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 W THE 10th OF SEPT., 1876, BY THE 
 
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 <'S(. thou, M>i» iif muiil I Uuvo «ot llioo ii waliliinmi tiiilo tin- linu-ii -.f l^rud; 
 ihalt hear Iho witnl iil my mouth, unJ warn them l>om irio."--K'ri'k. xxxlii, t 
 
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 llicrefiir* thoM 
 
 To UluierHtaiiil this iHWHhi{i>, y<«U mimt 
 iinaKiiio yimrwlf iir l*aU'i»t|iu'. 'I'lu- fHrun'W 
 thei-e do not livo on tlifir fimnn, but in vil- ; 
 lngt'8-JHiit aH if iill the (arnuTH i-oniul hen- , 
 livi'd in tlilH vlllnyif, wtnit out in thv niorn- 
 
 injr to work in tliwir rtolilH, nnd ivtnnu'd in , , , 
 
 th« evening. TliiHi.liui tlu^y a-loptcd Jh;- | wiiti-hmiin Biuldcnly sto]..*, lo-.k-* iii( 
 " umer from uneniioH. TIk-h*' tlistiUicv, <in<i tlniwH iv long l.ii'utii. W 
 
 HoidH down on tin- |>lion. Hi- in on tht) liill. 
 iind on tlif top of till- lii^ti towvr. Hi' 
 tht'ivfoiv (ii'i'rt fnitlu-r; uiid boinn accns- 
 tonifd to wiitih, l)i.-« viMJon lifConu'mi.lii»r|>i'r. 
 A inim ^orH np from tlie lii-ld for h littlv 
 wiiii«', to tiil>«- lii-« Htmitl oil tli»' towiT. Till) 
 
 info tliu 
 
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 catwo of tho diuigi'- ■ . , ■ , 
 
 villageH were Keni-rally erected on bills; on ^ tlie matter) A littlo eloi 
 the liij^'hcHt putt (fHhe villnge a twer wa« \ «>tlu'r nmn m-tm n.. di»n«fr. 
 erected. The peoiile, in any time of danger, coming. Wiitchmen oai * 
 choao one of their nunajer to stand on thi» : are tinm in a favoinal.le 
 towor, with a tnuniH-t. He wan to keep a : gard to hoiiu- < piOHt i- .ns 
 sliarit lookout. If heHeeHncUmdof dunt, lie 
 
 lid 
 
 The 
 
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 It i« the enemy 
 
 the towerN i>f /.ion 
 
 poitition, with re- 
 
 Their educatioji! 
 
 their Btudies, their pniyein, their Htuily of 
 
 must watch it; if he feeU satisHud that the | tlie Word of (J..d, place thein ni a favorable 
 cndiiiy is Doming, lu' ought to bh.w the trum- ! iHwitiontc. nee the approach of moraidangor. 
 net to warn them that are in the fiehl - the I Now, there are two <|ueHtionH a} pieHent 
 
 men' to gir.! on their arms, and the women agitating the community Jiere: N\ hether it 
 and chiUhoUt;. flee. 8iich wan the iM.8ition ! would be wi«e or right in thiwcotinty to put 
 
 c.f the prophets of the Old Testamont. and j down the trallic in Mtroiig ' 
 
 Buch is the poaitioii of the pi eacherti j whether the Hill to be undi-i 
 of the New Testament. I^t hx follow out i 20th and '-Mst, would lietp to 
 
 this idea, that we as wutchnicn, may know, iniitter. 
 mi f duty, and that yon who sot us as watch- 
 men, may kn«w» inruf duty at .this time, 
 when thei-e is a great public (iue.'4tion.8tirr- 
 inj' the miiidsof the people of this county. 
 Let «B consider Jir.it,.tiie ofticc: It is to 
 \Vat»h. a sin.nplc, easy thing, you ^ay 
 
