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See COUHIG on page 2 Daniel C. Duggan

F e l i c i a n a businesses are once again par-ticipating in Small Business Saturday on No-vember 30, the annual shopping event follow-ing Black Friday that is focused on

boosting small business sales for local economies.

Big box chain stores are owned by fortune 500 companies whose corpo-rate headquarters are based in other cities, but small businesses are usually owned by people who live in the same community as their business. In other words, when a patron shops at a small business, they are supporting the Feli-ciana economy.

American Express began “Small Business Saturday” in 2010 to help small businesses get more exposure during one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. Last year, more than 100 million people shopped at in-dependently owned small businesses on that day.

All kinds of businesses partici-pate in Small Business Saturday, so it doesn’t hurt to ask any small busi-ness whether they’re offering special discounts or offers on November 30. Locally, there are many gift shops and boutiques offering special deals on both Friday and Saturday.

According to the National Federa-tion of Independent Business’ (NFIB) latest small-business optimism index, the outlook among small business owners is still wary. The survey found that weak sales are still the number one issue facing small business own-ers who universally agree that they won’t hire new employees if they are worried about keeping the lights on. They are also not willing to expand in the face of uncertainty about the

cost of new regulations coming out of Washington.

Small Business Saturday is a good opportunity for community members to support the establishments that mean so much to America’s economic wellbeing.

According to the inaugural Small Business Saturday Insights Survey, released in November by NFIB and American Express, nearly half of all independent merchants plan to incor-porate Small Business Saturday into their holiday marketing plans, while 67 percent plan to offer special dis-counts on November 30.

Small businesses generally offer better service than chain stores, and their owners and employees know the merchandise a little better and are able to give their customers more one-on-one time. When you shop at a small business, there’s a good chance you’ll be dealing directly with the owner.

Small business owners and their employees are extremely customer-focused because their livelihoods de-pend on your repeat business. In fact, of those small business owners plan-ning to promote Small Business Sat-urday, 80 percent expect a year-over-year boost in sales on that day. Most participating small businesses also report that they will offer additional bonuses including coupons for future discounts, free gift-wrapping, and giveaways through contests or with purchase.

Small business is the heart and soul of our local economy and social struc-ture. Local small business owners are the first to volunteer in the schools, help with civic organizations, and hire local employees. Our local newspa-per was built on advertising from lo-cal small businesses, and I encourage shoppers to focus their holiday spend-ing on local merchants.

From the Publisher: Small Business Saturday is a Worthy Holiday Tradition

New Era In West Feliciana Government Begins NowBy James Ronald skains

In an exclusive interview with the Feliciana EXPLORER, Kevin Couhig, the new West Feliciana Parish President, noted: “We will have an official swearing in cer-emony at 5:30 PM on Monday the 25th of Novem-ber at the parish offices, but I will not officially take office until 12 noon on Novem-ber 30th.”

Couhig ran for Parish President under the new charter rule sys-tem of govern-ment approved by the voters of West Feliciana. He ran as an “Outsider”, with no political experience but a career of busi-ness experience and economic development suc-cesses. Couhig grew up in West Feliciana and is a graduate of the old St. Francisville High School.

“My first days in office will be communicating with current par-ish employees. I will do an assess-ment of their abilities, capabilities, and also the need for their job in the parish. The position of a Parish President which is actually like a CEO/Executive Directors position is a new way of doing business in the parish.”

“With the Police Jury system of government, you actually had 7 mangers of the parish although we did have an administrator,’’ Couhig pointed out. “However, the Police Jury members made all

the key decisions. Under the Char-ter System, most decisions on a daily basis are made by the Parish President.”

“Economic development is a priority, but I first want to meet with all the existing business own-ers in the parish to get their input

as to how par-ish government can best help each of them. I think the three best ways for a parish govern-ment to help their business owners are to develop a good infrastructure, help develop a business friendly envi-ronment, and then for parish government to stay out of their way.”

“In my 30 plus years of business devel-opment, I have found out one

predominate truth,’’ the 62 year old Couhig explained. “Business-es locate or relocate to areas where the owners and upper management want to live. Take for instance the Howard family that owns Red Stick Armature.”

