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NORTHERN
ANH
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BRITISH
COI.TTMRTi'tl
uvwooiovn
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PHONE
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
'
44.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
22,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
c
for
l.
-
u:riV
umuargo
on
txuuway
p
alius
ew
n
C
Although
No
Change
is
Yet
Observed
The
city's
electric
power
shortage
has
felt
no
relief
from
the
last
couple
of
days
of
warmer
Hazards
Along
Line
oinniinnioiriismi
-
V-
V.
Only
Bare
Essentials
Being
Accepted
Between
Here
and
Terrace
Conditions
Deteriorate
f
A
Ul
r
ni
v
7UUIJSI
iiiJi
l
weather,
but
water
"levels
at
Shawatlans
and
Falls
River
are
1
expected
to
start
to
rise
if
higher
temperatures
penetrate
to
them
within
the
next
few
days.
"No
change,"
was
the
answer
of
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.
General
Manager
T.
B.
Black
today
to
questions
regarding
the
water
levels
at
the
two
hydro
Sudden
arrival
of
warm
weather
conditions
in
the
lower
Skeena
Valley
since
Sunday
has
caused
such
a
deterioration
in
the
situation
on
the
Canadian-
Na-
11
Send
Exponents
Prince
Rupert
and-Ter-
d
System
to
Jail
pianis
Dut
he
aadea
that
a
speii
race,
a
distance
ot
96
miles,
that
an
embargo
was
de-?LrSDet
acceptance
of
any
traffic
li'V)
Georee
Drew.
Proere.sKivo-
I
It'iidcr,
urged
the
government
in
.the
.
,
.
JF
i
:
v.;
nnions
ycMt-i
ua.y
iu
puiiAur
legislation
mak
it
possible
for
the
courts
to
punish
f
communism
in
Canada.
He
denounced
us
a
vuo,
treaenerous
doctrine
and
'
,
'A
''
'
i
1
said:
"Let's
have
a
clearlv-
irp
I
drawn
section
of
the
Criminal
UfK
j
Code
which
w
ill
make
it
possible
iui
wic
luuim
vu
jmu
iuai
any
Xn
organization,
which
has
as
its
t!
slated
ouruose
the
overthrow
of
WtS'IKUN
I'OLITICOS
-Premier
E.
C.
Manning,
left,
of
Alberta
and
J.
Harper
Prow.se,
Alberta
liberal
leader,
discuss
matters
as
the
Alberta
Legislature
opened
last
week.
At
39,
Mr.
Mannnig
has
been
premier
for
six
years
and
a
cabinet
minister
for
13
years.
He
leads
the
51
Social
Creditors
in
the
57
seat
legislature.
Mr.
Prow.se,
35,
is
Canada's
youngest
political
party
leader.
During
the
last
session
he
represented
the
army
in
the
provincial
house.
-
(CP
Photo)
our
free
system,
is
guilty
of
a
criminal
offence
and
that
those
who
take
active
part
In
an
attempt
to
overthrow
the
system
shall
also
be
guilty
of
a
criminal
tional
Railway
line
between
except
.
essential
food
supplies
for
the
people
between
the
two
can
t0
make
deli
of
Buch
es.
sential
u
but
are
u.
otWn
are
making
no
Predictions."
said
Superintend-,
ent
Al
Berner
today.
Softening
conditions
along
his
snow
and
slide-harried
line,
fol-.
lowing
on
two
or
three
days
late
last
week
of
the
sharpest
cold
weather
of
the
winter,
presented
the
menace
of
more
slides
or
cave-in
of
snow
piled
up
to
a
depth
of
fifteen
feet
on
either
'side
of
the
track
for
some
twenty
miles
in
the
snow
belt.
Berner
admitted
that
condi
tions
had
become
toodangerous
to
permit
passenger
travel
in
the
meantime.
However,
an
ef
fort
would
be
made
to
bring
in
freight
including
coal,
meat
and
other
commodities
which
have
been
detained
at
Terrace
as
weflj
as
accumulated
mall
and
ex-j
press.
