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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1953

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MSC BLUES:
The Stadium Squabble

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CURRENT MOVIES

"Calling All Arabs -Calling All Arabs ---"

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The bickering over where
the MSC-Mchigan football game will be played
next fall is currently the obsession on the State
campus. The Michigan State News, MSC student
newspaper, has spent a goodly portion of its
newsprint on the subject. The following editorial
bewailing the famous 'switch" suggestion ap-
peased in The News Friday.)
THE LEGISLATORS are the latest group
to add opinion to the controversy over
the proposed switch of location for the MSC-
Michigan football game this year.
A member of the Senate Committee on
IState Affairs has urged that MSC seriously
consider the switch because it would bene-
fit those *ho would otherwise be unable to
attend the game. But he specifiically said
that his suggestion was made as a pri-
vate individual and not as a state official.
Michigan State's student government
countered with a resolution condemning the
proposed "trading" of stadiums for the big
game.
There are those that argue that MSC
would increase its revenue by accepting
the huge (capacity exceeds 97,000) field at
Ann Arbor. However, it has been pointed
out that a change in site for the contest
would cause cancellation of some of MSC's
season ticket orders. a
Our Athletic Council will meet Feb. 23 and
the subject is sure to be on the agenda. The
pros and cons will be weighed and it is hoped
by students that the decision will be a refusal
of the offer made by Fritz Crisler, U of M's
athletic director.
Our motives fort restating this hope are
simple:
1.) Macklin Field, with its more than
50,000 capacity, can take care of our stu-
dents, faculty, employes, and part of Mich-
gan's student body. Our students have not
been given a better deal at Ann Arbor for
the past two years than we are offering the
Wolverines.
2.) The scheme originated in the mind of
a Detroit sportswriter, whose feelings for

the University of Michigan and its huge
alum group probably take precedende over
any "noble" reasons given.
3. The whole idea smells strongly of com-
mercialism-which the critics of colleges say
is evil. Our Ann Arbor neighbors claim they
are against commercialism, such as Miss
Big Ten contests, but this offer speaks far
louder than the empty phrases which fre-
quently issue forth from their self-construct-
ed pedestal.
4.) Biggie Munn and his squad should
not be called upon to give up the advan-
tage of the home field. Michigan has been
looking down the business end of the shot-
gun for three straight years and they are
a wee bit uncomfortable, but it's difficult
to muster up any sympathy for them.
Gaining the home advantage might seem
attractive to them now-but we will beat
them in East Lansing, Ann Arbor, or Oke-
mos next November.
5.) College football is supposed to be played
for college students. Let's have it that way!
The time and expense of travel to Ann Arbor
(where the game has been played for four
consecutive years) is unfair to the State stu-
dent. WE WANT TO PLAY OUR CONTESTS
IN OUR OWN STADIUM!
Making this situation a political football
is the result of mistaken values. MSC may
lose prestige in some quarters if we turn
down the offer. It may be taken as a direct
refusal of public desire.
Remember, though, that the taxpayer
was not guaranteed a seat at Ann Arbor
when the Wolverines were riding the wave
of power that swept them to national
championship honors.
It was the MSC students who attended the
games when State was losing. The games
still belong to the students of MSC-regard-
less of what Fritz Crisler, Detroit sportwrit-
ers, or other commentators might say.
-Michigan State News