 dji'^lik ; and 
 
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 :i»id tUi8 
 
 ( hi these two ((ueHtionHi^speciallj 
 
 the former <|UeHt ion which is flio inaiii 
 
 quijption, there is no cIiisk better entitled 
 
 to speak than niiiiisteisof thegositel. When 
 
 the ({uestfon is about ^m ill tic«,' about rail- 
 
 r(»ad» we are silent. You fiml exciting 
 
 discussions in this county sinee I came hi 
 
 Look at the pe.'ple in the field: llieij toil i h^re, ab<.nl narrow guage and broad guage ; 
 hard; lie is (Uily watching.. Tlrue; but that j raslroads; alH.utpoliMcs— reform and tory: 
 mttchiiM is htirder ihah. imrkinii. He is i biit, e.vceptiii the way of private <»pin«)n, 
 alone all day; others w(«-k ihcoinpany. He I liever interfere*! nor attempted to direct 
 must never flit down on duty; Workers can ! y<fu. H a (juesti^-n should iin«e as to dis- 
 
 ■ ' eaiie among the people, the prevalence of 
 fevers say, and how to prevent them, I 
 would leave the poiftt to the medical men 
 of the county. Their .education and their 
 trainnig qualify tliem to siwak on this point; 
 and the ministers of the gosiwl would be to 
 blathe did they meddle with what, they did 
 not understand. But when the question 
 agitated conies to. be a question of morals^ 
 of social order, a question that concems the 
 welfare of families and the temporal' and . 
 eternal happiness of roen^ women and little 
 children, then we claim that such a, question 
 lies within the sphfcre of ministers- of- the 
 gospel, and that a great deal of defereiice 
 should be shown to their views, Biit this 
 question about the Temperance Act now 
 
 rest afnoon. He must watch intothenight; 
 the workers are asleep, each one in his own 
 home. So with the ministers of Christ, j 
 Our woric is to wa,tch;- but we are often 
 alone. : The people cannot enter into sym- 
 pathy with Us, in many things. But we are 
 not alone, for the Father is with lis. We 
 carry into tlie night the cares of oiir work. 
 Tlie re8p<m8ibility of the watchman is great. 
 Brethren, pray for us. But there are top 
 many who are more ready to tind fault than 
 to pray. To such we say: "But with me 
 it is a very small matter that I should be 
 judged of you or of any maa> judgmertt; 
 but he that judgeth me is the Lf».rd, 
 
 IL The j>t)si*)io/» of watchman. It is an 
 ELJf.v.iTKU |x»|tion. The pet>ple are in the 
 
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WATCHM.W, WliAT oF TIJK NKJHTf 
 
