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Authorised ss lsconil cu... mu i-on Offiss Dcputnlsnf. Ottawa. The Island Guudisn Publishing 00.

President and Associate Editor, Inn A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

r CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edward Island like the dew"

"Ths slrongssl memory is wsaksr than the wsuksst ink".

CHABLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1953

Time For Poetry?

Much has been said and written about a new Elizabethan Age and indeed there is every prospect that the glories of that epoch will be relived. There were many sides to Elizabethan life and character but an outstanding aspect was the flourishing of poetry. It was not only that a number of poetic giants happened to be born at t.hat particular time but that poetry found an ideal who in another age would have simply soldiers, businessmen or politicians found themselves giving vent to poetry.

According to Professor H. R. C. Avison of Macdonald College, as reported in the Montreal Gazette, the Elizabethans were poets because they were enjoying prosper- ity that they had never dreamed possible. They were living in a world that was ex- panding and a world that offered freedom and opportunities. There was a pride in the accomplishments of their society and of themselves within that society.

What is yet needed, perhaps, is indicated by Professor Avison when he adds, "Let us not be cynical about science or techni- cal advancement; but they won't make us safe or happy. It's the condition which pro-

Canadian determination to build the sen- way.

and a an engineering task it is, in any event relatively straightforward. The Ne- chako-Kemano power project, now actually under construction in British Columbia, is on a scale not much smaller-it provides for an eventual installed capacity of 2,200,- 000 h.p.-anld it represents one of the most imaginative feats of modern engineering. The site ,of the power station is some 350 miles north of Vancouver. In this area two long fiords, the Douglas Channel and the Gardner Canal, bring the water of the Pacific almost to the core of the Coast Range, which rises to peaks of 9,000 feet. From Kemano Bay, on the Gardner Canal, a narrow valley runs'inland for ten miles, to a point where the mountain range is only another ten miles across. On the other side, the interior plateau slopes away gently to the east. Here a watershed area of 5,- 400 square miles is-or was-drained off to the east through a series of lakes lead- ing to one river, the Nechako, a tributary

climate during that period. Men, been:

of the Fraser. The water thus eventually reached the Pacific by a great detour to the south at Vancouver. The first stage in the project, completed last autumn, was to place a dam across the Nechako. The water is now impounded; the lakes to the west of the dam are gradually rising, the river channels connecting them are filling out. ,The result will eventually be to create one reservoir, highly contorted in shape but with a uniform water level for an area of 350 square miles.

Agriculture In Newfoundland -

Included in the Newfoundland Govern- ment's programme of exploration and de- velopment of the natural resources of the Province are investigations into the possi-

'I'hat, however, is still in the future,i. -

Tl-IE GUARDIAN. cnniumvrirroww The Race Is On!

'M,A130ci-I 25 1953

0 Flint. me director of an art achwl says-that the school's work is helm much hindered by the popular feel- ing that art itself is s. "frill". He finds the' feeling quite general :- inong students and even the teachers are not sofnrnsthlsistrucltisjust one more symp'tom of present day impatience with anything that does not 1 dentiiv itself readily with so

called "prl.cf.l " worth. I Actually, or course, Art. in its widest meaning. is the most

practical thing in the world, since everything that man has done or is doing in mechanical and industrial sffnirs may properly be limcd under that heading. House building, construction andoperation of a machine, road building, run- ning a farm, buying and seliinz. and the thousands of other activi- ties thst are going on all the time. are arts. f'Useful" is the adjective usually applied to them.

These are not the things, how- ever, that critics have in when they speak of "frills". Their con' ” or near contempt is for the "fine" arts, -- painting. music. poetry, drum, and the like. These have been "practical" too for I lot of people who have made a great. deal of money and acquired fame in the practice of one or mother. But for most of us they are useful only in an aesthetic sense, Perhaps this is why the-v are commonly looked upon as "frills".

