1933-07-07; Clare Sentinel

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THE  CLARE SENTINEL
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THE
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Glare and Clare County
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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1933
New Series, Vol. 41, fSJo, 38
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FIRE DESTROYED
BEAUTIFUL HOME
ON LAKE GEORGE
Mr, and Mrs, Frank New-
som Suffer Heavy Loss
on Resort Property
Shortly after the noon day hour on
Wednesday of last week, fire destroyed the beautiful home of Blr. and
Mrs. Fiank Newsom at Lake George,
a popular summer resort nineteen
miles north and west of the city.
The Newsoins' had their lunch at
eleven o'clock, and Mrs, Newsom had
the household duties all cared for and
•with his mother, Mrs. Wesley Smith
was resting in the living room when
the bla'/,e was discovered. So vapidly was the news spread about the resort that helpers were successful in
recovering the furniture from the living room and two bed rooms" on the
second floor and everything in the
apartment an the first floor -which
was a semi-basement. Mrs. Smith,
altho active for her years, became
confused in the intense smoke, nut
was brought to safety by Mrs. Frecl
Wolf.
The winter bedding and the .family
".vai'drooe was stored on the third
floor frr.ni which portion nothing was
saved .laid the fruit and store room on
the first floor was also a total loss.
Mrs. Newsom cannot account for
the orv,in of the blaze other than
possibly the oil stove which she usee!
to cook upon but same had been turned out for some time before she left
the kit'ihen.
Mr. and Mrs. Newsom estimate
their loss at about $3500, same being
partially covered by insurance.
This residence was one of the attractive spots of the resort, facing
the waters of Lake George on the
west shore, but several steps were
necessary to reach the water's edgej
It was partially hidden in view by the
•splendid shade trees surrounding it
and at the entrance from the drive a
large ox yoke hung over the rustic
gate, all badly scorched by the heat.
Mr. and Mrs. Newsom and his
mother are now residing in another
of thtiir small cottages which fortunately was vacant when their misfortune befell them.
Special effort was also made by the
fire fighters to save the surrounding
cottages which were greatly endangered.
Annual School
Meeting Next
Monday Night
The annual school meeting for the
Clare district will be held next Monday night • at the school auditorium.
'The terms of two members of the
board expire at this time, that of Dr.
A, E, Mulder, president, who has
served in this capacity for twenty-
five years, and secretary George .T.
Wnite, for twelve. Both men have
■filled these positions with a determination to serve to the best interests
of the school at large and whether at
this particular time a change would
be adviseable we treat with doubt.
The .Sentinel has not loarr.ed of any
new candidates seeking tfie offices at
the time of press. *"
JAMES CROWLEY'S
LARGE BARN DESTROYED^ BY FIRE
Lightning  Strikes   Building
During Storm Last Week
Thursday Evening
During the electric storm last week
Thursday evening, James Crowley's
iargfe barn in Vernon township was
struck with lightning and burned to
the ground.
Together with the building some
iarm tools, harnesses and a large
quantity of hay was destroyed. The
loss wis partially covered by insurance.
Mr. Crowley has already ordered'
lumber and will rebuild at oUCe",
OVER 7,000 PEOPLE
VISIT WILSON STATE
PARK OVER FOURTH
Hundreds of Bathers Enjoy
Waters of Budd Lake.
Two Life Guards
on Duty
Again this year the Wilson State
Park broke all records in attendance
when on July 4 th over 7000 tourists
and visitors visited Clare county's
popular resort.
Tourists with cars bearing license
plates from nearly every slate in the
union began registering last Friday
night and by Monday evening over
two hundred had set their tents. This
number was considerably increased
by noon of the Fourth.
Visitors at the park swarmed in
during' the entire day. The program,
as advertised, was held in the pavilion in the afternoon by Revs. Telder
and Van DerJagt consisting of gospel
singing, speaking and readings. Two
American Legion dmni . corps kept
things livened upy arid "did as well as
new pieces %ere enjoyed by the
crowd.
A double headjjjv ball ,ggnie at the
fair ground diamond furnished plenty
of excitement for the lovers of the
national game in the afternoon.