 under tlWuMiiiii i« n tim<«iii>ii <if moral | kt tliAt watctiniiui M ha i)iic«>« hU Miuitnii 
 orttitr, Hiiil A «|Uimti<Mi tlittrufori! <>ii wliich ! roiiiul, «rith N^arp oyu Mui qnick iit«it>, on 
 itiiiiiNtun ni-tt wiirmtUtxl, )|iiiilifl«<(l itH<l Uhv Uty of liir loiiitly tiiw|ir, huuiiluiM of 
 tliiuiuillwl to Rik'iik, to N(Ktiik out witliout ovory <iti«. I will iinvtir foi-gotimhort tiinu 
 ft'ui' ■>{ cuiiMtfiiiittnt-tm It in It i|Ufi«tioii in I t iUihmI ))t<«i(|<) ono of thuni on th«<'to|) of 
 whk'li MiiniHti'i'H Hit) <l«'i!ply intvit-iittul and I tlin StTRnkiitr Tow«r, in the Cityjif t-'on- 
 n <|Uit«li<i«i ti>iiy liiivc Htnilu'd mttnu of tlittni , itttuitinopli* wliuri) n wntclininn i« Ntntionod 
 loni; nnd (•tirncittly. For my ity\u pint, it to look oiit for HritN m turrilile Nconrgu in 
 in now 2*4 yt^nrnNinctf I iimt itmltratTil the tluoiii uimttjru uikiuN. Thfi Hnxunin liNik of 
 viuwR I n(iw hold, iV thivnt>c«<Miity of mitionul thiit mnn, hi* inditritrcMCd to evoryihinrigi in 
 " [jridiihition to Nttni tliu tidv of druiikumi'M oft«>n boforu mu iw lU) nii oMiiitiilo in my 
 III Itritinn und tlu>^('oloniitii. I liftvn, dining work. Wuttdiiiiun aru fnrniitliva with two 
 that tiiiit), wntciii'tl the promriiNMof prohihi- iiiNtrnmuntN a t«duHco{Ht an<l a trumixst, 
 tion ill Miiiiit', iiiiidf <lii|iiiri«m oil tlic HiM>t, \N ith tho fornior thuy Mto thu danger, with 
 in truvulliiitf llii'iiii|<h thiktState, havulioforv the lattor thoy wound tli« aliirni. From 
 mu'rt)portN% trnxclU-riiandottk-ial iicrRoiiN, tluH I infuf that thu duty of tho watchman 
 and 1 fi'tjl that I iiavt* right to H|Htak on thin i> to In) i/t(ir/> and liiuil, ttharp in atiuinK 
 quvRtionj and that I havu a claim to be dantfur and hnid in runwing thu |H)u^du. A 
 heard, a chiiiii to bu heard Huridy Intfore WHtcliinan that cannot nee vary well m worth 
 iiiun who aru travtlliiig tliiM county an the nothing, nay, fiu in danger him, lind a watch- 
 hired MervniitH of 'ravern'keepern Kiid Din- man that aeea but who ih afraid tn diatnrb 
 tiller* of ( Intiirio, Home of u hoin are so igiiu- tJie people, or to otfend the robbei-H, in more 
 runt of the Htale of tluH great Tumperanbe ' worthlvita, ih more dangeronK. 
 ipieMtjon that one of them in my own hearing (I) l^t iiiiniHturRof thegimpol luarn from 
 uHfierletl tlnit the I'erinifiHiVe Kill ha*l been thin tu Im) nhiuv-Mitjkird in Nueing ovil a|)- 
 imMsed^in Itrituin, and ivpeuled aftera trial pioaching on tliu church. Kvil onnieii in 
 of a year or two; whereax that Hill has diHgniMuViften; it coiuuh attired an i^ood; 
 never yetl ctiiiu' within Hii^ht of piw<Hiiig the it uoiuea in hiiihII thiiigH. It liMikH like a 
 Hritirih ll*arliHiiifiit. 1 claim therefoie body h<>rKemen ten iiiileMawiiy, vinible only 
 that KH a watchman mi one of the toweiHof by the dniit they raiHe. The church of (2od 
 Xioii, I ijinve a right to. Hpeak from tliiH iV under ttverlaating obligation t4> thone 
 JMilpit on tjiiH i;rent>i|iiextion. If thin con- Nluup-iiighted watchmen who Haw the r'wv 
 gregation will Hay that my mouth niUHt be of hercHy and imnioraltty in little c|ouda no 
 ahut' at thin great criHin, not <tllly in the bigger than u man 'a hand, and warned the 
 history of thiHi-oniity, but in the hiHtory of church before the darkness of holl'H night 
 the Teiiiperunce caiiHC in Ontario and the came over thesky; but it does not rocpiire 
 l)oiHiiiioii; if you, as a congregation Hay very keen vision to see the black night tliAt 
 that 1 am to be silent, tlien as Hoon as our iii gathering oyer this land if the traftic in 
 Presbytery ineets I will nut my resignation striMig drink is allowed t^t stand on its 
 into theii' hands and walk out of this pulpit ! present footiiii^^ 
 
