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JAMES A. FISHER, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Peebles ; was born in Salem, Washington Co., N Y., Dec. 14, 1822; in 1842, he came to Fond du Lac Co., Wis., remaining until May, 1844, when he returned to his native State and there remained until 1849, when he again came to this county and located in the town of Empire. He married on the 29th of April, 1852, in the town of Taycheedah, Elizabeth Langdon ; she was born in Fulton, Oswego Co., N. Y., Nov. 9, 1833. They lived in the town of Empire until 1857, when they moved to Taycheedah Village, where they lived until 1860, in which year they returned to Empire, and lived there until 1862, when they removed to the vicinity of where they now live. Their children are Edward (who married Sophia Peters. Henry, Mary, George, Lottie and Bessie. Mr. Fisher owns 140 acres of land. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. F', 5th W. V. 1 .; participated in several battles, and was honorably discharged at Hall's Mills, W. Va., June 18, 1865. In early life, Mr. Fisher acted with the " Old Whig " party ; he has acted with the Repub- lican party since its organization. His father, William Fisher, was a soldier in the war of 1812, he mar- ried, in Salem, N. Y., Betsey Burnett ; their children are John E., who was a number of years a resident of Fond du Lac Co .; he is now living in Glen Arbor, Mich., in the vicinity of which place he owns over nine hundred acres of land ; Margaret, now wife of William Coggshall, Frankfort, Mich .; James A., whose name appears at the head of this sketch ; Elizabeth, wife of Bishop Tueker, Glen Arbor, Mich .;
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they were several years residents of Empire, Fond du Lac Co. Mrs. James A. Fisher's father, Joseph Langdon, married Ann E. Burdick ; they came to Taycheedah, this (Fond du Lac) county, in about 1850 ; their children are Nathan B., now of Marshall, Minn .; Joseph, who how lives in St. Joseph, Mo., he was a soldier in the 1st W. V. C., during the war of the rebellion ; Sarah, now the wife of Joseph Parks, Calumet Co., Wis. (he served in Co. A, 18th W. V. I., during the late war ) ; Elizabeth, wife of James A. Fisher, Taycheedah ; Allie, now the wife of Robert Spornitz, Eyota, Minn. (he was a soldier in a Minne- sota regiment during the late war) ; Lottie, wife of Andrew Hood, Chatfield, Minn .; Charles, lives at Stockbridge. Calumet Co., Wis.
MICHAEL FITZGERALD, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Taycheedah ; was born in County Cork, Ireland, Sept. 10, 1815 ; in 1845, he emigrated to America; lived in Middletown, Conn., one year, at the end of which time he went to Stockbridge, Mass., where he resided until 1855. In 1853, he married in Pittsfield, Mass., Abbie Shay ; she was born in County Cork, Ireland; came to America in 1845 ; in 1855, they came West, and settled in the town of Forest, Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; they lived in Forest one year, then removed to where they now reside ; their children are Annie, who was educated at the high schools in Fond du Lac, and has taught school for about eight years, she was born in Stock- bridge, Mass. ; Michael, born.in the town of Forest, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., is proprietor of general repair and blacksmith shop, Taycheedah ; Richard, born in the town of Forest; Mary, born in the town of Taycheedah ; William and Abbie, also born in Taycheedah ; the deceased children are Maggie and Johnnie ; Mr. Fitzgerald owns eighty acres of land, finely improved, and desirably located ; he is a public-spirited man, possessed of much energy and enterprise. In politics, Democrat.
LMAM E. GOUTERMONT. farmer, Sec. 20; P. O). Peebles; is a native of New York, was born in Lewis Co. Dec. 13, 1827; in early life, he received a liberal education at the common schools in his native county ; in 1866, he came to Wisconsin, located where he now lives; he owns 160 acres of land, finely improved, and possessing many natural advantages. In politics, he is a con- sistent and active Republican. He was a member of the Taycheedah Town Board of Trustees, also Town Treasurer. His wife was Louisa Dart, nee Hoagland ; he has one son ( Charles), by a former marriage ; his wife had two children by her marriage with her first husband (J. M. Dart), viz. : Ida and Alma. Mr. Goutermout is a representative man of Taveheedah, and one who identifies himself closely with the progress of her public interests ; he has been very successful in life, and is possessed of great physical vigor.