At the bathing beach hundreds of
people, both young and old, enjoyed
the waters of Budd lake.    Two life
ARNOLD HUGHES
PROVES ABILITY AS
LIFE SAVER SUNDAY
R. L, Spalding, of East Lansing, Seized With Cramps
While Bathing in
Budd Lake
A drowning fatally was prevented
last Sunday at Budd lake,- Harrison,
when Arnold Hughes, rescued It. L,
Spalding, of East Lansing, -when
seized with cramps while bathing,
Mr. Spalding, who together with
his wife, and young son were camping
at the Wilson State Park, is a good
swimmer and had gone into the water
in the late afternoon. Suddenly he
was taken with cramps while swimming between the dock and the diving raft and sank, calling for help.
Mr. Hughes, who, being an expert
swimmer, was recently engaged as a
state life guard, was quickly in the
water. He secured his preferred
hold on his man on the first dive and
before the two hundred visitors ou
I the bank realized what had happened,
had his man on shore.
Artificial respiration was administered through the prone pressure
method of resuscitation.and inside of
one minute the subject was breathing regular, although he was apparently in great pain. Dr. P. C-
Sanford, who was in the park, was
called and he was soon able to be
moved to his tent,
Mr. Hughes is to be congratulated
upon the expert method he handled
the situation.- Many of those who
saw the rescue, remarked that it was
the moFt perfect and cfuickest piece
of rescue work they had ever seeu
performed.
OIL NEWS
The Ouvrie No. 1 well, 1 mile south
and 2 1-2 west of Clare, section 5,
Vernon is now drilling below 2800
t'eet.
The derrick has been erected and
machinery is being-placed for drilling
the Stewart Beatty No^ 1 well mi the
east side of section 21. They expect
to spud in sometime next week.
The John Stbugb. well No. 1 on the
south fide of section 23, Vernon, is
now 'drilling below 1450 feet, while
the Verette No. 1 to the east is now
below 3500 feet.
The Oarmichael No. 2, on the east
side of section 22, Vernon has reached a dopth of 925 feet.
The Busche well on section 10,
Wise township is reported to have
reached the Dundee and have discontinued drilling to run the six inch
pipe.
Drilling is still being held up on the
Chester Thayer No. 1' well on the
south side of section 10, Vernon
pending the arrival of the drive pipe.
Observe Golden Anniversary
In Triple Wedding Service
PIONEER OF GRANT
TOWNSHIP DIES
AT LANSING SUNDAY
Remains   of   Mrs.   Martha
Moline Brought to Old
Home for Burial Rites
Death claimed Mrs. Martha Moline
at her home in Lansing Sunday morn-
guards, Arnold Hughes and Rollandjing, July 2nd, after suffering a stroke
Comer, were on the job all day. Fear-j eight weeks ago.
lessly they kept a keen eye out for
any accident that might occur, but!
the day passed without anything to
mar its activities.
Much credit is due to Chas. Butts,
superintendent of the park, as he"
handled the enormous crowd alone.
"Charlin" saw to it from early jnorn
until long into the night that every
camper and visitor was satisfied. In
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AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
RUSSELL THURSTON
ELECTED SEC-TREAS.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Meeting Held at Tourist  Park
in Alma With Sumptuous
,      Basket Supper
The annual meeting or the Central
Michigan Funeral- Directors Association was held at Alma Thursday,
June 29. On account of the extremely
warm weather this meeting was held
at the tourist park. The ladies were
invited and a bountiful pot luck supper was enjoyed about seven o'clock.
After a short program and visiting-
the ladies were guests at the theatre
Enjoy   Cool   Comfort
Fri. 7—DOUBLE FEATURE—Ail-
Mail—Pat O'Brian. One way passage
—Kay Francis.
Sat. 8 - Fighting Through - Kin and  the gentlemen _ held  their busi-
Maynard—A Western you will enjoy.
Sun,, Mon. 9-10—Be Mine Tonight
—Jan Kippia —Music—Songs—Comedy. Beautiful Alpine scenery and an
entrancing story.
