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affiliation

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CHARLOTTETOWN BRANCH

0F CANADA

“To THE PUBLIC

Your Victory Loan Coupons due 1st May can be cashed at The Canadian Bank of Commerce or left on deposit" ‘in a Savings Account.

Interest on Sztvitigs Accounts is paid. at the rate of 37. per annum. w;

‘THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE

PAID-UP CAPITAL $5,000,000 RESERVE FUND $5,000,000

CIII\RLQT'TI§'I‘O\\'.\' BRANCH, C. Lotttct Miles, Manager.

m

o! a Bank with world~wldo

Through our Fol-elm: Depart- ment, Producer and Trader can roach out no all tho mar-

Rooounoo o! $114,000,000. q

G. C. TEMPLE. ﬂANAoil.

" 7"‘ ‘e ‘littering his denunciations

The Roy

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has for rental at moderate prices

h’ .\ l’ I-IT \' DICINJSIT BO X PIS.

for the safekeeping of valuable papers, stock certificates, jmvclry, policies, etc.

I’l{()'l'l<l("I' YUP]! VICTORY ISOXDS.

CHARLOTTETOWN, Branch. I

A. W. HYNDMAN, Manager.

Ilritllcllt-s lll l’. Ii. Island also ut

Sumnlersitle, Tignish, Tyne Valley, Wellington, Hunter River, Mount Stewart, Murray River, Cardigan. Eldon. Rustico ‘(Sub to Hunter River.)

Office Space t0 Let

I-‘our hundred and seventy- rally located and wt-ll litzlitetl For full hlaclsiluc, Box. 1H0. ('ll;ll'lllltcl'l\\'ll

particulars.

. , lshow it. They admitted that with all their economiz-l

T” Isalaries they were entitled to and they asked the,

i470) sq. feel oi OTTICF! space trout- Apply to J. A. hiilli-S-Thlliilllii.

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN.

IEJIIARIIITTETIIWN nullmlllli with (auto

. SATURDAY‘ MAY 8, 1920' The lion. F. J. Nitsil, amidst his

lie-ally Inlcrt-stintl and uniquu Ilights ol‘ oratory, argued that the

‘ ' _ ' sea and soil alone paid all the tax-

exnortlng or lmpcuting, the first ea- l. A. A. Burk", I've-lien. ‘ J. n. llurlett. Editor nu Pupil-int cs and provided all the ivettlth ot BGHSIIHBHIB 688151361108 l). K. Qunle. Ant-ulna Editor. “m. wm-pp y“. ‘is absolute“. and en”

ﬂlhllllliilll)’ wrong. The soil. like

ant-g Dhlly (lauded 1B7) “.00 p" y". qqqlygng) l. nh-‘umltllo mines and sea arc sources 0t‘

an rel n" III-ll“. ll Ilvulre. In Onnnln. no oluio t" u. n. p l\\'(‘llllll, nothing ntore. To illus-

i“ lit-ate, beneath the orator’: teat let Ilhere be deposits of gold and jew- vels in Illlmltable quantity and un- computable value. The Hon. Mem-

It would be amusing if it were not so serious l“ S‘-‘"“~‘ “"~" “"“"° “mt a PM‘ ' ‘and spade at ltls side. Does that