JOHN C. HOAGLAND, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Peebles; is a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Wisconsin about 1848, and has lived in the town of Taycheedah the most of the time since. He has been twice married ; his children are Mrs. E. Lyons, of La Crosse, Wis .; Mrs. Goutermout, of Taycheedah, and Edward. Mr. Hoagland is a leading farmer and an enterprising citizen.
JOHN LEEMAN, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Fond du Lac ; a pioneer settler of Fond du Lac; is a native of England, was born in Yorkshire Feb. 1, 1816. June 21, 1838, he married in the town of Bemton. Yorkshire, Miss Ann Edmund, a native of that town, born May 8, 1819; in 1848, they emi- grated to Milwaukee, Wis., and in the spring of 1849 moved to the city of Fond du Lac, where they resided until 1854, when they removed to Sec. 4, town of Taycheedah, where he has since lived ; she died Oct. 12, 1869 ; she was an earnest Christian woman, a most estimable lady, and her death was deeply deplored ; their children were Elizabeth, now the wife of John S. Burroughs, Fond du Lac City ; Edmund, born Sept. 6, 1840, died Oct. 25, 1841; Edward, born Oct. 25, 1841, enlisted in Co. E, 6th W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, was killed at the battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863-he was a brave soldier, and a true comrade; Thomas, born March 3, 1844, and fell in defense of the cause of the Union, at the battle of Pittsburg Landing in April, 1862 (he was a soldier of the 18th W. V. I., and the records of that regiment show that he was a gallant soldier, that he was killed in the heat of action, while pressing forward nobly doing his duty ) ; Jane, now the wife of Samuel Smith, Fond du Lac City (he was also a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war of the rebellion ); Wilson, who now lives near San Fran- cisco, Cal., is an engineer ; George E., born March 4, 1849, died April, 1850 ; William E., married Vivia A. Holt ; Mary C .; Emma A. and John, Jr. Mr. Leeman owns 140 acres of land, finely improved, and well located on Sec. 4, town of Taycheedah, where he lives in the enjoyment of a happy home. Politically, he is a firm supporter of the Republican party.
HON. QURIAN LOEHR, merchant, Sec. 12; P. O. Heinsburg; is a native of Prussia, was born in the village of Adeneu. June 8, 1823; he received a liberal education in the schools of his native country ; in 1843, he emigrated to the United States, located in Fond du Lac Co., Wis. ; he was a mem- ber of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1852, and has been frequently elected by his fellow-citizens to other offices of honor and trust ; he has been engaged in the mercantile business for a period of over twenty-seven years, and by his strict integrity, honesty, and fair dealing, has secured and retains the confidence of all
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who know him ; by close attention to business, and good management, he has aceumulated a large prop- erty, owning over 600 aeres of land, besides his residence and village property. He married in Green Bay, Miss D. Straubel; they have ten children-Louis, Fredrick, Edward, Amelia, now wife of P. Stephany, Louisa, wife of M. Kelt, Arnold, Mary, Anna, Mathias and Henry. Mr. Loehr is a public-spirited, enter- prising citizen, and one whose fidelity to public and private trusts is unimpeachable.
