Everett SHAKE

(2 MAR 1932-28 AUG 1972)

• Birth:  2 MAR 1932, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Death:  28 AUG 1972, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN

Father: Edward C. SHAKE
Mother: Hazel Mae HARRISON

Family 1: Edna Mae EARHART

• Marriage:  28 JUL 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Divorce:  BEF 18 AUG 1962
• Divorce:  

 
                                               _John W. SHAKE______                           
                                              |(1836-1877) m 1867                             
                      _Hilton Tilden SHAKE____|                                               
                     |  (1876-1959) m 1903    |                                               
                     |                        |_Mary Ann PURCELL___                           
                     |                         (1845-1900) m 1867                             
 _Edward C. SHAKE____|                                                                        
|(1904-1973) m 1926  |                                              _James R. LOYD_
|                    |                                             |   ( ___-___ )            
|                    |                         _James Rufus LLOYD__|                          
|                    |                        |(1864-1921) m 1884  |_Mary STANLEY_
|                    |                        |                        (1840-___ )            
|                    |_Mary LLOYD_____________|                                               
|                       (1885-1961) m 1903    |                     _Lambert Jonathon HAMMOND_
|                                             |                    |   (1836-1906) m 1864     
|                                             |_Narcissa HAMMOND___|                          
|                                              (1867-1954) m 1884  |_Malvina WALLS_
|                                                                      (1844-1917) m 1864     
|--Everett SHAKE                                                                         
|   (1932-1972)                                                                         
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|                     _Lewis Francis HARRISON_                                                
|                    |                                                                        
|                    |                                                                        
|_Hazel Mae HARRISON_|                                                                        
 (1908-___ ) m 1926  |                                                                        
                     |                                                                        
                     |_Emma M. DAVIS__________                                                
                        (1885-1955) m 1906                                                    
                                                                                              

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Hilton Tilden SHAKE (Title)

(26 SEP 1876-29 MAY 1959)

• Birth:  26 SEP 1876, Paxton, Sullivan, IL
• Death:  29 MAY 1959, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Burial:  Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN
• Title:  

Father: John W. SHAKE
Mother: Mary Ann PURCELL

Family 1: Mary LLOYD

• Marriage:  28 NOV 1903

1. + Edward C. SHAKE
2. + Nola SHAKE
3. + Ruth Esther SHAKE

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John W. SHAKE

(30 OCT 1836-7 DEC 1877)

• Birth:  30 OCT 1836, Sullivan County, IN
• Death:  7 DEC 1877, Sullivan County, IN
• Burial:  Snyder Cemetery, Sullivan County, IN

Family 1: Mary Ann PURCELL

• Marriage:  3 MAR 1867, Sullivan County, IN

1. + Hilton Tilden SHAKE

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Loyd J. SHAKE

(7 DEC 1929-24 AUG 1998)

• Birth:  7 DEC 1929, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Death:  24 AUG 1998, Tippecanoe County, IN
• Burial:  Roselawn Memorial Park

Father: Edward C. SHAKE
Mother: Hazel Mae HARRISON

Family 1: Virginia A.

 
                                               _John W. SHAKE______                           
                                              |(1836-1877) m 1867                             
                      _Hilton Tilden SHAKE____|                                               
                     |  (1876-1959) m 1903    |                                               
                     |                        |_Mary Ann PURCELL___                           
                     |                         (1845-1900) m 1867                             
 _Edward C. SHAKE____|                                                                        
|(1904-1973) m 1926  |                                              _James R. LOYD_
|                    |                                             |   ( ___-___ )            
|                    |                         _James Rufus LLOYD__|                          
|                    |                        |(1864-1921) m 1884  |_Mary STANLEY_
|                    |                        |                        (1840-___ )            
|                    |_Mary LLOYD_____________|                                               
|                       (1885-1961) m 1903    |                     _Lambert Jonathon HAMMOND_
|                                             |                    |   (1836-1906) m 1864     
|                                             |_Narcissa HAMMOND___|                          
|                                              (1867-1954) m 1884  |_Malvina WALLS_
|                                                                      (1844-1917) m 1864     
|--Loyd J. SHAKE                                                                         
|   (1929-1998)                                                                         
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|                                                                                             
|                     _Lewis Francis HARRISON_                                                
|                    |                                                                        
|                    |                                                                        
|_Hazel Mae HARRISON_|                                                                        
 (1908-___ ) m 1926  |                                                                        
                     |                                                                        
                     |_Emma M. DAVIS__________                                                
                        (1885-1955) m 1906                                                    
                                                                                              