 ahd niakt) room for sttnie dumb dog that It is not simply that crime will go on in- 
 wili not bark, or who will meekly bark as creasing in the alarming lutio in which it 
 yuU direct him. We dare nut hold these j lias been increii8|iigVif late, but a portentous 
 piilpits t(^ nmnse or to put you asleep, as 'evil for our child^-enthvre will lissuredly arise 
 figure headft; but fur action and speech, in the cr>niiunnitV a corjxiration of liquor. 
 AVhile wo stand here as (iod's watchmen, dealers, calling tl^eniselves plausible names, 
 we stand wln!re(as Knox puts it) conscience such as 'Licensedl Viotiudlers,' that will by- 
 demands ()f us to speak the truth, the truth |aml-by control tli^ Dominion as the slave- 
 therefore we must Spcal^ ilnpugn it whoso 'holders of the South for many yeai's con- 
 list. But I have no suchNtear of you, yon ' trolled the I'nited States. 1 do not wish 
 have stood by nie in days t]iat are past, | to speak in harsh language of those engaged 
 when it was harder than nuw;xyou have in the liquor traftk, they are licensed by 
 encouraged me tu be }M>nest and outspoken I Guveminent; they occupy ruspoiisible pusi- 
 in my speech to you.and jioiir cliildridn, and | tions as heads of oWr fai^e hotels— useful 
 1 know as a guneral thing, you approve of i establishments; and, I kiiow giMid, upright 
 the position I have taken on this questioi)|^ j men ainrmg them who w«iuld willingly see 
 and that in a slujrt time you will show that i liquor forbidden in a|l public houses. But 
 by your action on the approaching days that I yoti know well that ijts a class the tavern- 
 are to cover this county with glory or with i keeper^ of this countJ^ ai'e largely outside 
 Ahame. j the imle ^christian society. The law for- 
 
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 tMiNiiiUHM, «iuji a«»iu»rHti<iirHiiikiiiu m iii..rnU 
 niul lUiiitt ill wmilth, niriiiu f<«i ii.itlui 
 chiiivli iioidtiitf if tluiy «M' '">'> follow »l««'ir 
 trRtie. It iMM'dt. nil ki'cii'\i»i"|i •" »»'«• *vliul 
 we will iHiim ti. if tliix clitiwKiitH tin- nii|MT 
 \jiMi«l uf n*. A tHMto nf tlu'ii nixnilH iiml 
 iimnm-in w«- i»r« imw hnViiiK in lli«' tl'H'i 
 ilittntM witli «liicli thtty tm- HniMliiirf tlu 
 ttViiitry, tlmt s.t MiiiHi', <ltc»-iiL-y iiiul tnitli 
 Ht<U-ti.«K-t'; Wi«l ill tlu' wliinky, wlui'lijik*- 
 \*ttt*ir, in rUiiiiiiiK <l««wii •'*««> iln'iU ■•imii 
 »4i K'ouivi! it, fi»'i! t« all fi.iiiui-H, nt tli<'«-X' 
 iii(?i<»«! of tliin loi'iMinitKiii <>f lii^uiiriU'iiU'iij. 
 MiiiW " |iiv«ii»>«'«l Vi«tinill«!l-H, wliy 'l''ii'< 
 tlioy givrt thtsir f<>ll"*«'i"H vietiialHf Tliin 
 H^ngftroiiHVliwiH hiwt liwii nilinn wmiu- nf our 
 tuwiiHiiiim unci i-»>«iilti»!n for yt-Mw; they iliin 
 ut rwu-liin« oiir I'lii-liiiiiitint! Tlu- tiim; t» 
 til{lit for oiu- lilMTtifH iH«!Vfii now, Iti^oiv 
 the ttiiiiiiiy in t<ni Ktrohtt; <•""', wluni it im 
 Hiniiiti«K iiinlt'i' tlm hoiivy lilow iltnlt li.y 
 t.iiu Iv^iHliaioii known BH the '' Crook V Hill;" 
 .IIIK-, when tliui tomiMsnuico fovlinn hiwt Imh-h 
 HVoim«Ml, hy tlu« ffiiifnl incrt-iiMtvof oriiiif ill 
 tliu Doiiiinioii, tnicfiibh' Imjii'ly to Mtioun 
 •Irink. He wonhl inUi-iMl he ii Wiml wiitvli- 
 innn, wlio diil not hi'«' in tlif lienor tiuttic 
 tlu' yroHtuHt fiifiiiy to tilt- |iwu«', oidt r, himI 
 w»-ll-lK'inj,'of Mooit'ty on tliiscontiiuiit, Hiiun- 
 
