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are you sure it's not too big I like big

mine is small I know George

so you're not satisfied no George I just

want bigger

all right

so should we go take another look at it

we don't need to it has everything we

could want wait it's all the way over in

the annex I mean it's not exactly the

central Town exactly George it's a quiet

home for a family that we can call our

own

foreign

I have an announcement that affects you

all

I've recently received word that my aunt

is on our last legs back in Yorkshire as

such the Mrs and I've arranged passage

back to England

therefore a new inspector will be

appointed in my absence

no not my office

this won't be good

just heard me a soft touch Henry how

much works could it be

shoot the door

have a seat made up

I've had a word with the chief Constable

it's the board's decision but I've

recommended you

recommendations have hardly made a

difference in the past

he thinks he could be different this

time

because it's only an interim position he

feels they may not pay attention

I see

would be honored to fill the position of

Inspector until you return well here's

the thing Murdoch

I'm not quite ready to tell my boys yet

but Margaret and I have been talking for

some time about retiring to Yorkshire

retiring

the truth is

it's more likely than not that when I

get on that boat I won't be coming back

oh I

I don't know what to say sir I

goodbye will do just fine

do you really think they'll let you be

inspector this time

well it seems that my appointment in the

interim is all but assured all what

yes well I realize we've been down this

road before

but I can't simply stay in the same

position the rest of my life it's time

for the next challenge

and at the moment it seems that

challenge has arrived well I hope it has

I'm afraid my next challenge has fallen

away

don't

the funding for the Women's Hospital has

been denied

there's always private money

I think we've raised all we can we

needed the government to at least match

some of the funding but they've refused

governmental budgets are annual there's

always next year

perhaps but they've made it clear

our Endeavor is not of value in their

eyes

it's time to give up the dream

detective there you are Mr Banks I take

it you're here about the inspector

position indeed I believe you know my

son-in-law the crown attorney yes of

course nice to see you again Mr

Templeton you as well now I know Alan

wants Fox to have you appointed

inspector and I never stood in the way I

want you to know that so far as I'm

concerned Catholic or Protestant it's

best man for the job

thank you sir yes well

the board of control has spoken with the

chief constable

and we have come to a decision

festivals gather around will you it's

time to introduce you to your new

inspector I'll make this brief so you

can all get back to work your new

inspector is a detective I believe you

all know and have worked with is

reputation precedes him thanks to his

fine work these past years

so would you please welcome your new

inspector detective Edwards from Station

House one

congratulations inspector it's my honor

thank you Mr Banks I very much look

forward to working with all of you

so

don't worry no need to be sorry George

these things happen look you had to

expect the promotion so it's more than

deserved overdue I would say

or perhaps some things are just out of

our control George perhaps some of us

are never meant to move up in the world

so just stay where we are until we

retire or die

thank you George

detective Murdoch

why don't we sit down in my office five

minutes

let us clear the air Detective

I know you wanted this job

perhaps you deserved it but you didn't

get it if you have any grievance

regarding this matter I hope you

understand when I say I don't want to

hear it I want only to get to work

I have no grievance good

it's not lost on me that I'm a younger

man than yourself with less experience

is this going to pose a problem for you

given mining position

I don't see how it's relevant so long as

we both do our jobs

you're a former inspector had a

reputation for involving himself in

cases when the situation called for it I

operate no differently your cases would

be your own but we will work together

understood

understood

sir

we have a call from the Flop House on

River Street

let us go to River Street detective

between the two of us we'll make short

work of this

right it appears he was strangled with a

lamp cord was this his room apparently

it was rented by a woman

I see well you know what that means

no money in his pockets or robbery then

he pays the lady for her time she

decides she wants more

or he refused to pay entirely possible

either way she Maneuvers him into a

vulnerable position ends his short life

and takes whatever she pleases

price you pay it's not your life

identification none

sirs

this trap has some information well

Enlighten us I know exactly when the

murder happened 2 55 A.M how can you be

so precise

another guest complained about the

noises coming from the room

I came upstairs to check and he was dead

when you arrived no when I was on the

stairs I heard a fracas

a window broken then she fled and you