+ ART +

TH E UNIVERSITY Museum of Art is this
month offering three exhibits-drawing,
painting and sculpture-by contemporary
artists. They will remain on display in the
galleries of Alumni Memorial Hall through
March lst, hours 9-5 daily, 2-5 on Sundays.
Paul Klee's drawings, in the West Gal-
lery, cover the complete range of his ac-
tivity, from 1908 to 1940, and provide a
broad sampler from what would be a huge
collection of sketches in various media.
The accompanying text (mounted on yel-
low) consists of excerpts from a lecture
delivered at the Museum of Jena, in 1924,
and is at once diverting and illuminating.
To the casual or unsympathetic eye, these
drawings perhaps will seem worthless-a
hoax in which the perpetrator tries to pass
off as art scribbles a child could equal or
better before learning to write the first let-
ter of the alphabet. True, here there is no
attempt to recreate the visual image of na-
ture, nor to design a pattern of abstract
forms pleasing to the eye.
Klee's purpose is much the same as that
of the inarticulate child who picks up a
pencil: to express an emotional state. The
resemblance between their efforts is so ob-
vious that the very real and important dif-
ferences are often overlooked. Because of
his greater experience, perception and train-
ing, Klee knows and succeeds; the child does
not know, and seldom succeeds, except par-
tially.
Even if the observer cannot fully appre-
ciate nor precisely identify the emotion
that aroused its visual counterpart (for
no one can completely enter into anoth-
er's soul) it is still apparent that Klee is
driving at something, and that he has ar-
rived even if we have not. His purpose
and methods are as valid as any, however
nebulous or inaccessible they may appear.
As is usual, this exhibit reveals Klee to
have been always whimsical, often sardonic,
and frequently pedagogic. The pencil
sketches, particularly the earlier pieces,
seem hurried and unplanned, as they prob-
ably were. "Portrait of an Expressionist" is
more deliberately drawn, perhaps because
tempera is a slower and more demanding
medium. In any case, this caricature
(which could be of the artist himself) is
completely free of any venom or bitterness,
such as are found in the work of George
Grosz, for example. Essentially, Klee is
kindly even when most sardonic.
His pedagogy is tempered by the same
friendly humor, as in "Pointed Word and
Fists" or "History." The figures are ridi-
culous stylistically, and this somehow saves
them from being ridiculed. Being as they
are, I suppose, is sufficient punishment in
itself, at least for Klee.
On the whole, I prefer the ones in which
amusement, pure and simple, seems to
have been the only motive, particularly
"Magicians in Dispute" and the outrage-
ously sample stick "Figure Entering." For
better or worse (it depends on you), we
are not likely to see a show such as this
one again for some time on these pre-
mises.

show in the North Gallery ties in closely
with the Klee exhibit. "Calligraphic and
Geometric-two linear tendencies in recent
American painting," is the descriptive title,
and in the calligraphic canvases, at least,
the emphasis on expressive line bears a
strong resemblance to Klee, and others of
the same school.
Mark Toby and Morris Graves. from the
West Coast, are two of America's leading ex-
ponents of the calligraphic tendency, along
with Kenneth Callaghan, their neighbor,
who is not represented. The MMA mentions
that Toby and Graves were directly influ-
enced by their visits to the FarEast, but it
doesn't show up well in these particular
samples. Linear quality is emphasized, but
exploited to such an extent that even a
Japanese painter would consider it ir-
responsible. But that is neither here nor
there; they both bring it off quite well, al-
though there are others in the show I ad-
mire more.
Arshile Korky is one of my preferences;
his "Child's Companions" lies somewhere
between Tobey and someone like Miro.
Alfred Russell's "Rue Pernety" also 'made
a strong impression, even more because of
his color than his line. Of the geometrics
efforts, John Heliker's latter-day cubist
"Cathedral" impressed me most, because
of his harmonious, if subdued, colors, and
for the nice textures and construction he
achieves.
William Congdon seems to belong in both
camps, although leaning more heavily to
the calligraphic; at any rate, he can
have my blue ribbon, if he wants it, for his
"Winter Morning," which is heavily model-
ed in various shades of brown and black on
an off-white, making a very dramatic and
persuasive composition. I cannot believe
that Jackson Pollock's "No. 31" is anything
more than an extremely hilarious & colorful
accident, but in my weaker moments I can
still enjoy it, although not for long stretch-
es.
The Michigan Sculpture Society is the
sponsor of "Sculpture in Progress," in the
South Gallery. In some ways, the pieces in
this show can also be connected with the
other two. Thomas McClure's "Crown," for
example, is expressionistic, even calligraphic.
On the whole, the woods come off best,
especially "Two Figures," by Sam Caswan,
a somewhat geometric form in dark wood,
that bears certain -resemblances to the
work of Henry Moore. A small "Thinker"
in dark stone, by William McKey, is the
piece I covet most; it is extremely simple
and unpretentious, and infinitely more
comforting than Rodin's famous giant of
the same name. Mabel Austonen's "Inga-
hill," a long torso in white stone, is also
quite good, and the texture of the stone
somehow allows her to carry it off better
than the similar, polished efforts in wood.
Taking the museum's offering as a whole,
you will find a pleasing variety that is fur-
ther enhanced by an informal but discern-
ible unity. Even if you aren't in the market
for an original painting (Gorky's is avail-
amhea et onn) _ vour rin M the gallerie wil

