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A VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN A SERIES OF PAPERS, WRITTEN AT VARIOUS TIMES, BETWEEN...

Coxe, Tench:

A VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN A SERIES OF PAPERS, WRITTEN AT VARIOUS TIMES, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1787 AND 1794. BY TENCH COXE, OF PHILADELPHIA; INTERSPERSED WITH AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS: THE WHOLE TENDING TO EXHIBIT THE PROGRESS AND PRESENT STATE OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, POPULATION, AGRICULTURE, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, FISHERIES, NAVIGATION, SHIP-BUILDING, MANUFACTURES, AND GENERAL IMPROVEMENT.

Philadelphia: Printed for William Hall... 1794. v, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [7]-13, [1 blank], [1]-513, [1 blank] pp, including six folding tables. Bound in contemporary marbled boards and half calf [rubbed, hinges starting but firm]. A clean text. Very Good. With the bookplate of J.K. Paulding [1778-1860] on the... More about A VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN A SERIES OF PAPERS, WRITTEN AT VARIOUS TIMES, BETWEEN...

Price: $750.00

MANUSCRIPT PETITION TO VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR JOHN W. LUKE FROM UNKNOWN AUTHOR[S], UNDATED BUT...

[Parker, Judge Richard]:

MANUSCRIPT PETITION TO VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR JOHN W. LUKE FROM UNKNOWN AUTHOR[S], UNDATED BUT DECEMBER 1850 OR JANUARY 1851, RECOMMENDING LAWYER AND CONGRESSMAN RICHARD PARKER FOR JUDGE OF THE 13TH CIRCUIT COURT, THE SEAT FROM WHICH PARKER WOULD SENTENCE JOHN BROWN TO DEATH IN 1859.

Single page ink manuscript, addressed to Luke on verso with wax seal remnant. Folded for mailing, Very Good. Circuit Judge I.R. Douglas died in December 1850. This Letter petition, undated and unsigned, urges the appointment of Richard Parker as his successor. "The undersigned, a portion of your constituents, take... More about MANUSCRIPT PETITION TO VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR JOHN W. LUKE FROM UNKNOWN AUTHOR[S], UNDATED BUT...

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ADDRESS OF THE WHIG STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE WHIGS OF MASSACHUSETTS. Massachusetts Whig...

[Massachusetts Whig State Central Committee]:

ADDRESS OF THE WHIG STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE WHIGS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston: Eastburn's Press, [1841]. Broadside, 13-3/4" x 22". Printed in three columns separated by rules,. Signed at the end in type by Thos. Kinnicutt and 39 others [including Edw. Dickinson, father of Emily Dickinson]. Mild spotting, Very Good. A rare Massachusetts broadside, endorsing the Whig program and its candidates for... More about ADDRESS OF THE WHIG STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE WHIGS OF MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $850.00

Lathrop, John:

PATRIOTISM AND RELIGION. A SERMON, PREACHED ON THE 25TH OF APRIL, 1799, THE DAY RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BE OBSERVED AS A NATIONAL FAST.

Boston: Printed by John Russell, 1799. 30pp, lacking the half title. Disbound, light scattered foxing, old gum label and rubberstamp. Good+. Lathrop seeks "to unite PATRIOTISM and RELIGION, in the American character." Despite having been "ridiculed by some," Patriotism "properly cultivated, becomes an eminent moral virtue." Jesus, for example, was... More about PATRIOTISM AND RELIGION. A SERMON, PREACHED ON THE 25TH OF APRIL, 1799, THE DAY RECOMMENDED BY...

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A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED AT HALLOWELL, APRIL 25TH, 1799. BEING THE DAY APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF...

Gillet, Eliphalet:

A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED AT HALLOWELL, APRIL 25TH, 1799. BEING THE DAY APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR A NATIONAL FAST.

Hallowell- Printed. New York: Reprinted. Cornelius Davis, 1799. 22pp. Disbound, lacking the half title. Good+. On "the danger of a spirit of insubordination" to civil government. If France should "gain an ascendancy over us, farewel to that subordination, which is necessary to our peace, liberty and happiness and farewell... More about A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED AT HALLOWELL, APRIL 25TH, 1799. BEING THE DAY APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF...

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Thacher, Peter:

A SERMON, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND PREACHED FEB. 22, 1800, BY THEIR DIRECTION, BEFORE HIS HONOR MOSES GILL, ESQ. COMMANDER IN CHIEF, THE HONORABLE COUNCIL, THE HONORABLE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston: Young & Minns, [1800]. 21, [3 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Toned with scattered spotting, Good+. Evans 38618. Stillwell 233. More about A SERMON, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND PREACHED FEB. 22, 1800, BY...

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WASHINGTON'S POLITICAL LEGACIES. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS...

