Surmounted difficulties not only teach
but hearten us in our future struggles.
—Sharp.

FEBRUARY
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This N E W S L E T T E R is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent f r e e to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST

GEORGE J. ROMMELL, JR.
Business Mgr.
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Contributing

by Henry C. Mitchell
Greenkeeper, Walpole C.

C.

Editor

Rhode Island Country
Club
W e s t B a r r i n g t o n , R. I.

F e b r u a r y , 1939

T H E USE OF WATER IN TURF
CULTURE

Mass.

Vol. 11, No. 2
Editors

Homer Darling
R. A. Mitchell
Howard F a r r a n t
Charles Parker
F r a n k Wilson
The ideas and opinions expressed in
the subject
matter
of this
NEWSLETTER
are not necessarily those of
the Editor or the members of the club
as a whole.

FEBRUARY MEETING
The regular monthly meeting was
held at the Waltham Field Station on
the 6th. The speaker f o r this meeting
was Mr. James R. Simmons, Timber Salvage Supervisor of District No. 5 of the
N. E. Salvage Administration. Mr. Simmons told of the work which is being
done in salvaging timber felled by the
hurricane. At present most of the time
is being devoted to white pine salvage
with hard woods salvage to come later.
Mr. Simmons said that there had been
estimated to be a billion and a half
board f e e t of salvagable white pine
felled by the hurricane in New England.
Three grades have been established,
with prices f o r each. (As much of the
information given by Mr. Simmons is
printed elsewhere in this issue, we will
not repeat it here.)

Dues are payable to the
F r a n k H. Wilson, NOW.

Treasurer,

"Mother, I know what snow is?"
" W h a t is it, d e a r ? "
"Popped hailstones."

The use of water is perhaps the least
understood part of turf culture. The
most common questions discussed are,
"How much water should be used?" and
"How often should it be applied?" The
answer to these questions depends upon
the individual set of circumstances.
In answer to the question, "How much
water should be used", it is necessary to
know how much can be absorbed. We
are not interested so much in how much
water was applied to turf as in how long
it was applied. Water should be applied
only as f a s t as it can be absorbed. Any
excess of this amount is wasted. Yet
the question of how much to use is still
unanswered. This depends on what I
call the reservoir of available water,
which is dependent upon the water holding capacity of the soil, the wilting
point, and the depth of soil in which
water can be stored and brought back
to the plant by capillarity. It would be
difficult to measure it in gallons per
thousand f t . All water which passes
through it is wasted along with some
plant food. Enough water should be
used to keep the soil moist, but not wet.
In answer to the question, "How
often should water be applied," the following should be considered:
There are those who believe t h a t
daily watering produces shallow root
systems. If the water is correctly applied this is not so. Shallow roots can
be caused by a lack of water below the
surface. However, if the correct amount
of water is applied daily the soil under
the surface will never get dry and the
turf will never be shallow rooted. In
some cases on certain soils, a f t e r certain types of root damage have occurred,
it may be necessary to water almost
constantly to prevent "scald". I would
say water should be applied as often as
is necessary to keep the surface in a
moist condition,'' whether this be every
fifteen minutes or every fifteen days.
Under
perfect conditions
normal
rains would be sufficient f o r our needs
but because of poor capillarity, poor
penetration, and an inadequate reservoir of available water, it is necessary
to resort to artificial means.