 Aiiii'iicaii sliivery wi-ntilow n in 1>1 1, •'Ujil'' 
 
 tlio awfnl fiv»wn of thit l,tni\ of HuHt 
 ('4) Let hiiniHtciH of the j-ohjuI K-iii 
 this to Ih) loiid anti oiitsiioki-n in \vai'i'i1ii,i{ 
 tho i»eoiile of the aiiproiuli of the oneihy. 
 The call to faithfnlneKH 
 
 is \ery Holenin in 
 th« chapter. "If tliv watchman nee the 
 Mwonl coiii«, an«l hlow not the tniiii('ot, and 
 the p«oi>ie lie lUft wmned; if the Mwoi-d conic 
 and take any iiersoii fjoni ainoii^; them, he 
 in taken away in his iiii<|iuty, Imt liiH hloml 
 will I re<|iiire at the watchman'K hand." 
 Solemn woidH, truly, for iiie and men in iny 
 office! What is the criticism of any of you, 
 my hjuarers, howevet hiylily w*) esteem the 
 critic, iiicomuarison with then*' xvords, as I 
 nndcMtand tliem; And this is the way I 
 underHtand them: «uiip«».siii<,', throngliniy 
 hlindness or my cowardice, the tnittic in. 
 strong drink is saddled on this villajic for 
 yeam coming, as it has hceii in these sad 
 flhameful y«ar»^ia«t, uhen li- village of a few- 
 score of hiUfJMm, had ill it tive taverns. Let 
 U8 «npp<ise tliis to Ite'so; and let ns HUpiioae 
 that B nian wiin .stabbed tlirongh drink in 
 one of these hoiiscH, us hiipnened once in 
 'thisvillage, and that he w as taken irwayin lus 
 iniquity, some of that bl< mil would be on me 
 ana some of it on this imipit, uiid all the 
 
 iitHtpoiiiaithniiild not wimh lhiit»tt»in from 
 my xkirlK and thm i>iilpit, UvaiiM I ,>»^Ui 
 to' have Houndtil the finiiipet, iind dnl not. 
 Whether the h^nor tra»»»c,i»» I'lit down in . 
 thiMi'oimiy or not, iine thiHK I nm anxioim 
 In do to liif mym'lf fhHii all inntuipntioii 
 in tilt fnfiire tiin«»i'«(iieuee« of the continn 
 
 "aii«e "f the tiiittlc. Ill the past ti when 
 
 the duty wan harder than now, I tried to 
 Ih- faithful, « tii niy til•^t roinini; here in 
 IHi'Mi, KM u iiiiHtoiiiiaiy. tdnnu dunk waM 
 ihreateiiiliu to lila-*! ami •lehtmS thin eminty 
 if mihintei-H lit t'liriM made no attempt to 
 Htyp it. .Soon after my settlement, in 1H.'»H, I 
 saw the iieeeHNtiyof laiHiiiK my voieeagaiiiM 
 ehiisliaiis patroiii/.inn the ^'anleH got up by 
 ta\ein keepeiTi, to draw dir-'wdi. at Chrint 
 nuiH iind Ne«» Vear; aguiiiMt women having 
 legiiid for ehiistian Vharacter beiiiK '<•'*'»» "'' 
 fonnd at the balls got up by the t«Nel1l- 
 krepei-H tlironglioiit tile winter miintli<»; 
 agaiimt <liriHtiHns sitting mit .viniiigs in 
 bar iiioiiw Ml tivuting others thereafter the 
 dangerous and expensive habit of this 
 coiintiy; against lioiior at ymir fiim-rals, 
 ami liipior at yoin "bees." Home ten years 
 ago, when it was a harder biisiiieKs than to- 
 day, w ith others I tried to seente tlie [lassage 
 of the l>y law imw iiiideriliistiission in Hol- 
 land, and we had then, to pay the penalty of 
 di bat -a pretty severe, one. Again and again 
 I have tohl yoiifioiii this pulpit that in siuli a 
 iiiiiji*rv as this, in siuh a state of society as 
 'oiiis, ('\eiy eliriHtian slioidd la- a total iib- 
 staiiier, if not for bis own sake, for the sake 
 of his. children and his neighbors, and 1 
 have Ket'yon the e.\am|>le. AVheir if was 
 proposed to add a tiftli tavern to our four, I . 
 headeil a petition whiehwits signed by almoHt 
 every one in the village, save those in the 
 liipior trade, for the council of Holland tore- 
 fuse license. I do iu»t regret these things 
 today. Have I cause; Have you? I would 
 do all ovtn- again. Can I, therefore, or sliotild 
 I be silent to-tlay? " Here I stand, I cannot 
 