saw her

no

but I heard her running out the back

door and this was 2 55 a.m to the minute

so you saw this man and His companion

when they arrived here approximately one

hour earlier that's right what did she

look like playing

did you get her name

he called her Francesca

a killer has a name

sure

I think I know this mate not associating

with his ilk I hope Crabtree no sir well

Yes actually I believe his name is

Langley

Constable Langley Station House three

we believe her name is Francesca and she

may be responsible for the murderer of

constable Archibald Langley we need to

find her ask every man woman and child

to look at this picture any information

will be very useful we know two things

she is a killer

and she is a lady of the evening

brothel's bordellos houses of ill repute

I want everyone in the city turned

upside down and bring them all in and

while you're at it arrest them and

visiting them it takes two to commit a

carnal sin and we at the constabulary do

not discriminate

our killer is likely hiding in one of

these dens of iniquity and the more

pressure we put on these heathens the

more likely one of her ilk will crack

and tell us where she is

yeah and prepared to reward you for your

efforts

you'll receive a bonus of 50 cents for

every arrest

now get to it

sir are you sure that's necessary

what do we want to find her don't you

well yes of course but perhaps so many

Lads on the one case it's not the best

use of resources I mean give us 24 hours

to find this Francesca and maybe all

dysfop be necessary it may not be

necessary for finding our killer but it

is necessary nonetheless

look at this

Toronto is rotten to the Core

time to clean it up

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Mr Langley's cause of death is

asphyxiation but he also has a

significant wound on the back of his

head recent very from the severity I

would guess he was Dazed or unconscious

when he was strangled

what could have caused that it's

impossible to say something blunt

perhaps the floor or a wall anything not

inconsistent with our findings

but this may be he was not killed with

the cord that was around his neck

you said asphyxiation indeed but with

something thicker whatever killed him

was most likely another one inch wide

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belt or a strap

I'll leave that to you

Higgins who are those lads

men Edwards brought over from Station

House one I don't like this one bit

I don't know what's the big deal we're

just doing our jobs well it seems like a

Fool's arrow on him there's a reason

it's the world's oldest profession what

can we possibly accomplish besides make

life more difficult for people less

fortunate than us

at least we'll make some extra money

well I'll catch up with you I've got

some information for the detective

sir

I spoke to a witness who saw a woman

fleeing the scene but the timing doesn't

seem to match up oh

yes well she swears she saw this

Francesca at 2 45 A.M

10 minutes before the clerk said he

heard her running out the back door wait

but the witness works at a bakery where

she arrived on time at 3am it's a 15

minute walk she swears she didn't leave

a minute after 2 45.

so either she or the clerk is mistaken

or we're missing something

oh she came out this door this direction

is a dead end so she had to have come

this way sir look at this

that's the broken glass from the window

above no underneath it here oh

the glass was very much on top of this

so if this was Francesca's

she came through here before the window

broke the baker saw her at 2 45 and the

clerk heard a practice at 2 55. someone

else was in the room with Langley likely

to kill her

very good George

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you're telling me she's innocent

yes the crime scene was staged the

killer likely a man placed the cord

around the victim's neck could you

finish that bitter please

to what end

to make it appear as though the woman

killed Langley and used something that

was found in the room when in reality

the killer likely brought the Implement

himself what was the Killer's motive

I have no idea sir perhaps the killer

saw the two of them go into the hotel

and saw it as an opportunity to rob the

man while he was in a vulnerable state

and he's Francesca

she likely fled the scene the moment the

Intruder appeared and based on what she

saw isn't inclined to come forward

all right

fine work

but it hardly changes our intentions

Francesca saw the killer Ergo we must

find her as quickly as possible we'll

keep the constables working on the

bordellos

yes on that matter I assume it would be

all right if I took one of them with me

to assist me in my investigation of

course take your pick

Mrs Langley

husband was found

at the River Street hotel

we believe he had been in the company of

a woman

he was a God-fearing man Archie he never

would have been with a harlot

did he happen to say where he had been

going all of these evenings no

last week he had a message by Courier

though he's never had one of those what

was the message I never saw it then he

took it with him

but I kept the envelope

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I was saving that what the envelope yes

