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1807, or any other order not herein mentioned, or to deprive parties of any legal remedy to which they mbe entitled, under the order in council, of the 21st of April, 1812.

is ro al highness the prince regent is hereby plexed further to declare, in the name, and on the beh of of his majesty, that nothing in the present order contained all be understood to preclude his royal highness the prince regent, if circumstances shill so require, from restoring after reasonable nodice, the orders of the 7th January, 1807, and the 26th of April, 1809, or any part thereof, to their url elbet, or from taking such other Ineasures of recdi tina against the enemy, as may appear to his royal highness to be just and necessary.

save the greatness of his birth, to be apprehensive of danger. Being thus found, he was drawn out by ́ the soldiers, and when from fear and dread of death he besought their mercy-they took him upon their shoulders, carried him to the camp, and proclaimed him emperor.

MEPHITIC GAS.

To the Editor of the Connecticut Mirror. SIR-On seeing an account in a late Philadelphia paper, of the death of Mr. J. C. Vassar, of Poughkeepsie, in consequence of the effect of mephitic cas, If It ad cof compunction for having so long omitted to publish the following facts:

About six years ago, in the town of Deerfield, (Mass.) which was then the place of my residence, I was present, in three or four mi nutes after a young man had been taken from a well in a state of insensibility, and apparently near death. Soon, however, his sysMedical assi3tem became universally and extremely convulsed. tance was immediatly obtained. No medicine could be adminis tered. Several attempts were made to bleed, but without effect. A tepid bath was also tried without effet. Friction and various othic external applications.were resorted to, but all too good pur pose. The convulsions continud. In about five hours the misera bl object appeared to he sinking into death, and just upon the

And the right nonorable the lords commissioners. of his muje tv's treasury, his majesty's principal secretaries of state, the lords commissioners of the admil and He judge of the high court of ad miralty, an the judge of the court of vice admipoint of expiring. At this time it occurred to my miod that if oxyrait, tret, take the necessary measures herein, as to them may respectively appertain.

Miscellaneous.

Instances of Extraordinary Fecundity. In the borough of Leicester, in the parish and church of St. Martin, (according to Hakewell,) is the following remarkable epitaph:

Here lieth the body of John Heyrick, of this puish, who departed this like the 24 April, 1589, being about the age of 76 years; he did marry Mary, the daughter of John Bond, of Wardend, in the county of Warwick, Esq. He lived with the said Mary, in one house, full fifty two years; and in all that time, never buried man, woman or child, though they were sometimes twenty in household. He had issue by the said Mary, five sons and seven daughters. The said John was Mavor of the town. 1559, and again anno, 1572. The said Mary lived to ninety seven years, and departed the 8th Decem ber 1611. She did see before her departure, of her children and children's children, to the number of 142.

In Markshall church in Essex, on Mrs. Honey wood's tomb, is this inscription:

Igen could be administer d, it might possibly restore hi-but having no proper means of obtaining it, and having found, from some former Experiments, that the herb vulgarly called burrage, contained a considerably quantity of this as-add on enquiry being informed, that a plenty might be immediately obtained, I conclud ed to make trial of it. I soon broke a large handful and placed it at his nose. In two minutes respiration was evidently better. La four or five minutes he spoke, and used some bodily exertion, but was mentally deranged. He now discovered an inclination to ohta the eluvia of the burrage. Another handful of the broken Laves was placed as before. In ten minutes his reason returned, with a considerable degree of his strength. He now called for more of the herb and manifested great satisfaction in breathing through it. Applications of it were made for about an hour, when he was able to walk. The next day he was confortable-aud called on me aud expressed himself in the following manner: "In all my life I never smelt any thing so sweet and good, nor gave me so much hasure as the burrage did, from the time I awaked until I got on any feet."

A surprizing effect was produced on this man by this herb, and it is left with the gentlemen of the faculty to decide whether it was Produced by the oxygen, or by some other quality or virtue of this plant.

This publication is made in hopes that some other unfortunate persons may receive relief by the application of the same remedy, JOHN TAYLOR, Enfield, July 4, 1811.