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Nola SHAKE

(5 SEP 1906-4 JUL 1970)

• Birth:  5 SEP 1906, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Death:  4 JUL 1970, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Burial:  Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN

Father: Hilton Tilden SHAKE
Mother: Mary LLOYD

Family 1: John Mitchell SIMPSON

• Marriage:  27 AUG 1927, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN

1. + John Nolan SIMPSON
2. + Sharon Lynn SIMPSON

 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                       _John W. SHAKE______                                                   
                      |(1836-1877) m 1867                                                     
                      |                                                                       
 _Hilton Tilden SHAKE_|                                                                       
| (1876-1959) m 1903  |                                                                       
|                     |                                                                       
|                     |                                                                       
|                     |_Mary Ann PURCELL___                                                   
|                      (1845-1900) m 1867                                                     
|                                                                                             
|--Nola SHAKE                                                                        
|   (1906-1970)                                                                        
|                                           _James R. LOYD____________                        
|                                          |   ( ___-___ )                                    
|                      _James Rufus LLOYD__|                                                  
|                     |                    |                                                  
|                     |                    |_Mary STANLEY_____________                        
|                     |                        (1840-___ )                                    
|_Mary LLOYD__________|                                                                       
  (1885-1961) m 1903  |                                                _Reuben HAMMOND_
                      |                                               |  (1810-1881) m 1831   
                      |                     _Lambert Jonathon HAMMOND_|                          
                      |                    |   (1836-1906) m 1864     |_Jane BAILEY_
                      |                    |                             (1815-1925) m 1831   
                      |_Narcissa HAMMOND___|                                                  
                       (1867-1954) m 1884  |                           _Joshua WALLS_
                                           |                          |  (1822-1850) m 1843   
                                           |_Malvina WALLS____________|                          
                                               (1844-1917) m 1864     |_Mary Elizabeth MILLER_
                                                                         (1825-1888) m 1843   

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Ruth Esther SHAKE

(18 FEB 1923-24 JUN 2013)

• Birth:  18 FEB 1923, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Death:  24 JUN 2013, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN
• Scholastic Achievement:  1939, Indiana State Laboratory School
• Personal notes at => [I073300]

Father: Hilton Tilden SHAKE
Mother: Mary LLOYD

Family 1: John Joel THOMAS

• Marriage:  12 APR 1941, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN

1. + Carolyn Marie THOMAS
2. + Sherry Ann THOMAS
3. + John Brian THOMAS

 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                       _John W. SHAKE______                                                   
                      |(1836-1877) m 1867                                                     
                      |                                                                       
 _Hilton Tilden SHAKE_|                                                                       
| (1876-1959) m 1903  |                                                                       
|                     |                                                                       
|                     |                                                                       
|                     |_Mary Ann PURCELL___                                                   
|                      (1845-1900) m 1867                                                     
|                                                                                             
|--Ruth Esther SHAKE                                                                        
|   (1923-2013)                                                                        
|                                           _James R. LOYD____________                        
|                                          |   ( ___-___ )                                    
|                      _James Rufus LLOYD__|                                                  
|                     |                    |                                                  
|                     |                    |_Mary STANLEY_____________                        
|                     |                        (1840-___ )                                    
|_Mary LLOYD__________|                                                                       
  (1885-1961) m 1903  |                                                _Reuben HAMMOND_
                      |                                               |  (1810-1881) m 1831   
                      |                     _Lambert Jonathon HAMMOND_|                          
                      |                    |   (1836-1906) m 1864     |_Jane BAILEY_
                      |                    |                             (1815-1925) m 1831   
                      |_Narcissa HAMMOND___|                                                  
                       (1867-1954) m 1884  |                           _Joshua WALLS_
                                           |                          |  (1822-1850) m 1843   
                                           |_Malvina WALLS____________|                          
                                               (1844-1917) m 1864     |_Mary Elizabeth MILLER_
                                                                         (1825-1888) m 1843   

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Emma Elizabeth SHAKER

(5 NOV 1899-22 AUG 198)

• Birth:  5 NOV 1899
• Death:  22 AUG 198, Vernon County, WI
• Burial:  Mount Vernon Cemetery, Hillsboro, WI

