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United States courts, Alabama. An act to provide for circuit and district courts of the United States
at Selma and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. March 3, 1905...
Roseau County, Minn., lands. An act to enable independent school district, numbered twelve,
Roseau County, Minnesota, to purchase certain lands. March 3, 1905..
Mississippi, etc., reservoir lands. An act to cause certain lands heretofore withdrawn from market
for reservoir purposes to be restored to the public domain, subject to entry under the
homestead law, with certain restrictions. March 3, 1905.
Commissions, Post-Office and Commerce and Labor. An act relative to the commissions of officers
who are under the direction and control of the Postmaster-General and the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, respectively. March 3, 1905..

Right of way, etc., Oklahoma. An act granting to the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Com-
pany the power to sell and convey to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Com-
pany all the railway property, rights, franchises, and privileges of the Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf Railroad Company, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905

Public lands, transfer before patent. An act to amend section twenty-two hundred and eighty-eight
of the Revised Statutes of the United States. March 3, 1905..

Kenneth McAlpine, Navy. An act to reinstate Kenneth McAlpine as a lieutenant in the Navy.
March 3, 1905..

Wyoming, resurvey of townships. An act to authorize the resurvey of certain lands in the State of
Wyoming. March 3, 1905.
United States courts, Illinois districts. An act providing for an additional circuit judge in the
seventh judicial circuit, and for the appointment of an additional judge for the northern
district of Illinois and for creating an additional district in the State of Illinois, to be known
as the eastern district of Illinois, and for the appointment of a judge and other officers of
said district, and for changing the boundaries of the districts in Illinois, and for establishing
places for holding court in the several districts thus created. March 3, 1905
Bridge, White River. An act permitting the building of a railway bridge across White River,
joining the township of Harrison, in Knox County, State of Indiana, and township of
Washington, in Pike County, State of Indiana. March 3, 1905..
Arizona, additional judge. An act to provide for an additional associate justice of the supreme
court of the Territory of Arizona, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905..
Public building, Natchitoches, La. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange
the site for a public building at Natchitoches, Louisiana. March 3, 1905.
United States courts, Georgia. An act to provide for circuit and district courts of the United States
at Albany, Georgia. March 3, 1905.

Copyrights. An act to amend section forty-nine hundred and fifty-two of the Revised Statutes.
March 3, 1905..

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Bartlett Lake park, Minn. An act setting aside a certain island in Bartlett Lake, Minnesota, as a park and forest reserve. March 3, 1905...

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District of Columbia, vestibuled street cars. An act for the relief of street-car motormen. March 3,

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An act for the extension of T street, and for other pur

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District of Columbia, T street extension.
poses. March 3, 1905
United States courts, North Carolina. An act to amend chapter. five hundred and eight of the
United States Statutes at Large, volume thirty-two, part one, Fifty-seventh Congress, enti-.
tled "An act to establish and provide for a clerk for the circuit and district courts of the
United States held at Wilmington, North Carolina." March 3, 1905..
United States courts, North Carolina. An act to provide for terms of the United States district and
circuit courts at Washington, North Carolina. March 3, 1905.
Dam, Rock River. An act authorizing the construction of a dam across Rock River at Lyndon,
Illinois. March 3, 1905.

Homestead commutations, Minn. An act extending the provisions of section twenty-three hundred
and one of the Revised Statutes of the United States to homestead settlers on lands in the
State of Minnesota ceded under the act of Congress entitled "An act for the relief and
civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota," approved January four-
teenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. March 3, 1905..
Water rights, Spokane River, Wash. An act providing for the acquirement of water rights in the
Spokane River along the southern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation, in the
State of Washington, for the acquirement of lands on said reservation for sites for power
purposes and the beneficial use of said water, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905.
District of Columbia Code, guardians for nonresidents. An act to amend section eleven hundred and
forty-one of the "Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia," approved
March third, nineteen hundred and one, as amended by the act approved June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and two. March 3, 1905

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District of Columbia, Nineteenth street extension. An act for the extension of Nineteenth street from
Woodley road to Baltimore street. March 3, 1905...
Leprosy, Hawaii. An act to provide for the investigation of leprosy, with special reference to the
care and treatment of lepers in Hawaii. March 3, 1905.
District of Columbia, Kalorama avenue extension. An act to provide for condemning the land neces-

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sary for joining Kalorama avenue and Prescott place. March 3, 1905.. District of Columbia Code, benevolent, etc., societies. An act to amend section six hundred and two of an act entitled "An act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia," as amended. March 3, 1905..