A PENDULUM MILL MACHINE. A model is deposited at the patent office, Washington city. Its utility must be apparent to every person that has the least knowedge of the force required to work various kinds of mills upon There is at present to be seen at the farm of examining the same. the subscriber a machine in actual operation with a pendulum of 600 weight-a rag wheel of three fat diameter is kept in complete motion by the saine, with which has been dragged 25 cwt.; and

16t, has been raised over a pady by winding a rope round the

shaft of the wheel. The machinery is of a simple construction and is kept in motion with ease by the strength of a man's ardi-a samdi quantity of water can be applied to keep the pendulum in motion. It is easy to construct a machine of this kind upon a large scale, that will move or raise tons weight, and the machine will be kept in motion with ease by the power of a man's arm. Any person de sirous of obtaining a patent will please to apply to the patentee at Marble Plat farm, or, during the present session of congress, at JOSEPH LEFEVRE,

Here lieth the body of Mary Waters, the daugh. ter and co-heir of Robert Waters, of Lenkham, in Kent, Esquire, wife of Robert Honeywood, of Cha ring, in Kent, E quire, her only husband; who had a: her decease, lawfully descended from her, 367-his lodgings, Washington city. sixteen of her own body, 114 grand children, 228 in She Strasburg, Lancaster county, Penn. June 3, 1812. the third generation, and nine in the fourth. N. B. The prejudiced and unbelieving are invited to call and sce lived a most pious life, and in a christian manner and judge for themselves. died here in Markshall, in the 934 year of her age and in the forty fourth of her widowhood, May 11th,

1620.

A CURE FOR BURNS.

[From the Albany Gazett:]

A son of mine, a short time since, while playing with other boys, The following inscription is to be found on a with fire bails composed of tow dipped in spirits of turpentine, tombstone in the church-yard of Heyden, in York-gunpowder, &c. was burned in a shocking manner, by having one of the halls accidentally thrown into his face. Having noticed the shileHere lieth the body of William Strutton, of Pad-application of cotton recommended in the Baltimore Medical Ly ceum, in cases of burns, I was induced to make the experiment. rington, buried the 18th of May 1734, aged 97; who covered the side of the face which was now so swollen as to close had by his first wife 28 children, and by a second there, and blistered all over, the skin also in some parts broken by his having washed it in cold water, immediatel after the accirile 17 was father to 45, grand-father to 88, great dent had taken place. I did not remove the cotton for ten days; and father to 97, and great great grand-father to during which time he never complained of the least pain, and when removed I found it perfectly well, leaving no sort of a mark except two or three spots rather darker than the rest of the skin, but which have since dis appeared. As a remedy so efficacions, and so easily Procur d, ought to be made public for the benefit of our fellowcitizens, request the liberty to communicate the same, through the medium of your paper.

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wall of sedition and slaughter, thrust himself
intole to hide himself, though he had no cause, Chesapeake bay, near Havre-de-Grace.

JOHN COOK.

*Marble Plat farm is situated 23 miles from the tide water of the

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The foregoing table is formed and inserted for the purpose of giving a general idea of the dimensions and force of a ship, on hearing her rate mentioned in the newspapers. guns is commonly from a fourth to a third more than they are rated and their weight of metal and many other particulars, differ widely from the rules of the admiralty, being governed by various partiBut their actual force in cular circumstances, in the make or construction of the vessels.

On the Navy---brief remarks.

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The universal attention excited by our squadron-while the supplies of men can be had by voluntary maritime force cannot be supported without imund 'r commodore Rodgers; the high interest with enlistments, the United States will see the necessi pressing the seamen. Yet, perhaps, to this extent which his tract has been followed, and the great ty of a navy, and create it; not to compete with the hopes and fears for his safety and success, naturally old navies of Europe on the high seas, but adequad. provoke a wish that our navy was of sufficient to meet, as occasion requires, some of their squis force to chase the marauders from our coast and rons detached to our coasts. To what force clear the neighboring seas of the enemy. But there extent reaches, we are by no means prepared to of the is a certain something necessary to the equipment but it is possible we might raise six ships ar of a navy beyond a certain extent, diametrically at line, and twenty stout frigates in all, with as avar with the spirit of our constitution; for it ap more smaller vessels,being a very respectable om 100 pears, from the practice of all nations, that a largellishment. Yet we have at this moment fr many estab

