1/25/1951

 

 EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 25, 1951   Vol. C293

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LOCAL NEWS

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SLEIGH RIDES ARE A BIG HIT IN TOWN

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East Farewell – The snow covered streets of town set the stage for a new tradition to take hold last week as Bob and Diane Taylor from the Swinging Gate Ranch hitched up a team of horses to their sleigh and drove them through town . They pulled up to the Square by the Lake and gave rides around town to many people who gathered when they saw the horses coming down Main Street. The Taylor’s got the idea when they were visiting town and saw that the streets were still covered with snow. The streets were passable and a few cars ventured down the streets during the day but after the sun set, around 4:30, the streets were empty. People would walk through town but traffic was basically nonexistent. Main Street was wide open and Lakeshore Drive was empty. The Taylors drove into town with their beautiful 1908 Portland Cutter built by the C.P. Kimball Company. The large sleigh could hold six people and the Taylors could sit on the front seat and drive the team. The gave rides up Lake Shore Drive, across some back trails and then down Main Street to complete a loop. The entire trip took about 10 to 15 minutes and the Taylors would initiate singing Christmas carols along the way. The sleigh rides were so popular that the Taylors set up a signup sheet on the Lakefront Square. Every night for the past two weeks the Taylors have given out rides from about 5:30 until around 8:00 and they have not had a line waiting. People would generously tip the Taylors and would bring carrots and sugar for the horses. “We just love riding through town and giving everyone a little winter joy,” said Bob Taylor from his perch in front of his sleigh, “The folk seem to really like it and with the streets covered we can easily slide down the Main Street and there isn’t any traffic so that is great. Some folks have even started using us for a little public transit, getting from place to another. That’s okay, though, we like doing it. It seems we will only be able to do this for a little bit more. The weather has been getting warmer and it won’t be long before we can’t ride the sleigh on the streets but we will keep going as long as we can.”
            The weather is getting warmer and the snow on the street is melting. If the snow is not covering the street the sleigh can’t ride. So as soon as even one section becomes clear the fun will be over. It will be remembered as a wonderful time while it lasted. Many will look forward to the next snow storm and the reappearance of the Taylor’s sleigh and horse team.

 

Bob Taylor drives his sleigh down Main Street

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GET REVENGE ON THE WILDCATS

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East Farewell – The Cougars did not have to search their memories to recall their last meeting with the Riverview Wildcats. It was just two weeks ago and they certainly did not forget the outcome. The Wildcats slipped by the Cougars 42-40 with a last second shot by their ace point guard, Dominic Manzi. This time the Cougars were not going to let that happen again. The Cougars started out with a strong defense, focusing especially on Manzi and Wildcat center, John Hagan. They also came out pressing the inbounds plays and were fairly successful leading to a first half lead of 24-18. Cougar’s backcourt of Teddy Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch continued to improve their gamesmanship and ball handling skills. Together they had 16 of the team’s 24 points, 8 points apiece.

            The second half saw the Wildcats try to come back which has become their trademark play, but they were stymied by the Cougars continued strong defense. Cougar’s center, Bill Donahue showed a strong presence in the center and was able to direct a lot of the second half offense. He was able to score 8 points but more importantly he had 16 assists throughout the game. Using his superior height he was able to not only see the floor better he was able to pass the ball over the heads of some of the smaller players. The Cougars controlled the game and by the end Coach Wilson was able to give some of the bench players some playing time. Joey Fox, Charlie Cox and Shamus McKean were able to get to play and both Fox and Cox scored. The Cougars were able to extract some revenge on the Wildcats with a commanding 49-38 win and even up their series. They will face each other once again towards the end of the season. Next week the Cougars will face the Fort Lee Captains at home. The game is a Saturday game and will start at 1:30 in the High School Gymnasium. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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ALLIES 17 MILES FROM SEOUL – TIGHT SECURITY BLACKOUT IMPOSED – MACARTHUR’S BIRTHDAY COMING UP – ED SULLIVAN INKS 5 YEAR DEAL – SHIRLEY TEMPLE TURNS DOWN $15,000 TV DEAL

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A tight security blackout is clamped on the whole Korean front by the U.S. 8^th Army. Reports say the Allies are now 17 miles from Seoul. United Nations forces probe along the entire Korean front, alert for an expected new Communist offensive. Red China has rejected a U.N. cease-fire plan. 