Aircraft
might
be
resorted
to,
as
was
done
last
week,
to
bring
in
stranded
passengers,.
Meantime,
trie
rotary
snow
plow,
which
had
been
sent
out
Saturday
night
from
Prince
Rupert
to
monitor
a
passenger
train
and
three
freights,
finally
got
through
lo.Terrace
afc
6:30
Monday
evening,
Its.
.
trtvall
there
followed
a
48
hour
journey
,h
no-
w,o
t...i..
V
8
yx'iT.
IN
THRONE
SPEECH
DEBATE
W.
H.
Brett,
M.LA.,
heard
afc
Victoria.
Prince
Rupert
In
B.C.
House
Brett
Wants
Early
Action
on
Arterial
Highways
What
About
Jasper
Road?
offence
publlshablo
bv
lone
term
imprisonment."
.,Rv
mpHns
,,
,,
::
TODAYS
STOCKS
:
(Courier;
B.
D.
Juiinslon
Co.
Ltd.j
freedom,"
said
Col.
Drew,
"but
freedom
docs
not
mean
freedom
to
destroy
freedom
itself."
The
Leader
of
the
Opposition
said
he
was
not
suggesting
that
the
government
be
given
power
to
hold
inquiries
In
secret
as
a
basis
of
subsequent
prosecution.
Mr.
Drew
also
suggested
that
communists
be
barred
from
sit-1
ting
In
Parliament
and
provin
cial
legislatures.
Parliament
should
express
"indignation,
more
vigorous,
challenging
and
effective,
than
anything
yet
tillered
in
regard
to
indignities
upon
religious
leaders"
in
com-'
nmnist
countries.
VICTORIA
J0WW.-
H.
Brett,
(C.C.F.
-Prince
Rupert)
"
"
yesterday
woiiumeu
uie
governmeni
s
Qe-
vaUoCU
Baico
nu
uiut-
cision
to
implement
snow.
The
passenger
went
atjons
regarding
the
construe-
Opposition
patties,
declared
Drew,
should
support
a
motion
of
non-confidence
so
that
the
I
government
would
be
over-
thrown
unrl
thn
in
nnonrrl
fur
Vancouver
H.iyoune
.Of.'z
lirali
Hue
,
9.00
B.
R.
Con
.03
'4
IS.
R.
X
.10
Cariboo
Quartz
1.40
1
Congress
.03
Vz
i
Hedley
Mascot
.45
Vv,Pend
"Oreille
"
5.:o
Pioneer"
3.40'"
"
Premier
Bonier
.04
!4
Privateer
.19
Reeves
McDonald
3.00
Reno
.00
I
Sheep
Creek
143
Subak
Premier
.35
Takil
River
.37'
Vanauda
.33
.Salmon
Gold
.14
Spud
Valley
...
.(IC'f
Oils
Anglo
Canadian
4.3(1
A.
P.
Con
.23
Atlantic
.70
Cahnont
,
40
C.
&
E
5
00
Central
Leduc
1.15
Home
Oil
-..
11.75
Mercury
.12
Okalta
1
25
Pacific
Pete
2.40
Princess
.32
Vi
Royal
Canadian
...
.0!)!,,
South
Urazeau
.18
in
to
Terrace
immediately
be-
tion.
maintenance
of,
arterial
hind
the
plow
and
the
freights
highways
in
municipalities.
How-arrived
there
at
midnight.
The
ever,
Mr.
Brett
said,
the
min-plow
was
at
Pacific
this
morning
ister
of
public
works
had
yet
to
being
serviced
in
readiness
to
indicate
when
the
recommenda-start
digging
itself
back
to
tions
made
several
years
ago
Prince
Rupert.
j
wouid
be
carrjed
out.
A
passenger
train,
which!
This,
said
the
northern
mem-
STAY
NORTH
OF
YANGTSE
CANTON,
ih
Acting
President
LI
Tsung-Jen
said
today
that
the
communists
must
not
cross
the
Yangstc
River
if
thev
want
peace.