tears over in me of course

they were thank you

it looks like office

it's so much this

r t h o u s e we're thous Courthouse

possibly

Temple

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I believe I know who wrote this note

George

Constable Langley is dead Dear God

found strangled to death in a seedy

Hotel on River Street terrible thing

young man had a family too as I recall

it's my understanding that he met with

you last week that's right

he was working on a case that his

superiors had already closed

he suspected someone was trying to cover

it up who he wasn't sure

he said he was close to finding out but

felt that taking it to his inspector was

not an option

he asked if he could bring his findings

directly to me I said yes of course

thank you

um what case

you didn't tell me

he said he wanted to wait until the

evidence was in place

I wish I could be more help gentlemen

thank you

he had been Gathering evidence

so perhaps he had a file or notes of

some sort well nothing was found at his

house nor in his desk has stationed

outside

hiding his investigation from his

superiors

George perhaps you should go to Station

House number three and look in his desk

yourself

sir I will do I was hoping to take a

moment to meet with Effie though

yes of course having lunch we actually

have a meeting at the bank we're

thinking about buying a house in the

annex oh George congratulations that's

terrific

although are you sure you want to live

that far from the city

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well now we just have to see if we're

approved

it's an awfully big mortgage Jeff here

are you sure we're doing the right thing

George we both have good jobs and

savings

maybe I'll start rounding up vegans to

make some extra dollars vagrants

vagrance gamblers bunkers women of the

night

it's his new inspector he has an eye to

clean up Toronto and his solution is to

arrest half the population it seems so

well that won't last long what's the

crown going to do with hundreds of petty

cases to try they can't keep up the

cells are already full

I'll make some calls perhaps I can act

as Surety to get some of them released

it's completely ridiculous are you

having to participate in all this well

thus far I've been too busy helping the

detective

speaking of which

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I want to thank you all for your

excellent work thus far some of you will

receive a pretty penny thanks to my

little incentive

the time has come to expand our purview

speakeasies clubs burlesque gambling

dens devianc in all its forms will find

no Safe Harbor under our watch sir

aren't nightclubs in Burlesque perfectly

legal they may have their permits but

that doesn't mean the goings on in these

institutions aren't in contravention of

the law any institution built on sin is

morally unacceptable the laws reflect

the morals of the people and it is time

to start enforcing them constable

where have you been

that's stationary at the request of the

detective is that so because

Constable Tucker here says he saw you

socializing for the woman

that was my wife we had an appointment

at the bank

is that something you normally do will

it work

well sir it was important we're trying

to purchase a house

congratulations

I'm a generous Man by nature but I won't

be taken advantage of

you can make up the time at the end of

your shift

come on Lodge got a job to do

you two Higgins

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good crowd tonight

word is spreading Jazz might just be the

next big thing

look who's here

laughs

I've never seen this side of you what

side I don't know what to call it

happiness

surely Mr Buchanan has something to do

with it hey would you care to dance I

usually don't consort with the customers

oh I see I'll make an exceptionist okay

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no need to be soft with the slot lads

but it's just a nightclub can't we just

bust it up and send them home take it up

to the inspector

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that's it

shut it down

come on

excuse me what are you doing

sir you will see that we have all of our

paperwork you're coming with us who of

me what are you doing I did nothing

wrong Tucker take your hand off I will

not I'm still the ranking officer here

now

Miss bright I am terribly sorry

let's go

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the dead woman Langley was investigating