J. E. MACK, farmer, See. 3; P. O. Fond du Lac ; was born in East Lyme, New London Co., Conn., June 24, 1832; in 1855, he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Empire, Fond du Lac Co. March 8, 1863, he married, in Fond du Lac, Mary E. Morehouse, a native of Lockport, N. Y., born July 6, 1838 ; they have one child -- Clarence E .; Mr. Mack has resided in Taycheedah since 1860; he owns 107 acres of land, well located and finely improved. In politics, he is a Republican. His father, J. T. Mack. was born in East Lyme, New London Co., Conn., in 1804; he married, in his native county, Jane D. Ransom ; they came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Fond du Lac Co .; they now reside in Taycheedah ; their children are J. E. ( whose name heads this sketch ), Leander H. ( now of Morris, Lincoln Co., Minn. ), Ellen C. ( wife of William Wilcox, Fond du Lac), William N. ( who was a soldier in the -th WV. V. I., and died in the service at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11, 1862), Mary J. ( wife of O. F. Brand, of Minnesota, who was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war of the rebellion ), Theron R. (who served in the 18th W. V. I. during the war), Rachel E. ( deceased ), Sylvester S. (now of Lineoln Co., Minn. ), Prudence M. ( wife of Robert Lusk, Minn. ), and Bainbridge A., of Taycheedah.
E. PEEBLES, farmer, and proprietor of cheese factory, Sec. 32; P. O. Peebles ; is a native of Martinsburg, Lewis Co., N. Y .; was born Aug. 22, 1822; in November, 1845, he came to Wisconsin and located in Taycheedah. In 1847, he married Miss Margaret Van Valkenburg; they have six children living-Sanford S., Sarah J., John E., Oscar, Emma and Sherman; one child deceased, Ella, died in 1878; in 1875, Mr. Peebles erected a cheese factory on his farm, where he makes about an average of 100,000 cheese per annum, which is widely known for its superior quality; he owns a finely improved farm of 170 acres. Politically, he acts with the Republicans, being an active worker in that party since its organization ; he is an active, energetic, go-ahead citizen, and one who takes an active part in all public enterprises that give promise of advancing the interests of the public; his father, Sanford Peebles, was a soldier in active service during the war of 1812; he married, in his native State ( New York ), Miss Sarah Bowen ; he is now deceased; she is living at Martinsburg, N. Y.
SANFORD S. PEEBLES. farmer, Scc. 30; P. O. Peebles ; was born in Tayeheedab, June 4, 1851, and is therefore a "native to the manor born." He is the son of E. and Margaret Peebles, pioneer settlers of Fond du Lac Co., and now honored citizens of Taycheedah. Sept. 27, 1877, he mar- ried Miss Amanda S., daughter of John and Lorinda Charles, early settlers and still residents of Taychee- dah ; they have one child-Ethan C. In polities, Mr. Peebles is a Republican : he is a member of Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F., of Fond du Lac; is extensively engaged in farming, and is a man of much energy and push.
HON. O. HUGO PETTERS. Sec. 16, P. O. Peebles ; was born in Saxen Weimar, Ger- many, Jan. 24, 1823; he was educated at the Universities of Jena and Leipzig, and was admitted to the practice of law in the courts: he was clerk of the Preliminary Court at Weimar, and afterward was appointed Clerk of the Civil Court, which position he filled until his eoming to this country in 1848. In 1849, he married, in Milwaukee. Dorotha P. E. Sander, a native of Lohlotzs, Los Weimar, Germany; in the latter part of 1849, they moved to the city of Fond du Lac, and he engaged in the grocery business until the spring of 1852, when they moved to the town of Taycheedah, where they have since resided. He has been frequently selected by his fellow-citizens to fill various offices ; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1858-59, Town Clerk two terms, Justice of the Peace eight years, and was appointed Notary Publie in 1878-a position he still fills ; he owns a good farm, well located. Himself and wife attend the Lutheran Church. Their children are Sophia ( now the wife of Edward Fisher ), Louis, Charlie and Willie. In politics, Mr. Petters is a Republican.
BENJAMIN F. SMITH (deceased ), a native of Vermont, born June 26, 1812. He mar- ried in La Pointe, Wis., Miss Ilannah Wood ; she was born in Lowell, Mass,; they were married June 7, 1849, and removed to Taycheedah the same year; in 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 18th W. V. I .; was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh, and died in rebel prison at Montgomery; the records of his regiment show that he was a brave soldier, over ready to follow where duty led; though he never was an aspirant for offee, he was at varions times elected by his fellow-citizens to offices of honor and trust ; he took an active interest in educational interests, and was ever ready to aid any enterprise that gave promise of gen- eral good; he was a kind husband and an indulgent father ; his children were Ellen, now the wife of A. Mackay, Oshkosh F; rank ( deceased ), Virginia, now the wife of L. H. Bishop, Taycheedah ; Harriett, Mrs.