Tacoma, Wash., park. An act granting certain lands to the city of Tacoma, in the State of Washington, for use as a public park. March 3, 1905..........

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Porto Rican duties. An act to extend the time within which actions for the recovery of duties paid in Porto Rico may be brought in the Court of Claims under the act of April twentyninth, nineteen hundred and two. March 3, 1905.. District of Columbia, square 1131. An act to define the limits of square eleven hundred and thirtyone in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. March 3, 1905.... Spokane, Wash., Northern Pacific lands. An act validating certain conveyances of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company. March 3, 1905... 1014 Public lands, Uintah district, Utah. An act to provide for a land district in Wasatch, Uintah, and Carbon counties in the State of Utah, to be known as the Uintah land district, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905 .

Bridge, Big Sandy River. An act authorizing the Louisa and Fort Gay Bridge Company, of
Louisa, Kentucky, to erect a bridge across the Tug and Levisa forks of the Big Sandy
River. March 3, 1905.
Shoshone Indian Reservation, Wyo., cession. An act to ratify and amend an agreement with the
Indians residing on the Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation in the State of Wyo-
ming and to make appropriations for carrying the same into effect. March 3, 1905 .
Steamboat inspection. An act to amend section forty-four hundred and five of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. March 3, 1905..
Steamboat inspection. An act to amend sections forty-four hundred and seventeen, forty-four
hundred and fifty-three, forty-four hundred and eighty-eight, and forty-four hundred and
ninety-nine of the Revised Statutes relating to the Steamboat-Inspection Service, and sec-
tion fifty-three hundred and forty-four of the Revised Statutes relating to misconduct by
officers or owners of vessels. March 3, 1905...

Steamboat inspection, inspectors. An act to amend section forty-four hundred and fourteen of the
Revised Statutes of the United States. March 3, 1905.
Steamboat inspection. An act to amend sections forty-four hundred and eighteen, forty-four
hundred and eighty, and forty-four hundred and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes,
and to repeal sections forty-four hundred and thirty-five, forty-four hundred and thirty-
six, and forty-four hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Statutes, all relating to the Steam-
boat-Inspection Service. March 3, 1905..

Steamboat inspection. An act to amend sections forty-four hundred and fifteen, forty-four hundred
and sixteen, forty-four hundred and twenty-three, forty-four hundred and twenty-six,
forty-four hundred and forty-nine, forty-four hundred and fifty-two, forty-four hundred
and seventy, forty-four hundred and seventy-two, forty-four hundred and ninety-eight, and
forty-two hundred and thirty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to
steamboat inspection. March 3, 1905..

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to extend the time for the commencement and completion of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Pierre, South Dakota. March 3, 1905.. Reclamation fund, sales, etc. An act to provide for the covering into the reclamation fund certain

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proceeds of sales of property purchased by the reclamation fund. March 3, 1905.... Klamath Indian Reservation, Oreg., titles. An act to aid in quieting title to certain lands within the Klamath Indian Reservation, in the State of Oregon. March 3, 1905.. District of Columbia Code, explosives, etc. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia.". March 3, 1905

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Bridge, Coldwater River. An act to authorize the county of Quitman to construct a bridge across
Coldwater River, Mississippi. March 3, 1905..

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Bridge, Tallahatchie River. An act to authorize the county of Quitman to construct a bridge across
the Tallahatchie River, Mississippi. March 3, 1905..
Bridge, Coldwater River. An act to authorize the county of Quitman to construct a bridge across
Coldwater River, Mississippi. March 3, 1905..