In perfect soil, capillarity should be
fast enough to keep the surface moist
even in hot weather. Capillarity is
f a s t e r in sandy soils and is speeded up
by the addition of sand to the soil. It
is sometimes destroyed by layers of sand
or organic matter beneath the surface.
Such a condition can be partially corrected by the use of forks, spikers or
drills. Capillarity is also affected by the
type and the state of decomposition of
the organic matter in the soil. Organic
matter used in top-dressing should be
well composted and lacking in oily
greasy or resinous substances.
The
judicious use of lime or charcoal is effective in increasing bacterial action
which breaks down h a r m f u l organic
matter. I have observed that different
varieties of grass produce different
amounts of h a r m f u l organic matter
which makes it necessary to use different amounts of lime on each variety
to get best results.
If penetration is good and water is
applied as f a s t as the soil will absorb
it, about f o u r hours watering per week
including rain should be sufficient. This
figure of course would vary, according
to the water evaporating f r o m the t u r f .
Lush growing turf uses more water than
harder t u r f . The density and height of
cut of the turf also effect the water
requirements. Soil absorbs some water
by capillarity and some by gravitation.
Gravitational penetration is improved
by spiking, discing, etc. and by lessening contours, where reconstruction is
resorted to as a means of improvement.
It is improved by the correct use of
water. Too much water on heavy soils
may spoil soil structure and seal the
surface. Close cutting may allow the
surface to dry, causing poor penetration.
In p e r f e c t soil the reservoir of available water should be sufficient to last
through any period of drought.
Pew
greenkeepers expect it to last more than
two or three days. Most of us apply
water to keep the poor spots wet and
have no idea how little water is required f o r the few perfect spots on our
greens. The available water can be increased by building a deeper soil or by
the incorporation of organic matter.
Use of fertilizer where clippings are
not removed increases the organic matter and water holding capacity. Heavy
soils have a higher water holding capacity than light soils. Improvement of
the reservoir of available water does not

decrease the amount of water which we
must apply.
When attempting to improve one condition the effect of the t r e a t m e n t on
other conditions should not be disregarded. The addition of sand to improve capillarity and penetration may
reduce water holding capacity. The addition of organic matter and clay or silt
may decrease penetration and capillarity. The ideal set of conditions are those
which require the least number of applications of water. However, capillarity and penetration are probably the
most important because they make it
possible to utilize more n a t u r a l rainfall.
If the gallons per minute applied to
an area can be reduced through the use
of smaller nozzles, water holding capacity can be improved at the expense of
penetration. If penetration can be improved the rate of application can be
increased reducing the amount of time
the sprinklers must run and the percentage of rainfall utilized will be increased.

BULLETIN
SERVICE

SECTION

of
i he

Massachusetts

Golf

Association

101 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.
To: MEMBER CLUBS
Subject: "Hurricane Damage To Trees"
Winter is now here and spring is just
around the corner. This means t h a t
those with white pine timber blown
down during the hurricane of September 21st which they desire to salvage
must immediately get into action. Many
storage centers have been established
by the Forest Service in the Government
program f o r accepting logs. Get in
touch immediately with the Forest Service Headquarters in your section and
sign a contract if you desire to m a r k e t
your logs in this manner.
The following 'offices have been established in Massachusetts as central
points in the administration of the
Government Timber Salvage Program.
Boston:

Mr. Miller, U. S. Forest Service
209 Washington Street, Suite 911
Boston, Massachusetts.

Athol:

Mr. B. E. Parson
First National Bank Building
Athol, Massachusetts.
Worcester:

Mr. W. V. Jones
Federal Building
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Framingham:

Mr. James R. Simmons
Room 19, 24 Union Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts.
Concord:

Mr. H. O. Trask
19 Everett Street
Concord, Massachusetts.
Get in touch with these men and sign
a contract, which includes a rough estimate of the amount of timber t h a t you
have to dispose of. Ninety percent of
the announced price is being paid. Payment being made within ten days or two
weeks a f t e r the logs are delivered to
designated point. The specifications call
f o r grading logs into three grades and
the announced prices a r e : $18.00 f o r
the first grade: $14.00 f o r the second
g r a d e : and $12.40 f o r the third grade.
Ninety percent of these prices means
that the present payments a r e : $16.20
f o r the first grade: $12.60 f o r second
and $11.16 f o r third grade.
For hardwoods there will only be one
or two places established in each county
f o r delivery. For pine timber practically every town in Middlesex and Worcester counties, at least, have a pond
or dry storage where the logs can be
delivered.
Another part of the Government Timber Salvage Program may be of interest to you. This comes under the Agricultural
Adjustment
Administration.
For cleaning up brush in down timber
areas a payment of $4.00 per acre f o r
a maximum of fifteen acres or $60.00
will be made. All t h a t is necessary f o r
you to do is to notify the County Supervisor and have your area approved.
The following Supervisors f o r Massachusetts f o r this p a r t of the program.
V. J. Riley, Bristol County Agricultural
School, Segregansett, Mass.
Edwin C. Martin, Essex County Agricult u r a l School, Athorne, Mass.
L. C. Kimball, Hamden County Improvement League, 1499 Memorial Ave.,
West Springfield, Mass.
W. F. Buck, Agricultural Conservation
Office, 15 Gothic St., Northampton,
Mass.

