Junction, June 10, 1863, received his edu- cation in the common schools of Rock county, and has been a farmer all his life. He has been chair- man of the town of Washington, Eau Claire county since 1913 and an active member of the Eau Claire county, state road and bridge committee since 1915. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 by 1.261 votes, receiving 2,168 votes to 907 for Scott Ormsby (Ind.).
FLORENCE-FOREST-ONEIDA COUNTIES
IRA E. SMITH (Rep.) was elected to the assem- bly in 1918 from Florence, Forest and Oneida coun- ties without a single vote in opposition. Mr. Smith was born July 7, 1864, at Burnett, Dodge county, and received his education in the common schools. While living on a farm in the town of Eau Galle, Dunn county, he served as supervisor in 1897-98-99. He moved to the town of Cassian, Oneida county in 1900, was chairman of his town for 12 years, chairman of the county board for three terms, town assessor three terms and secre- tary of the school board three years.
FOND DU LAC COUNTY
First District. The towns of Fond du Lac, Calu- met, Empire, Forest, Friendship, Marshfield and Taychedah, the villages of North Fond du Lac and St. Cloud and the city of Fond du Lac.
HERMAN SCHROEDER (Rep.), now serving his second term in the assembly, is a farmer who served his town in various offices for a quarter of a cen- tury before being elected to the assembly. Born in Milwaukee, July 13, 1868, his parents moved to Fond du Lac county when he was but 3 months old and he has lived on a farm since, receiving his education in the district school. He served as town treasurer 2 years, supervisor 4 years, school clerk 14 years and roadmaster 25 years. He was elected to the assembly in 1916 and re-elected in 1918, receiving 2,249 votes to 1,763 for Peter J. Entringer (Dem.), and 407 for John G. Justen (Soc.).
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FOND DU LAC COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Alto, Ashford, Au- burn, Byron, Eden, Eldorado, Lamartine, Me- tomen, Oakfield, Osceola, Ripon, Rosendale, Springvale and Waupun, the villages of Brandon, Campbellsport, Eden and Oakfield, the 5th and 6th wards, city of Waupun and city of Ripon.
JOHN E. JOHNSON (Rep.) is serving his second term in the assembly. He was elected in 1916 and re-elected in 1918, receiving 2,285 votes to 291 for Leonard L. Gudex (Soc.). Mr. Johnson was born in the town of Alto, Fond du Lac county, July 5, 1873, was educated in the district school and Brandon high school and later took a course in building, contracting and architecture. He spent four years in California, returning to Brandon in 1905, since which time he has been engaged in the lumber business. He was a member of the village board for several years and assisted in the organization of the Farmers State Bank of Bran- don, of which he is vice-president.
GRANT COUNTY
First District. The towns of Beetown, Cassville, Clifton, Ellenboro, Glen Haven, Harrison, Hazel Green, Jamestown, Lima, Paris, Platteville, Po- tosi, Smelser and Waterloo, the villages of Cass- ville, Cuba City, Hazel Green and Potosi, and city of Platteville.
JOHN L. GRINDELL (Rep.) was born at Marion, Iowa, in 1882. He received his education in the public schools and the University of Wisconsin, graduating with the class of 1905. He taught school for 10 years, being principal of the schools in De Soto, Shell Lake and Cumberland. Since 1908 he has been engaged in the retail marble and gran- ite business in Platteville, first as a partner in the firm of John H. Grindell & Son but now as sole proprietor. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 by 1,810 votes, receiving 1,919 votes to 109 for J. N. McLeod (Ind.).
GRANT COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Bloomington, Bos- cobel, Castle Rock, Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Liberty, Little Grant, Marion, Millville, Mt. Hope, Mt. Ida, Muscoda, North Lancaster, Patch Grove, South Lancaster, Watterstown, Wingville, Wood- man, Wyalusing, the villages of Bloomington, Fennimore, Montfort, Muscoda and the cities of Boscobel and Lancaster.