He
said
that
a
Red
attack
on
Nanking
or
Shanghai,
south
of
the
river,
would
bring
an
end
to
peace
negotiations.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
fact
thlat
normal
winter
weather
has
returned
to
the
Pacific
Coast
Is
well
borne
out
by
24-hour
-precipitation
of
1.35
Inches
at
Vancouver
and
3.51
inches
at
Pachcna
Point
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island.
Temperatures
have
risen
steadily
overnight
on
the
coast
and
in
most
sections
of
the
interior.
Indications
still
point
to
a
continuation
of
the
milder
weather
as
storms
continue
to'
sweep
in
from
the
Pacific.
Some
let-up
in
the
rain
is
expected
today
l
but
it
will
become
more
general
j
tomorrow
morning
ahead
of
th
next
storm.
Overcast
skies
are
expected
in
the
interior
with
rain
in
southern
sections
atid
snow
persisting
over
the
northern
sections.
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast-Intermittent
rain
today
and
tomorrow.
Winds
south
easterly
.(20
mph)
mild.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy
38
and
4:;'MW-n,
34
and
44;
Prince
Rupert
3(5
and
4!.
Jehovah's
Witnesses
Rights
Bill
Tabled
orrAWA
The
biggest
petition
in
history,
containing
fi23,-000
signature's
atid
calling
for
a
Canadian
Bill
of
Rights,
has
been
tabled
by
Ali.slair
Ktew-art
(CCF).
It
is
circulated
on
behalf
of
Jehovah's
Witnesses,
urging
an
amendment
to
thu
British
North
America
Act
lu
gurantee
freedom
of
speech,
press
and
worship.
FISH
EXPRESS
BOOST
OPPOSED
Maritime
Miglit
Henefit
at
Kxpense
of
Pacific
t'oast
OTTAWA--Hlglicr
costs
proposed
for
railway
express
rates
on
lM
are
being
attacked
and
defended
In
the
submissions
placed
before
the
Board
of
Transport
Coinniissioners.
Jt
has
been
requested
that
the
planned
increases
be
suspended
for
a
time.
The
two
objecting
organizations
contcud:
1.
Thai
the
new
rates
will
send
up
fish
prices
in
cities
such
as
Montreal
and
Toronto
by
two
to
five
cents
a
pound.
'
2.
Thai
fish
Is
being
subjected
to
unjust
discrimination
by
comparison
with
other
foods
which
compete
with
It
for
the
consumer's
dollar.
3.
Thai
the
express
companies
have
failed
to
show
their
proposed
new
chnrcs
are
reasonable.
4.
That
the
increase
will
tend
to
restrict
traffic
and
con-sequently
decrease
express
revenue's.
,
The
Fisheries
Council
and
the
Maritime
Transportation
r!mmission
aeree
that
thera
would
be
substantial
increases
on
fish
moving
from
Nova
Scotia
points.
On
fish
going
tu
Montreal
anil
from
Nova
Scotia
there
would
be
a
consumer
increase
of
at
least
two
cents
after
shrinkage,
Insurance
and
ot
her
factors
had
been
taken
into
consideration.
The
impact
of
the
rates
from
British
Columbia
and
the
prairies
would
correspond
by
varying
amounts
to
those
from
Martimes
originating
sources
of
shipment.
Temperature
at
Falls
River
tog
level,
while
at
Shawatlans,
the
highest
recorded
yesterday
mI.
lTSiOT
arperi0d
.t.t.W?!!
"quite
safe"
by
Mr.
Black
on
the
basis
of
the
quantity
being
now
used.
The
level
is
about
5'2
feet
under
normal.
I
At
Shawatlans
yesterday,
a
meagre
quarter
of
an
inch
of
rain
fell,
while
up
at
Falls
River
there
was
more
snow
six
inches
I
of
it.
Economies
in
power
use
in
the
city
have
held
the
volume
of
electricity
used
to
about
10
per
cent
under
its
normal
level
and
this
saving
has
been
'of
considerable
assistance
in
maintaining
good
service,
Mr.
Black
said.