Pitts and Todd comedy—Maid A
La Mode.
Tues.. Wed. Il-12-i20000 Years in
,Sing Sing—Spencer Tracy. The first
and only Story written by a prison
warden Lewis E. Lawes—Warder of
Sing Sing,' still it is not a prison
Story, but a gripping love story based
entirely upon facts, and is the greatest, ^entertainment ever offered.
Coming, IS and 19th—Gavilcade—
r-#3*.24,. Peg O My Heart.
. SEALED PROPOSALS
• .Sealed proposals for carrying the
raails between the Union depot and
the Post Office will be received at the
Post tJTflce -until July 15th, For
Wanks and particulars call at the office*
L. B, Davy; Postmaster,
Dr. Hess Fly Spray protects cows
for 24 hours. Does not taint the milk.
Sold in bulk at Mussell's Drug Store.
Bring in your. can.—adv. 38tf
ness meeting and election of officers.
The following officers being elected:
President, Michael Panning, of
Harrison.
"Vice President, Harry Rogers, of
Gladwin.
Sec'y and Treas, Russell Thurston
of Clare.
The next regular meeting will be
held at Tawas with W- A. EvanS entertaining July 27th.
Martha Jane Bellinger was born on
Match 4th, 18fi6 at Mt. Morris, Michigan and the family came to the old
home in Grant now occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Bellinger when she
was a small child. She was united
in marriage to William Moline May
8th. 1883 in Midland, and their early
married life was spent in Hatton and
Harrison, as Mr. Moline was employed on the Pere Marquette branch to
the County Seat. In the meantime
they purchased the farm located two
and one half miles west of the city,
and lived upon it at intervals, having
spent several years in the west and
also in Clare, before moving to Lansing about seventeen years ago.
Tins union was blessed with, six
children Ray. Clyde and ila died in-
infancy, Vera, of Clare, Mrs. Florence
Bolen and Mrs. Clara Davison, of
Lansing, who are left to mourn her
departure with ten grandchildren,
three great grandchildren, one sister,
Mrs. Chas. Neimeyer, of Clare, two
brothers, Jay Bellinger, Sr,,"of Gil-
more township, and Arthur j. Bellinger, of Farwell, Mr, Moline passed
assay November 18th, 1925.
Mrs. Moline was always of an ambitious nature and although, had not
enjoyed good health for years, she
maintained her own home. Since
stricken about two months ago sho
had been given the best of care
by her two daughters, and altho unable to speak to them her every wish
was granted.
The remains were brought to the
home of her son, Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Moline, Monday' evening from where
the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. A. D. Telder,
pastor of the Clare Baptist church.
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LANSING PEOPLE
BADLY BRUISED
IN AUTO WRECK
Light Truck Running Without Lights in Early Morning Was Cause of
Accident
MR. AND MRS. CHAS. PFETSCH,
GALA DAY PLANNED
FOR OPENING OF U. S.
27 IN NEAR FUTURE
One-Half-Mile of Road Side
to Be Reserved for Sports
and Amusements
On June 30, 1933 Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pfetsch, of Mt. Pleasant
Michigan celebrated their golden
wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Last Sunday morning about 1:30
o'clock Barrett Lyons, of East Lansing, and Miss Jannett Boyce, -Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin G. Ellinger and small
babe, of Lansing, miraculously escaped serious injuries and death when
their car was wrecked on U. S. 27
about one and one-half miles south
of Clare.
AH were ou their way to spend the
Fourth at the latter's cottage at
Mullet lake. Mr. Lyons driver of the
car, stated that a truck was running
without lights and he did not see it
until almost upon It. Turning nis
front wheels quickly to prevent a
,crasli, ths car went ^put of control,
turned over and slid-; along on the
pavement. The truck driver did not
stop to offer assistance.
Ail received bad bruises ou arms,
legs and body, Mrs. Ellinger being
the most seriously injured about the
head.
They were brought to the Hotel
Doherty where their injuries were
cared for by Dr. W. F. Clute. The car
which suffered a $200 damage was
brought, in by the Clute service car.