Family 1: Joseph VRBSKY

1. + Virgil VRBSKY

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John Fleming SHAKESHAFT

(10 DEC 1906-5 SEP 1990)

• Birth:  10 DEC 1906, Monroe County, NY
• Death:  5 SEP 1990, Riga, Monroe, NY
• Burial:  Riga Cemetery, Riga, NY

Family 1: Mary Alice HAGGERTY

• Marriage:  21 NOV 1933, Monroe County, NY

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Elizabeth SHALER

(1690-21 MAY 1740)

• Name:  Elizabeth SHAILOR
• Birth:  1690, Massachusetts
• Death:  21 MAY 1740, Farmington, Hartford, CT

Family 1: John HOISINGTON

1. + Ebenezer HOISINGTON

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Arthur W. SHALLIES

(11 DEC 1870-6 MAY 1929)

• Birth:  11 DEC 1870, Hartford, Windsor, VT
• Death:  6 MAY 1929, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT

Father: Franklin W. SHALLIES
Mother: Augusta Maria RUGGLES

Family 1: Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN

• Marriage:  22 DEC 1900, Woodstock, Windsor, VT

1. + Harry A. SHALLIES
2.   Ralph Edgar SHALLIES
3.   Ruth Maud SHALLIES
4.   Ina Mary SHALLIES

 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                         _Joseph SHALLIES___________                                          
                        |   (1783-1867)                                                       
                        |                                                                     
 _Franklin W. SHALLIES__|                                                                     
|  (1837-1903) m 1870   |                                                                     
|                       |                                                                     
|                       |                                                                     
|                       |_Mary COREY________________                                          
|                           (1800-1880)                                                       
|                                                                                             
|--Arthur W. SHALLIES                                                                      
|   (1870-1929)                                                                      
|                                                                         _Samuel RUGGLES_
|                                                                        |( ___-1818) m 1770  
|                                                    _Samuel RUGGLES_____|                           
|                                                   |(1776-1856) m 1805  |_Elizabeth FISHER_
|                                                   |                     (1740-1786) m 1770  
|                        _Milton RUGGLES____________|                                         
|                       |                           |                     _Elisha HOISINGTON_
|                       |                           |                    |(1754-1827) m 1775  
|                       |                           |_Flora HOISINGTON___|                           
|                       |                            (1785-1870) m 1805  |_Mindwell WELLS_
|                       |                                                 (1744-1814) m 1775  
|_Augusta Maria RUGGLES_|                                                                     
   (1838-1901) m 1870   |                                                                     
                        |                                                                     
                        |_Saphronia Howlett SARGENT_                                          
                            (1809-1843) m 1837                                                
                                                                                              

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Daniel Webster SHALLIES

(3 NOV 1852-27 FEB 1927)

• Birth:  3 NOV 1852, Hartford, Windsor, VT
• Death:  27 FEB 1927, Nashua, Hillsborough, NH
• Burial:  Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Father: Norman S. SHALLIES
Mother: Mary TEWKSBURY

Family 1: Orra Elizabeth SHORT

• Marriage:  5 FEB 1878, Quechee, Windsor, VT

1. + Persis Elizabeth SHALLIES

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Franklin W. SHALLIES

(29 OCT 1837-27 DEC 1903)

• Birth:  29 OCT 1837, Vermont
• Death:  27 DEC 1903, Hartford, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Center of Town Cemetery, Hartford, VT

Father: Joseph SHALLIES
Mother: Mary COREY

Family 1: Augusta Maria RUGGLES

• Marriage:  20 JAN 1870, Springfield, Windsor, VT

1. + Arthur W. SHALLIES

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Harry A. SHALLIES

(27 JUL 1902-2 NOV 1975)

• Birth:  27 JUL 1902, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Death:  2 NOV 1975, Windsor, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT

Father: Arthur W. SHALLIES
Mother: Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN