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Hawan, officials, etc. An act to amend sections fifty-six, eighty, and eighty-six of "An act to pro-
vide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," approved April thirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred. March 3, 1905..

S. J. Call, Revenue-Cutter Service. An act authorizing the President to appoint S. J. Call surgeon
in the Revenue-Cutter Service. March 3, 1905..
District of Columbia, George Washington University. An act supplemental to the act of February
ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, incorporating the Columbian College in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the acts amendatory thereof. March 3, 1905..
Nebraska, resurveys of townships. An act for the resurvey of certain townships in the counties of
Rock and Brown, in the State of Nebraska. March 3, 1905 .
District of Columbia, Rittenhouse street extension. An act for the extension of Rittenhouse street, and
for other purposes. March 3, 1905

Bridge, Tug Fork, Big Sandy River. An act to authorize Everett Leftwich, of Williamson, West
Virginia, to bridge the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River at Nolan, Mingo County, West
Virginia, where the same forms the boundary line between the States of West Virginia and
Kentucky. March 3, 1905

Bridges, Ashley River. An act authorizing the construction of two bridges across the Ashley River,
in the counties of Charleston and Dorchester, South Carolina. March 3, 1905..
Bridge, Tug Fork, Big Sandy River. An act to authorize the Borderland Coal Company, of Nolan,
West Virginia, to bridge the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River at a point about two miles
east of Nolan, Mingo County, West Virginia, where the same forms the boundary line
between the States of West Virginia and Kentucky. March 3, 1905
District of Columbia, water and sewer assessments. An act to authorize the levying of certain special
assessments. March 3, 1905..

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Dam, etc., Mississippi River. An act permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi River
near the village of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota. March 3, 1905
American Academy in Rome. An act to incorporate the American Academy in Rome. March 3,

1905.

Reclamation works, Yellowstone River. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
struct dams across the Yellowstone River in Montana in connection with irrigation works.
March 3, 1905..
Bridge, Cumberland River. An act to authorize Trigg County, Kentucky, to bridge the Cumber-
land River at or near Canton, Trigg County, Kentucky. March 3, 1905...
Jamestown ter-centennial celebration. An act to provide for celebrating the birth of the American
nation, the first permanent settlement of English-speaking people on the Western Hemis-
phere, by the holding of an international naval, marine, and military celebration in the
vicinity of Jamestown, on the waters of Hampton Roads, in the State of Virginia; to pro-
vide for a suitable and permanent commemoration of said event, and to authorize an appro-
priation in aid thereof, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905.
Appropriations, Indian Department. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent
expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian
tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other
purposes. March 3, 1905

Appropriations, postal service. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office
Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for
other purposes. March 3, 1905.......

Appropriations, naval service. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes. March 3,
1905
Appropriations, rivers and harbors. An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and
preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. March
3, 1905...
Appropriations, sundry civil expenses. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and
for other purposes. March 3, 1905..

Appropriations, deficiencies. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for prior
years, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905.

Mississippi swamp land titles. An act to quiet certain land titles in the State of Mississippi. March
3, 1905

James G. Field, Navy. An act restoring James G. Field, naval surgeon, to the line of promotion.
March 3, 1905..

United States courts, criers and bailiffs. An act to fix the compensation of criers and bailiffs in the
United States courts. March 3, 1905..
Postal service, bonds. An act to amend section sixty-six of the act of June eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes
relating to the Post-Office. Department." March 3, 1905.

Bridge, Apalachicola River. An act to authorize the Apalachicola and Northern Railway to con-
struct and maintain a bridge across the Apalachicola River and the East Saint Mary River,
March 3, 1905..