Condemned
By
Papers
SOFIA
A
Bulgarian
Com
munist
party
newspaper
today
nuhri.V.AJ
1
t
:
j
uauCu
resolutions
i
r
m
various
Protestant
churches
in
".i
v.iutummg
ine
treacherous
activity"
of
131'ro-
.
TflCTm
nVt
l.rtV.
rv.
1
"""""
luwuimni
WJ1U
scheduled
to
go
on
trial
for
treason,
espionage
aifti
black
market
money
dealing
.
,
The
newspaper
Delo
used
a
headline
"Religious
Oreanlna-tions
and
Groups
Condemn
Pastors,
Spies
and
Traitors
"
The
communist
-
dominated
press
for
the
third
successive
day
printed
a
purported
con-
j
fession
of
one
of
the
15
Pro-
testant
church
leaders
facing
trial.
The
latest
confession
is
attri-
buted
to
Georgi
Chernev,
head
of
the
Pentecost
church
of
Hun-
,
gary.
Two
other
confessions
printed
over
the
week-end
.are
alleged
to
have
bee
fnrom
the
supervisor
of
Methodist
churches
and
Congregational
churches
in
Hungary.
AM
are
quoted
as
saying
they
worked
with
American
and
British
espionage
groups
in
Bulgaria.
Atomic
Bomb
and
Snorkel
Warfare
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
KB
-The
United
States
Navy
shoved
off
yesterday
for
a
mock
battle
with
atom
bombs
and
"snorkel"
submarines.
Major
warships,
including
the
45,000-ton
aircraft
carrier
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
sailed
from
East
Coast
ports
for
the
mid-Atlantic
and
later
the
Caribbean.
CZECH
HOCKEY
PLAYER
SKIPS
STOCKHOLM,
(CP)
Tenek
Marek,
23-year
old
member
of
the
Czeehoslovakian
hockey
team
which
won
the
world's
championship
Sunday,
disappeared
Sunday
night
while
his
teammates
were
attending
a
banquet
in
their
honor.
As
soon
as
the
Czech
team
boarded
a
train
to
return
to
their
home,
Marek
reappeared
in
his
hotel
room.
r
It
is
reported
that
he
plans
to
go
to
the
United
States
where
he
has
a
"rich
American
fiancee."
ANNA
STRONG
IS
DEPORTED
MOSCOW,
ffi
Anna
Louise
Strong,
American
newspaperwoman,
accused
by
the
Russians
of
being
a
spy,
has
been
deported
by
the
Soviet
Union.
It
is
not
said
where
to.
Iraser
Valley
vs,
Higuways
nation
Lines
0
Fraser
Can-
iast
nignt
crusn-
hway
and
wire
:
leaving
Van-
i
cut
off
from
i
for
the
second
i
tin-
Hell's
Gale
nil,
set
six
iniiioi
hbling
down
the
National
and
(ic
trains
are
sty-
f
SOCIETY
mm
in
X'diicer
Koitcty'si
t.
jgiam
of
nlw'aUiiii,!
id
pi-Hun'
for
cancer
t
I
ftimliitiiriiial
re.
-'
Hie
ill.sea.se
is
one
4
:t
budget
of
more
t
year,
exclusive
rants,
H.
(,'.
Mills,
mill
i
K
lary
reveal-
"I
t
.
1
1.
;iie
raL.ed
b'J.i
fiii.inclal
drive,
il
tl.e
place
la
Apiil,
he
told
a
I
ft"
I'nnee
Pupert
-
i
lii
atiun
diive
f"r
with
knowledge"
Biitisli
Colnn,,
'''''i
for
technical
pamplilels.
street
I1;
'arris.
i:niin
r.,iu..
i'-'His
iind
the
B.
C.
111
iiml
Ihe
socl-
news
letter.
Hie
service
and
F1'
was
a
$:mimn
i1""!
lo
assist
can-f
111
diagnosis
und
f
'lilch
more
than
spent.