“The Howard family relocated from Baton Rouge to West Felici-ana parish because that is where they wanted to live and raise their families. We need to attract more companies to West Feliciana like Red Stick Armature. They are a high tech company in a real expan-sion mode.”

Kevin Couhig

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“We certainly have a leg up on other parts of Louisiana as West Feliciana is the prettiest area in the state for people to live and raise their families,’’ Couhig elaborated. “We just need to get our infrastructure in place, create a business friendly environment, and let the business community throughout the state know that we are open for business for compa-nies to locate in our parish.”

“Economic development for a parish or area is not a plan, but a process. Economic development is like planting and cultivating a garden. Each step in the process is very critical to the outcome of the garden and that is the way economic development work,” Couhig continued.

“One of the great challenges that we have in West Feliciana is how to communicate what we are planning and doing in government to all the people throughout the parish,’’ Couhig related. “We have no radio or TV stations and all the parish is not Internet accessible.”

“We will be updating and ex-panding our parish website, but as I said, the entire parish is not Internet accessible. I urge all the people in the parish to attend our monthly Parish Council meet-ings as often as they can in or-der to stay informed and updated on what is going on. I do plan to hold a series of ongoing pub-lic meetings around the parish to help keep people up to date on what we are doing.”

“I have already begun our out-reach program by talking with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce and the Louisiana Department of Economic Devel-opment about the changes taking place in West Feliciana. Howev-er, before we are ready to receive new businesses and industries to the parish, we have a lot of work to do. One thing that we must do is assess our inventory of pos-sible sites for economic develop-ment so that we will have sites available when we have interest-ed prospects.”

“Developing a Port of West Feliciana is a good idea,’’ Couhig acknowledged. “We already have

a Port Commission that is looking at possibilities. However, the ma-jor problem for developing a port is that we currently have no cus-tomers to use a port on the Missis-sippi River nor do we have a port.”

“Also the idea of having a River Front commercial development on the River is a good idea in theory, but we have to be realistic in our planning process because our area on the River floods at least once a year.”

“During my campaign for Par-ish President, I visited literally thousands of people throughout the parish,” Couhig related. “It was a very educational experience for me and truly gave me a very detailed perspective of what the people in the parish want to see happen. Some people asked me, ‘was my job going to be a 9-5 job’. My answer was always the same - I’m a high energy guy. By 9 AM in the morning, I’ve already been working at least two hours and by 5 PM, I’m really getting rolling. So, my job will be whatever num-ber of hours it takes to get the job done well for the best interests of the people in the parish.”

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Boxing fans in attendance to this past Saturday’s USBL’s Elite Amateur Action event held at the East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton were treated to an exciting day of extraordinary competition. Seventeen action packed contests, beginning with young junior’s from various clubs in Louisiana, with a few juniors making the trip from Colorado. The second half of the event paired a group of elite box-ers from Colorado against some of Louisiana’s finest. There was no need for any fans in the audience to sit down as the action had them standing, screaming and hollering throughout the competition. This event was held by Kevin Allen and Hands of Stone Boxing club.

Local favorite Henry “Baby-

face” Allen II (Hands of Stone Boxing club) the hometown boxer took gold by defeating Luis Ro-driquez (Colorado Denver Police Brotherhood boxing Club). Al-len controlled the initial round, as he was busy and scoring throw-

Allen Takes the Gold at Hands of Stone Boxing Event In Clintoning blow after blow. The sec-ond round was more of the same but you could see Ro-driguez start-ing to loosen up and become more active. The final round was the most c o m p e t i t i v e

but Allen over powered Rodriguez to take a unanimous decision.

Hands of Stone would like to thanks everyone that attended the show and the sponsors East Feli-ciana Parish School Board, Land-mark Bank, Premier Collision, The Bug Man, Feliciana Physical

Therapy, Rodney & Linette Butler, Dennis Aucoin, Ken Havard, Jeff Cromer, Regina Barrow, Chief Lawrence (ZPD) and Red Stick Kiwanis.