[Washington, George]:

WASHINGTON'S POLITICAL LEGACIES. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS ILLNESS, DEATH, AND THE NATIONAL TRIBUTES OF RESPECT PAID TO HIS MEMORY, WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER.

Boston: Russell and West, 1800. Original calf [hinges cracked but holding; rubbed, with portions of calf worn away]. viii, [9]-208, xiv [subscribers], [2 blank] pp. Scattered foxing, some gatherings browned. Good+. FIRST EDITION. Stillwell 250. Evans 38998. Howes W149. More about WASHINGTON'S POLITICAL LEGACIES. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS...

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EXTRA! JEFF DAVIS' ESCAPE!!! NEFARIOUS SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THE "DRAWN ELEPHANT." A RASCALLY...

[Davis, Jefferson]:

EXTRA! JEFF DAVIS' ESCAPE!!! NEFARIOUS SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THE "DRAWN ELEPHANT." A RASCALLY PLOT EXPOSED. A MISERABLE OLD FARCE PLAYED OUT. THE PLAYERS:...

[New York: Calvin Blanchard. 26 Ann Street, 1865?]. Broadside, 4-1/2" x 16". A couple of horizontal folds, light spotting, and a little shallow chipping at blank edges. Very Good. This satiric broadside-- a bitter rejection of leniency toward the Confederacy's president-- is a "burlesque trial of Jefferson Davis written in... More about EXTRA! JEFF DAVIS' ESCAPE!!! NEFARIOUS SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THE "DRAWN ELEPHANT."...

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CATALOGUE OF THE TRUSTEES, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE ONEIDA INSTITUTE. Oneida Institute

Oneida Institute:

CATALOGUE OF THE TRUSTEES, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE ONEIDA INSTITUTE.

Whitesboro: 1837. Original plain yellow wrappers [rubberstamp and deaccession notice on front wrap, rubberstamp on blank portion of title page]. 15, [1 blank] pp. Stitched. Except as noted, Very Good. In 1833 Beriah Green "accepted the presidency of the Oneida Institute at Whitesboro, N.Y. Here he attempted to maintain a.... More about CATALOGUE OF THE TRUSTEES, FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE ONEIDA INSTITUTE

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CONFIDENTIAL. BANGOR, AUG. 31, 1838. GENTLEMEN, Maine Whig State Committee

Whig State Committee, Maine:

CONFIDENTIAL. BANGOR, AUG. 31, 1838. GENTLEMEN,...

Bangor: 1838. Folio sheet folded to 9" x 11-1/4". Printed on first page only, middle two pages blank. Last page addressed in ink to Moses Emery of Saco, faint postal cancel from Bangor in September, folded for mailing. Tear from blank seal, a remnant of the seal remaining. Good+. Ink... More about CONFIDENTIAL. BANGOR, AUG. 31, 1838. GENTLEMEN

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SIX TYPED MIMEOGRAPHED DOCUMENTS OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY....

National Jewish Committee of the Communist Party:

SIX TYPED MIMEOGRAPHED DOCUMENTS OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.

[London? c.1943-1945]. Typed mimeographed documents on unlined paper, each 8" x 13." Light wear and some dustsoiling of edges. Overall, Very Good. The lot includes: [1] THE JEWISH QUESTION/ STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY. 7, [1 blank] pp, some underlining and handwritten notes on... More about SIX TYPED MIMEOGRAPHED DOCUMENTS OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY

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VIRGINIA CONTRACT AVERTING A DUEL BETWEEN TWO RICHMOND GENTLEMEN: ALEXANDER MOSELEY, EDITOR OF...

[Contract Averting a Duel] Daniel, William Jr. and Alexander Moseley:

VIRGINIA CONTRACT AVERTING A DUEL BETWEEN TWO RICHMOND GENTLEMEN: ALEXANDER MOSELEY, EDITOR OF THE RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, AND JUDGE WILLIAM DANIEL, JR., OF THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS, OCTOBER 20, 1849.

Folio sheet folded to 7-3/4" x 10". [1], [3 blanks] pp. Neat ink manuscript on lined paper. Final page lightly dusted. The agreement is a contemporary copy, with the entire document and signatures in the same handwriting. Very Good. A war of words erupted between Editor Moseley and Judge... More about VIRGINIA CONTRACT AVERTING A DUEL BETWEEN TWO RICHMOND GENTLEMEN: ALEXANDER MOSELEY, EDITOR OF...

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YANKEE NOTIONS. NO. 12. DECEMBER. VOL. XVI. ANDY J. COCK-A-HOOP AFTER THE LATE ELECTIONS. THE...