was strangled with a length of something

likely leather one inch wide identical

to Langley

perhaps she got herself mixed up with a

powerful man and threatened to expose

him

murder to avoid Scandal it wouldn't be

the first time these notes contain

several abbreviations that make it very

difficult to understand

NB ow

sorry I haven't the faintest there's

also something here about Francesca the

woman we're looking for he was meeting

with her

perhaps to discuss this case well Brad

she was a witness or offended the

victims so look at this talman's

photograph studio was an address this

appears to have been torn out of a diary

George look at the date

the same day like me was killed

perhaps we should pay Mr Tallman a visit

Cassie

Cassie violet

there you are

I don't understand we have our permits

currently the new inspector is cracking

down on undesirable establishments in

town

you ran

I had no choice

you could have tried to stand up to them

you're a powerful person Violet it

wouldn't have done any good maybe so

you could have stood with the salon

with me

and got arrested

prove some kind of Point yes

to take a stand sacrifice yourself to

make an example that is how change is

made

that is not how the world works

at least this way I'm on the outside and

I can help you get out of here

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sorry to bother you we have a few

questions

what's this about

did a constable Archibald Langley come

visit you recently Langley why yes he

came in with a woman oh

is this the woman

that's her

the two of them came asking after

another woman named Olivia Wright who is

Olivia Wright a customer of mine she

developed photos a few weeks ago

but gospel Langley told me that she was

dead what a shame

oh did you know her well only as a

customer

wait you can't think I had anything to

do with it I I would never ever know Mr

Tallman you are not under suspicion at

this time

sir do you think only the right could be

our unidentified woman

well George her initials do correlate to

the abbreviations found in Mr Langley's

files Mr Tillman do you recall what Miss

Wright came into your store for because

for Langley asked me the same thing

she had photos developed when she came

back here to pick them up and apparently

she was murdered that very day what were

the photos of just pictures of a man in

bed sleeping who was the man I didn't

recognize him do you think you could

recognize him out of a sequential lineup

of men I doubt it

I didn't think it was very important

thank you Mr Tallman

Langley's filed made note that there

were ashes found in a waste paper basket

at the scene of the murder the photos

she picked up Perhaps Perhaps the killer

burned them to get rid of them because

he was the man in the photographs they

were having a liaison

and they were her proof

she was killed before she could tell

anybody we need to find out all we can

about this Olivia Wright and while we're

at it we need to find Francesca

I know that name

Olivia was an old friend of Archibald's

how did they know each other

he used to work with her before he

became a constable

they were both servants for a wealthy

man

I don't know

do you know anyone who might know

that was all before Archie and I met

I'm sorry Detective

mighty fine job you've done Edwards

thank you sir Dorado already feels far

safer than it did before today comes

Conservatory inspector

I'm so glad

been asking around about Olivia right I

can't find any record over anyone no

matter I've just found something very

interesting in Constable Langley's notes

George

we now know that ow stands for Olivia

Wright and that makes some of these

other entries far more clear for example

I believe Francesca also worked as a

servant in the same household as Olivia

Wright so they did know each other which

would explain why Francesca was valuable

to Constable Langley's investigation she

would have had information about

anything happening to miss right in that

household exactly

now there's just this

other one that he keeps referring to boc

more initials

boc possibly a person

place

Board of control

sir brilliant and next to boc is MB

somebody with the initials MB at the

board of control

George

Melvin Banks is on the board of control

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Constable Langley once asked you to