At the Michigan ..-.
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, with
Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner.
HOLLYWOOD-where eccentricities flow-
er as profusely as swimming pools, and
where the hunt for genius (we're told) is
only less vigorous than the devices for keep-
ing it regimented-has a lot of material to
offer a picture intelligently made. The Bad
and the Beautiful manages to see clearly a
great deal of this glittering surface.
The producer is a potent figure in the
Hollywood scheme of things, making and
breaking careers with mere glances. As
one of these, Kirk Douglas' flamboyant,
unrestrained 'acting is put to good use.
The technique by which his rough-shod
climb to fame is shown allows for some in-
teresting variation-on-a theme effects. What
amounts to three separate movies are put
end to end, showing Douglashas a cad,
blackguard, and a bounder in his relations
with three different people. Unfortunately,
the total effect is not cumulative; one of the
characters, a German director, delivers a
sage bit of advice when he tells Douglas
"I could make a picture full of climaxes,
but what would be left for the climax?"
The best of the three episodes has Lana
Turner as an alcoholic bit player, living
unhappily on the remnant of her father's
glory. Douglas, to enhance his reputation,
decides to make a star all by himself, and
picks Miss Turner, mostly because she's so
unpromising. Playing a drunkard and a
tramp who has nevertheless an aura of
innocence about her is not easy, but Miss
Turner does it well.
Actually, this movie is only incidentally
concerned with movie-making. Its con-
flict, though well done, could just as well
have centered on a power-mad Hollywood
egg-crate manufacturer. How and why good
pictures are made is as much a mystery as
ever,
-Bob Holloway
* * *
At the Orpheum ...
GRAND CONCERT
THIS FILM is most worth while -in that
it gives a visual, as well as musical
glimpse into the Soviet music and dance
scene. Though musically confined to opera
and two Kolkhiz folk songs, the dance is
well represented by classical and modern
ballet along with folk dance.
The production began with a generous
cutting from Alexander Borodin's opera,
"Prince Igor." Much of the settings were
actually filmed on the stage of the Bor-
shoi theatre, where all scenes except the
folk selections were staged.
In the "Prince Igor" and also the "Romeo
and Juliet" nothing was spared in creating
scenic effects that would shame the most
spectacular thathour Met could offer. The
costumes and settings were so ornate and
decoratively elegant that they easily achiev-
ed the gilded, colorful timbre that hereto-
fore seemed only the province of the painter.
Painterly is the adjective that best de-
scribes the production. The color was not
the same as technicolor but rather the im-
aginative tones and hues which reside in
art museums.
Musically the bass aria from Glinka's
opera, "Ivan Sussanin" was the most expres-
sive, but it received tough competition from
the scene in the Borodin between Prince
Igor and the Khan.
The major dance episodes were from
Tschaikovsky's "Swan Lake," and Proko-
fieff's "Romeo and Juliet." Of the two the
Tschaikovsky was too short to allow any
conclusive impressions, but the Prokofieff
was most interesting since it showed what
the Russians are doing in the field of
modern ballet.
The only real flaw in the picture was the
sub-plot which concerned a young artist's
journey to success, but it was no more of-
fensive than Hollywood versions of the same
theme. And it did afford a brief, though

perhaps propagandized, view of the Soviet
music school. U. of M. music students will
undoubtedly appreciate the fact of faculty
members wearing fur frocks at juries.
-Donald Harris
The Threat
To Freedom
DESPITE REPORTS to the contrary
abroad, the United States is still a
country in which public opinion is largely
molded by voluntary associations of private
citizens. These associations also perform in-
valuable public services on a national, and
especially local levels. Whether in the cause
of peace or social welfare or education, civil
liberties, and national defense, the over-
whelming majority of these organizations
have never found it necessary to join forces
with totalitarians of any stripe, with bigots,
and cultural vigilantes.
No program to safeguard American de-
mocracy can be anything but self-defeat-
ing which discourages the existence and
multiplication of such voluntary associa-
tions. We must not permit the existence
of disingenuous front organizations to in-
terfere with the continuous fight for good
causes-whether popular or unpopular.