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B. F. Smith ; married second husband, J. C. Hoagland, a native of Pennsylvania; he came to Fond du Lac Co., in 1848; they at present reside on their farm on Sec. 32, Taycheedah Township.
J. J. TALLMADGE, grain dealer; P. O. Peebles; was born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., N. Y., April 14, 1834; in 1844, he removed with his parents, N. P. and Abbie Tallmadge, to this ( Fond du Lac) county ; in early life he received a liberal education. In October, 1863, he married, in the city of Fond du Lac, Miss Sarah Brown; they have one child, Miss Julia; Mr. Tallmadge has been engaged in the grain trade several years; is an energetic business man, owns 146 acres of land in the town of Calumet. In politics and religion, he is liberal ; his father, N. P. Tallmadge (deceased ), was a prominent member of the New York Legislature a number of years; he was appointed Territorial Governor of Wis- consin June 21, 1844 ; after his appointment, he delivered his message to both houses of the Legislature in person, an account of which will be found on page 51. He was twice married; his children are Isaac S. a prominent attorney, New York ; William D., deceased; Grier, who was a graduate of West Point, died in the service at Fortress Monroe, was Captain of a company at the time of his death, was acting as Quartermaster General ; Mary L., wife of William A. Baldwin; Laura, wife of William Il. Galloway, M. D., Eau Claire, Wis .; Julia B., wife of A. G. Ruggles, Fond du Lac City ; Emily B., wife of James D. Tallmadge, Chicago; J. J., whose name appears at the head of this sketeh.
JOHN W. TIFFANY, deceased, was a native of Lewis Co., N. Y. He married, in his native county, Sophia Hill; they came to Wisconsin in about 1849; settled in Taycheedah. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in the 18th W. V. I .; was a good soldier; died in the service. She is still living and resides at Taycheedah ; their children are Morton R .; Emma, wife of Dr. Chase, of Vernon Co., ·WVis .; John, who served in the 5th W. V. I. during the war, and died in the service ; P. R., also a soldier in the 5th W. V. I .; Levi F, who served in the 18th W. V. I. and died in the cause; James M. and Loyd R.
MORTON R. TIFFANY, contractor and builder, Taycheedah ; was born in the town of Martinsburg, Lewis Co., N. Y., March 26, 1838; emigrated to Taycheedah, with his parents, John W. and Sophia Tiffany, in about 1849. He married, in Taycheedah, Nov. 3, 1858, Mariette Sullivan, a native of Otsego Co., N. Y., who was born in 1842; her mother, Mrs. Sullivan, is one of the pioneer settlers of Taycheedah. They have three children-Edward C., Florence G. and Lulu B. Besides building, Mr. Tiffany takes contracts in painting and plastering. He is a Republican in politics. Has filled various local offices.
P. R. TIFFANY. This gentleman, a soldier, during the war of the rebellion, in the 5th W. V. I., enrolled as a private, was promoted to Second Lieutenant and acted a portion of the time as Sergeant Major; participated in nearly every battle, siege and skirmish his command was in, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He was born in Lewis Co., N. Y., July 13, 1843. llis parents were John W. and Sophia Tiffany, who settled in Taycheedah in 1849. He married, in Taychee- dah, in 1866, Frances Spink, a native of Canada; they have three children-Maude E., Claude H. and Grace E. In early life, Mr. Tiffany learned the earpenter and joiner's trade, which, in connection with painting, constitutes his present business. Politically, he aets with the Republican party.