Next week, Gen MacArthur will celebrate his 71^st birthday. It’ll be a brief ceremony at his home in Tokyo, where he will receive the customary surprise handmade gift from his son, Arthur. So far, Korea is going as well as expected, as MacArthur’s armies have had to pull back. A pull back required by the tremendous flood of Chinese manpower across Korea.

Ed Sullivan inks a new five-year deal with CBS as star and co-producer of “Toast of the Town” which guarantees him a minimum take of $75,000 on a 50-week per year basis. 

Shirley Temple reported retirement from show biz looks more definite as the actress turned down an offer for $15,000 for a half-hour show to be filmed on television. 

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1/18/1951

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 18, 1951   Vol. C292

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LOCAL NEWS

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MIGHTY KEYSTONE RAILROAD INKS DEAL WITH IRON WORKS

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East Farewell – The Mighty Keystone Railroad built and operated the Iron Works for thirty years. In 1948 the Railroad sold the Iron Works under pressure from the Federal Government due to monopoly and trust concerns. The Iron Works and the Railroad stayed closely linked with the Works supplying the majority of rails to the railroad as well as many supplemental metal items that are used in running the railroad. On Monday it was announced the Iron Works had entered into a long term agreement with the railroad which is expected to send enough work to the Iron Works to keep it busy for four years.

            The Iron Works is the largest employer in East Farewell. In fact, it was the railroad trying to establish freight and passenger service along the main line across the state connecting the East Coast to the Midwest that is the reason for the town.  The Lendel brothers, working for the Mighty Keystone Railroad as surveyors and line planners chose the site that ran along a pristine lake, later named Lake Charles. The railroad was looking for a location that was approximately half way down the line to place an iron foundry to produce rails for the lines expansion.  The location was perfect for a small town that would help the railroad and attract workers, businesses and well-heeled railroad executives looking for a summer getaway.

            The new contract was formally signed on Monday and many of the workers were able to take a short pause to witness the signing. “I am pleased to sign this agreement with the Mighty Keystone Railroad that will assure many years of good, profitable work for everyone,” said Iron Works president, William McCoy after the signing.

            The news of the deal made its way through town and it seems everyone is elated. “This is great news,” said Charles Wenz owner of a local bar and restaurant, “We depend on the workers and their families for our business. Actually, they are all our family; we are all one big family here. This is just great news.”

Iron Works with train sidings

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SPORTS

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COUGARS OUTLAST THE CANARIES IN OVERTIME

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East Farewell – The Cougars faced the Slate Mountain Canaries on Saturday and both teams played a great game. The Cougars had a slight height advantage with their center, Bill Donahue, standing 6’4” and both their forwards, John Hagan and David Seltzer both standing 6’2”. The Canaries center, Arthur Dombonski coming in at 6’2” and their forwards only 6’ and 6’1”. Donahue was able to take control of the center during the first half and Seltzer and Hagan did a good job in the front court. In the back court Cougars fairly experienced tandem, Jimmy Welch and Ted Fitzgerald started to show signs of real coordination and court awareness. They played together last year and are really starting to work well as a pair. The height advantage and good coordination worked in the first half and the half ended with the Cougars on top 20-14.

            The second half was different, though. The Canaries regrouped and started with a new defense and were able tie up the score within the first five minutes. The game then went into a back and forth battle. The lead was never more the four points and tied more often than not. It came down to the last seven seconds with the score tied and the Cougars had the ball. Fitzgerald and Welch brought the ball up quickly and fed it into Donahue who turned with two seconds took a shot from the center of the lane. The ball bounced on both sides of the rim but bounced to the side and to the floor. The game went into overtime. This was the first overtime for both teams.