Family 1: Leona Mable Abbott DAILY

• Marriage:  29 APR 1934, Woodstock, Windsor, VT

 
                                                  _Joseph SHALLIES___________                     
                                                 |   (1783-1867)                                  
                          _Franklin W. SHALLIES__|                                                
                         |  (1837-1903) m 1870   |                                                
                         |                       |_Mary COREY________________                     
                         |                           (1800-1880)                                  
 _Arthur W. SHALLIES_____|                                                                        
|  (1870-1929) m 1900    |                                                    _Samuel RUGGLES_
|                        |                                                   |(1776-1856) m 1805  
|                        |                        _Milton RUGGLES____________|                           
|                        |                       |   (1808-1884) m 1837      |_Flora HOISINGTON_
|                        |                       |                            (1785-1870) m 1805  
|                        |_Augusta Maria RUGGLES_|                                                
|                           (1838-1901) m 1870   |                                                
|                                                |_Saphronia Howlett SARGENT_                     
|                                                    (1809-1843) m 1837                           
|--Harry A. SHALLIES                                                                         
|   (1902-1975)                                                                         
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                         _George W. CHAMBERLIN__                                                 
|                        |                                                                        
|                        |                                                                        
|_Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN_|                                                                        
   (1877-1941) m 1900    |                                                                        
                         |                                                                        
                         |_Hannah Maria TARBELL__                                                 
                            (1845-1921) m 1865                                                    
                                                                                                  

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Ina Mary SHALLIES

(14 MAR 1914-6 MAY 1978)

• Birth:  14 MAR 1914, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Death:  6 MAY 1978
• Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT

Father: Arthur W. SHALLIES
Mother: Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN

 
                                                  _Joseph SHALLIES___________                     
                                                 |   (1783-1867)                                  
                          _Franklin W. SHALLIES__|                                                
                         |  (1837-1903) m 1870   |                                                
                         |                       |_Mary COREY________________                     
                         |                           (1800-1880)                                  
 _Arthur W. SHALLIES_____|                                                                        
|  (1870-1929) m 1900    |                                                    _Samuel RUGGLES_
|                        |                                                   |(1776-1856) m 1805  
|                        |                        _Milton RUGGLES____________|                           
|                        |                       |   (1808-1884) m 1837      |_Flora HOISINGTON_
|                        |                       |                            (1785-1870) m 1805  
|                        |_Augusta Maria RUGGLES_|                                                
|                           (1838-1901) m 1870   |                                                
|                                                |_Saphronia Howlett SARGENT_                     
|                                                    (1809-1843) m 1837                           
|--Ina Mary SHALLIES                                                                         
|   (1914-1978)                                                                         
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                         _George W. CHAMBERLIN__                                                 
|                        |                                                                        
|                        |                                                                        
|_Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN_|                                                                        
   (1877-1941) m 1900    |                                                                        
                         |                                                                        
                         |_Hannah Maria TARBELL__                                                 
                            (1845-1921) m 1865                                                    
                                                                                                  

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Joseph SHALLIES

(1 SEP 1783-22 AUG 1867)

• Birth:  1 SEP 1783, Connecticut
• Death:  22 AUG 1867, Hartford, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Center of Town Cemetery, Hartford, VT

Family 1: Mary COREY

1. + Franklin W. SHALLIES

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Norman S. SHALLIES

(7 JUL 1818-15 MAY 1893)

• Birth:  7 JUL 1818, Hartford, Windsor, VT
• Death:  15 MAY 1893, New Hampshire
• Burial:  Quechee, Windsor, VT

Family 1: Mary TEWKSBURY

1. + Daniel Webster SHALLIES

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Persis Elizabeth SHALLIES

(13 SEP 1878-24 AUG 1948)

• Birth:  13 SEP 1878, Concord, Merrimack, NH
• Death:  24 AUG 1948, Leominster, Worcester, MA
• Burial:  Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Father: Daniel Webster SHALLIES
Mother: Orra Elizabeth SHORT

Family 1: Allen D. WOODS

• Marriage:  1 MAR 1899, Leominster, Worcester, MA

1.   Gladys Mary WOODS
2.   Gertrude Vera WOODS
3.   Vernons Shallies WOODS
4. + Robert Lloyd WOODS

 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                             _Norman S. SHALLIES__                                          
                            |   (1818-1893)                                                 
                            |                                                               
 _Daniel Webster SHALLIES___|                                                               
|   (1852-1927) m 1878      |                                                               
|                           |                                                               
|                           |                                                               
|                           |_Mary TEWKSBURY______                                          
|                               (1823-1902)                                                 
|                                                                                           
|--Persis Elizabeth SHALLIES                                                                
|   (1878-1948)                                                                
|                                                  _William SHORT______                     
|                                                 |(1770-1866) m 1806                       
|                            _William SHORT_______|                                         
|                           |                     |                                         
|                           |                     |_Parmelia LAWTON____                     
|                           |                      ( ___-___ ) m 1806                       
|_Orra Elizabeth SHORT______|                                                               
    (1848-1921) m 1878      |                                           _Elias HOISINGTON_
                            |                                          |(1758-1810) m 1782  
                            |                      _Aaron HOISINGTON___|                           
                            |                     |(1795-1857) m 1816  |_Mary STOWELL_
                            |                     |                     (1762-1842) m 1782  
                            |_Mary Ann HOISINGTON_|                                         
                                (1817-1882)       |                     _Manassah CADY_
                                                  |                    |   (1758-1833)      
                                                  |_Orra CADY__________|                           
                                                   (1795-1848) m 1816  |_Elizabeth HUTCHINS_
                                                                           (1759-1841)      