JOHN J. RUKA (Rep.) after spending 25 years in the manufacturing business took up farming in which he has been equally successful. Always
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taking a keen interest in the development and progress of his community, he has devoted a great deal of time in encouraging the farmers of Grant county to improve their methods of farming and in the construction of better roads. During the war he devoted his entire time to the production of more food. Born in Boscobel, May 30, 1862, he has lived in that city all his life. He is vice presi- dent of the State Bank of Boscobel and before be- ing elected to the assembly in 1916, had served for years as a member of the school board and of the city council. He was re-elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 1,723 votes to 701 for John Kelley (Dem.).
GREEN COUNTY
WILLIAM OLSON (Rep.) is a progressive farmer and dairyman and a strong advocate of rural or- ganization and co-operative marketing. Born Oct. 11, 1873, in the town of Jordan, Green county, he was educated in the common schools and North- ern Indiana Normal School, Valpariso, Ind. For several years he taught in the country schools in the winter and worked on his father's farm in the summer. He was married in 1896 and has four children. Since 1898 he has operated his own farm. He has served as town clerk for two years and chairman and member of the board three years, being re-elected in the spring of 1918 for three years. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 receiving 1,656 votes to 1,022 for Willis Ludlow (Dem.).
GREEN LAKE COUNTY
SAMUEL OWENS (Rep.) is an architect and builder in Green Lake who has been honored by election to several offices in his county. He was born in Cambria, Columbia county, April 23, 1856 and was educated in the Cambria district school. He , served his county as register of deeds from 1894 to 1903 and in 1914 was elected county clerk by the county board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the incumbent. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 receiving 1,337 votes to 1,002 votes for Frank D. Becker (Dem.).
IOWA COUNTY
JOHN T. WILLIAMS (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1916 by 689 votes and was re-elected in 1918 without opposition. Mr. Williams was born in Columbia county, Sept. 6, 1864, and with his parents moved to Iowa county when a boy, set- tling on a farm near Dodgeville, where he at- tended the district school. He was a successful farmer and sold his farm in 1910, removing to Dodgeville. He was appointed undersheriff in 1911 and was elected sheriff in 1912. He is interested in the City and Farmers Bank, Dodgeville, and has been one of its directors for several years.
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IRON AND VILAS COUNTIES
JOSEPH J. DE FER (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1918 without opposition, receiving 1,206 of the total of 1,211 votes cast. Mr. De Fer, a successful farmer and merchant of Saxon, Iron county, was born in Detroit, Mich., Oct. 21, 1866, and received his education in the Detroit public schools. He was a member of the Iron county board for several years, being its chairman from 1892 to 1900. He was sheriff from 1904 to 1906, president of the school board from 1906 to 1910, and served as postmaster from 1904 to 1914.
JACKSON COUNTY
WILLIAM F. DETTINGER (Rep.) of Hixton, is a successful farmer and breeder of pure bred Guernsey cattle and select seed grain. A native of the town of Northfield, Jackson county, where he still lives, he was born Sept. 24, 1880, and was educated in the common schools and the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin. He has always lived on a farm, but was employed by the Armour Packing company for 5 years. He was president and manager of the York Creamery As- sociation, Northfield, for three years, town super- visor from 1912 to 1915 and town chairman from 1915 to 1918. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 without opposition.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
First District. The towns of Concord, Farmington, Hebron, Ixonia, Milford, Palmyra, Sullivan, Wa- tertown, the villages of Johnson Creek, Palmyra, and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th wards of the city of Watertown.
JOHN MITCHELL (Rep.) is the oldest member of the assembly, having been 78 years old the day he took his oath of office. Mr. Mitchell was born in Cornwall county, England, Jan. 8, 1841. He was educated in the common schools and came to America and directly to Wisconsin with his parents in 1849, when 8 years of age. The family set- tled in Palmyra where Mr. Mitchell has lived for 70 years, following the profession of farmer. He served as assessor of the town of Palmyra in 1888-89-90, and chairman from 1891 to 1899 and from 1914 to 1918. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 receiving 1,412 votes to 981 for Henry L. Lenz (Dem.).