L. A. Wetherbee, Agricultural Conservation Office, 19 Everett St., Concord,
Mass.
E. L. Hayes, Agricultural Conservation
Office, 224 Main St., Brockton, Mass.
H. S. Vaughn, Agricultural Conservation Office, 403 Federal Building,
Worcester, Mass.
If you are interested in the names
of contractors who are available to help
salvage down timber the Forest Service
has submitted the following contractors
who desire to be listed as available, f o r
this work:
Charles Ingalls, Topsfield Rd.,
Topsfield, Mass.
Harold B. Rogers, Ward Hill,
Haverhill, Mass.
Leslie L. Ingalls, Topsfield Rd.,
Boxford, Mass.
Lester L. Wood, 14 Limirrok Rd.,
Ipswich, Mass.
Albert E. Jenkins, 38 Came Ave.,
Haverhill. Mass.
H e r b e r t S. William, 399 Great Plain
Ave., Needham, Mass.
H a r r y L. Chase,
Whitefield, Maine.
Roger A. Brown, 36 Outlook Drive,
Lexington, Mass.
Kenneth L. Small, 1890 Washington St.,
Walpole, Mass.
Bernard J. Hoffman, 1054 Bay St.,
Taunton, Mass.
Golden and Aucoin,
Bangor, Maine
H. M. Laurila, Route 1304,
Thomaston, Maine.
Albert R. Janks, R. F. D.,
West Acton, Mass.
Please
note
t h a t the Northeastern
Timber Salvage Administration only accepts down timber.
F r a n k H. Wilson.
SENATE

BILL

NO.

38

An act authorizing certain expenditures at the Waltham Field Station of
the Massachusetts State College.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General
Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
For the purpose of constructing
and originally equipping adequate
laboratories at the Waltham field
station of the Massachusetts state
college, and to provide the personal service necessary to promote
research relative to the culture of
fine turf and lawn grasses, and to

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conduct studies as to the maintenance of such turf and grasses,
there be expended under the direction of the trustees of the Massachusetts State College such sum
not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars, as may h e r e a f t e r be appropriated.
To establish and maintain suitable
turf f o r specific purposes requires a
knowledge of technique much beyond
the realization of the average laymen.
The basis of this knowledge is scientific
research, much of which needs yet to
be done.
In the last few years garden clubs
have sprung up everywhere, not f o r the
sole purpose of growing flowers, but f o r
the improvement of the home grounds.
The state has spent an immense amount
of money on roadside beautification.
Cemetery superintendents associations
are seeking knowledge in order to improve cemetery grounds. P a r k superintendents' work has widened in scope to
playgrounds, baseball and football fields,
golf courses and grass areas f o r general
recreation.
In all these projects the growing of
grass satisfactorily spells success or
failure. What species of grasses should
be grown on filled land; a strip of grass
along a highway where mowing is practised and with no water other than t h a t
provided by n a t u r e ; f o r a home lawn
where trees compete; on banks; what
to do f o r insects and disease, weeds,
when should lime be used? Are fertilizers suitable f o r growing flowers, the
right ones to apply to t u r f ?
The greenkeeper can answer some of
these questions, most home owners very
few. The park and cemetery men admit they need help.
Grass growing f o r special purposes
has reached its highest degree of perfection on our golf courses. Yet not a
growing season goes by without a multitude of problems with which the greenkeeper, would like help.
It is difficult to estimate the areas of
grass on public school grounds, athletic
fields, in parks, cemeteries, home lawns,
and along highways. But it is certain
t h a t the pathetic attempts to perpetuate
good turf in these locations too f r e quently result in disappointment through
lack of knowledge as to proper practises.
In Massachusetts there are 230 golf
courses, 160 of which are in the location of Worcester and east of Worcester, which leaves 70 courses west of