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Ralph Edgar SHALLIES

(10 JUL 1905-21 FEB 1910)

• Birth:  10 JUL 1905, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Death:  21 FEB 1910, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT

Father: Arthur W. SHALLIES
Mother: Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN

 
                                                  _Joseph SHALLIES___________                     
                                                 |   (1783-1867)                                  
                          _Franklin W. SHALLIES__|                                                
                         |  (1837-1903) m 1870   |                                                
                         |                       |_Mary COREY________________                     
                         |                           (1800-1880)                                  
 _Arthur W. SHALLIES_____|                                                                        
|  (1870-1929) m 1900    |                                                    _Samuel RUGGLES_
|                        |                                                   |(1776-1856) m 1805  
|                        |                        _Milton RUGGLES____________|                           
|                        |                       |   (1808-1884) m 1837      |_Flora HOISINGTON_
|                        |                       |                            (1785-1870) m 1805  
|                        |_Augusta Maria RUGGLES_|                                                
|                           (1838-1901) m 1870   |                                                
|                                                |_Saphronia Howlett SARGENT_                     
|                                                    (1809-1843) m 1837                           
|--Ralph Edgar SHALLIES                                                                         
|   (1905-1910)                                                                         
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                 
|                         _George W. CHAMBERLIN__                                                 
|                        |                                                                        
|                        |                                                                        
|_Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN_|                                                                        
   (1877-1941) m 1900    |                                                                        
                         |                                                                        
                         |_Hannah Maria TARBELL__                                                 
                            (1845-1921) m 1865                                                    
                                                                                                  

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Ruth Maud SHALLIES

(4 DEC 1911-28 NOV 1995)

• Birth:  4 DEC 1911, Woodstock, Windsor, VT
• Death:  28 NOV 1995, Bridgewater Corners, Windsor, VT
• Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT

Father: Arthur W. SHALLIES
Mother: Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN

 
                                                  _Joseph SHALLIES___________                     
                                                 |   (1783-1867)                                  
                          _Franklin W. SHALLIES__|                                                
                         |  (1837-1903) m 1870   |                                                
                         |                       |_Mary COREY________________                     
                         |                           (1800-1880)                                  
 _Arthur W. SHALLIES_____|                                                                        
|  (1870-1929) m 1900    |                                                    _Samuel RUGGLES_
|                        |                                                   |(1776-1856) m 1805  
|                        |                        _Milton RUGGLES____________|                           
|                        |                       |   (1808-1884) m 1837      |_Flora HOISINGTON_
|                        |                       |                            (1785-1870) m 1805  
|                        |_Augusta Maria RUGGLES_|                                                
|                           (1838-1901) m 1870   |                                                
|                                                |_Saphronia Howlett SARGENT_                     
|                                                    (1809-1843) m 1837                           
|--Ruth Maud SHALLIES                                                                         
|   (1911-1995)                                                                         
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|                                                                                                 
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|                         _George W. CHAMBERLIN__                                                 
|                        |                                                                        
|                        |                                                                        
|_Alice Daisy CHAMBERLIN_|                                                                        
   (1877-1941) m 1900    |                                                                        
                         |                                                                        
                         |_Hannah Maria TARBELL__                                                 
                            (1845-1921) m 1865                                                    
                                                                                                  

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Anthony George SHALTIS

(3 NOV 1917-7 APR 1984)

• Birth:  3 NOV 1917, Rhinelander, Oneida, WI
• Death:  7 APR 1984, Rhinelander, Oneida, WI
• Burial:  Northland Memorial Park, Rhinelander, WI

Family 1: Myrtle Caroline SACHSE

• Marriage:  16 JUN 1945, Rhinelander, Oneida, WI

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