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to 120 armed vessels at sea, carrying from 700 to, will follow; an event that might have been postpon800 cannon, and about 8,000 men. Many othered for many years, if moderation had directed her vessels are fitting out, and our actual force engaged councils.. in privateering, will in a short sine be equal to 200 vessels, with 1,500 guns and 18 or 20,000 men.The EFFECT of these vessels (and others that will be fitted out if they are successful) is yet to be seen and a problem, perhaps, of difficult solution, will arise as to the manner, according to the means we possess and the spirit of our institutions, in which we can best assail an enemy,

Political Remarks.

CURRENTE CALAMO

Many private letters assure us that the royal family, with the nobility and bishops, and other great men, are spoken of by the populace in London, at the public places, with as little veneration as a village lawyer in Connecticut speaks of the president and congress of the United States. With us this freedom of sentiment constitutes the government; but the case is vastly different on the other side of the water, where the divine right of kings is taught from the pulpit, and frand and fear are the chief pillars of the administration. To imaine the death of the king is high treason in England-and the law is so established to torbid the people from accustom

The famous orders in council are at length con-ing theinselves to the idea that a king may die like ditionally repealed. (See the official article, page another man! Every monarchy is supported, more 392.) They have been reluctantly abandoned, and or less, by that clerical blasphemy and political the right to apply them again is asserted and reserv knavery that gives immortality to the Lama of Thibet, ed. The ministry have yielded to the pressure of in the estimation of the stupid wretches that worship poverty on their own people, uninfluenced by any him. Tear the sorplice from the hypocrite and the regard to the rights of neutrals or the love of justice. mask from the royalist; let their deformity he maThe manufactarers of England have been driven al-nifest to the people; let them become familiar with most to madness by the want of employment and the idea of ridding themselves of the monsters and deficiency of food; and, with arms in their hands, drones that eat out their substance-and who shall they appeared disposed to wrest a subsistence from calculate where their vengeance will stop? It has their oppressors. · An important object, as they been remarked that in revolutionary France, those supposed, was obtained by the revocation of these provinces which were most encumbered by nobles orders--an unrestrained intercourse with the Unit and priests were the scenes of the greatest excesses: ed States was sweetly anticipated, and they looked And so it will be in every part of the world where for a liberal supply of provisions, with a brisk tar- the people once break down the political and religi ket for their accumulated fabrications, in con-e-ous barriers that have been artfully placed between gence: what will be the feelings of the poor and them and their rights. If a revolution shall happen exhausted manufacturer, when the cup of consola in England, it will commence in the manufacturing tion is cast from his lips by ascertaining, that the districts, but be less sanguinary in them than in outrages of his government have compelled the long others, as they have a smaller portion of the nobility suffering Americans to resort to arms, to retaliate, resident in them. to redress and terminate their wrongs?t The state of society in ENGLAND is truly distressA fearful crisis is approaching in England. No-ing. A partial famine prevails; the country is at thing but the greatest e.forts of her greatest men war with almost every nation of the civilized world; can avert a dreadful revolution. Though every industry is at a pause, not having vent for its produc ramification of the government is corrupt, and the tions; the poor.rates have been trebled within a putridity is daily increased, we had rather that the few years; three fourths of the laboring classes are pruning knife than the axe should be laid to the po paupers, for the price of labor, even of those emlitical tree. We sincerely wish that England may ployed, is so much reduced, that the manufacturer remain on the map of the world, a great and mighty by toiling sixteen hours out of every twenty four, nation we desire nothing but justice; a simple cannot subsist himself and his wife, upon the coars application of the golden rule, that she will do unto est diet; ingenuity has been put to the rack for us as she would that other nations should do unto new objects of taxation, for every thing seemed taxher. The unprincipled conduct of her rulers have ed as high as it would bear; yet the revenue has fallen driven us into many measures powerfully calculated short many millions in the mean time the expento sap the foundation of her prosperity; and will, ces of government, as it is called, are enormously besides, drive across the Atlantic a large portion of increased, for corruption has a daily growth, and her manufacturing capital, with artists in abundance. placemen and pensioners are continually multiplied. An instant rivalry in the great market of the world The loan demanded for the service of the present year, is of greater amount than the whole national There is one circumstance attending the prince debt of the United States, twice told. Besides, anoregent's revocation of the orders in council which ther loan was expected; for on the question being deserves to be particularly noticed-a renunciation asked by the bidders, the minister would not pledge of the very principle upon which his former declara himself to the contrary-anticipating a further dition was founded, namely; the restoration of neu minution of revenue. With such an estimate, what trul commerce to its original footing. The decree of effect will the new war have? How far will the reNapoleon expressly limiting his revocation to the venue be touched by the irresistible activity and enexclusive benefit of the United States. See the terprise of 100,000 American seamen, prepared or declaration, Weekly Register, vol. II. page 229. preparing themselves to assail the British commerce Hostilities between France and Russia had not in every sea-to cut off supplies from abroad, and commenced. The last accounts left Bonaparte at forbid exportations, with safety. The Americans Dantzic. His first object it is said, will be to shut will prove themselves an enemy more destructive up the Baltic completely- a circumstance, (says than Great Britain ever had on the ocean-they Dublin paper) no doubt to be deeply lamented, but will do deeds that other sailors would hardly dare in a great measure qualified by the repeal of the or to reflect on. Witness their exploits in the revoluders in council, which opens America once more tionary war, and at TRIPOLI; in which, perhaps, not a single instance occurred of their being defeat