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A. J. ASH, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Oakfield; is a native of the town of Oakfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., and is the son of William D. and Almira Ash, nee Putnam, immigrants from Montgomery Co., N. Y., and early settlers in this town; A. J. was born in March, 1857, and lived with his parents on a farm in Sec. 6, Oakfield, till 1869, when, with them, removed to the village of Brandon, Fond du Lac Co., and made that his home for seven or eight years; he was educated in the public schools of Oakfield, Brandon and the College of Oshkosh. In July, 1876, he married Miss Hattie, daughter of Dr. S. and Mary Shepard, nee Liddle, of Brandon ; they have one daughter, Mate; he now lives on his father's farm of 360 acres in Sec. 6, town of Oakfield.
BARDEN BENNETT, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Lamartine; born in the town of Dana, Mass., in the year 1814; is the son of Submit and Jaeob Bennett, a farmer; the subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools of his time; in 1827, he commenced working for a Mr. Patten, a farmer of Greenwich ; in 1831, he left farming and went to work in the cotton-mills of Jenks- ville ; he commenced as picker and lapwinder, and during his stay in the mills, he served in all its branches ;
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the last three years of his stay he was overseer of the weaving-room; Mr. Bennett left the mills in 1847 and came West, pre-empting 160 acres of land in the town of Oakfield; after living on that farm for twenty years, he sold out and bought the farm on which he now resides; in 1878, he bought the Lamar- tine cheese factory of his son Oscar, and has been engaged in running it in connection with farming; in 1878, he manufactured at the factory 158,171 pounds of cheese; in 1879, 115,000 pounds. Mr. B. married his first wife Oet. 4, 1837, in Springfield, Mass., Lucy J., daughter of Caleb Howe, a farmer ; had five children by this wife-Albert, Leroy, Oscar, Sophia, Lettie ; this wife died in May, 1854. Married the second time, Nov. 20, 1855, in Palmer, Mass., to Charlotte A., daughter of Esther and William Den- nisou, a farmer of Stafford, Conn .; have had two children-Maurice D. (deceased ), Homer W. Family attend the M. E. Church ; he is, politically, a Republican; he is the present owner of 160 acres of land in Sec. 4. Oakfield, also of 173 acres in Lamartine adjoining his factory property.
-7-ABEL BRISTOL, farmer ; P. O. Oakfield ; born in Addison Co., near Lake Champlain, Vt .; in 1829; is the son of Anna and Noah Bristol, a farmer of that county; the subject of this sketch received a common-school and academic education in that county, also in Bakersfield and St. Albans ; at the age of 18 he left school and occupied himself-with the exception of one year that he worked at the carpenter's trade-at teaching school winters and farming during the summer season, until November, 1853, when he came to Oakfield, Fond du Lac Co., teaching school the winter he came, and in February bought a farm of 180 acres of William Beebe, paying $12.50 per acre, where he now resides ; in 1868, he bought an interest in the firm of Wilcox, Cornell & Co., doing a general business in the village of Oakfield; in 1875, with Mr. Aaron Worthing, bought out Mr. Cornell, and the firm name being Bristol & Worth- ing ; they are doing a very extensive business in general merchandise, also handling wool very largely. Mr. Bristol married, in Brandon, Vt .. in 1851, Abigail, daughter of Abigail and James Thompson, a farmer of Addison Co., Vt .; have had six children-Clarence A., Jennie J., Nettie A., Fremont J., Flora A., Watson E. He is the present owner of 215 acres of land in Oakfield-probable value, $60 per aere. He has held offices of member of Board of Supervisors, School Superintendent and Assessor, for a number of years, and is politically a Republican.
J. W. BURNS, M. D., Oakfield ; born in Oakfield in 1845; is the son of Elizabeth and Thomas Burns, a farmer of Oakfield ; the subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools of Oakfield, and, in 1867, commenced the study of medicine; in 1870, he graduated from the Rush Medical College of Chicago; he then located in Mayville and practiced his profession there until the fall of 1870, when he went to Lomira, Dodge Co. ; in the spring of 1872, he came to Oakfield and entered into part- nership with Dr. William Moore, remaining with him until Jan. 1. 1876; he then removed to Lake Crystal, Minn. ; remaining there until January 1878, when he again returned to Oakfiekl, and in connection with his brother Thomas, bought the drug-store of J. A. Steen, in which he is still interested, but is prac- ticing his profession as physician. He was married, in Lomira, in June, 1872, to Hattie, daughter of Mary and Henry S. Beeson, a physician of that place ; they have had three children born to them -William H., Edward H., Leslie R. Is a member of the Masonic Order, Oakfield Lodge, also of the Oakfield Lodge of 1. 0. O. F. Family attend the Episcopal Church.