to note the cute little deceptions with whichasomeilnhle pa), a can“), mm m, cw I Liberal members try to “put it over” their loving, tribute t. dollar to the Wealth 0t trusting constituents. The Patriot, to disprove a "la ¢°"l"">'?ﬁ*'°' e "P1"- Bl" "is statementl made by the Guardian concerning thelm" “‘“““°““‘“ ""“"‘°5 °" “*5 ‘"1" new tax on a $6,000 farm admitted the correctness-f of the figures given but with that resourcefulness that is frequently born under cramped conditions the Patriot retorts “that is the correct figures but there are many farms on the Island not valued to that extent.” Quite recently a farm of moderate size not many miles from Charlottetown was sold for "something over $20,000. In the neighborhood of. Kensingtoil and Suminerside last fall several farms changed hands at $100 per acre and over. The ‘farms ranging in value all the way up from $2,000 to $30,000 will be taxed in the same proportion and it will be some tax. l The otherevening in the‘ legislature the l-Ion. F. J. hIash, expatiated most eloquently and most oratoricallv on the insignificant, the inconemleuttal,‘ the absurdly, ridiculously low tax on a $4,000 farm. M u.“ rump“? i“ in H i on“ It was recalled by some of the spectators that when .01.‘ mo‘Aﬂlninogfuvgernl‘ YA" Alf!‘ last X8111‘ agalnst tl1ellll Access. Lcvy and collect 'l‘ilxc.s . “iniquitofts,” the “absolutely unnecessary" taxationmi Property and Income," is a vul- l. for school purposes proposed by the Arsenault gov- lmulleto tletjuuleut- All the may!» "eminent, the government organ based its calcula-ellellfll "llilclllrtlrrl" 11w i-elat-luiig itilto tion on a $6,000 farm and from its calculation pre- “ifillfffjzlflflfn3T1,“fl‘llsgyﬂk: 1:1"); "dicted ruin to the whole province if the Arsenaultg,m,s_ 0,0,, ,0 m, ‘mug, .0“... government should be returned to power and be per- it-llcc, whether -~r.tzttttnt.tc oit mitted to impose a tax of a few cents additional onylNrANtlllu-l-I." is ﬂllllll)’ iunvltlol the “poor” farmers. Why the $4,000 farm shoulddi: Elfmfﬁi; ‘now be selected as an illustrationof the inslgnlficantl PQACQ,",;,;;H,“,,,;,,V ‘M,’ I)iﬁil~(_l‘aﬁ

A MYSIXG BUT SERIOUS.

stupor and operates his pick and shovel. then lllcs t0 the tux office \\'illl his contribution. The tuxes late paid and the world is richer. In point. labor alone, whether on the lill‘lll.lllt‘ setnor in the ntinentlte uttict- or ill lllc inslrucltlfs desk is the one producer oi‘ wealth. "B; llit- sweat til’ thy brow athztll tltotl earn lhy hrviltl." was the blessing laid upon Atlatu, and ovcr sincc the world's heritage. .l\nd the ltlcchulr ic in tho city who tuittle lltt» pick and shuvcl tor tlic tlifuinn ol" lht- gold. wits. htiut‘ tor Itour, as tnllt-h a product-r o! vrculllt its was thr- .IIou. (it-ulletmttt who used it to un~ told the wcillth.

'l‘ht- Tax Act, OI‘ to hi’ strictly ll!" curate this bPlIH-Z Satin-titty", and

l

jtax about t0 be‘ lITIIJOSQCl the DYeSCllt gO\’€1‘1I1Y19Y}t,'.<.i1t-s and 'l‘il.\; llct-ds arc as ]ll(‘I'lIl-‘

3S compared Wltll tllé “TlllllOll-Q" tax proposed last-lull “S 'll°""§ "n f‘ mmmlh‘ bmh pcct to increase the valuation ulll IThc stthyects (‘UIIIIIUT under the helm “ﬂower (louhkp m mm“, H- m.

i.‘ year on a $6,000 farln might make a suitable text for _ _

i . - . . - , -d ~ ~nl.;u IIlllIlPllFt‘ til‘ tho ,a theological discussion. It 1S altogethei outsl e e-TIUN BELL GU,.,.I,N_\HCNT 4 1 realm of politics. '

jappear to have forgotten, namely, that the people of Iuiclh" review n. detail. rttt- tit-tit»- Ithis province are not fools. It is true the Liberalﬁe.‘ b?“ “"5 °“ ‘he “'.°‘l“““ “m? lmembers succeeded in “putting it all over them" atl32:6‘;:m§‘;f°f::“§:n_‘axfufiogf The people took then} at thelrlilllll tersely‘ pointed out, the tnan ‘word; they believed that if more rigid economy uteri? witll .-t {Zféill responsibility‘ on his‘ practised the existing revenue would be sufficient to,-_~l\<»ul1tlt-rs_<;l" tit-tlivitlinu im- tt larre ‘carry on the affairs of the provtncea TlhedArsenautltfmglfisﬁslu; “"212 if; _.g'0\'e1'l‘ll1'l8_llt claimed, and submltte t e ocumen s “mm Mm ‘Yam were $1 m us,‘ l to prove it, that the mostrlgld economy had been:

yipractised. that not a dollar was unnecessarily spent‘ L Q-or, if there was, they wanted-their opponents tol

vrQwwo-Q-o-o-o v-vo-oo-o twk vQQ

l Daily Selections t Guardian Readers §

people to raise this tax a mere bagatelle of $75,000» l rt-r-iI-hed by W- 8- Lawn