Worcester. These 160 courses occupy
over 23,000 acres of land. Their assessed
valuation
is
approximately
$25,000,000.00;
they pay in taxes
about $600,000.00; wages and salaries
paid by these clubs in 1936 was close
to $3,000,000.00;
and caddies who
worked on these courses carrying bags
received
in
the
neighborhood
of
$800,000.00. These clubs have invested
in
golf
course
equipment
about
$900,000.00 and their replacement bill
each year is about $125,000.00. They
purchase each year in the neighborhood
of $75,000.00 worth
of
fertilizer,
$15,000.00 in seed, and $15,000.00 in
sundry supplies. Compare these figures
with those of other agricultural industries that have obtained f u n d s f o r research work. Add to this, money spent
and taxes paid on homes. From the
Home Owner's Magazine we obtain
figures that show t h a t 600,000 people
own their own homes or are in the
process of paying f o r them. This year
new homes which will be built or' old
ones improved will be 6500. The New
England
Council
informs us
that
$172,000,000.00 was spent in this state
in a single year on recreation.
Last year the Waltham Field Station
made 5,064 soil determinations f o r
highway
beautification,
Metropolitan
district commission, home owners, cemeteries, and greenkeepers. The money at
the Field Station is definitely allocated
f o r special work f o r market gardeners,
florists and nurserymen. The increasing
demand of the home owner, park, cemetery, highway, Metropolitan
district
commission, and greenkeeper make it
imperative that f u n d s be provided f o r
their use.
The Massachusetts General Court
meets once in two years. If our bill
fails this year, we must wait f o r another two years.
Your Senator and
Representatives must be seen at once.
Ask members and officers of your club
to help. The bill has been passed on
favorably by the Committee on Agriculture. Do not fail to attend the hearing before the Ways and Means Committee. But most of all w o r k and w o r k
at once. Ways and Means must be convinced, ask your Senator and Representatives to speak to them. Don't forget t h a t you spent $300.00 out of your
own pocket to start some research work
at Waltham, and if the bill fails we lose
our investment.
FRANK H. WILSON,
Chairman Research Committee.

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on all the finer courses, for, they never tear the sod on the
turns. They are free from vibrations which pound and
pack the delicate turf. They are clean—free f r o m grease
or oil drippings. A N D — e q u a l l y important—they have
been proved faster under actual test. For greens that
bring members back to the clubhouse smiling and happy,
use a quality hand mower.

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A N N U A L RECREATION CONFERENCE PROGRAM
( f r o m Prof. L. S. Dickinson)

GOLF SECTION
Thirteenth

Annual

Golf

Course

Maintenance

Conference

We are pleased to note t h a t the following Golf Course Maintenance Organizations are taking an active part in this Thirteenth Conference:
The Greenkeeping Superintendents Association.
The Greenkeepers Club of New England.
The New Jersey Association of Golf Course Superintendents.
The Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents.
The Rhode Island Greenkeepers Association.
The Northeastern New York Greenkeepers Association.
FRIDAY,

Second Floor
Morning

MARCH

—

10

Memorial Hall

Session—10:30 A.

M.

Graduation Exercises, 1939 Winter School f o r Greenkeepers
Introduction
Two Short P a p e r s : Prepared and presented by member of the 1939 class.
Address to Graduates:

Fred J. Sievers, Director of the Massachusetts
Agricultural Experiment Station..

Presentation of Certificates: Roland H. Verbeck, Director of Short Courses,
Massachusetts State CollegeAfternoon

Session—1:30

P.

M.