[Strong, Thomas W.; John McLenan]:

YANKEE NOTIONS. NO. 12. DECEMBER. VOL. XVI. ANDY J. COCK-A-HOOP AFTER THE LATE ELECTIONS. THE RECONSTRUCTION EGG, IS IT HEN OR CHALK? WILL IT HATCH OR NOT?

New York: American News Company, [1867]. Pages [353]-384. 4to. Illustrated title page, more than two dozen illustrations, including one double page illustration. Untrimmed, light wear, Very Good. "The not so highly regarded but longest running humor periodical of its time" [Lomazow]. Strong was its editor; the talented illustrator John McLenan... More about YANKEE NOTIONS. NO. 12. DECEMBER. VOL. XVI. ANDY J. COCK-A-HOOP AFTER THE LATE ELECTIONS. THE...

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FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST, OF NOVEMBER 28, 1850. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE'S REPLY TO SENATOR...

Payne, John Howard; Benton, Thomas Hart:

FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST, OF NOVEMBER 28, 1850. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE'S REPLY TO SENATOR BENTON. NEW YORK, NOV. 26, 1850. SIR: SENATOR BENTON, IN HIS LATE SPEECH AT ST. LOUIS, WHICH HAS BEEN WIDELY CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE COLUMNS OF YOUR JOURNAL, HAS ATTACKED THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT FILLMORE, ON THE GROUND OF ALLEGED PARTY PROSCRIPTION...

[New York: 1850]. Folio, 15-1/2" x 12-3/4" sheet folded to 7-3/4" x 12-3/4". [1], [2 blank] [1] pp. Caption title [as issued]. The final page begins with caption title: FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST OF NOVEMBER 19, 1850. EXTRACT FROM SENATOR BENTON'S SPEECH, DELIVERED IN ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING... More about FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST, OF NOVEMBER 28, 1850. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE'S REPLY TO SENATOR...

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TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS. Richard M. Young

[Young, Richard M.]:

TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS.

[np: 1843]. Caption title [as issued], untrimmed, uncut. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Light soil, Very Good. Signed by Young in type at the bottom of page 8, and dated January 16, 1843. A rare pamphlet, not found in the standard references. Young became a U.S. Senator from Illinois in 1836... More about TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS

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Cevallos, Don Pedro:

EXPOSITION OF THE PRACTICES AND MACHINATIONS WHICH LED TO THE USURPATION OF THE CROWN OF SPAIN, AND THE MEANS ADOPTED BY BUONAPARTE TO CARRY IT INTO EXECUTION. BY DON PEDRO CEVALLOS. FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE AND DISPATCHES TO HIS CATHOLIC MAJESTY FERDINAND VII. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ARANJUEZ, MADRID AND BAYONNE, FROM THE 17TH OF MARCH UNTIL THE 15TH OF MAY, 1808. TREATING OF THE FALL OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE, AND THE TERMINATION OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND SPANISH NATION. TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.

New York: Published and sold by E. Sargeant, 1808. [1- general title], [1 blank], 47, [1 blank], 46, [2 blanks] pp. Broken stitching. Widely scattered foxing. Good+. Usually only the first part of this pamphlet is encountered, without the general title page or the second part. Cevallos was minister... More about EXPOSITION OF THE PRACTICES AND MACHINATIONS WHICH LED TO THE USURPATION OF THE CROWN OF SPAIN,...

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UNCLE SAM SICK WITH LA GRIPPE. Andrew Jackson, H. R. Robinson

[Jackson, Andrew] Robinson, H.R.:

UNCLE SAM SICK WITH LA GRIPPE.

New York: H.R. Robinson, [1837]. Oblong 13-1/2" x 21". Light dusting, a couple of closed tears and shallow extremity chips to blank margins. Else Very Good. The Library of Congress entry: "A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference... More about UNCLE SAM SICK WITH LA GRIPPE

Price: $2,500.00

RIGHTS OF FISHERY. Rhode Island

[Rhode Island]:

RIGHTS OF FISHERY.

[Providence? 1842?]. Broadside, 7-3/4" x 11". A variety of type sizes and styles, old folds. Very Good. "For the purpose of creating, in the South portions of the state particularly, an impression unfavorable to the Constitution to be submitted to the People," opponents of the regular Rhode Island government falsely... More about RIGHTS OF FISHERY

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THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT! Election of 1852

[Election of 1852]:

THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT!

Boston: Boston Commonwealth... Extra. [1852]. Broadsheet, 21-3/4" x 16". Recto printed in three columns; verso printed in five columns. Untrimmed, light edge wear, a few spots and old folds, with several light crimps and one or two small separations at fold intersection affecting three or four letters. Good+. "Boston Commonwealth...... More about THE PLATFORMS OF THE PARTIES. READ, REFLECT, AND THEN ACT!