Pictured Above: rght: Henry Allen II with Luis Rodriquez of Colorado.

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Resurrecting the Tradition of the Christmas Tree FarmBy nalini Raghavan goRe

Sitting on frontage along High-way 963, Windy Hills, the Christ-mas tree farm located just 10 min-utes northwest of Clinton in Ethel, is, indeed, windy. It was a chilly, blustery November day on the farm as owners Ricky and Lisa Peairs prepared buckets of water for trees that will find their way into some-one’s home this holiday season. The Christmas trees, nestled to-gether in neat rows on a large ex-panse of farmland, look deceptive-ly small. But that is just an illusion, the Peairs’ insist. Many customers have made the mistake of “sizing up,” realizing once they set the tree up in the living room that somehow the tree grew on the way home.

It takes 3-4 years for the trees at Windy Hills tree to reach 6 feet, the typical requested height for Christmas trees, so Ricky and Lisa were in the Christmas tree-growing business for 3 years be-fore they ever sold their first tree; the couple planted their first tree in 1999, and sold their first tree in 2002. Following an early retire-ment, Ricky, who also raises cattle and other livestock on the farm, decided to start the business with the part-time help of his wife, Lisa, who is otherwise employed as a veterinarian. Initially intending for the Christmas tree venture to serve as a fun, leisurely retirement busi-ness, to their delight – and their chagrin – Windy Hills has grown into a very successful, but very demanding enterprise. When Lisa first suggested to her husband that the property would make a great Christmas Tree farm (not letting on that her father and brothers had all politely declined the idea), she remembers that Ricky agreed it was a good idea. “And that was the last time he said that, laughed Lisa.” The Pearis agree that they could not both work full-time jobs and run the tree farm; in fact, they hire additional help during the sell-ing season in order to pack a year’s worth of sales into the short holi-day window.

The Pearis grow trees on about 8 acres of their 97-acre property. In the beginning of this venture, Ricky and Lisa sought advice from other small tree-farmers in the South through a professional organiza-tion called the Southern Christmas Tree Association. These seasoned experts recommended that the cou-

ple focus predominantly on 2 types of Cypress - Leyland and Murray - and a fragrant, lacy, silver-toned tree called a Carolina Sapphire, all of which grow well in a South Louisiana climate though, inter-estingly, are not native to Louisi-ana. These trees never go dormant like their Northern cousins such as the Douglas and Fraser firs, so the Peairs are careful to explain to their customers that when you bring one of their trees home, you are bringing home a live Christmas tree which requires frequent and consistent watering.

Live and learn is the mantra at Windy Hills, as neither member of this husband and wife team had any experience running a Christ-mas tree farm. The Christmas tree farm industry used to be very large in Louisiana; there were several hundred small farms in the state in the 1970s. Currently, there are only about 75 farms scattered throughout the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. This dramatic decrease, Lisa posits, can be traced to the general move away from the family farm. As younger generations choose to pursue ca-reers off the family farm, these businesses shut down and are re-placed by big box hardware stores that supply trees that have been shipped for sale around the coun-try.

With few examples to model themselves upon, the Peairs had to rely on the experiences of tree farmers in other parts of the deep South, lessons that were fine-tuned over the years as the couple adapt-ed those models to the climate, ge-ography, and culture of the area. For instance, Lisa explained that their tree selection has shifted slightly over the years to bend to local tastes; most of the farm is dedicated to Leyland and Mur-ray cypress. They also grow the Carolina Sapphires for customers who prefer this silvery, aromatic tree and in order to make their signature creation, the Snowman Tree, which is a Carolina Sapphire carved into a …well…a snowman. The Snowman Tree was created on a whim and then caught on when a neighbor insisted on buying it. The customer is always right – or the neighbor in this case – and now these special trees have become such a tradition in some house-holds that they buy both their regu-lar Christmas tree and a Snowman

Tree. The learning curve has been

made steeper for the Peairs by the paradoxical weather of Louisiana, namely hurricanes and drought. Recently, they addressed the drought issue by installing an irri-gation system at the farm. This im-provement will make yearly tree-crop yields much more predictable as trees will tend to all grow at the same average rate given a regular supply of water. However, hurri-canes are - as hurricanes tend to be - unpredictable. And when they do pass close to Windy Hills, as Ka-trina, Rita, and Gustav all did, they wreck havoc on the tender young trees which bend fiercely with the hurricane force winds. After a hur-ricane, every single tree needs to be straightened and staked up so that it continues to grow upright and symmetrical.