The Liberal candidates declared such a tax an uni justifiable imposition and they succeeded in making _the people believe it. Now, they propose to raise an additional tax of solne $300,000! _

And they are turning their persuasive eloquence

ling they were unable to pay the teachers the extra{

LIKE BQY--LIKE MAN

(By Fred Scott Shepherd) A sturdy tlown-cttst lad was ilsk- etl by a tourist, f‘\\'oll. sir! what art- you good fol"."' and the unsw-

“FOR KEEPS”

When you bulltl your in: ranch with B. P. Brand English Fox Wire Netting you huIId for all time, It has the true Brl. No ltilrt sligllictl in thlg

wIre-t-vt-ry tnt-shlruc-wlvcry rucslt solid —evury yard galvaniz-

tilth qualities Ill slrt-ngllt and stilitlitv.

ed both before ziutl ttitt-r wcavitlg. In use for twenty-ﬂvo year; In pioneer rstticltcs its still holding the foxes as surely as the day It was ﬁrst put In the ground. We have a big shipment

arriving In June. ilottk early llnd be sure of dclivery.

Prize Essay Competition

We Wtlllltl remind all school children in P. E. I., who are 16 years of age and under, and

intend sending in an Essay on “Life Insurance

its service to the home and value to the world"

for the above competition, that Essays will not be accepted after May 15th, at 1 p. m.

Charlottetown

. 9?“! 5.‘:

>

~ THE ROGERS HARDWARE COMPANY, LTDLJ

HYNDMIN 8t C0. LTD A

m’ wits ll;l.~‘tll€(l_l)1\(5l(. "'I‘hey tnaltc tut-n out of such as lite."

Do you lttlar that. llFLS? say that "liko hov-dikti What kind of ulan will be made out of such a boy as you?

upon the same people in an endeavorto prove to them‘ “that the tax 1s not going to be so high after all, be- cause “there are ma,ny' farmers on the Island not; taxed to that extent. Will the people-swallow they I H I I

l W l (FIFTH IIIOTP Ulﬁll _\'O\ll‘ ‘Second dose? 7 ldt-zts an‘. illllllllllilllﬁ than tlpon your

i surroundings; ltlore upon the titan-

lner qt‘ your thought and speech

, than upon the cut o! your clothing; ‘more upon your curly ltitbits ol‘ lctllltlllCt than upon your lttlcr rc- Isolves 1nd FPTIIYIIHIIIOIIS; more up-

on how yotl spr-tul your lt-istlro limo ﬂllﬂll upon Wlllll you do in your

The advertising agent of one of the great Can- j "m1? 'ff"f,‘j,;,,h,,r “mm mom adian railways has made the statement that the in-,"'o<> it now!" u... in... i. ‘ti... tin... flux of visitors to Canada this year will be largetﬂ }'§,,,",‘;‘v“'§v;‘,,‘,’,‘1,' _,r,';,;"',;g:;,",;,,53,33; than ever before in its history. In anticipation Ofl 1mm. a ium- lnitttzjyslrout: luau. a the fulfilment of this prophecy many Canadian cities‘ gfglgfy;‘}!,,,§";;3,;,,,,.‘{;;;;,‘;’;}',,1;",,';‘;$ fare increasing their hotel accommodation and other- I in thought. clcilu in lspt-vch. clean in ‘wise preparing for visitors. The city of_St. John;',§,“,,'}lf,',,,,]m,fj'§§§§m°‘,,’]ﬁ“d,,,f;‘§c$ ,has in contemplation the erection of a millionand almcmal and "WWI ﬁbre or on“ half dollar hotel behind which are the C. P. R. and a‘,'I,‘.’"}§,,,‘I,“f fj §,,,'f§f,Y_““‘D‘f§_ff§',l§f§ﬁQ lCanadian- hotel corporation. Other cities are alsoxlml lllaeohllcntf-s-s lga-d ledisaste». looking forward to a large tourist trade, admittedly".fllfflfff,flﬂll,.,fl,‘f,'fjl'§;,,,§l“,'l,°Jﬁf," one of the most profitable trades that any city orlilsh- sell-restrict and success.