            The overtime started with both teams not being able to score, a complete turnaround from the game before. The overtime period was eight minutes and by the seventh minute both teams had scored only 8 points collectively. As the overtime ran down and the score again tied Fitzgerald dished the ball into Donahue again, trying the same play that ended the original game, but this time instead of shooting Donahue put the ball on the floor and drove to the basket. He went up for the layup and easily slipped by Dombonski and laid the ball up and in. Time ran out and the Cougars had won in overtime, 40-38. “That was a great game,” said Cougar coach, Charles Wilson after the game, “I wasn’t sure about how these boys would do in the overtime, but they did fine. I think these guys are really starting to get it. They won the tournament and they have won most of their games since the New Year. I think they are on a bit of a roll.”

            In a strange scheduling quirk the Cougars meet the Riverview Wildcats again next week only two weeks after they just played them. This game will be at home, though. The Cougars are hoping for a little revenge after losing to the Wildcats 42-40. The game will begin in the High School Gymnasium at 4:00 on Friday afternoon.

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MACARTHUR VISITS KOREA – CONSUMER PRICES UP – TRUMAN HANDS CONGRESS $72 MILLION BUDGET – ILSE KOCH SENTENCED TO LIFE

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur visited Korea and despite the recent pullbacks, says “No one is going to drive us into the sea.” This command intends to maintain a military position in Korea just as long as the statesmen of the United Nations decide that we should do so.”

Consumer prices reach an all-time high in December, so says the National Industrial Conference Board. Consumer prices in 10 major cities rose to 1.2% above the previous record high set in July and August of 1948. 

President Truman hands Congress a “national survival” budge of almost $72 billion, with a flock of Fair Deal measures thrown in. The President said the new tax increases, which ill hit everybody, could soar as high as $20 billion.

Ilse Koch, wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in West Germany. Ilse Koch was nicknamed the “Witch of Buchenwald” for her extraordinary sadism. Karl Koch was arrested, ironically enough, by his SS superiors for “having gone too far.” It seems he had a penchant for stealing even the belongings of wealthy, well-placed Germans. He was tried and hanged in 1944. Ilse Koch was tried for crimes against humanity at Nuremberg and sentenced to life in prison, but the American military governor of the occupied zone subsequently reduced her sentence to four years. His reason, “lack of evidence,” caused a Senate investigation back home. She was released but arrested again, tried by a West German court, and sentenced to life.

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1/11/1951

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 11, 1951   Vol. C291

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LOCAL NEWS

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QUITE A TURNAROUND – SNOW BURIES TOWN

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East Farewell – Winter has shown up in town. Sunday night started with a light rain but by midnight it had turned to heavy snow. The snow continued all through Monday and finally ended on Tuesday morning. A total of 18” of snow fell and closed down the town completely. The Mighty Keystone Railroad was also shut down effectively isolating the town. There was not any panic by the folks in town. East Farewell is fairly isolated even in the fine weather. That is part of the attraction. More and more people have been buying lakefront properties and building summer homes. The town itself is becoming a bit of a beacon for artist, musicians and actors as well as many middle class families looking for peace and quiet as well as natural beauty and artistic freedom.

            In town sidewalks were covered and the local school was surprisingly closed. Deep snow does not usually force as closure of the school, most students live within walking distance and most of the teachers live in town. The town is used to cool winter weather and almost every year Lake Charles freezes over giving way to a hoard of ice skaters, ice hockey games and even ice fishing huts. As the population grows Town Council has had to put some new rules into place for the use of the lake when frozen. Certain areas have been designated for skating and other areas have been put aside for hockey games. Gone are the days when a group of children would clear off an area of the ice for their own ice skating fun or a gang of boys would make an impromptu ice hockey rink and play endless games. The ice fishermen still control the middle of the lake, though. They are few in numbers but committed to the sport. Town Council has basically given them free reign over the middle of the lake and they have always acted responsibly with great concern to safety and looking out for each other.

            By Wednesday evening the town had dug itself out and the trains were running again. All that was left were the huge mounds of snow and the beautiful scenery all around the town and area.  