 «bi otherwise, »•> <iod li-tlii iiie." And iioW" 
 "Whosoever heareth tlie sound of the 
 trumpet ahd taketh not warning, if tliii 
 sword cou|e and take him awajy-, bis blood 
 shall be upon his own head.' I am on 
 this point at leasi'fr.ee from the bliMslof all 
 men, as ^ this day caH yott t^j recoiil. Tlum 
 far, then, as to the othcC, tlie p»>«ition, and 
 duties of watclimeii on the toW-tus of .IJIion. 
 Their oflice, position and duties itis iieces- 
 sary thus t^i detine because there are not 
 wanting in the community men wlw think 
 and are not slow to say that ministiirs have 
 no business to meddle in the controversy 
 •that is now agitating the county. If wo 
 have no right ti> raise ii:ii voice against ouo 
 
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 iiio ill tlii; fiitiirc. 
 
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 WATCHMAN, WHAT «iF THE NIjiHTj 
 
 fo tli«;ui I 'uiiiiiow >>|n.-iikitig. J (.'rmlir lUiy 
 iiiort', httvirnj xi-m untl -li««r»l tffiiijijs Unit 
 would niftkt; tlif li«'i»it of (uiy CliiiHtiiui srtti, 
 Imt tbut i.i enough, Wv |iavo o|i]h)m«!<I to iiHn^ 
 Munlthy utiriHiriitioii, u4io iniik<i tlitiir giuii of 
 tliJH tntttio. Kilt for tlit<ir jjiiiii thuv woiilil 
 not Ik] .'tgHiiiMt iiH, iiiid Init for tlieir U'iiix 
 HgiiiiiHt UM, \v(- Miiiil)! Iiav«' no i<triiKK'^> "'"^ 
 not tlm It'ftst ilitliiu|tv ill "ettiiij; the Itjuirtlii- 
 tfoi) we Miiut'! ♦'oiiHidi'i- thi'Nf fm-t».. \\ eigli 
 tlipin well. 
 
 :i. B»' fully iK!i«iii«did ill, yoiii. owi; miiid 
 Irt'fore yim act. If yon uaiinot iiiuke u'p yoiir 
 iiiiiid in tile niiiHU;t of ojtinitiiiH, ,Meek on your 
 l|E>ndL'd ktieeH the giiidunce of .0<mI. . Mjjy Vi 
 Idiii, "(»! .send thy fi-tht iind thy truth :'li-t 
 thfiii lend iiie," and to the upright light « ill 
 ansi'. .'\nd if yon do not know what to do,- 
 rntliei- keep neutral in tTie 8tniggle tliun run 
 tin greut risk of IhiIm!,' found on the. -lide of 
 t'\-il. ' - - 
 
 4'. Let MM do nothing in thii eoiit<)»{ un- 
 worthy of our name lii* ('hriMtiaiix. Letviu 
 follow Him in. not lH!ing easily |inivoked, nor 
 easily ti-rritied. nor oiwily Mileiieed. Like 
 Him let our ehief motives lie the glory of 4to<l 
 (and the giMsl of meii; our chief de|>«tMlentv 
 <lod'a arm; and our ehief joy (itHl'M iiynipRthy. 
 -Let us, an He did, reply to" our oiiiMtiVents ii» 
 I all ineeknesK, with soft words and liani (irgii 
 : ineiitM. Let n» try to <>onviiU'e them; and if 
 twe eaunot. eoiivinei' them, let us try to put 
 , them to silenee; and if We cannot do this; let 
 i us, like our Master, |>ray for thelii. ttrettt \t> 
 4knith,.aiid it will pivvail. VVeupiiig may eii 
 dure for the night, lint joy oouiecu in the 
 nu.riiing. " .NJay ( {(sl's kingdom oome!"- may 
 Satan's kingdom he destroyed; the kingflnm 
 of gr.ure l»e advanced, ourselves and otiiers 
 hronv'ht into it and kept in it; and may the 
 kiiigdoui, of glon- he h.-Mtened. .ini.-ril 
 
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