- i Bo u wholcsottto boyw-clctln In tcountry can enloy- lynur lull. carncat in your play. sin-

What is being done in Charlottetown, for we "CIT";lg‘l1;'_i*'ﬁl‘l§.IIHIIIWHIIIHIYTYC also will have our visitors? In the matter of hotel ac- . ‘,',-',‘,{',,," ,,,,1";.,1,,ﬂ",j}"§§§‘;',§,,§,l1[“Ex? commodation we are not so badly off in the city. In y‘ 1'1"“! "H" vealed haw. sin-

. . v . iu Intltﬂpt-llccs and Indolent. ltablls Summerslde and 1n many of our best countrv summer‘ l,.,,,, ,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,_,. ,0 ,, ,,,,A,__,,,,.,,, resorts there is also good though necessarily limited i "'°~'"""""= "I "I" "GYM-r "m! "*5- . . . tor remnrsc, lltlt that lzntlllncss is accommodation. Altogether the province can com-,-,,,.,nt,,t,i,. ,,,,,,, M, up,“ ,,,,,,,,,,, fortably accommodate all who come, if they comeulfmlllla" of lit» lit-it...» notu l_.-_..n.| ;and in that connection there are other matters to be , " “m "Mm L“ m "mm" considered. One of the principal of these is the rail-l - way journey from Sackville to Charlottetown. As at present it is not alluring to the tourist at the endl of'a long journey. Are we to have a pullman service? i Is the information that strangers look for available; at Sackville? This information is varied. Passen- gers for such resorts as Brackley Beach, Stanhope, .

‘Souris, and other points will want to know what con-g nections there are, where to detrain, etc. All this and! much more should be posted at Sackville. l

Enquiry should be made at once as to the pull-I man service to be out on and the information should lbe made public. We should get all there is in our ytourist trade and do whatever is necessary to extend t it and tnpke the coming, the stay and the departure as a ‘ = an, as possible. ' .

TOY RIST SICASON.

_.._-

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’oooos”

loo/V“; 7-‘ DISV‘ "t|U"\FllIS*rt$ “l”

per day, will now have to pa)" SFLOOlbrlght spot, the oaals. of the Liber- lncomo tax Uetides $3.00 Poll tax,‘ a] desert. a clﬂerlng comforter In the houiie oi‘ mourning. He is a1. ways Interesting and friend or foe (If he has» any) listens to him with pleasure. lie is rarely ever correct either In facts or ﬁgures, but nd one cures any lhinriol‘ that. They know hitu in public speech as in lllléfliﬂCl‘.

and it living In cities all his muni- cipal taxes In addition. The single tnuu without any dependents or other responsibilities was only taxed to the some extent. This was unfair to the married man whose children are a valuable asset to the country. .~\ man with a not Income of $525, would have lo pay a 1% llcr. cent. rate.

The Leader of the Opposition- further referred to Its destructive effect on the Fox Industry. These

companies are capitalized for very.

large amounts. As a result their [tross Incomes must be vet-y large even to give a small dividend to its numerous sltttreholders. A fox coltlpany with an Incotne 0t‘ $20,000 would Ilavc to pay an incolne oi‘ 10 p01‘. cent. before the sllarcltoltlcrs would rctrcive any dividend at all. It was to lhc credit nl‘ these coul- intuit-s that when struck by tho war instead ol‘ lhrotvin}: up the spouse anti closing business they t-tvntilttlctl on without dividends and otlcn under added expense. and now thttl the Will‘ is over they should he allowed soulc small prn- Ills before being so ltctlvily taxed. It would lend in shut of tort-inn invcsltttenls In this industry. and parties outside the province would tcmttvt- their loxcs off the IsIau-I and litke tlletu where they would be under better conditions.