"Fertilizers, Particularly the Newer Ingredients"
Myron W. Hazen, Manager, Service Division,.
American Agricultural Chemical Company.
"The Greenkeeper and his Club"
Joseph Ryan, President Greenkeeping Superintendents' Association.
Address by Representative of the Northeastern New York Greenkeepers Association
" W h a t You Are Going To Do Lawrence
To GolfingS.Turf
in 1939?"
Dickinson,
Massachusetts State College.
Evening

Session—7:30

P.

M.

"Factors Affecting Root Development of Grasses"—Illustrated
Dr. 0 . J. Noer, Agronomist, Milwaukee Sewage Commission.
"The Role of Potash in Golf Grass Fertilization"
L. D. Gray, Manager, American Potash Institute.
Address by Representative of Connecticut Association of
Golf Course Superintendents
Showing of Golf Course Maintenance Pictures taken during the past summer,
movies and colored slides.
Lawrence S. Dickinson, Massachusetts State College..

SATURDAY,

Second Floor
Morning

MARCH

—

11

Memorial Hall

Session

10:00

A.

M.

""Observations on the Influence of Soils and Climatic Conditions upon the
Suitability of Grasses f o r Golfing A r e a s "
Dr. James Tyson, Agronomy Department, Michigan State College.
""Cheering Prospects"
Dr. Hugh P. Baker, President, Massachusetts State College.
Address by Representative of the New Jersey Association of Golf
Course Superintendents
Afternoon

Session—2.00

P.

M.

Program arranged by the Greenkeepers Club of New England
John Counsell, President.
Address by Representative of the Rhode Island Greenkeepers Association
Evening

Session

6.30

P.

M.

Pacific Hall, Amherst
Fourth

Annual

Old-Fashioned

New

England

Banquet

followed by an enjoyable evening of f u n and entertainment.
P r o g r a m too varied to print and too interesting to preview.
Come and see f o r yourself.
Tickets may be purchased at the Registration Booth in the Cage. Price—$1.25.
SUNDAY,

MARCH

Stockbridge Hall

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12

Room 114

9:00 A. M.

^^

Annual Meeting of M. S. C. G. A. Alumni of the Winter School
f o r Greenkeepers.
Stockbridge Hall, Room 20 (Basement)
10:00 A . M . Annual "Experts on Trial"
Chief "Justice" Tyson and "eight" old men.
This is when your particular golf course problem will receive
special consideration.

PARK SECTION
Sponsored by The New England P a r k Association
FRIDAY,

MARCH

Stockbridge Hall
2:00 P.

—

10

Room 114

M.

'"Various Types of Gardens Suitable f o r Park Use" (Illustrated)
Dr. F. A. Waugh, Massachusetts State College.
" H u m a n Uses of Park Areas"
F. S. Mathewson, Superintendent of Recreation, Union County
P a r k Commission, New Jersey.
Annual Meeting of New England Park Association
Mr. Arthur E. Gardner, President.

WINTER

HARDY—ACCLIMATED
RHODE

ISLAND

CREEPING
VELVET

B

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N

T

GRASS
SEED
and Fairway Mixtures
of h i g h e s t q u a l i t y f o r lowest price t h a t
s e e d of e q u a l q u a l i t y c a n be o f f e r e d .
NATURE HAS WRITTEN A PRES C R I P T I O N for your course.
Right
h e r e in s o u t h e r n N e w E n g l a n d is t h e
n a t u r a l h o m e of t h e e n t i r e f a m i l y of
the Bent grasses, the principal member
of w h i c h , n a m e l y R. I. B e n t , d e r i v e d
its n a m e f r o m this, the s m a l l e s t s t a t e
in t h e u n i o n .
You c a n g r o w N A T U R E ' S O W N I N S U R A N C E into your turf
by
using
F R E S H , V I A B L E s e e d w h i c h g r o w s in
Y O U R l a t i t u d e in Y O U R c o u n t r y .
SAVE for your club: Buy
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your

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A. N. PECKHAM
KINGSTON

RHODE

ISLAND

President Counsell has appointed the
following committees:
W e l f a r e : Edwin Hansen, chairman,
Edward Phinney, N. J Sperandio.
Employment:
Arthur
Anderson,
chairman, Guilford Johnson, John Latvis.
Mass. Educational and Inter-relation:
Homer Darling, chairman, Charles W.
Parker, T. W. Swanson.
R. I. Educational and Inter-relation:
Guy C. West, chairman, R. W. Peckham, Martin Greene.
Also a Publicity Committee of Lloyd
Stott,
chairman,
George
Rommell,
Samuel Mitchell.