Bay Houghton near Dover. The air?-' ant, whose ages are 93 and 90 re-
niversary festivities included the spectively, making them attractive as
celebrating of two silver weddings,, pioneers of the county and wit-
Mi*, and Mrs. John Oman, of Farwell, nerses of the church. After dinner
and Mr. and Mrs, John Bithers    of j Mr. B. Fischer lead in prayer,    and
uioce of Mr. {greetings    were    extended    to      the
and Mrs.  Pfetsch. j groom, Mr. Pfetsch, his 70th birthday i
On June 30, 1S83 occurred the mar- j being the same day. An account of
nage of Marie Ott and Charles, the silver wedding which was print -
Pfetsch in Detroit. • jed in the Clare Sentinel in 1908 was
On June 30, 1908 they'celebrated j read by Ins son, George, after which
their silver wedding in their grove on ; an old time chat was enjoyed by all.
their farm in Hatton Township in'j Mr. Mike Pfetsch, the groom's
Clare County. , brother, Mr. and  Mrs. George Koch
A bountiful dinner was served to '< and sons, William and John, from
thirty-three, the table being set on a'Niagara Falls,  New York, drove    in
?>jnst in time for dinner, which greatly surprised the bride and groom.
At 3:30 there was a celebration at
the Dover Tabernacle. The groom
and bride marched in to the strains
of "Lohengrin's Wedding .March"
played by their granddaughter,
Eleanor Pfetscfi; who" -wW dainty in
hei gown of lavender organdy, escorted in by her brother, Robert.
The procession was as follows:
Miss Barbara Houghton, was flower
girl, diesseu" in yellow Crepe, carrying
a golden basket of blue delphinium
and pink peonies, the groom and
bride, followed by their son, George
and wife, their daughter, Freda and
husband, then, the groom's brother,
Michael Pfetsch, and daughter and
family. The silver wedding cele-
brandtj followed, Mr. and Mrs. John
ASK STATE FARMERS
PLANT LESS^ WHEAT
Proposed   Plan   Will   Pay
Bonus for 20 Per Cent Cut
in Acreage on Michigan Farms
Sales Tax Schedule as Adopted
bv Clare Chamber of Commerce
At a special meeting Of the Clare Chamber of Commerce, Friday, June 30th. the business mm voted unanimously to put into effect The so-called Detroit plan for the collection of the 3% Retail
Sales Tax effective July 1st. The Detroit plan is the most equitable
form of collecting the tax as it is based on a mathematical or average division of the tax on a dollar of sales. For the benefit of consumers or others interested the bracket plan is shown as follows;
Up to 17c
17c to 49e (average 33c)
50c.to 83c (average 66 l-2e)
K4c to J1.16 (average ?1,00)
Each additional 33c Bracket
0
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2c
3c
lc additional
The step taken by the administrators of (he Farm Relief Act in adjusting the acreage of basic crops to the
normal demand from consumers will
directly affect Michigan farmers who
will be asked to reduce by 20 -per
cent the 765,800 acres of wheat
grown annually in this State, and all
consumers of wheat products will be
indirectly affected", according to announcements made from Washington,
D. C, by Henry A. Wallace, secretary
of agriculture.
Michigan is not usually considered
to have vital interest in the wheat
crop but the production here totals
over 15 million bushels annually.
The acreage planted to wheat in the
State is equal to the total acreages
planted to rye, barley, buckwheat,
sugar beets, and potatoes. As the
Michigan wheat acreage is mostly
confined to the southern portion of
the lower peninsula, it is apparent
that the proposed curtailment of
wheat acreage will materially affect
Michigan farm practices.
The plan proposed by -Secretary
Wallace to bring the wheat acreage
Within the limits called for by consumers is to reduce the acreage of
the 1934 and 1935 wheat crops not to
exceed 20 per cent. This1 would tnean
a reduction of 147,160 acres in Michigan if all wheat growers cooperated
With the federal government.