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THE JEFFERSONIAN CLUB, RECEPTION AND BALL, AT SAENGER HALL, WEDNESDAY EV'G, APRIL 5, '93. Thomas...

[Jefferson, Thomas]:

THE JEFFERSONIAN CLUB, RECEPTION AND BALL, AT SAENGER HALL, WEDNESDAY EV'G, APRIL 5, '93.

[Newark, NJ: 1893]. Small decorative program, 3" x 4-1/4". [11] leaves, printed on rectos only, black ink on stiff semi-gloss card stock. Printed partly opaque pink covers, tied with silk cord at the head. Front cover with a bust portrait of Thomas Jefferson surrounded by a wreath of leaves, with... More about THE JEFFERSONIAN CLUB, RECEPTION AND BALL, AT SAENGER HALL, WEDNESDAY EV'G, APRIL 5, '93

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THE GOLDEN AGE TRACTS. NO. 2. THE CONSTITUTION A TITLE-DEED TO WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. A LETTER TO...

Tilton, Theodore:

THE GOLDEN AGE TRACTS. NO. 2. THE CONSTITUTION A TITLE-DEED TO WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. A LETTER TO CHARLES SUMNER. BY THEODORE TILTON.

New York: The Golden Age, 1871. 4" x 6-1/4". 17, [1-publishers notice] pp. Stitched. Old gum label and light rubberstamp at blank portion of title page; otherwise Very Good.. Tilton-- journalist, reformer, abolitionist, cuckolded by Henry Ward Beecher-- founded 'The Golden Age,' his New York political and literary weekly... More about THE GOLDEN AGE TRACTS. NO. 2. THE CONSTITUTION A TITLE-DEED TO WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. A LETTER TO...

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VINTON'S ADDRESS, ON THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWPORT ARTILLERY, BY THE TOWNSMEN, ON THURSDAY, MAY...

Vinton, [Francis]:

VINTON'S ADDRESS, ON THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWPORT ARTILLERY, BY THE TOWNSMEN, ON THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1842, AT 3 O'CLOCK, P.M.

Providence: Benjamin F. Moore, Printer, [1842]. Broadside, 11-3/4" x 19-1/2", printed in three columns. Toned, mild edge wear, a few fox spots. Else Very Good. In small type, beneath the title: "From the Newport Herald of the Times- Extra." The broadside reports the celebration in Newport with the arrival of... More about VINTON'S ADDRESS, ON THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWPORT ARTILLERY, BY THE TOWNSMEN, ON THURSDAY, MAY...

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THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000...

[Kent, Chancellor James]:

THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000 FREEMEN.

[Albany]: By order of the Republican General Committee, [1827]. Broadside, 12" x 17". Old folds, spotted, Good+. Signed in bold type at the end by P. Wendell, Chairman, and A. Blanchard, Secretary, of the Albany Republican General Committee. This broadside is an uninhibited attack on James Kent and his judicial... More about THE ARISTOCRACY UNMASKED. CHANCELLOR KENT AND JUDGE SPENCER IN FAVOR OF DISFRANCHISING 75,000...

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REFLECTIONS ON FRENCH ATHEISM AND ON ENGLISH CHRISTIANITY. BY WILLIAM RICHARDS, A.M. MEMBER OF...

Richards, William:

REFLECTIONS ON FRENCH ATHEISM AND ON ENGLISH CHRISTIANITY. BY WILLIAM RICHARDS, A.M. MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. THIRD EDITION WITH ADDITIONS.

Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, for Morgan J. Rhees, 1796. 32pp. Disbound, else Very Good. With the signature "Jh Bloomfield" in the upper margin of page [3]. Joseph Bloomfield was Governor of New Jersey 1801-1812. This edition is recorded by Sabin; it is not in Evans. It was "also issued... More about REFLECTIONS ON FRENCH ATHEISM AND ON ENGLISH CHRISTIANITY. BY WILLIAM RICHARDS, A.M. MEMBER OF...

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MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN...

[Election of 1856]:

MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN SUFFIELD, ON SATURDAY EVE'G, SEPT. 27, 1856. WE MAKE THE CHARGE, THAT THE TROUBLES IN KANSAS ARE ENCOURAGED AND KEPT ALIVE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF FREEMONT, IN THE HOPE OF GAINING POLITICAL CAPITAL. AND WE CAN PROVE THE CHARGE!

[Suffield, CT? 1856]. Broadside, 11-1/4" x 14-1/2". Bold and large type faces. At the head of the title is a large engraving of the iconic Screaming Eagle. Light soil, a blank upper corner chip, blank verso reinforcement of inner margin, two old tape marks on verso from early hanging. Very... More about MESSRS. A.G. HAZARD, C.W. PHILLEO, AND OTHERS, WILL ADDRESS THE KEYSTONE CLUB AT THE TOWN HALL IN...

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