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ed by an equal force, though cases of the contrary, greater capital of the ally would deprive them of: are numerous. What part of the enemy's trade These things will be tested by the ensuing election will be safe? France, duly estimating the capacity of a president of the United States, and Eng.ded of America to injure a common enemy, will open will clearly perceive the falshood of the tales that are all the ports of the continent as places of refuge and sent her. Until the i-sne of that election is known, deposit for our privateers, and all the fleets of Eng unless there appears a probability of a general rising land cannot confine them to their harbors, at home of the people, the British ministry will not think of or abroad. The British channel itself will be vex proposing equitable times for a peace. How imed by their enterprises; and 100 sail of armed vesportant to the success of the war, and the speedy sels be in dequate to the protection of the trade termination of it, is UNION!

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passing through it. For the probability of these! thing, let Lloyd's lists from 1777 to '83 be referred to. Terror will pervade the commercial mind, and mighty bankruptcies follow; to all which will be superadded the great privations of the manufacturIt is the practice of too many persons for eleces, and the increased distresses of the poor. Moretoneering purposes, or from being influenced by money must be raised-for the national expenditure-inister considerations of interest, to condemn, as will be greatly augmented, -every ship must be put die men, what, as private individuals, they ap in commission, if possible--and the war being p prove; or, vice versa-and to sacrifice the honest secuted chiefly at a distance, will be the more costly lictates of the heart to passion and prejudice. Will the minister obtain a new loan to fight the In the whole course of my conversation with gen. United States? What is to consume, or take out o¦tlemen of all parties for several years past, I have the market, the mighty paper medium-the best of never found more than two or three persons (who which, the notes of the Bank of England are at 50 were aliea Englishmen) that did not admit a war per cent. discount for gold and silver! What will against England was necessary for the just mainte become of his navy, deprived of timber and stores nance of the independence of the United States.from Canada, and what will be the situation of his It is in elevant to the present case, but I may most important colonies, the West India island- ? also declare, that I have not discoursed wq Who can count the united elects of such events one person who did not agree with me, that we had It is an awful estimation: but as peace, honest perce, also "just cause for complaint," and of war, too, is the sole object we have in view, let every one by against France. To avoid a war, in such a state of his word, act or deed, as the case may be, give vi things, our pacific government, holding the same gor to the war. It mast and will terminate speedi-opinion as the people at large, tried every expedient, ly with glory. May the hearts of the British rul and exhausted the public patience by negotiation ers be inclined with virtue to make their peace,while and remonstrance, with actual submission. The opportunity serves! nation that had done us by far the greatest wrong