bypass his superiors I have you here to

ask for the same thing for the same

reasons and I hope your promise to help

still stands of course

what have you found out

I believe the killer to be Melvin Banks

my father-in-law

I understand this must be very upsetting

given that he's family

family in a sense of the word but there

is no love lost between us

I have always disagreed with his methods

if he really is a killer then Justice

comes first

are you sure he's guilty

the case is lacking in physical evidence

but yes

what do you need from me

I intend to interview Banks and ask him

if he has an alibi for the night in

question

and if he doesn't I'll arrest him

obviously I'll need to go over Edward's

head

we've had our differences in the past

but you're a good detective

if you say the case is strong

I'll back you up

a tree job for you

we've just received an anonymous tip

there's to be an illegal gathering at a

home in Rosedale what kind of gathering

you'll see

on Higgins and a few others arrest all

in attendance

yes I asked the inspector at Station

House 3 to shut down that investigation

because you were the one who murdered

Olivia Wright to cover up the liaison

you were having with her of course not

I had no affair with her and I certainly

didn't kill her then why order the case

closed

because I didn't want any of this nasty

business associated with my good name

can you imagine what the Press would

have said one of my servants engaging in

sex for money on her day off

I think the young woman deserved Justice

I assumed it was some CD Criminal Who

had long absconded

exposing the details would have only put

the poor Girl's family through more pain

so you told them what she left town

it was Kinder than telling them the

truth

I gave them money it was better for

everyone

and Francesca

I made what about her she had been

working with Constable Langley to find

out what happened to Olivia Wright

I don't know anything about that

she hasn't been at work the past few

days but I have no idea where she's

disappeared to

and I hadn't even heard of Archibald

Langley until he turned up dead

I swear

where were you Tuesday at 3 A.M at home

in bed what no one my wife's in Montreal

for the month

then November 21st

I haven't any idea what's November 21st

I thought Olivia Wright was murdered

Detective

go ahead

as you wish

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I can't believe you left New York for

Toronto the good that wasn't entirely my

decision truly miss it don't you want to

go back

I'm at home here we've been to many

places and lived many lives but when

we're searching within it's rare the

answer lies without

police

gentlemen we have Waters to take you

down to the Station House it will go

easier if you comply in an orderly

fashion

stop what what look who we have here

what just make a one for it no I won't

run from this my friends are getting

arrested

so who am I

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executive Murdoch can you tell me why I

have a member of the board of control in

my cells

I've arrested him for the murders of

Olivia Wright and Archibald Langley

and why didn't I know anything about

this

you seemed more preoccupied with your

raids besides the crown attorney has

already agreed to take the case

you went over my head

I felt it was necessary do you respect

me detective murder

I don't see how that's at all relevant

to the matter at hand do you trust my

judgment did you think that if you came

to me about this I would have shut the

case down that's precisely what I

thought

you've proven time and again that your

priorities are Askew you are more

interested in arresting the destitute

then you are murderers yeah you wait

just a second sir

excuse from the morgue

we'll continue this later Detective

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appears to be her because I got to her

first

she's been dead 24 hours killed by a

stabbing not strangulation like Olivia

Wright and Constable Langley men say she

was found in an alley behind a social

club for servants she must have been

hiding from the police

so it's your contention that Banks found

her and killed her to keep her quiet I'm

not so sure

if Miss Hart's timeline is correct that

Francesca died 24 hours ago then Mr

Banks had an alibi for the time of the

murder he still could have done the

other two I suppose no murder could be

unrelated

so why would someone else want to kill

Francesca

perhaps Banks sent someone else to kill

her in which case someone knows the

truth

not a good way to tie a blue sentence no

sir

ah source

we found the room at the social club

where Francesco was hiding there was a

note I thought you might want to take a

look at

foreign

Langley meet me at River Street Hotel

info about Olivia rent room 13 2 30 a.m

come alone

perhaps Francesca wrote this herself we

found some other examples of Ryan

writing it's not a match someone else

then presumably Langley knew who was

from and that person turned out to be

the actual killer luring Langley to his

death

Francesco arrives moments later but the

Killer is not expecting her she manages

to flee so the question is clear

was it Banks

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inspector Edwards we have a word what is