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Bridges, Tombigbee, Alabama, and Black Warrior rivers. An act to authorize the Pensacola, Alabama and Western Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Florida, to construct a bridge over the Tombigbee River, in the county of Lowndes, in the State of Mississippi, and to construct a bridge over the Alabama River, between the counties of Clarke and Monroe, in the State of Alabama, and to construct a bridge over the Black Warrior River, between the counties of Greene and Marengo, in the State of Alabama. March 3, 1905. Alaska, school boards. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes.' March 3, 1905. 1262 Navy, torpedo boats “Stringham” and “Goldsborough." An act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept the torpedo boats Stringham and Goldsborough. March 3, 1905.. Creighton Churchill, Nary. An act to transfer Ensign Creighton Churchill from the retired to the active list of the Navy. March 3, 1905

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Forest reserve lands. An act prohibiting the selection of timber lands in lieu of lands in forest reserves. March 3, 1905.

Navy, midshipmen restored. An act authorizing the appointment of certain midshipmen in the
United States Navy. March 3, 1905..

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Cattle quarantine. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts, to permit and regulate the movement of cattle and other live stock therefrom, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905..

Alaska, secretary's duties, etc. An act to further prescribe the duties of the secretary of the district
of Alaska, and for other purposes. March 3, 1905.
Light-house, Diamond Shoul, N. C. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for the
construction of a light-house and fog signal at Diamond Shoal, on the coast of North Caro-
lina, at Cape Hatteras," approved April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and four. March
3, 1905..

Arizona, Gila County bonds. An act to authorize Gila County, Arizona, to issue forty thousand
dollars in bonds to build a court-house, and so forth. March 3, 1905

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Oklahoma, schools, Pawnee County. An act to amend an act to prohibit the passage of special or
local laws in the Territories, to limit Territorial indebtedness, and to legalize the indebted-
ness of school district numbered one, in Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory. March 3,
1905..

Insect pests. An act to prohibit importation or interstate transportation of insect pests, and the
use of the United States mails for that purpose. March 3, 1905..
Kennebec Arsenal, Me. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to convey the Kennebec Arsenal
property, situated in Augusta, Maine, to the State of Maine for public purposes. March 3,
1905.

Bridge, Ouachita River. An act to authorize the county of Ouachita to construct a bridge across
the Ouachita River, Arkansas. March 3, 1905
Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the Missouri Central Railroad Company to construct
and maintain a bridge across the Missouri River, near the city of Saint Charles, in the
State of Missouri. March 3, 1905..

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the Missouri Central Railroad Company to construct
and maintain a bridge across the Missouri River near the city of Glasgow, in the State of
Missouri. March 3, 1905 ..

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Congressional employees, December salaries. Joint resolution to pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, nineteen hundred and four, on the twentieth day of said month, December 17, 1904. 1275 District of Columbia, railway exhibition. Joint resolution granting the temporary occupancy of a

part of the Government reservation in Washington, District of Columbia, for the American Railway Appliance Exhibition. January 12, 1905 Inaugural & remonies. Joint resolution authorizing the granting of permits to the committee on inaugural ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of the President-elect on March fourth, nineteen hundred and five, and so forth. January 17, 1905..

Luis Bogrún H., West Point. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to receive, for
instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Luis Bográn H., of Honduras. Jan-
uary 18, 1905..

Frutos Tomás Plaza, West Point. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to receive,
for instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Frutos Tomás Plaza, of Ecuador.
January 18, 1905
James B. Angell, regent, Smithsonian Institution. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment
of James B. Angell on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. January 23,

1905..

Gettysburg Park Commission reports. Joint resolution to provide for the printing of eight thousand
copies of the consolidated reports of the Gettysburg National Park Commission, eighteen
hundred and ninety-three to nineteen hundred and four, inclusive. January 27, 1905..........
Appropriation, snow and ice, D. C. Joint resolution to provide for the removal of snow and ice
from the cross walks and gutters of the District of Columbia. January 28, 1905..
Appropriation, inaugural expenses. Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk
of the House of Representatives to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies
of the President of the United States, March fourth, nineteen hundred and five. January
31, 1905...