(lovt-rtltttt-nl itpolotzisls try Illlllﬂ" lllt‘ increase of

name they work ill the special war lnx as part ol‘ the old rate. Ill act-

"- - - - t ~l Mn" (“Mlllcrv word ttn<l to usi- W55 lllilﬂ 5') IWF- PHI!- 10 llvlll their, Atlylltitl-g. l‘t‘llt‘l"llllii upon any one

would

pvt‘ I t0 Itavv

OI"

editorial

think aorIouuLv.

produces amusement, Government side o! where the gloom is impenetrable, the clouds lift for ll space when he takes the Iloor. Ilis sang Iroid’ |Is never disturbed. and olten tl good one. but unlike his colleagues he can give a Joke, them he ctln also take a joke. In return. Like others his statements llrc poor political ywhcn sent to tho country. but he dot-ii not become mortise, petulant and stllky when his vttrttrles are lztvon to lltt- people. Ilo has sense cnotllzh It) know that this is thc natural penalty ol‘ political lzrczlt- 7105B. Without hhfchtecrfttl present-cl lite would ht- Intollorablc amongst the tlowncitst Ilibcrttl nlourners ill the house lﬁtlil)’. lIt- is the one sav- lng teitlttro in their disturbed and troublctl littllts.

ctlssion.

of

and inking

the

unly .-orl cct

insitlc

' zltultl

be

ual fact It has nothlnl: w'hittcvct~ tol mum m" Chm“ m b‘, just

‘l0 will‘ H‘ I‘ was purely a Fppnr-lllllhlllilcllllﬂ of a lll‘t*llllllilill‘_\' lo a

new him It is enough that. he and on tho house

Like some ol‘

itdvctlisementn

Our tllnl ill this colunlll In In tilts- quote no tuun, ollllel" Ilotlsc or out. In the lurntoil ot‘ dis- especially lIllPill and ‘ltlerriltlt-llt. "H wztys an i-itsy tttilttcr lo catch cv- it \'0l'l)lllllll.

the

cxc-Ito- it is not atl-

lno anxious- . Otherwise we The

MAY 8, 19f‘) Y

HAPPENINGS 0F THE WEE 1'

night at Claroncapﬂplioe 31mm“

q Connaulzhfs London. e n!“ in celebration ol‘ the Bren-den ontteth birthday, tthe Dlllltﬂs tie-eat armr- Grown [Pangaea ol Sweden?‘ l fliﬁlvltté. w§t%‘t‘.°i.l.‘ii“t§§‘"°' "W all d!!!’ were immadlaiglygol: (elgnetlltlirlllhltatliuke Vi“ hearth otltlte happiest “id t? b-e " been tut:ned Into hi: h“ “In!

sorrow. Crown ' Priuceeszl 88°” Adolph was the eldest daugllltuetr“ th - v GﬁevelgllllglﬁGgllﬂfﬁljlllrlagﬁllllllilddrum fore her mar iage to Crowti ‘pl-h-

?.“.’i.'.‘“£t“ ‘hlélpiii M . ' ' Pllc

rcn four boy‘! S time ll“ “hi IIIOIIIBI‘ th» It)“ Ian ajllrl’ H died (Ill u? - luctless 01 gonna‘ cess who ilrlqlb r 191" The P‘ an" t... or“? "t"? ‘"‘ J““‘“‘."Y 1i boy? 0t the ildlyulelllltilllldle ‘To oliher loudness ‘tor tliullollocgg llllfi-lllille Ill-lnadzo/tslllvvilyed p)’ h naught ' ‘ind her Irtmr m C“ ll‘llll's"ll' ‘wit It‘ is er‘ Lady M ‘ R‘ Mullilllls: oil Llélnlllllanflol‘ M is‘ taiuIIItlrLv yknown. lllallgiillllzllrill"; I"'--,~'-'

a es the Prince Pm nmtmng [o ﬁller Its lornlaiis ms “m; named * ‘ 011.111 19H.