And yet a moment's honest re- flection ought to convince anyone of the benefits these fine arts have conferred and are even now confer- ring on mankind. "Do not think it wasted time”. said Russia, "to submit yourself to any influenie

PUBLIC FORUM

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store-house, that there may be meat in mine hduae, and prove me now herewith. saith the Lord of

Old Charlottetown

who Age-Old Story 0 (And I. -s -'5-cc--am-Gordie-ett&eof2vm -- Bring ye all the tithes into the "33 CE

I 1- 3 architect, or poet, without feeling a sense of beauty and experiencing a spiritual awareness of something NSU9 that is good and uplifting.

"On examindtion of the table

which may bring u-pon you any noble feeling". And it is hard to understand how any normal per- son can look upon the work of a great painter, sculptor, usicialn.

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published in our last number, I" 13 W9" '” remind Wr”1V”

The Passing Scene .

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in Art. I can mini: cusrvstlon than this one that is attributed to the philosopher

"The useful may be ts-ustod to further itself. for many produce it and no on can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially encouraged, for few can present it. while yet all have need of it".

Accents Of Canadians

(Ottawa Journal)

We noticed that Ans!!! Mac- Lean, 38. was born in Prince Ed- ward Island, and Dnvls'Fulton. 36. was born in British Columbia. Listening to them in the House of Commons we once more stirred to the thought that. before long we will indenltfy Canadians by their accents, just as the Texan and Virginian can be spotted in the United States.

Mr. MscLean. 35 mlkhi bl EX- pected from a man with 1 seed scottish name. has n slight burr and Mr. Fulton. as is the case with many a British Columbisn. could pass for an Englishman who had spent a. good many years abroad. Even the English-spenklns in Quebec, we suspect have gathered s fragment of the French enuncia- tion. We readily confess to diffi- culty in locating in Ontario where we hear the Irish twang of ill! Ottawa Valley, the slightly-patron izing note of Toronto and gruff voice of the Northern Ontario prospector and frontiersmnn. The Prairies we group together in a common tone, rioting in pass- ing that the Icelanders appear to have imposed some of their ac- cents on their neighbors, and we suspect that the people of the plains, more than any other in Canada, have adopted the voice of their neighbors across the border. An acute car is needed to differ- entiate between a man from Mon- tana and his friend from Alberta, but the tourist from orecon in Victoria, B.C., must feel the Eng-

immune to it. In Goethe

motes a deep inner feeling of freedom; not only the freedom offered by the law and the state but inner feeling which result in spontaneity. The feeling that you can be yourself."

that behind the thing of beauty, whatever it. may be. is a great deal of hard work and much devotion. We are 'iikely to think of the great masters as being born 'to greatness or as having had greatness thrust upon them. We are likely to forget

correspondents. hosts. if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive

it.

lish are still there.

This confusion of accents. sc- cordlng to our argument, is good for Canada. We all like being Can- adians but we don't. want. to be the same. A bit of individuality in ne- cent seems to us as attractive as

which was made up from the Re- turns given in on the lat. July, in sccordrance with the Act. of last session, we have the following result-Males, 16,840, Females i5,- 452, and 61 insane persons. mak- ing a grand total of 32,349 souls.

bilities of the agricultural industry.

The nature of a considerable part of the terrain of Newfoundland precludes any likelihood that the industry will ever reach the stage of productivity comparable with

ROCKY POT!-s'lT FERRY Sir.-Now that Spring is in the air and the wild fowl are returning to our fair Island, and day by

This is indeed what is needed for a new . . . day we see the remnants of the which I believe to be between as ,. the h d is 'th t.

ynzabethan Age Fear and Suspicion must that in such provinces as Prince Edward lihttle' ice there was floating out and '70 cents, amounting to wp- :,);(enco?;,pm1'-3-I, wxgmthem 233:; many ofgrsthzgl. irfygiursueiz 1:190:11 ;a:.:;wg:yL)?:tli(l)I2l; mgkgroeil? r if I . . Island sa s the St. John's Evening Tele- t 9 h”b0.”r- W9 l'f'0lld” ” W3 cm” 'PmXimai91-Y 39 d0”5”5 P” Week 23,266, there eppears to be an ldedl "19 M0918 knew MW herd . . , awe place to pnde m accomphshmem. we ' y of our ship Fan-view aresuificiently 10': several months of the year. mC,.ease' m 018 135; six .yem.,, or I have had to work to gain mv zmmglgzscaggggn gawk

gram. However, it maintains there is everything to indicate both in the climatic conditions and in the quality of available arable soil that crops adequate to make . the country self-sustaining in the matter of - posslbla cattle feeds and vegetables could be rais-

rested to attempt the blue waters to Rocky Point. . ,

We have wondered this past few weeks if the crew of our fair ship crawled in with the Badger on February 2nd as there was no ice "to stop the boat all winter.