Mighty Keystone Railroad engine plowing snow

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SPORTS

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 COUGARS SLIP IN RIVERVIEW

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Riverview – The Cougars took their winning streak on the road last Friday afternoon and faced the Riverview Wildcats. The Wildcats have had a slow start for the season and came in with record of 4 and 5 having lost their last game to Corning. While the Cougars had won five in a row the Wildcats were not intimidated. They came out running and were able to jump out to 10-4 lead. The game was fast paced as both teams took a run and shoot strategy and both teams shot well. Cougar’s forward, John Hagan, was top scorer with 14 points but his scoring wasn’t enough for the Cougars as the Wildcats were able to win 42-40 with a last minute score by their point guard, Dominic Manzi.

            The game went back and forth with the lead changing hands nine times throughout the game. At one point the Cougars held a ten point lead but that was short lived as the Wildcats tightened up their defense and caused three straight turnovers. The first half ended with the Cougars ahead by two but the Wildcats came out strong in the second and took the lead but then the see-saw lead change started. The teams traded baskets for most of the third quarter and into the forth. The Wildcats built a six point lead halfway through the forth but the Cougars battled back to tie it with only thirty seconds left. The Wildcats inbounded the ball, breaking a press by the Cougars and were able get the ball to Manzi who made a beautiful 10’ outside shot with only 5 seconds on the clock. The Cougars tried to inbound the ball all the way down the court to a breaking Jimmy Welch but he was unable to control the ball, he threw up a desperate shot as he fell out of bounds but the shot bounced off the rim and fell to the floor next to him. The Wildcats slipped by Cougars for the win 42-40.

            The Cougars come back home next week as they host the Slate Mountain Canaries. The Canaries are from the north side of Slate Mountain and should not be confused with the Slate Mountain Miners who one of the Cougars arch rivals. The Canaries game is going to be played on Saturday afternoon to make the travel easier for the Canaries. The game will begin in the High School Gymnasium beginning at 2:00PM

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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U.K. ABANDONS PEANUT PROJECT AFTER £36.5 LOSS – US MOVES NUKE TESTING TO NEVADA –UN HEADQUARTERS OPENS IN NYC – LONGEST NBA GAME ON RECORD - LEWIS, PALMA DIE

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The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory with the writing off of £36.5M debt. 

During January the United States government began nuclear bomb testing at a test site in Nevada. After the initial development of the atomic bomb during the mid-1940's the U.S. had moved its test sites off of the country's mainland and began using islands in the Pacific. Due to logistical and safety concerns the U.S. Government decided to move the testing back to the mainland and chose a large portion of mountainous and desert land in Nevada, located about 65 miles away from Las Vegas, as their site. The first series of tests to be held at this new site was named Operation Ranger. 

United Nations headquarters opens in Manhattan, New York. 

The longest game in NBA history to date took place on January 6, 1951, between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals. The game ended 75–73 after 78 minutes, including six overtimes

Noted passing’s; Sinclair Lewis, Athos Palma.

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1/4/1951

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 4, 1951   Vol. C290

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LOCAL NEWS

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A BALMY START TO THE NEW YEAR

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East Farewell – 1951 started sunny and mild as the temperature reached 45 degrees on Wednesday and has averaged 40 degrees for the first week of the year. This unusual weather pattern started right after Christmas and has carried through for almost two weeks. “I don’t know what to do,” said Mrs. Mallard, local boarding house owner, “my renters came to town for the winter wonderland that we advertise but I got no wonderland.”

            Normally, the town would be covered in snow and the Lake Charles would be frozen solid making for a beautiful scene of ice skaters, hockey players and ice fishermen. Main Street and Lakeshore Drive have been decorated for the holiday and the decorations will probably remain up until the end of the month. Many people come into town over the holidays to enjoy the quint small town atmosphere and there has been a growing trend of people buying houses around the lake for summer vacations. Those folks have started to come in over the holidays and celebrating in the beautiful snowy scenery.