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The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of
general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed by the writer
and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length, defamatory or
libelous letters, and letters which for any reason are not in good taste will
be condensed, edited or withheld from publication at the discretion of the
editors.

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(Copyright, 1953, by the Bell Syndicate)
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN 1

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Yale Daily News.. .
To the Editor:
AM I AS nearsighted as my fel-
low alumnus Magoo, or did I
read correctly in Thursday's Daily
that the Yale Daily News is the
"country's' oldest college newspa-
per?" During my four years on
the staff of the Targum, student
newspaper of Rutgers University,
I learned above all else that it is
the oldest college newspaper in
the nation, although a few years'
shutdown during World War II
protects the Daily's claim for con-
tinuity. The Targum was founded
in 1869, some eight years prior to
the Yale newspaper. I admit that
this correction is a trivial matter
to anyone but a Rutgers man, but
"oi the banks" a statement such
as that would rate you almost as
low as a Princeton boy.
-Robert T. Freese
StadiumSquabble ...
To the Editor:
ED WHIPPLE may be a logical
writer, but he's not very fair
minded. He may call the fact
that State has waited four years
to have the Michigan game on
theircampus a "short-sighted
consideration," but how would he
feel if the situation was reversed.
How would we all feel.
If the State students aren't par-
ticularly fond of Fritz Crisler they
have pretty good reasons not to*
be. Not only did he help eliminate
the two platoon system (a move
which most observers feel was a
mistake) but now he is trying to
cheat them out of their season's
biggest game (which is actually a'
compliment to our school.)
-Jim Deland
* * *
Asia Policy .. .
To the Editor:
ON JANUARY 27, 1953 John Fos-
ter Dulles made a major for-
eign policy address to the nation.
Refering to the war in Korea and
Indo-China he said: "Today these
wars go on because the enemy
thinks he is getting an advantage
by continuing the war. I believe
that General Eisenhower will find
the ways to make the enemy
change his mind in that respect
so that they too will want peace."
The first concrete manifestation
of this view is the order to the
Chiang Kai-shek's forces on For-
mosa. There are suggestions of:
1. using more Asiantroops, 2.
bombing, blockading, or invading
China, 3. dropping the A-Bomb.
Anthony Eden has pointed out
that the political disadvantages of
such measures may far outweigh
any military advantages. There is
a grave possibility that the war in
Korea may be extended to a gen-
eral war in Asia and perhaps to a
total World War. Secondly, Chi-
ang is discredited all over Asia
and to a considerable degree all
over the world. To judge by press
releases, Eisenhower's order has
caused considerable consternation
among many people in Western
Europe. In our own country Sen-
ator Sparkman has expressed the
fear that sooner-or later it will be
American troops that will be do-
ing the bulk of any new fighting.
Perhaps the basic problem in
Korea is not a military problem.
Any policy that does not take full
account of the trend toward self-
rule which is sweeping Asia today
is unrealistic. To label such a
movement Communist or Com-
munist dominated and leave it at
that may servea a ijustifiatinn