With all the modern conveniences at hand today we hesitate to apply

mastery". said Mlchaelanizelc. "it vrlrlmld not seem so wonderful after a ”.

The critical faculty oonceming good art is given only to the very few and even some of the experts -become humble in its presence. But to everyone is given the desire to look upon artistic perfection.

and draws unemployment insur- ance the rest of the year, could very aptly be called the Miracle Man of the Century. This alone will not buy the nourishment. the good Doctor would prescribe for his paltienrts. I am. Sim, etc. R.UiSSElL DOYLE

9,0&3 inhabitants. or an augmen- tation to our numbers not far short of one-half. In Charlotte- town there has been an increase of 317, and in the Royalty, 152; Georgetown, which then only exist- ed in name. now contains 59; Princefown. 16; Princetown Royalty has increased 144. The Township

would he a. dull boy indeed if the Nswfoundlander (there's a. real accent). the lad from Lake Win- nlpeg and the Vancouver Island logger spoke alike, dressed alike and thought alike. All for variety, we say.

must have a large freedom of the mind as well as the more obvious liberties of the subject. There must be a joy in doing things that no other generation dreamed

0 0 Ed- -Further. there are unhmlted quantltles gufirelah (gait of raaintgto our century I President. Local 3249. ' containing the greatest niunber of and that desire is qulckencd and "'2' I - Elggu-lg pgwgr Expalsln of limestone to sweeten the land as and gfmngimllrg Dlvyvltgestctlveuatrhigvr: (g.lht';li.1e(()'.it uiroeein Workers of America x'1thn11)2i,t'3nt,s is Lot 34, which exhlb- gsgffied byt out - -- - - -- - r tw. s. ." ecewc eproduc ' wen as certam kmds of fermlzerm m the V” Ch3”””eWW"- M-arch D3. -Royal Gazette, Aug. 20, 1333. love and skill. It is of course true ' ' ,

sometime ago our Honourable Premier suggested giving this part of the country back to the Indians but that is out, as the Indians have all left. Maybe it would be better it held replace some of the crew with younger men because after all men who are approaching the octogenarian age, should not be expected to navigate this ferry in fair and foul weather. ' Perha-ps, our deputy M.inl.sl.er of Public Works after returning from his recent trip to Holland has something up his sleeve for us. We hope so any way.

I am. Sir. etc.

that beauty must. be sought after before if. can be fotmd. and some- times the search is long and weary. It is also true that no one can see more than that 'to which his inner self is able to respond. What is 't'T

- How soon hath Time, the subtle B. thing of besutv to one person . thief of youth,

may the a mere lifeless object to another. As William Blake put. it: 5'0"" ”" his V"m3 my cm” md twentieth year!

"To some. a tree brings tears of .

joy. in omen it ,3 naught but I My hosting days fly on with full green uneven stick that stands in C"'"'

the wwv-. But my late spring no bud or blos-

sum. showeth.

Perhaps my semblance might do- celve the truth

That. I to manhood am arrived so

form of seaweed and fish offal which by proper processes could be utilized to im- prove soil production.

A primary necessity is road com- munication. "So far," the Telegram con- cedes, ”even in the western section of the Province, the only land under cultivation is in the coastal area. Even a short distance inland, holdings have been left uncleared because they are not accessible. Given road communication, the people will not be

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have it.

It has been argued that this is asentially an agricultural Prov- ince, as compared to qape Breton, which is industrial. I can picture what. the press would have to say, if the political representation of tahst area would attempt. to have legis- lation passed to assure livborthere. wages as good as any in Canada. and that the farmer would get half as much as in the favored areas. Any decent thinking P9110" would be horrified to read of such an attitude being taken by a. rep-

iuoirrs or Landon

Sir,-The attitude toward Labor organizations, taken by the Hon. Dr. ,MacMillan is noted with sur- prise and apprehension by those who are protected by their being members, and no doubt by many who would like to organize, for the purpose of acquiring a wage rate which would get them a decent standard of living.