PHILANDER H. COLE, station agent and operator, Oakfield ; born in Chester Township, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1847 ; son of Philander and Nancy Cole; a farmer. The subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools of his native place ; at the age of 20, he took up telegraph- ing, taking his first office at Burnett ; after working there for about eighteen months, he went to Lodi ; was there for two years and a half; then went to Caledonia, Ill., remaining a little over four years; from there he came to Oakfield. in 1875, where he is now the station agent and operator, having been in the employ of the C. & N .- W. R. R. Co., all this time. He married in July, 1872, in Burnett, Ada G., daughter of Sophronia and Willis Cole, a hotel keeper of that place; they have had three children- Jessie R., Ernest G .. and Edna G. Family attend the Congregational Church ; he is a member of the Masonic Order ; is politically, a Republican.
HENRY CORNELL, Postmaster, Oakfield; born in Morris Co., N. J., in 1827; son of Ann and Jesse Cornell, a farmer ; in 1832, went to Upper Canada with his people. The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools of Canada, and was brought up on a farm ; also engaged in lumbering ; in 1849, came West and settled in Oakfield, working at transient work until 1851, when he bought a farm of eighty acres of his brother James ; continued on the farm for two years, then sold out and bought a farm in Byron known as the Bannister farm, and lived there for one year ; after selling that, he, in connection with his brother, bought the farm his brother now occupies in Byron, in 1856, sold out his interest to his brother and went back to Canada, and engaged in the mercantile business in connection with his brother William ; in 1858, they met with heavy losses and sold out their business; in 1861, came
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West again, to Byron, and rented a farm ; worked it until 1864, when he came to Oakfield, renting a farm for one year ; in 1866, entered into the grocery business in the village of Oakfield ; in 1867, went into a general store in connection with Messrs. Worthing & Bristol; in 1874, severed his connection with that firm, and bought ont N. Filby ; in October, 1875, sold out to W. S. Russell & Co., and then pur- chased a store owned by Dr. Wm. Moore, and put in a general stock of goods, where he is now engaged in business. He was married, in 1853, to Esther K., daughter of Kezia and Chas. Susan, farmers of Oak- field ; have had four children born to them-John H. ( deceased ), Chas. J., Frank (deceased ), and Mary. Mr. Cornell has held the offices of Assessor and Justice of the Peace in the town of Byron, and is at present Postmaster of Oakfield Village. He is a member of the Masonic Order, Oakfield Lodge, and a member of the Congregational Church ; his politics are Republican.
HARMONN J. FRENCH. farmer, P. O. Oak Center ; born in New York State in 1819; is the son of Mahala and Ely French, a shoemaker and farmer. The subject of this sketch moved with his parents at an early age, to Westfield, Mass., where he received a common-school education ; he was brought up a farmer, and has made that his principal business all his life; in 1848, he came to Wisconsin and settled on the farm where he now resides, buying at that time eighty acres, paying $325 for it; he is the present owner of 180 acres in 'Fond du Lac Co., and twenty acres in Dodge Co., probable value, $60 per acre. He married in Lamartine, Jan. 27, 1853, Ann Eliza, daughter of Clarissa and Thomas Stoddard, a mason by trade; they had five children-Harmon H. (deceased), George F., Anu E. (deceased ), Willie and Eddie ; this wife died, July 31, 1873 ; married a second wife July 8, 1874, to Maria C., daughter of Clarissa and Palmer Perry, a farmer of New York State. Mr. French is a member of the Oakfield Grange ; is politically a Republican.
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