rule. Perhaps this is naive but a
Cease Fire might be more instru-
mental in saving lives than a Chi-
ang raid.
-Robert Schor
* * *
Conant's Views
To the Editor:
IN A BOOK REVIEW, Conant's
Views on Education (Feb. 11)
the following statement is quoted
from his book, Education and Li-
berty, "A dual system helps to
maintain group clevages, etc., .. .
might limit tlieir insistance on
this type of education to the ele-
mentary years."
Some persons find a satisfac-
tory basis for a moral code in the
democratic creed, others in philo-
sophy, and still others in religion.
Religion is considered to be a
major force in creating the sys-
tem of human values on which
democracy is predicted and there
is derived from one or another of
its varieties a deepened sense of
human worth and a strengthened
concern for the rights of others.
Private schooling aims specifi-
cally at developing an individual
who in the light of his moral and
intellectual training performs the
duties of his state of life and of
citizenship, with moral certainty.
A dual system, where one or
both sides tends, as a matter of
policy, to instill animosities, would
foster group clevages. Private
schools do not, as such, promote
misunderstandings. Group clev-
ages result when a member of
some group would deny a natural
right to members of another
group.
In totalitarian systems of gov-
ernment, the state decides what
type of schooling youth is to have.
In a free country, that responsi-
bility rests with the parents, and
for which they will be held mor-
ally responsible. Parents have na-
tural rights over the education of
offspring and rights always imply
corresponding duty. Parental in-
sistence on proper education can-
not end at the elementary level.
The wise parent is concerned with
any ideas youth absorbs, until
such youth assumes the duties of
the common callings of manhood
and citizenship.
-Marc Laframboise
HE THAT SAITH he is in the
light, and hateth his brother,
is in darkness even until now.
-I John 2:9
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(Continued from Page 2)
Policy and Administration." Professor
Morgan Thomas, project director, will
chair the discussion group which will
consist of four Phoenix staff members:
Richard Tybout and Laurie Robertson
of the Economics Department and Jason
Finkle and John Hale of the Political
Science Department. Social hour will
follow the meeting. All interested per-
sons invited.
Cercle Francais will not meet Tues-
day as scheduled in Sunday's Daily.
It will meet on Thurs., Feb. 19, in the
Michigan League, at 8 p.m.
Finance Club Meeting. "What Makes
Us Tick," a film on the New York Stock
Exchange, will be shown at 4:10 p.m.
In 131 Business Administration. Elec-
tion of officers will be held at the
business meeting. All interested per-
sons are invited. A coffee hour will
follow.
Congregational Disciples Guild. Tea
at Guild House, 438 Maynard St., 4:30-
5:45.
Women's Fencing Club. Organiza-
tional meeting of Women's Fencing
Club at 5:10 p.m. at the Women's Ath-
letic Building. Membership in group
is limited to women students who have
had some instruction in fencing.
Ballet Club will have organizational
meeting Tues., Feb. 17. All interested
are cordially invited to attend. Inter-
mediates: 7:15-8:15; beginners; 8:15-9:15.
There will be an important business
meeting between classes.
The Deutscher Aerein will hold their
first meeting in Room 3A of the Union.
The program will include slides on Ger-
many and a discussion of the Free Uni-
versity of Berlin. Everyone welcome.
Motion Picture. Ten minute film,
"Pigs and Elephants," shown Mon.
through Sat. at 10:30, 12:30, 3 and 4
o'clock and Sun. at 3 and 4 o'clock, 4th
floor University Museums Building.
S.R.A. Council meeting, Lane Hall,
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Square Dance Workshop, for budding
callers, experienced dancers, and any
others interested. Lane Hall, 7:30-10:00
p.m.
Coming Events
Alee-Ire, Student Branch, will pre-
sent E. D. Redington, Commander, USN,
speaking on the Shore Based Electron-
ics Program of the U.S. Navy at 7:15
p.m., Wed., Feb. 18, in 3-B of the
Michigan Union. A movie on aircraft
ground-controlled approach systems
will also be shown. Lt. Bodes from the
Detroit Office of Naval Procurement
will be present to give information
about commissions for college gradu-
ates. Everyone is welcome. Coffee and
donuts for all.
Student Affiliate, ACS. Glass-blowing
demonstration by George Killich, Uni-