I would like to point; out that the attitude of all those convened in our Legislative Assembly is not

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AT TWENTY-THREE

I” Highlighting the importance of keeping , abreast of the times in electrification plan- . ning in the Maritimes is the tremendous activity going in other parts of Canada in this direction. The London Economist, in a recent edition, points out that Can- ada already, with a population little more than a quarter of that .of the United King- dom, uses almost the same amount of elec- tricity. The installed capacity is now just

0 0 O ' Life itself in all its facets is Art. What we call the "good life" is simply a blend of the fins and

?;heic:”E::':z:::d:e:h:efdti(ffinpiitlaggxg slow in converting arable soil to use. RESIDENT or aocxy ronrr n and uniameawd .10.- rmnmuve or the people, and the u,egu1,-me... ,, nmmmmm m . M3,, ' , 8 , eph Stalin, in his rush to do away rightly.-so. is it. notV reasonable 1:, A5 Longgenow W,-die 1,, one of And inward ripeness doth much States-and it is almost all hydro-electric with all semblance of individual that. we should be so concerned by his fireside poems, well known and lens appear.

LABOUR UN-IoNs freedom for the masses started the same stand being taken to- often quoted: Th” Mm? m0l'9 Nm91!'hIWi'

power. In the West, the potentialities of EDITORIAL NOTES the Rockies and other mountain chains are obvious, but they represent no more than a fifth to a sixth of the total resources" of exploitable water power. The rest of Can- ada is not, to any great extent, mountain- ous; but the worn-down plateau of the Precambrian Shield, covering most of the north and east, consists of old, hard rock

spirits industh.

"All are architects of Fate Yetbeitless ormors. or sooner

Working in these walls of time: some with massive deeds and great,

some with ornaments of rhyme. Nothing useless is or low.

Each thing in its nlsce is best, And what scams like idle show Strengthens and supports the rest".

0 I I There is drama in it.

ward us? a

Let all of us who work in indus trial enterprises take note of the record of representatives at this sitting of the House. and we can- not. but see that we have neither representative nor friend in the Legislature; and it seems to me that. if we ever hadone, it was but one, and that. not because Of his associates.

I am. Sir, ebc.,

first by reorganizing t e labor unlons of his country, into an "on the spot." spy ring. and thereby sowed the seed of distrust and fear among those who, for their indi- vidual good, yes and their very lives should have stood side by side to resist. such a reversal of all that n free trade union works and stands for. .

Where in the name of all that

.Sir,-In reference to Dr. W.J.P. Elizabeth I died this date 1603. Qfglltalggisfglgflggleglg iggdhnealggoy-I . the lath of March, with regard to labor unions; it. is very hard to sit. by. and not make a reply to the good Doctor on his views towards labor unions,

Our local labor union. I branch of the Uni-ted Steel Workers of America, at. the present time hasils fair and civilized does this class

slow, It shall be still in strictest measure

' ' To thgesxiime lot, however mean, or

Promotions seem to be the order of the day for personnel of the Charlottetown In- come Tax Office. It is a pity, however, that

it. seems necessary to transfer so many off

Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven; All is. if I have grace to us it

so "Ml 250 As cver' in my great Tsskmsstcrts

. . ' . - . 1 d t , . f S 1 . ALEXANDER Macmasn world's a stage, And all the men eye, that forces its rainfall to collect in count- the Island m a brief period fix-slag: Bx9:cI:ar;(t:w:rift.h& :n.,r.?;?.? vou;:1ie,:ev;:: President, Division No. no and women merely players; They ,1 -less lakes. Many of these are 500 to 1,000 0 o n lied, and I can assure Dr. MacM'il- reducing of labourers to s state CF-XL BT0'-hBT;;(;(:. 01 RBHWIY 219” 9-X"4 and W9” 9” 40h” M”””

of economic slavery in this Prov- ince is going to improve the lot. of anyone.