It is not preceded that all the advantages will be was finally selected; as well for the more cruel and on our side-bat we are not dependent on com-extensive excesses of her rulers as from our supposmerce for existence, as Great Britain is-it is here ed capacity to coerce justice from her more than arecondary consideration: and, besides, for many from the other, who, at every point, seemed invulyears past, we have run the gauntlet though her nerable to us.

fleets and carried on a profi able trade, which the Influenced these motives, some loudly condemn circumstances of the war will greatly augment and privateering, though their individual morality is no invigorate. better than their neighbors engaged in that business. Great Britain has many warm friends in the UniFrom those who hold war unjustifiable, we expect ted Sates-many more than I suspected; but a a testimony against privateering; but in all others state o: war is calculated, in a thousand ways, to di- it looks like hypocrisy. minish their number. Those who are extremely What is war? Mr. Jefferson has happily describ zealous in her behalf, may leave the county in some ed it as a contest of trying who can do the other of the cartels-others, less ardent in their attach the most hirm Who carries on the war? Armies minis,will be affected by the common sympathy; or are formed and navies manned by individuals. How in many ways, on the sea board, by interest, patri-is a battle gained? By the death of individuals.-otism being thrown out of the question. Many are What produces peace? The distresses of indviduals. engaged in privateering and they impress the good What dillerence to the sufferer is it, that his prowishes of their neighbors and friends. Some per perty is taken by a national or private armed vessel? sons as yet cannot fully believe we are at war with Did our merchants, who have lost 917 vessels by Great Britain; but the time will come when they British captures, feel any graufication that the will be sure of it; then will the spirit of 76 light up most of them were taken by his majesty's men of the do mant omor path ia in their bosoms, and those war? Were the spoils less rigidly exacted by a 71 at pre ent in a state of apathy will be among the motgun ship than by a privateer of four guns, and were zealous defenders of our rights. A thousand John hot all equally condemned? War, whether on land Henrys will not be able to effect a diversion in favor of or sea, is constituted of acts of violence on the perthe enemy, as some have supposed might easily be sons and property of indviduals; and excess of viodone. The people of New England, from whom she ap lence is the grand cause that brings about a peace. pears to have been led to expect it, have too much mo- One man fights for wages paid him by the govern ther wit about them to be made her tools as the Spament, or a patriotic zeal for the defence of his coun niurds and Portugue e are, setting aside their steady try another, duly authorised, and giving the prorepublicanism and firm attachment to union. They per pledges for his good conduct, undertakes to pay know very well that an alliance with England would himself at the expence of the foe, and serve his be the immediate annihilation of their shipping inte country as effectually as the former; and governrest, heretofore supported by the agricultural laborsment, drawing all its supplies from the people, is of the middle and southern states, and that the soil in reality, as much affected by the losses of the one of their own country is inadequate to supply it as the other; the efficacy of its measures dependpopulation, without that foreign trade which theling upon the energies and resources of the whole,

In the United States every possible encouragement Halifax, July 23. Admiral Sawyer has issued hould be given to privateering in war with a comparticular orders to let the fihing and coasting vesmercial nation. We have tens of thousands of sea sels of the United States pass unmolested. Those pen, that, without it, would be destitute of the that have been BURNT were suspected of being East means of support, and useless to their country. Indiamen, laden with French goods.

Our national ships are too few to give employment Beston, August 6. Effects of the French war. We o a twentieth part of them, or retaliate the acts of are sorry to state, very sorry indeed and indeed to the enemy. But by licencing private armed vessel.declare, that the "black slaves of the southern states" the whole naval force of the nation is truly brought have risen in a body; 300,000 of them, armed and to bear on the foe; and while the contest lasts, that equipped, are encamped at Baltimore. They are it may have the speedier termination, let every indi emmanded by a Frenchman, and intend to march vidual contribute his mite, in the best way that he found by sea for the borrid purpo-e of "destroying can, to distress and harrass the enemy, and compel he comm ree" of East Greenwich. him to peace.

"Home made" News.

Quod volunt accedere homines, id libenter credunt.