Farmers through an through, the Peairs have weathered these challenges and delivered Christ-mas trees year after year for over a decade. Windy Hills is a cut and

carry farm - they use hacksaws, not chainsaws - unless the tree is big enough to warrant serious machin-ery. There are a few customers who come for the double-digit trees at Windy Hills, the “Charlie Brown trees,” as Lisa calls them – those lonely trees that weren’t chosen by a family but were subsequently al-lowed to grow into majestic queens that grace the fanciest of foyers.

As each year passes, the team makes improvements to the farm to make the tree-hunting experi-ence fun for everyone. This year, the couple added attractions that will help keep the kids entertained while Mom and Dad wrestle with trees. There is a hay bale fort and a tire tower to climb on. And if it’s a chilly night, there is always a warm fire burning in the giant fire-pit and hot chocolate and coffee in the of-fice. If you aren’t in the market for a tree, Windy Hills also sells fresh garlands and wreaths which sell-out every year.

Opening day is Nov 29 and it’s first come first serve!

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By andRe BRock

Although spring is the time most people think about planting, fall and winter are the best times to plant trees and other perenni-als. You may have heard “the sap is down” in winter. While this is not literally true, the plant’s ener-gies are being spent on its roots rather than shoots at this time. This is good for transplanting, as root damage (or at least root shock) is unavoidable.

If you’ve thought about grow-ing fruit trees, now is a good time to begin planting. Since they’re in season now, you might find citrus fruits you like. Just one or two citrus trees will usually produce as much as a family can eat, plus some for the neighbors. Most cit-rus trees only need attention a few times a year, so they offer that fruit at a pretty low labor cost.

The basic suggestions are the same as for any kind of tree.

Choose a place with full sunlight and with loose, well-drained soil. Dig a hole and plant the tree up to its soil line; that is the level of the soil in the pot. (Local nurseries car-ry Louisiana-grown citrus in pots.) Don’t bury it “up to its neck” like a tomato, or the roots will likely rot. Once it’s in the ground, water it in thoroughly, but do not pack the soil. Spacing will depend on vari-ety. Kumquats and lemons need a 20’ diameter circle clear of other trees and buildings; oranges, satsu-mas, and grapefruit 30’.

It’s best not to add any amend-ments to the hole at planting, espe-cially fertilizer, which will often burn roots. Wait until it’s been in the ground one year to fertilize. Most citrus trees will appreci-ate one-half to one pound of 13-13-13 (or something comparable) per year of tree age, administered in late January or early February. Regardless of age, do not exceed twelve pounds in a year. It’s best

to scatter the fertilizer around the “drip line,” which is the zone at the outer edge of the branches.

Citrus is a good low-mainte-nance tree. A few pests and dis-eases may attack it, but most are of no major concern for homeowners. (For specific pest issues, contact your local county agent, aka me.) Freezes, of course, can be a con-cern. But satsumas and kumquats tolerate all but the worst freezes in Louisiana. If you like lemons or limes (less cold-hardy), the easi-est thing is usually to grow them in pots. Dwarf varieties especially can live happily in pots, brought in to shelter the coldest weather. The trees are smaller, but the fruit is the same. A potted citrus will still pro-duce plenty of fruit.

Citrus trees do not need a pol-linator, so a lone tree will produce just fine. In fact, an unpollinated citrus (especially satsuma) will produce fewer, if any, seeds. Prun-ing in citrus is almost entirely un-necessary. Only broken branches or those with other problems should be removed. This includes growth from below the graft union. You can usually see a line on the trunk a few inches above the soil where the tree was originally budded onto the root stock. With any pruning, trace the problem branch back to its point of origin and cut there. Twig stubs will invite disease and rot.