it I think we should let detective Watts

go he's done nothing wrong and he's a

friend of this Station House

Watts has been arrested before it was

found attending in the legal Gathering

that wasn't clear contravention of the

law oh there must be some mistake what

evidence do you have that the Gathering

was illegal

I know Luellen Watts we have a history

his very presence there it confirms

precisely what we suspected regarding

the Gathering

no

what is a good man he is a sodomite who

deserves to be jailed just like Mr Banks

Mr Watts cannot Escape punishment just

because he has friends in high places

apparently the inspector thinks he knows

best

see that nope does not match my

handwriting at all I'm telling you I'm

innocent

then tell me this

how is it that you knew that the

unidentified woman referred to in

Constable Langley's case File was Olivia

Wright and how did you know station has

three had the case in the first place

case came across my son and lost desk he

told me

Alan Templeton

yes

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foreign

on the envelope matches the handwriting

on the Note

Owen Templeton is our killer

Mr Templeton he wear leather suspenders

don't you

no need to answer that we've already

confirmed that you do and that they are

precisely one inch in width

they are a perfect match for the wounds

that were found on Constable Langley's

neck as well as Olivia writes

what would compel you to do this

I'll await my lawyer if you like but the

evidence we have against you is more

than enough your colleagues at the crown

are not exactly shy about taking the

case against you

your cooperation could spare your life

as you well know

I met Olivia through my father-in-law

I was a frequent visitor in his home

Miss Right caught your eye didn't she

a bit of fun

but then she wanted more of me she

threatened to expose you

ruin your marriage your career

so you had to kill her

I would have lost everything

I had to make sure that you would never

tell

when I convinced Melvin to use his

influence to stop any investigation

told him that his good name would suffer

because she was his servant

he had no idea what I'd done

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Constable Langley wouldn't stop the

search would he

you had to kill him as well

I had to stop him and we had to stop you

Mr Templeton you are under arrest

come on clear out a lot of you take this

as a warning

if you've received no charge consider it

a mercy I don't want to see hide no hair

of any of you in this city ever again

because the next time I won't be so

forgiving

where are we supposed to

I don't care

as long as it's not in Toronto

inspector Edwards

all this began with the Langley case now

we know his killer was not a prostitute

but rather one of the city's Elite all

this

the sweeps have to stop certainly not

I have a vision of a clean Toronto and I

will shake every shadow until all of the

deviants in this city are gone stop

whining do your job

it's over what's you're free to go

no this is far from over

over

I'm not leaving Toronto George

but it's just food

this is all going to blow over

eventually we're not going anywhere

they can charge me if they want what's

I want my day in court

I want a jury to decide to tell me once

and for all of who I am makes me a

criminal

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foreign

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took some doing but the loan is approved

the house is ours as long as we keep our

jobs

oh man yes you know what that's

wonderful news Effie well I heard

Edwards released the detainees hopefully

the sweeps will be over soon and things

can go back to normal

I'm sure they will begins you keep your

nose clean you too sir

take care of this young lady

indeed I will

and good luck with the new inspector I'm

sure you'll be all right I'm not so sure

about that but thank you

maybe we'll come and visit you we've

been talking about doing some traveling

that would be lovely

I can hardly imagine the Toronto without

you sir

I'm not your boss anymore Murdock call

me Tom

we'll miss you Tom as we you William

does this sound right does it absolutely

not safe travels sir thank you Mil mocha

we'll send a postcard

well

no you standing on ceremony

till the next time indeed Margaret

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while we're entering a new world William

and I'm not sure I think much of it

forgot to tell you Detective

regardless of your success in this case

I'm still not happy you went over my

head

this is my station house I'm your boss

and as such I demand your respect

respect is earned not demanded I need

you to fall in line like the rest of the

men

why don't you start with that

easy down by the dogs

take a few constables and shut the place

down

I will not

pardon me

unless this is as good a time as any I

suppose

though I have been preoccupied with my

case it hasn't stopped me from noticing

the disgraceful way that you have been

running things here are you telling me

how to do my job no I doubt that that

would do much good get out of my office

I intend to

what do you mean

consider this my resignation

I'm no longer detective Murdock of

Station House Number Four

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thank you

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