'"nicer
aid
rm-
'"'ailing
$2,uo
has
f'''(l
'
various
units
f'tmediMc
transpor-y
for
emergency
fXM'ixllt
hi-oj
include
f
-Mmo
to
ti,.
unlver-f
'
Columbia
for
blo-Fiwork;
$10,185
to
ty
"wareh
In-f
1
laboratory
f
1
$1,000
rr
1
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....
he
"'wliral
centre
0UV('r
General
llos-
P
In
.
.
'oriel
y
p
!ast
year
was
IS
h
.
-
h
ui
increase
.
'
'"
.Vear,
There
"mmi""y
units
die',.
-
-
Der,
was
a
serious
matter
to
Prince
Rupert
which
was
faced
With
an
"unbearable
load"
of
maintaining
and
rehabilitating
streets
and
other
facilities
which
had
been
strained
by
wartime
activities.
Mr.
Brett
also
regretted
.
that
the
Premier
had
omitted
any
mention
in
his
policy
address
of
the
Prince
George-Jasper
Highway.
He
said
he
suspected
the
missing
link
would,
remain
since
such
completion
would
mean
cutting
off
the
influx
to
Vancouver.
,
Brett
also
demanded
that
spawning
ground
salmon
be
protected
in
any
power
project.
He
reiterated
the
demand
for
a
coastguard
service.
LOCAL
TIDES
Wednesday,
February
23,1949
High
10:18
18.6
feet
23:48
17.2
feet
Low
4:22
109
feet
17:17
5.2
feet
w0Uld
ordinarily
have
arrived
afc
riuwe
nuperi
aaturaay
nignt,
was
turned
back
East
from
Ter-
race
as
15
belnK
done
with
an-
other
westbound
passenger
which
would
be
due
here
tonight
under
normal
schedule
Story
of
a
gruelling
16-hour
battle
with
characteristic
vigor,
patience
and
resourcefulness
of
a
hard-pressed
rail,
way
crew
was
disclosed
today.
Late
Saturday
an
eastbound
freight
locomotive
was
obliged
to
abandon
eighteen
cars
i,n
snowdrifts
at
Telegraph
Point.
Gathering
together
an
extra
crew
and
heading
out
with
a
small
spare
locomotive,
Superintendent
Berner
proceeded
to
the
scene
and,
in
the
face
of
a
40-mile
gale
ar.A
heavily
drifting
snow,
was
able
to
dig
out
the
cars
manually
and
have
them
back
to
Prince
Rupert.
It
was
being
suggested
today
that
local
business
people,
until
there
was
a
definite
improve-
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2)
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.
Alhona
.12
Aumaque
.31
Bcattie
.......
56
Bevcourt
.27
Bobjo
.12
Buffalo
Canadian
..
.17
Consol
Smelters
105.00
Conwest
1.27
ToaaWa
l:..;....rrrC
.57
E'ldona
61
East
Sullivan
2.86
Giant
Yellowknife
5.25
God's
Lake
41
Hardrock
16'4
Harricana
OTli
Heva
JOU
Hosco
28
Jacknife
0412
Joliet
Quebec
39
Lake
Rowan
.
.
.
..
.08
Lapaska
JUO'4
Little
Long
Lac
85
Lynx
14
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.74
McKenzie
Red
Lake
41
McLeod
Cockshutt
....
1.07
Moneta
45
Negus
2.35
Noranda'
56.75
Louvicourt
35
&
Pickle
Crow
2.12
Regcourt
.05
Sun
Antonio
4.10
495.44
was
net
profit.
Slatisli-
clans
can,
of
course,
deduce
a
per
capita
liquor
expenditure
in
the
city
of
more
than
$100
per
year
for
every
man,
woman
and
child
or
which
almost
one-third
is
net
profit.
Another
Central
British
Columbia
city
Prince
George
also
demonstrated
a
sizeable
thirst,
possibly
even
greater
than
Prince
Rupert
on
a
per
capita
basis.
The
annual
liquor
outlay
there
was
$915,727.50
for
a
net
profit
of
$277,022.44.