Appropriation, Swayne impeachment. Joint resolution providing for the payment of the expenses
of the Senate in the impeachment trial of Charles Swayne. January 31, 1905 .
River and harbor compilation. Joint resolution for the printing of a compilation of the laws of the
United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harborg. February 1, 1905
Inaugural, temporary use of houses, etc. Joint resolution authorizing temporary use of certain
vacant houses in square six hundred and eighty-six in the city of Washington, and for other
purposes. February 3, 1905

National cemetery lands, Chattanooga, Tenn. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to
transfer to the militia cavalry organization at Chattanooga, Tennessee, a certain unused
portion of the national cemetery reservation at Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 3, 1905.
Condemned cannon, Minnesota University. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to
furnish a condemned cannon to the board of regents of the University of Minnesota, at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to be placed on campus as a memorial to students of said univer-
sity who served in Spanish war. February 6, 1905.

Census statistics, cotton, divorce, etc. Joint resolution authorizing and directing the Director of the
Census to collect and publish additional statistics. February 9, 1905

Condemned cannon, Saint Paul, Minn. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish

a condemned cannon to the armory at Saint Paul, Minnesota, to construct a memorial tablet.
February 15, 1905

Edwin P. Hammond, manager Volunteer Soldiers' Home. Joint resolution for appointment of a
member of Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Feb-
ruary 15, 1905..
District of Columbia, highway bridge. Joint resolution providing for an extension of time for com-
pleting the highway bridge and approaches across the Potomac River at Washington,
District of Columbia. February 18, 1905..

Appropriation, snow and ice, D. C. Joint resolution to provide for the removal of snow and ice
from the cross walks and gutters of the District of Columbia. February 20, 1905................

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Public Health Service reports. Joint resolution providing for the publication of the annual reports and bulletins of the hygienic laboratory and of the yellow fever institute of the Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. February 24, 1905..

Battle flags returned. Joint resolution to return to the proper authorities certain Union and Confederate battle flags. February 28, 1905...

International Prison Congress. Joint resolution authorizing the President to extend to the Inter-
national Prison Congress an invitation to hold the Eighth International Prison Congress in
the United States. March 3, 1905..
Condemned cannon, Grand Army of the Republic. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
War to deliver a condemned cannon to the National Encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic. March 3, 1905..

Angora goat report. Joint resolution providing for the publication of three thousand copies of
Bulletin Numbered Twenty-seven of the Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled "Informa-
tion concerning the Angora goat." March 3, 1905.......
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, thanking participating governments. Joint resolution to authorize
the President of the United States to convey to the foreign governments participating in
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition the grateful appreciation of the Government and the
people of the United States. March 3, 1905 ..

Reclamation Service report. Joint resolution to print a second and revised edition of the Third
Annual Report of the United States Reclamation Service. March 3, 1905.
Revised Statutes Commission. Joint resolution authorizing the Commission to revise the laws of
the United States to incorporate in its final report the criminal and penal laws and the
judiciary title heretofore reported by said Commission. March 3, 1905.
Geographic Congress report. Joint resolution to print the report of the Eighth International Geo-
graphic Congress. March 3, 1905..

Yosemite Park recessions. Joint resolution accepting the recession by the State of California of
the Yosemite Valley Grant and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove in the Yosemite National
Park. March 3, 1905..
Appropriation inaugural expenses. Joint resolution to enable the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk
of the House of Representatives to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies
of the President of the United States, March fourth, nineteen hundred and five. March 3,
1905..
Ying Hsing Wen and Ting Cha Chen, West Point. Joint resolution permitting Ying Hsing Wen
and Ting Chia Chen, of China, to receive instruction at the Military Academy at West
Point. March 3, 1905...

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Immigration reports. Joint resolution providing for the printing annually of the reports of the
Bureau of Immigration. March 3, 1905..

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Cotton boll weevil reports. Joint resolution for printing the Report on the Mexican Cotton Boll
Weevil. March 3, 1905..

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District of Columbia, permits, March 5, 1905. Joint resolution to authorize the chairman of the excise board of the District of Columbia to issue certain permits. March 3, 1905..........

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