While it’s tempting to leave ex-isting fruit on the tree, try to resist. In the long run, the tree will benefit from fruit removal when it’s first purchased or planted. The tree may

bloom its first spring after plant-ing, but will drop all or most of the blooms or fruit before it reaches any size. The following year it may retain very few fruit; then in the third year it should really start pro-ducing. Most citrus trees continue to produce far more blooms than fruit it will actually ripen.

Keep all grass killed around cit-rus (or any other) trees, at least out to the drip line. Mulching this area will actually not help the tree. Bare ground will let out more heat at night in winter, which is better for surviving freezes.

One other very important issue with trees is water, especially if we expect them to produce fruit. Un-less we get at least a one-inch rain, the tree needs to be watered every week in summer. Drip irrigation or soaker hoses are good. A hose end set on a very slow trickle works al-most as well. Set it near the trunk of the tree and leave it on for at least a couple of hours. Be consistent with this effort, as any dehydration will retard growth of the tree and fruit development.

If you want to know more about gardening, landscaping, or any-thing else horticultural, contact the West Feliciana Associate County Agent (me) at abrock@agcenter.lsu.edu, or stop by or call the LSU Ag Center Extension office at 635-3614. Also, the LSU Ag Center’s website can be accessed at www.lsuagcenter.com with lots of user-friendly information, including this article.

LSU Ag Center Urges the Felicianas to Ready, Set, Grow!

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Albert Carter Mills, Jr.Born 100 years ago at Wilderness Plantation, The Plains,

Zachary, LA, Albert C. Mills, Jr. died early Tuesday, No-vember 12, 2013. He was the son of Godly parents, Albert C. and Margaret Jane “”Maggie”” McKowen Mills. For his entire life he honored his father and his mother. He loved and remained faithful to his wife, Kathleen Louise Riddle for 71 years. They were married May 20, 1942 in St. Francisville, LA. Albert Mills stood firm and unwavering in his faith in God and trusted fully in His Son, Jesus Christ, for his salva-tion. He joined the Plains Presbyterian Church by profession of faith in 1923. An active member his entire life, he served

as a deacon from 1936 until elected and installed as an elder in 1946. He was given emeritus status in 1990. He diligently prepared himself for his life’s voca-tions. He attended the Plains Church one-room school for First through Third grades, then went to Zachary High School where he graduated in 1930. He at-tended Davidson College in North Carolina for two years then transferred to LSU where he earned a BS degree in Agriculture Commerce in 1935. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He served bravely in the United States Army in defense of his country during WWII. He trained men and operated postal service on both the East and West Coasts before being sent to England with his Army Postal Unit APO #544. He then served in Norway where he oper-ated a P.O. for American Troops assigned to disarm German soldiers. He was discharged with honor and distinction with the rank of captain. He consistently provided for his family through hard work and sacrifice as a worker at Rhodes and Mills General Merchandise in Zachary, a manager at the Plains Store, as a cattle rancher, rural letter carrier for 30 years, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Zachary from 1956-1987, and avid gardener, skilled hunter and fisherman, organizer of Tri-Parish Co-Op, Officer of EBR Parish Farm Bureau and Member of the Cattlemen’s Association. His outstanding achievement was loving with devotion his wife, four children, nineteen grandchildren, and seventy great-grandchildren. He taught us how we should live the Christian life and serve God through humility, consistency of character, prayer life, family devotions, integrity, and Godly example. We praise God and thank him that we were blessed with such an honorable and loving husband and earthly father. He continues to be a living testimony to us all. His example lives on. “”Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?”” Job 12:12. Visita-tion will be at Plains Presbyterian Church, 22929 Old Scenic Highway 964 in Zachary, LA on Friday, November 15, 2013 from 5pm until 8pm and then onSat-urday, November 16, 2013 from 9am until funeral services at 11am, conducted by Rev. Bob Wojohn, Rev. Todd Lowery, and Rev. Campbell Silman. Burial will be at Young Family Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Kathleen Louise Riddle of St. Francisville; one daughter, Kathleen Davis of Zachary; two sons: WIlmer R. Mills and his wife Betsy Jennings Mills of Zachary; David P. Mills and his wife Mary Lynn Farmer Mills of Zachary; daughter-in-law Dotty Mills; sister Jane Mills Burk of Zachary; brother Gilbert C. Mills of Zachary; 19 grandchildren and 70 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Albert C. and Maggie McKowen Mills; brother Shannon Mills; son Al-bert Mills III; son-in-law John Mallory Davis; and grandson Wilmer Hastings Mills. Pallbearers will be grandsons Carter Mills, Andy Mills, Stuart Mills, John Mills, John Dan Davis, Mallory Davis, “”Chip”” Mills, and Kirk Mills. Honor-ary pallbearers will grandsons-in-law: Clint Gardner, Darrel Zweigle, Michael Ackman, Charles Irby, Trace Pourciau, Jon Davis, Daniel Hogue, Ryan Dawson, and Madison Morris. Additional honorary pallbearers will be brother Gilbert C. Mills, brother-in-law Dr. N.B. Riddle, and nephews Shannon Mills, Jr., Robert Mills, Jack Burk, and Gilbert C. Mills, Jr. Share sympathies, memories, and con-dolences at www.CharletFuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-tions may be made to the Plains Presbyterian Church Mission Fund.