versity Chemistry Department glass
blower, at the meeting Wed., Feb. 18,
7:30 p.m., 1400 Chemistry Building.
Everyone welcome. Election afterwards.
Pi Lambda Theta, XI Chapter, Na-
tional Professional Education Society,
will meet Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., West
Conference Room, Rackham Building.
Mr. Michael Church, of the Extension
Service, will give an illustrated talk
on "Ways of Enriching Our Everyday
Living Experiences," and Professor Rob-
ert Craig, of the School of Natural Re-
sources, will talk on "Making the Most
of vacations."
Forum on College and University
Teaching. First session, Feb. 20, 3-4:30
p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. A pane,
composed of Vice-president Marvin L.
Niehuss, Dean George G. Brown, and
Professors Claude Eggertsen, Kenneth,
L. Jones, and Albert H. Marckwardt,
with Algo D. Henderson as chairman,
will discuss: "Effective Teaching; How
the Objectives in Teaching are Deter-
mined." Faculty of the University and
graduate students are invited.
La Sociedad Hispanica. Meeting Wed.,
Feb. 18, at 8 p.m., in the Michigan Room
of the League. Refreshments will be
served, singing dancing, and a movie.
All members invited. New memberships
will be taken at the door.
American Chemical Society Lecture,
Wed., Feb. 18,' 8 p.m., 1300 Chemistry
Building. Dr. J. L. St. John, of the Na-
tional Research Council Committee on
Food Protection, will speak on "Chem-
ical Additivities in Foods."
Speech and Hearing Association. Bus-
iness meeting willbe held Wed., Feb.
18, at 7:30 in the League. Following the
business meeting, at 8:15, Dr. Bloomer
will speak on the topic, "Opportunities
in the Field of Speech Correction." All
interested persons are invited to at-
tend the program.
Wesley Foundation, Morning matin
service, Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30-7:50. Re-
fresher tea Wed. from 4 to 5:30.
Roger Williams Guild. This semester
we are renewing our Wed. afternoon
activities, so be sure to come to the
Guild House (not the Church) for our
Midweek Chat, 4:30-5:45 p.m. Let's
start off the Lenten season rightl
Roger Williams Guild. We join with
the church Wed., Feb. 18, for the third
program of our Home Missions discus-
sions. Come at 7 p.m. to hear Miss Otil-
lie Pechous, Executive Director of the
Gleiss Memorial Center of Detroit, who
will speak on "Understanding and Work-
ing With Minority Groups for Human
Rights."
Public Administration Social Semi-
nar. All students of public administra-
tion, political science, and their friends
invited to meeting on Thurs., Feb. 19,
7:30 p.m., West Conference Room, Rack-
ham Building. Mr. Rowland Egger, As-
sociate Director, Public Administration
Clearing House, will speak on "Admin-
istrative Problems of the Oolitical
Transition in Washington." Informal
coffee hour will follow.

ON THE
WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-HOUND
WITH DREW PEARSON

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WASHINGTON-An important British document pertaining to U.S.
defense has been pigeonholed by the U.S. navy in Paris. It refers
to the controversial question of using aircraft carriers to attack Rus-
sia, and sides with the U.S. Air Force in its contention that carriers
are impractical.
This is directly counter to the U.S. Navy's ambitious program
for building supercarriers. It was during the bitter argument
over carriers that the admirals did their best to undercut De-
fense Secretary Louis Johnson and Air Secretary Stuart Syming-
ton.
The British Joint Chiefs of Staff, however, have drafted a top-
secret document that it would be "suicidal" to throw naval air against
Russia's superior land-based air, and that carriers are needed "main-
ly to protect shipping."
Despite its importance to Allied defense, the document has been
held up in Europe by Vice Adm. Arthur C. Davis, who represents the
American Joint Chiefs of Staff on the NATO military councils. He is
the funnel through which our Allies communicate their plans and
opinions to the Pentagon.
While the formal document is gathering dust in Paris,
however, a confidential report has been forwarded privately to
the Navy, summarizing the British point of view.
This report quotes the British admiralty itself as stating: "It is
foolish to think of using fast carrier task forces for strategic bomb-
ing attacks on interior Russia or to provide air support for Allied
ground forces from either Mediterranean, North Sea, or Scandina-
vian waters. No matter how many fast carriers and aircraft the U.S.
fleet might have, their effort would be merely 'chicken feed' against
the land-based air which the Russians would have in these areas in
a hurry.

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