The Ilifax Roval Gazette is filled with the depositions of the officers of his majesty's ship Belviere, indubitably proving that that vessel defeated "the whole Yankee squadron." It also appears by a letter from sir Arthur Batt Bingham of the Latie Reit, that he actually sunk the frigate President, in

[The following was designed to have been annexbis action with that ship: How she got up again ed to the article headed 66 False Reports" in our last, but omitted for want of room.]

is very extraordinary and demands an explanation. The Royal Society have had the matter under consideration; and suppose there must have been a large quantity of French influence" deposited in the waters of the sea; which being decomposed by the progress of the vessel, was followed by combustion, the force of which cast her again on the surface; where Rodgers fastened her by a rope.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman of great re specability at WASHINGTON to his friend in Bos TON."I have seen a copy of general Hall's in structions. He is commanded to subdue Upper Canada immediately. The proclamation he has issued was prepared in Paris under the particular inspection of Bonaparte, by the duke of Caperers, Georgetown, Sussex county, Delaware, August 8. who lately arrived at Baltimore in a pipe of brandy, Government has done nothing for the protection of fom Bordeaux: The duke is to hold the coun- the frontiers, or the Black Swamp in this state. All try, under guarantee of the United States, in trust the heavy cannon in the forts at New Yorkare made a the fature kingdom of litle Jerome Bonaparte, of "maple logs," and even the 32 pounder at Sackzeneral Smith's nephew." It is truly astonishing ett's Harbor that so unluckily damaged the Royal that general Hull has had the temerity to place his George, is a bit of a "pine tree," bored out and foot on British ground, for to my certain knowledge painted. Our swamp is not even defended by a gun his troops had nothing to eat or drink for nineteen boat. An attack from the rattlesnakes may be daily days before their arrival at Detroit; besides, he has expected. Beither arms nor ammunition, and it is a positive fact that not one of the Ohio militia know how to fire a

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Harford, July 30. We understand that government has purchased a large quantity of powder from certain Frenchmen, on the Brandywine, near WilMontreal, July 21. VERY IMPORTANT!-It has mington, Del. It is true the powder is as good as any just been discovered that all the cannon on board in the world, and perhaps as cheap; but we would the American frigates were made of French iron, ask any man if it is prudent at this time to form an without touchholes. Commodore Rodgers, justly alliance with France? Further, these same Frenchincensed at being sent to sea under such circum men have established one of the best cloth manufac stances, has resigned; and his example was expect tories in the world, and we are alarmed with their jed to be followed by every other officer in the serzeal to encourage the breed of Merino sheep. One vice. of them, though very rich already, out of his fero

! Newburyport, August 2. A secret treaty between cious enmity to Great Britain, has sent his only the French emperor and Mr. Meson was found in child to France to serve a regular apprenticeship in this place yesterday, concealed under a great pile of pue of the greatest cloth manufactories in that counshingles. By this convention it appears that Mr.ty, to give the highest possible perfection to its faM. has ceded to Bonaparte all the islands in the lake brication here. Thus with French powder, French of the woods, together with the New England cloths and French BRANDY, our country is travelstates," on condition that the latter shall induce ling post haste to ruin.

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the people to elect him president of the Unite 1 States We state it as a positive fact, all that appears in a second time. We are happy to state that this treaty has not yet been ratified by the senate, and that the "New England states" are about calling a conven tion to protest against it. They will cause it to be rejected" peaceably, if they can, violently if they

must."

the ministerial papers" to the contrary notwithstanding, that 1000 men for the new standing army are not yet enlisted. By the returns it appears that of these 617 have neither arms nor legs, and 198 are totally blind. Hopeful protectors of the conntry! Gallant, spirits, indeed, to meet the full-fed soldiers of Britain !" by whose forbearance, (as has been justly observed by one of our most emis nent statesmen) a single herring is PERMITTED is enter the Chesapeake bay.”

*"Our readers will find in this paper a proclama tion from the American Napoleon, which is, from beginning to end, a close copy of the gasconoding proclamations so often sent forth by the emperor of Salem, August 10. Great Britain has never done France, to the poor inhabitants he was bent upon us any injury. We were fools in 1776-and are conquering and adding to the list of his slaves."-knaves in 1812, for quarreling with her. She is [New-York Evening Post-on gen. Hull's procla-fighting for the liberties and the religion of the. mation.] world.

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