We have been criticized in some
quarters and praised in others f o r printing in the last issue the quoted opinions
of various greenkeepers a t a New Jersey meeting. Although it was clearly
stated in this write-up that the contents of the article were opinions of
individuals as expressed by them, some
readers have taken the stand t h a t the
Editor of the N E W S L E T T E R and the
Greenkeepers Club of New England believe in all the opinions as expressed.
We had hoped t h a t our readers would
appreciate t h a t these opinions were
given as of interest to our readers, as
they expressed certain opinions, false
or true, about matters which are r a t h e r
vital to our profession. Any reader who
does not believe in any expression of
opinion in this write-up should write us
his opinion, and out of the pros and
cons of the subject we might get some
valuable information.
President Ed. B. Cale has written us
and asked t h a t we again inform our
readers that the opinions as expressed
in this article were not official with the
N. J. Association of Golf Course Superintendents, in other words, this article
was not officially sanctioned by the N. J.
organization. We are pleased to so state
this request f o r Pres. Cale.

An

Indication

of

Rank

Sir, I have neither pencil nor paper
with me."
"Well! What would you think of a
soldier who went into battle without
rifle or ammunition?"
"I should think he was an officer,
sir."
—Ex.
Teacher: "Now we find that X is
equal to zero."
S t u d e n t : "Gosh! All t h a t work done
f o r nothing!"

OFFICERS' DIRECTORY
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman

John Counsell, 5 Ellsworth Rd., Peabody,
Philip Cassidy, 45 Grosvenor Rd., Needham,
F r a n k Wilson, Charles River C. Ò., Newton Centre,
Enter. Comm
Sam S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C., Canton,
Golf Comm
Lloyd G. Stott, Meadow Brook G. C., Reading,
Welfare Comm
Edwin Hansen, Concord C. C., Concord,
Employ. Comm. . . . Arthur Anderson, 358 Puller St., W. Newton,
Trustees
George Rommell, Jr., 54 Eddy St., West Newton,
N E W S L E T T E R officers, see page two.

Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.

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mowers tears the grass—often pulling it out by the roots—or leaving
unsightly patches. Most of the trouble lies in the sharpening process.

Clean-cut

The

New

P e e r l e s s M o w e r S h a r p e n e r not only s a v e s m o n e y by sharpening all
makes of Power and Hand Mowers and Cutting Units in one-half the
time, but it produces a razor-like edge with just the right clearance
or bevel. Mowers run easily—they C L I P off the grass like a pair of
shears—no more tearing or pulling of t u r f .
Result-—a smooth,
velvety turf.
Features

on

the

1939

Model

Peerless

Sharpener

A permanent guide bar above the grinding wheel, with a New Departure Ball Bearing which rides on the accurate guide bar.
This new design counterbalances the sliding arm, removing practically
all dead weight of the sliding arm on the main shaft, thus greatly
increasing the life of the bearings, which are renewable.
New mower supporting members now have a horizontal screw adjustment and increased vertical adjustment, together with heavier
supporting tubes.
The grinding wheel has been increased f r o m 5" to 6" f o r heavy
grinding at less wheel cost.

New England Toro Co.
DISTRIBUTORS FOR NEW ENGLAND
1121 Washington St., West Newton
—
WESt New. 1658
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Wheelbase
A

turning

65
radius

inches.
of

only 5 1-4

feet.

G r o u n d c l e a r a n c e of
inches—a
than ample safety factor for rough
Weight
only 1975 pounds.

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and
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