Other
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia
towns
spent
for
liquor
as
follows:
Atlin
$26,555.00
Stewart
81,792.00
McBrlde
87,931.10
Ocean
Falls
343,708.35
Burns
Lake
127,600.70
Vanderhoof
113,753.80
Pouce
Coupe
729,497.55
Bmithers
197,411.60
Terrace
131,726.75
CROSSES
FROM
CANNONS
The
first
Victoria
Crosses
WTsre
made
of
bronze
obtained
from
Russian
guns
captured
during
the
Crimean
War.
MILLION
DOLLAR
LIQUOR
BUSINESS
IN
PR.
RUPERT-FOURTH
IN
PROVINCE
Only
lluve
Hrilish
Columbia
cities
exceeded
Prince
JitguTt
.for
volume
of
liquor
sales
in-the
last.
fiscal
year,
aeconlino;
to
Ihe
annual
report
of
the
liquor
('onlrnl
Hoard.
They
were
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westniiiisler.
Prince
Rupert's
liquor
sales
for
the
"year
amounted
to
$1,045,007.15
of
which
$301,-
a
general
election
and
Hie
re
storation
of
responsible
government.
A
bitter
attack
was
launched
by
Drew
on
the
government's
euntrol
policies
during
the
continued
Throne
Speech
debate
last
night.
He
described
the
administration
as
a
"snooper
state"
with
Investigations,
controllers
und
others
prying
Into
private
business
and
culled
upon
powers
to
Parliament.
He
referred
directly
to
existing
legislation
to
continue
restrictions
on
rents,
timber,
steel
and
food
prices,
urging
separate
bills
for
each
type
of
control.
Won't
Water
Down
Alliance
I'nitrd
Ktafes
vSrnatorjt
Want
rudest
Assurance
of
Aid
to
I
uroprun
I
riends
WASHINGTON
Of'-five
niem-hers
of
the
United
Slates
Senate
foreign
relations
committee
prepared
today
to
fight
any
move
which
might
water
down
the
terms
of
the
proposed
Atlantic
defence
treaty
during
the
Senate
debate.
The
group
said
privately
that
they
were
ready
to
demand
individually
the
strongest
pledge
possible,
short
of
automatic
declaration
of
war,
that
the
United
States
will
back
its
friends
In
Europe
if
they
are
threatened
by
communist
aggression.
VARIETY
IN
TREKS
The
fir
cones
that
grow
on
the
silver
fir
point
upwards;
those
on
the
spruce
point
down.
B.C.
MAY
OBTAIN
JAP
COAL
ORDER
VANCOUVER.
-
-
Ther.e
is
a
prospect,
of
British
Columbia
selling
about
$7,000,000
worth
of
coal
to
Jap.ui,
announces
W.
E.
Vrrn.
chairman
of
the
IHitnliuon
Coal
Board.
The
coal
Is
badly
needed
by
the
Japanese
steel
dust
ry.
Mr.
th
en
says
there
is
a
good
prospect
of
British
Columbia
receiving
the
order.
Town
Territied
By
Animal
Hoax
WIl.LMAF!.
Minn.
A
radio
entertainer's
false
broadcast
about,
a
twinload
of
wild
animals
being
loose
in
the
streets,
started
a
panic.
The
story
said
a
circus
train
had
been
disabled
In
stormy
weather
and
animals
had
broken
out.
Calls
from
scores
of
frightened,
citizens
swamped
the
police
telephone
switch
board.
All
'children
were
called
home..
Defence
parties
were
hastily
organized..
All
lights
were
switched
oh.
Doors
were
locked.
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V'W
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FOUND
DEAD
ON
TRAIN
Mrs.
Martha
Leona
Kelly
(left)
28,
wife
of
Inspector
Frank
Kelly,
head
of
the
criminal
investigation
bureau
of
the
Oatorio
police,
and
Earl
Fauman,
31,
Toronto
lawyer,
were
found
dead
in
a
compartment
of
the
Toronto-Montreal
pool
train
when
it
arrived
in
Montreal
Monday
morning.
Both
had
been
shot
and
a
revolver
was
found
hearby.
Police
believe
it
was
a
caseof
murder-suicide
or
a
suicide
pact.
The
Fauman
photo
is
by
Lyonde.
(
CP
Photo)
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uupert
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