. No Michigan farmer is required to
reduce Ms wheat acreage, All farmers will be asked to cooperate and
those who believe that the payments
to be made by the government for
decreases in acreage -tvjH recompense
them for the reduction in bushels
marketed will sign contracts to tint
their wheat plantings by the amount
to be determined by tne administrators o£ the Act.
Farmers who believe that they can
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screened-in porch, beautifully decorated in evergreen branches and
golden ribbons. The guests of honor
were Mr. and Mrs.  Philip Van  Con-
MRS. JENNIE BATES
ENJOYS EIGHT DAY
TRIP T0MARYLAND
After Attending   Eldership i
Meeting All Visit Capitol Buildings
Mrs. Jennie Bates has many interesting things to relate in connection
with her recent trip through the
East. She, with Rev. and Mrs. Roy
Miller, of New Haven Center, motored thru and attended the annual Eldership meeting of ministers and lay- Bithers of Detroit, with their daugh
men of the Church of God, held at,
Hagerstown, Md. We understand that:
each session was interesting and
very inspiring. One thing of especial
interest was the fact that two of the
meetings were in charge of former
resident pastors of the Eagle church.
The Sunday service was held in
Maryland's most beautiful park, excepting possibly the one in Washington, D. C. Several hundred people
were in  attendance.  Mrs. Bates en
ter, Lois dressed in peach silk carrying a silver basket with yellow roses
and baby breath, as flower girl.
Their immediate relatives, the
bride's mother, Mrs. Carrie Radloff
of Clare, Mrs. Prank Pillsbury, Mr.
Albert Radloff of Detroit, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Rank and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Radloff of Clare.
Then the third silver wedding party,
Mr. and Mrs. John Oman of Farwell
Michigan followed by their daughter.
joyed being entertained in a home, Dorothy and sons, Andrew and Carl,
built upon an ancient battlefield The tabernacle was attractively
where was fouglit the famous battle decorated with ferns and goldep
of ahtitem. Situated also upon this daisies including two evergreen trees,
farm are monuments erected to the,which bowed to each other forming a
memory of the general who won this ', beautiful arch, set-off by yellow roses,
battle. j    The program was as follows:
Eldership    adjourned,     the     party (    Piano  solo  by    Gertrude    Pfetsch,
motored on down thru the beautifull "The Palms".
Cumberland Mountains into the Na- j (Continued on Page Eight)
tion's Capitol,  where they took    ad-j 	
vantage  of their few hours of time' i artiffi&i nn£»T   Df AM
and  halted    the    moat    interestingj | AfHMP! rUM   J LAW
places, aiiu what a thrill to   behold,)
the White House, Washington Monu-|
ment, Gettysburg, the tomb of the Un- (
known Soldier, and the   Government
Buildings,  besides  the  many others
mention of which space will not per-1
mil.      Oh,  Just another  day    '   "
But a few days more and the gap
in U. S. 27 between Clare and Harrison will be cl6sed, A solid block of
concrete will gratify the most exacting tonrisrs travelling from our
Capitol to the southernmost point in
Florida.
But again—stop and think of the
original trail connecting these two
cities Of our county. By viewing the
stones, logs and stumps, muck and
quick sand, removed by the Hersey
Gravel Co,, as they prepared the new
road bed—one can picture; slightly,
what the early settlers had to contend with when hauling their commodities into either of our two markets.
Yet for years the sturdy Pixley,
Magnus, McKay, James, Krell, Bowler, Sehaefier, etc., etc., families
loaded their products into their
wagons and put their shoulders to
the wheels to aid their tired horses
into town, sold their produce or traded it with the merchants, and again
assisted their teams over the sandy-
corduroy trails  that led back  home-..
No one can dispute that theve and
many more families (that will ba
mentioacl later) have been the back
bone of Clare County's loyal citizenry
—not only in the upbuilding of homes
and farms but in their loyalty to the
business men with whom they have
spent tnonsands of dollars.
Now here is the dope. Elated, over
the fact that finally their old sandy
trail l\i>i been treated with a coat at
ceinwit—-such as would make Dobbin of old—smile could she but come
back—a few of our farmer friends
have decided that when that gap is
closed—there should be rites ant!
ceremonies, sports and g&mes, a gala
day in general—at which time they
are going to ask the business and
professional men of the county to
join them. Should we do it? W&
have n<j alibi not to—have we?