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Waterloo, Lake Mills, Oakland, Sumner, Koshkonong, Jefferson, Cold Spring and Aztalan, the village of Water- loo and the cities of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson and Lake Mills.
JOHN W. PORTER (Rep.) has held many posi- tions of honor and trust. Born on a farm in the town of Oakland, Jefferson county, May 6, 1860, he attended the country schools and later the Fort Atkinson high school under Prof. J. Q. Emery, taught school for 10 years in the winter, farming in the summer. He then purchased the home- stead and built up a large trade in fruits and seeds and also dealt in stock for 16 years. He retired from the farm in 1903, purchasing a home near the village of Cambridge. He has been chairman of the town of Oakland 10 years, member of the school board 15 years, vice president of the Bank of Cambridge, secretary of the Oakland Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 12 years, president of the Cambridge Light & Power Co., chairman of the county, state road and bridge committee and county labor agent under the Council of Defense. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 receiving 1,406 votes to 1,101 for Giles Hibbard (Dem.).
JUNEAU COUNTY
GEORGE M. FROHMADER (Rep.) was postmaster at Camp Douglas under Presidents Harrison, Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt. Born on a farm at Rome, Jefferson county, Aug. 7, 1861, he was educated in the common schools and Mauston high school, re- mained on the farm until 22 years old, taught district school six terms, clerked in a general store three years and since 1889 has been engaged in the general merchandise business in Camp Douglas. He served as school district clerk twelve years, president of the village one term and supervisor twenty years. He was elected to the assembly in 1916 without opposition and was re-elected in 1918, receiving 1,709 votes to 735 for J. E. Carroll (Dem.) and 48 for A. W. Steinbach (Soc.).
KENOSHA COUNTY
PETER M. ANDERSON (Rep.) was born in Den- mark, Sept. 22, 1868, attended the district schools in the winter until 17 years old when he came to America alone, going directly to Racine where he arrived with but 50 cents. He worked as a farm hand at $11 a month for a year, $15 the second and $18 the third, when he rented a farm and went to work for himself and has always been success- ful. In 1902 he moved to Somers, Kenosha county, where he owns two fine farms. Since 1904 he has
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been engaged as grower and dealer in cabbage, onions and onion sets. He has served as director of the school district, town treasurer and member of the county school board. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,521 votes to 2,030 for Henry Hastings (Dem.) and 20 for Louis Wise (Ind.).
KEWAUNEE COUNTY
WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN (Dem.) is serving his third term in the assembly. He was elected in 1914 and 1916 and re-elected in 1918, receiving 1,445 votes to 1,094 for M. J. Smithwick (Rep.). Mr. O'Brien was born in the town of Franklin, Ke- waunee county, June 17, 1871, was educated in the common schools and at 17 began teaching. For 24 consecutive years he taught in the public schools of Kewaunee and Brown counties and then pur- chased a farm in the town of Franklin which he has since operated. He was town clerk for 3 years, chairman for 10 years and county treasurer 4 years, retiring from that office when elected to the assembly.
LA CROSSE COUNTY
First District. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 19th and 20th wards, city of La Crosse.
CARL KURTENACKER (Rep.) is serving his third term in the assembly. Born in Germany, Feb. 24, 1856, he was educated in the common schools of Germany, coming to America in 1869. Since May 1, 1872, he has been a resident of La Crosse. He learned the printers trade and for a number of years was engaged in the newspaper, book and stationery business. He was elected clerk of the circuit court in 1884 and served six years and was tax commissioner two years. For 20 years he served in an executive capacity with the John Gund Brewing Company, retiring in 1918. He was elected ยท to the assembly in 1914 and re-elected in 1916 and 1918, receiving 1,990 votes to 406 for A. L. Marshall (Pro.). He was chairman of the assembly finance committee during the 1919 session.
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