            The weather forecast is for the warm weather to stick around at least for the next several days but most forecasters are predicting that the “real” winter to come in. “This is just an aberration in the weather, it happens and there is nothing we can do about it,” local weatherman Sid Lagosi when asked for a comment. The town sits in a valley surrounded by the Appalachians and the weather can get “stuck” in the valley which would be an explanation for the event. Lagosi pointed out that the “real” winter is bound to return soon and the snow and cold will soon take over. “It is just a matter of time. The cold weather is waiting in the wings and it will come in soon, I am sure of that.”

            The warm weather has had a positive side. The Iron Works which supplies rails to the Mighty Keystone Railroad and other peripheral products has been able to ship all their orders out without any delay. Usually, the winter weather slows the shipments out of the plant with snow blocking the rails and drifting temporarily closing the main lines. The Iron Works also slows down this time of year due to the weather but with the warming trend it has been able to work at full capacity.

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SPORTS

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COUGARS CONTINUE TO WIN

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East Farewell – The Cougars were able to add to their winning streak after winning the Regional Winter Tournament last week. The Cougars took on the Corning Devils on Saturday and were able to walk away with a win, 32-26. Cougar’s center, Billy Donahue, was a critical part of the win scoring an impressive 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. He was aided with strong play from the two speedy guards, Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch who controlled the flow of the game and scored 8 and 6 points respectively. The Devils did put up a formidable defense and made a run in the fourth quarter and take the lead, 24-26 but their center, Francis Giovani, fouled out with almost four minutes left and Donahue was able to take total control of the center and score six straight points while the rest of the Cougars were able to hold the Devils to only two.

            The Cougars go on the road next week when they travel to Riverview to meet the Wildcats. The game will be played in Riverview’s gymnasium on Friday afternoon starting at 4:30PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CHINESE FORCES RECAPTURE SEOUL – MICHIGAN, KENTUCKY & CLEMSON WIN  THE BOWLS – PATTI PAGE HITS #1 WITH TENNESSEE WALTZ

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WAR NEWS - On December 31, 1950, the Chinese 13th Army attacked the Republic of Korea Army (ROK)'s 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th Infantry Divisions along the 38th Parallel, breaching UN defenses at the Imjin River, Hantan River, Gapyeong and Chuncheon in the process. To prevent the PVA forces from overwhelming the defenders, the US Eighth Army now under the command of Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway evacuated Seoul on January 3.

 

NEW YEARS BOWL GAMES:

Rose     #9 Michigan Wolverines 14       #5 California Golden Bears 6

Sugar   #7 Kentucky Wildcats    13         #1 Oklahoma Sooners  7

Orange #10 Clemson Tigers     15         #15 Miami Hurricanes  14

Cotton  #4 Tennessee Volunteers 20     #3 Texas Longhorns     14

Gator    #12 Wyoming Cowboys\ 20       #18 Washington & Lee Generals 7

 

 "Tennessee Waltz" has spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard magazine's Best-Sellers List in 1950/51. Patti Page has blended country music styles into many of her songs. "Tennessee Waltz" was written in 1946 by Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart, Page liked the song and she soon recorded and released it as a single. The song has spent 13 weeks at No. 1 in 1950 and 1951. "Tennessee Waltz" has become Page's second single to appear on the country charts, and is becoming her biggest hit there, 

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Not the End- Back to the Beginning

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 31, 1960   Vol. C809

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LOCAL NEWS

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ATTENTION READERS – THE END OF 1960 BRINGS TO AN END THE EAST FAREWELL NEWS SNAPSHOT OF ALL THINGS INTERESTING IN EAST FAREWELL. THE ORIGINAL IDEA BEHIND “THE NEWS” WAS TO GIVE EVERYONE A GLIMPSE INTO LIFE IN EAST FAREWELL IN THE 1950’s AND A CHANCE TO HEAR SOME OF THE GREAT TUNES FROM THE ALBUM “EAST FAREWELL”

 

DON’T DISMAY, THOUGH, I AM GOING TO START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING WITH JANUARY, 1951 NEXT WEEK.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED READERSHIP AND SUPPORT

 

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