Quite a few visitors were prom =1‘ UK‘ (‘lﬂtiinli exercises oi Iloug,‘ hold Science Course Qrganjzed u} det" the Soldiers Settlement Boatl ,thitt wcck. Much interest has been taken in this course and the out. cesslul work acconlplislietl speak; voluntes for toachers anti pump

Dtlrintzjhelt- sojourn in the city the wives and sisters of out‘ brave

1:30 cents on the dollar, an increase‘

ill? lit-Y T01’ within-sea; ﬁli-‘il Vii-iii‘ Ilbtltzlllltﬂl jlilit’ is scart-i-I)‘ tt iallt- ' lit-toes were quite widely entertain» H‘ ml 0m‘ "load 0M5‘ ml“ mnml“ ijt cl I'm‘ lulrlialtlt-ttlilrv complaint. Pll b)’ llH‘ churches. the Y am]

~ J . . 2 . ." t '~ . 0 ittz- one yctlr Iurtlter. anti as a tax, Tm m n “I hmnqnn mm ‘\ prhvmoh.’ and no (‘Gum ﬁr“ I

their ltotlles tuauy pleasant recol. lccllons ol‘ their six weeks visit to tho capital.

it ceased on Dec. 31, 1919, anti Is not ‘now a tax upon the people. The, ottly farm tax no existimz is thatl til‘ 20 cents upon the dollar valu-

ation. This they are incrcttslnt: toI

ceplitin to ttlt iltltn in this column o1 Bitty Isl. As he did not point Olll‘ wherein, the error lay we are tin- itblo lo Illllllt‘ a l70I'l‘(‘(‘ll(\Il. cvcn it, .t ('()I‘l‘('-.'_'llOII would lllakt- it any! hellcr tor hint. ‘Phis. ho\\'c\'0l‘..

I I I Alt-s. M. .\. .\i:tcLcod anti “r5. Robertson who Iulve been South tor the winter ulnntlts ltave return»

m. 30 Ben's’ and ‘hey mﬂhm‘ 0* which wits a woll tlntlerslootl jokml

‘ _ {thicker than lllllllls ill titmlertt <tr-,;n,.(,_ _ This mm is boynnd ‘huh There 1S 0118 tlllllglllﬁl’. the LIbGPHl mGIlIbBYSjt-ltttrtls, ttntltoo numerous to ovcnqnos‘ Spedous argumenui

The Hon. F. J. Nash Is the one

llvey Page (liters Bargains A

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‘m: Lillian}? MERCQNT

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PXIJQIIIIUII wits the citnkt-r worut at his vilatls ,:tud at; a public nltlu he must lcarn that he Is a subject for

public oritlclsnl.

t

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-wa.s not the real sort‘ spot with tht- [1.',~(.,|p,-§mnn' N_ B‘

NO T\\.\> _ p . _ lion. (icnllctttan. It slrlltcs thc ' ' ~ - -";v“|‘tt\t- titties the ptcsont ulnottttl. ol “Tum, m“, vurrovllv‘. wpolqpd up‘ hlrdb.‘ “l. Sullivan, accompan- ‘ dttxttltou on the Iarnls ol tho prov- wlquwpm m “hm, l“, mum Mk0 no , lctl by his .l\\o dnutthters .\Irs. Scott

Just a Few Hundred 0f H0lmail’s Bargain Catalogs Left for FREE Distribution. Apt Quickly if you wish to made sure of Secur- ing a Copy. Call at our Charlottetown Sam- I ple Rooms or write Summerside. ‘ .

R. l‘. IIOLMAN, tm militate“

ILE _F~I‘VIM IN THE WORLD IN PROPO RTION TO POPEILATION. ' . ' .

t-d Itolno. .\_It-i.i_ Magnet,“ is no“. “s itinu hcr tlaulthtcr Mrs. Thomas in

ttntl Mrs. Kit-Manna. are helng we] conlcd Ilere this week. O l t

‘Mr. Lousotrs gilt oi hlS-mggulﬂc,

ent Island views Is keenly

Continued -on_ Page Buehm

Savings for Evelyn-Y‘ titty Ill IICLMAN-‘ip

Rq-JIOLMAN tmgso

min-nu n than . t

eta Copy From Our Charlottetown @ - l Sample Rooms or From Summerside-"ilititit p

w» w 'e.>‘fs>‘_r~;>'_<@‘ e; @

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