Certainly we can only pay these inflation prices, if we are earning inflation wages and I would very much mppreciate if the Doctor or anyone else, would show me is

Ian and the people of this Prov- ince our demands upon this com- DENY have always been reasonable and just. Art. the present time we are receiving wages which are be- low those of other shipyards in the Maritimes. and the wages of the shipyards in the Maritimes are

And there is melody, tsuccesdve forms and styles. like pitched tents. taken down again on the road to the ideal". To be appreciated lo the full, Art must always be re- garded ns being indispensable to the daily round and trivial tnsk. Not something added as nxklnd

feet and more above sea level, and the water must reach the sea along restricted river channels that in many tretches drop sharply. A simple dam will often provide, at low capital cost, power for many large

The ,Morell Consumers' Co-operative As- sociation has long been one of the most successful in the Province. The interest shown in educating the younger generation along co-operative lines augurs well for its

CIVIC lflNANCEB

sir,-I do not wish to take sides in the controversies that are rag- ing at present about the increase in our taxes again this year. In-

turbines. "There are certainly no more continued success well below those of other Canad- Union contract. that has been stead I would urge all tax payers of hum , - , ry. but a quality without. than a few isolated exceptions to the gen- s " ' ' ll:ge:h::ii'i:n::r5iir E" q-We mp negommd and signed in um um '” Mme" "W" mm ””””"'m which life is incomplete. willlun ges heie at the ten years, that has kept. pace with ives the importance of running the Mom. expressed mu thmsm m

the ever-risins Cu” M what we City's business themselves and not buy. and anyone fool enough to listening to all the would-be Goun- wsste the time looking might, re- clllors and delegations. I have menuber that contracts are renew- listed below a table of the more ed on. best. on an annual basis, important items of expenditure: and most. are in effect much long- the revenue is self explanatory. All er than that. figures are approximately close. If.

If this hope of taking our rights can be seen that the taxes on our "my mm M 1, rggHled' do may properties have almost doubled in propose to stop there, or will the the out six years. The expense: Communist pattern be continued? have lumped 3235.000 in two year! when Wm 0, mu,-; and only the interest has been paid

Next Wm wm, the cmumng 01 on the new streets that were laid all freedoms of association, with duff"! "M i""'- 1 ml in W”

our.countrymcn,ln religion as well g;?;,1:h:on3;”::r9, 7:31

present time, and have always had good relations with the com- pany. After all we have to use our heads, and look at. the financial situation of the company, before we malts our demands; and I sin quite sure both union and Com- pany benefit by such a relation- ship.

I wish also to state that the members of our un-ion have s free and open mind when voting on union matters. and are not dictat- ed to or bribed wlt.h”p1-omises as is the case with the electorate at

eralisation that nowhere in the world is power as cheap as it is in Canada,” says the article.

The potential power that could be ex- ploited is now estimated at about 65 mil- lion horse-power. From almost nothing fifty years ago, the proportion in fact ex- ploited has risen to about a fifth of the total. The increase in recent years The Economist finds to be "the most remark-

It is not surprising that pthe present "sweet reasonableness" of Russian diplo- mats is being received with something less than enthusiasm. Provided the free world does not weaken itself in the process, how- ever, there is nothing to be lost by accept- ing the overtures in a friendly spirit.

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Of unusual interest. will be the public address this evening at Prince of Wales Col-

words that are rightly included in the classic texture of the years:

"If you accept Art at all, it must be part of your daily lives, and the daily life of every man. It will be with us wherever we go. in the ancient. city full of tradi- tions of past time: in the quiet countryside. as in the busy town: no place shall be without it. You will have it with you in your sor- rownsinyoiu-Joy.inyourwork- s-dsy as in your leisure. It shall benor , totofpersonabutbe shared by gentle and simple, learn-