Doris Rowlett JenkinsDoris Rowlett Jenkins, 91, passed

away Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where she was recuperating from a heart at-tack. She was born March 4, 1922, in Houston, Texas, and died November 17, 2013, in Baton Rouge. She was a lov-ing mother, grandmother, great-grand-mother, and friend to many. She is sur-vived by her son, former Rep. Louis E. “Woody” Jenkins, Jr., and his wife Di-ane Aker Jenkins; grandchildren Mar-garet Jenkins Savoye and her husband Darren of Jefferson, LA; Elizabeth Ann Jenkins of Denver, CO; David Aker Jenkins of Baton Rouge, and Catherine Ann Jenkins of Baton Rouge; great-grandchildren Gabrielle, Louis Joseph, and James Sawyer Savoye of Jeffer-son, LA; and nephews and nieces Gor-don and Jan Jenkins; Edward, Randall,

and Mark Rowlett, and Anita Rowlett Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her parents Frederick Putnam Rowlett and Beatrice Eernisse Rowlett of Houston, Texas; her brother, Walter Rowlett, of Houston and her husband, Louis E. “Ory” Jenkins, Sr., of Ponchatoula and Baton Rouge. Doris grew up in Alvin and Shreveport. She attended Byrd High School and graduated from Alvin High School in 1940. During World War II, she met a handsome sailor who was recovering from war injuries at the Galveston Naval Hos-pital. They fell in love and married in 1946. They resided in Ponchatoula where they owned a restaurant, Little Ory’s Den, before moving to Houston and then Baton Rouge. Ory was an operator at Ethyl Corporation, and Doris worked in safety deposit at American Bank on Plank Road. She retired from the bank in 1982 after 25 years’ service. She was affectionately known as “G” by her grandchildren and their friends at Parkview. As a child, she had red hair and was known by the nickname “Pinky”. She loved to wear a red hat and a red cap, which was perfect when she played Mrs. Santa Claus for children in her later years. She has written an autobiography, which will be published on-line in the spring of 2014 by Community Press. It is a humor-ous collection of her writings from the 1920’s to the present. She has lived with her son Woody and daughter-in-law Diane for the past 27 years, and they cared for her during the many health problems she has endured for the past 15 years. Despite those, she maintained a clear mind and humorous wit until this weekend. She was recovering from a heart attack and doing well Saturday, but her condition declined early Sunday, and she passed away. Friends and acquaintances are invited to visitation Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, and again Wednesday at 10 a.m. Services will be conducted by Lt. Arron Mcguffee, Chaplain, USN, at 11 a.m. at the Resthaven cemetery.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010Closed

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Closed

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