Already Wm. Krell is  working out
hih poni'-n of the    program. ;, James
McKay has agreed to  furnish an  ox [
for a roast.
Arrangements whereby Grover C.
Dillman can be present—that our appreciation can be shown him, likewise
the prtsence cf our new highway
Commissioner VanWaggoner that lie
may be pointed out the- significance'
of continuing the Main Street ofi
Michigan on to the Straits at the earliest convenience.
Committees, are going .to be perfected in each town this week to arrange golf games, dances, baseba.lL
soft ball, races, etc. Another is seeking a band, etc, and mxt week—look
out—th*« entiie set-up will appear ill
both Clare county papers, The Cleav-
-r at Harrison, and The sentinel with
possibly the date for the occasion.
Plan now for Wie Big Time to take
place from Twin Elms north to the
''oot  of Jamc?  Hill.
TO NOMINATE SLATE
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
at the
Capitol but duty calls and our travelers must" return. However the return trip afforded much enjoyment,
as the roadway carries them through
fertile argiciiltural lands and as the
grains are already ripened and being
harvested, looking down from an elevation gave them a glorious picture.
Mrs. Bates noted great differences
in the mode of farming there compared to our own, also a difference'in
ispeech and health, habits.
Then too, our traveler, who has
been over the western • Rockies,
makes comparison in favor of the
Cumberland Mts. for while the vision is much clearer, making it possible to see gi^eat distances, covering
several towns as well as hundreds of
acres of golden grain.
Well as all good times come to an
end So did this memorable trip for
our tourists and eight days 'from their
start found them back again in New'
Haven Center where Mrs, Bates' sons
Orville and Laurence and daughter.
Norma inet their mother and escorted her home, where, tired but happy,
Mrs, Bates settles into the regular
routine of duties, hopeful that other
years will bring opportunities for a
repetition of this glorious trip.—Mrs.
Blanche Allen.
Members to Assemble at Commanders Home Monday
Night
A meeting of Walter H. Larman
Post, No. 128 of the American Legion is called for Monday evening,
July 10th, at the home of Commander Leo E. Oden on West- Sixth street
at eight-thirty o'clock. Several important items of business will be
transacted and the entire membership, is asked to be present,
The chief item of business will be
the nomination of officers for the
year 1934. It hoped that several men
will be nominated for each office at
this time. The annual meeting of
the organization will be held on July
17th, and the men^ nominated,, next.
Monday evening will then be" voted
upon.
By a new Department ruling the
annual meeting must be held thirty
days prior to the State meeting, that
is before July 12th and officers elected must be installed sometime after
the State meeting. Therefore 1934
officers for Waiter H. Larman Post
will be nominated on July Tenth,
elected on July 17th, and installed
sometime around September first, or
later.
SHERIFF WOODS AND
DEPUTIES MAKE SUCCESSFUL RAID SON.
Wine, Beer and Moonshine
Found at Home of Fred.   .:
Myers at Harrison
Will" ■ ' *     "
Continuing his campaign to wipe
out the illicit moonshine business in
Clare county, Sheriff Edmond Woods
and his deputies raided the home of
Fred Myers, of Harrison Sunday
morning about 1:00 o'clock and confiscated 1 quart of wine, 147 pint bottles of beer and approximately 4 .gallons' of moonshine whiskey on a.
pearch warrant issued by Justice o£
the Peace A. S. Young.
Myers was taken to Bay City Monday and turned over to Federal
authorities where he will await trial.
According to reports previous raidi
have been made in this home, but no
evidence could be secured.
FLINT PASTOR OPENS
TENT MEETING IN HARRISON
Rev. Robert C. Warland, pastor at
the West -Flint chureh of th© Naz-
arone begins a revival Juiy„-6, continuing -two weeks, every eveni&g at
8100 p. m. The tent will be loeaiM ou
Oak street beside the United Breth*
ern church.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Special singing and good musie.
Come and bring; your dhi-enfls.
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