.:::fco;;;2,n:?:nsYid;:cB3:)f 5E.::t::?ei:1mh:.f:::: iege hall by Mr. Walter B. Bowker. director e1 n-ru'I:. Russinnlsm is col; ling.” omen Ljtoyed 1" ' hf" gt-where our tax money is ad and unleashed. and be as n ,g electric capacity was 8,300,000 h.p. It rose 0f mfmmnh” Mi th; b1I;Po;:al hcagxrll glen cornmunis:morm;Iinn:-.isnt1bf:::In- slmri; boil-rareifiaproacht nueuu ' blytdurlng the war, and was 10,- Phnning Cmnmi” 9"'. 1" W er 53 lsstionu hold-ins appointment or in: the cross roads. where we 000 up by the end of 1946 In the last connected with planning activities at Qt- office in the United Steelworkers must. make up our minds whether M I P I M P n ”1.M'l 1051 ms 0 VI v ' . ' , tawa since 1947 0nd his talk Wm be H. of America. one of the lsrged we went. to maintain our freedom Taxes. s. ei-sons n o ....... .................. .000 402.000 006.000 gix yen-3 it hgg been inc;-eggad by an aver. Unions in America today. ns dreamed of by our forefathers All othu receipts ................ 00,000 96,000 00.000 SALI3 an SERVICE lustrated with colour slides. If Dr. Mboulllsn was speaking and maintained by our solders for - -- ----- 389 Of U99-Fly 7001000 h-P- 3 V9313 and ii against the iullroul. I wish he evsrycne, or let. un upuious indi- 8440.000 0551.000 8791.000 .1. An Mskes now 14,200,000 h.p. The projects now un- 0 s o , would slots so, as after all the viduals take it. aw y from one lnmdl.-R. 3599" 9 def construction and being Planned are John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist, 1:niion:ii:ili-edvinbiianthii iiieiwagmlef wT.'.”'.mi2 Sinking Fund Provision a some 3 so.ooo s some "Went to mm W W 0' inc as mews date 1909- He studied music in ac.” ll.”l?"i. ":.;:.r"v M it an be in - .....W::'.: r::.::. .2... can :10 3!” endtilfh W 3;”? blggdmtel me Germany and literary criticism in France. Wit: t. :e'Gov:1-ngilsri-t. y e 1 ihifiii that there is noffsnyons am nouni Iooo m',ooo miooo m”"'”""3 "'5 R” ,- eve opmen 18 ns 1'0 y n most in- Through the lnfjueme of Yea” he became I know that . MoLure and better trained to know the soriouI- I18 ........ -- 10.000 18.000 10,000 3 39118”? '1'! l011th9m 0nt"10- Ind thlefelt interested in tho "Celtic Renaissance". He r-it MI.)ro.1k.l'lis(,yllil.ills);ie'I" u'?3f2"5; ::ia9in:hu;ii:l:mi:i.the:h:i?in: :m'-comm" 0:10?) ' mxormog; ,3. least expansion is unlikely to be inten-upt- 3 ujmd , rem ,k me .;,,1 ht 1 the labor unions. coming at such a uni. there would be much man Hrs Dnwtmmt . s.ooo u,ooo 2o,ooo APP!-MN -. Th . ks mod ed M th N a a '3 "m time, with an election in the near man dus anyone in the I.vegIs- Itmt Dmrtmoni. ,51.oob- 72.000 139.000 -' I . at I 1 pow" wot at th e chi”-ct" of the lmh Pelnntryv Mid Stl-1' future. I only hope the vows will lsturs. who would have the cour- 5” 0"'l"- 'm”3"v 3”""'v ”5'!'Y- Pmmnlv ROI!!!" 1 projected St. Seaway would alone did the me of the mhemen of the me hvguuhlio O:ho1:erio0;ki'l.i: vlewlmsiid zggthigavrzhr mm”. oomoouuuon, Park . ...... .... ..... .. si,sco0 190,000 100,000 5 add horsepower to the ln- of Aran. Many of his plays, illustrative of g... wffch ;.n?u..y 57131.2 my a union would give. but can bc- . uumoo m1,ooo slum Pill” EIOBWIQ ; TIM”! "I9 Med f0l' this P0W- Irish life were produced at the Abbey Thc- Any roamed man with from one mm or our dlncomtnstm law-. I um ,m M. 1 mo” nu : . of motives behind stre, Dublin. 3.9111901-(3! iauutrmiiierhhrefgdnciive. :iil"ih:h:.:3-ii',i""g',3:.,f” .33: "” AN sx-ooungnsoa. ; .-i 0-. . K . . V 0 H , s I . , - . I

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