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January 22 has been designated National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day, giving you an opportunity to work out what your cat wants to know. Come along with Tid-bits as we answer your questions about cats!

CAT FACTS• Attab was a general and contemporary of Moham-medwhohadacitynamedafterhim:Attabieh.AttabiehbecameasectorinBagdadfamousforitsrichlycoloredstriped silk cloth, also called attabieh. The word was passed into other languages as ‘attabi’ and came into Eng-lish as ‘tabby.’ Cats with striped coats similar to striped silk became known as tabby cats.

• A male cat is called atomcatbecauseofapopu-lar story published in 1760 called“TheLifeandAdven-turesofaCat.”Theheroofthe story was named Tom. • Thewordforcat in theancient Egyptian language was ‘miu’ and in Chinese

it’s‘mao.’InArabicit’s‘qittah’whichisverysimilartothe English kitty. In German it’s ‘kata’; in French ‘chat’; in Polish ‘kot’; and in Spanish ‘gato.’

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Jane was walking in the park when she saw her friend Roger playing chess with his cat.

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Clark Schools January 18 - NO SCHOOLJanuary 20-21 - FFA State Legislative Breakfast @ PierreJanuary 21 - 6pm Wrestling Triangular @ ClarkJanuary 22 - 4pm JH BBB @ Willow LakeJanuary 22 - 4pm JH Girls BB @ Willow LakeJanuary 22 - 6:30pm BBB @ Clear LakeJanuary 22 - 6:30pm GBB vs Deuel @ WLJanuary 23 - BBB Hanson Classic @ MitchellJanuary 23 - 10am Wrestling Tournament @ ParkstonJanuary 25 - 4pm JH GBB/BBB @ Castlewood

• A singlepairofbreedingcats, assumingall off-springsurvive,canproduce65,536catsinfiveyears.

KINDS OF CATS• Thereare41breedsofpedigreecatsrecognizedbytheCatFanciers’Association.Breedsofthedomes-ticdogdiffergreatlyinsize,form,andshape.Butinthedomesticcatfamily,thereisnoequivalentoftheGreatDaneordachshund.Thesmallestfullgrowncatweighsthreepounds;thelargestabout18pounds,foradifferingfactorofsix.However,aSt.Bernardcanweigh 300 times as much as a Yorkshire terrier. • Crossbreedcatstendtolivelongerthanpurebredcats. • Onestudyshowedthatneuteredcatsliveanaver-ageofthreeyearslongerthanunneuteredones.• Themanx,ataillesscat,isnotatruebreed.Thespecialcharacteristicsofatruebreedmustholdtruethrough many generations of breeding.Manx cats,when bred, almost always produce at least one kitten with a tail. Furthermore, a tailless kitten may show up occasionallyinalitterofanybreedofcat.

CAT FACTS• Whiskers are important hunting tools. Studieshave shown that a cat with whiskers intact can kill cleanlyatthefirstbiteinbothlightanddarkness.Acat with damaged whiskers, however, kills cleanly in the light but not in the dark. Whiskers are a guidance

systemthancansensetheoutlineofthepreyanddi-rectthecatwheretosinktheteethformaximumef-fect.Whiskersalsohelpacatmaneuverinthedark.Cats living in dark environments such as cellars grow longerwhiskersthancatslivinginthelight.Acathasanaverageof24whiskers,twelveoneachside.• Cats are carnivores.Theywill become ill on anall-vegetarian diet.• Theclawsofacatarethesharpestandmosthookedofallmammalclaws.Acatmustscratchatthingssuchasfurniture,trees,orscratchingpostsnotto“sharp-en”itsclaws,buttoremovetheoldsheathsthatcovertheclaws.Acatalsoscratchesbecausetherearescentglandsontheundersideofthefootpads,soscratchingisalsoamethodofmarkingitsterritory.Acatwithoutclaws is not only psychologically damaged but is also unableeveragaintoclimb,hunt,ordefenditself.• Catscanjumptentimesthelengthoftheirbodies.Whendroppedupside-downfromaheightofonlyteninches(25cm),acatcanrightitselfinmid-fallandlandonitsfeet.

CAT HABITS• Cats trample your lap with their paws because

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January 22 - 5-8pm Boys & Girls Club of Watertown Blue Door Derby Camel Races, Codington County Extension ComplexJanuary 23 - 10am-6:15pm Winterfest Finale Winter Games, Bramble Park Zoo / 11:30am-3pm Winterfest Finale Night, Joy Ranch / 12-4pm Winter Games Snowmobile Radar Races, Stokes-Thomas City Park & Campground

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Watertown Public SchoolsJanuary 19 - Wrestling @ Yankton - 7PMJanuary 20 - Region 11B One Act Play - 8AM - 6PM - AudJanuary 21 - Boys BB @ SF WashingtonJanuary 21 - Girls BB (H) SF Washington - ArenaJanuary 22 - 12:30PM Dismissal - Teacher In-serviceJanuary 22 - Boys BB @ Harrisburg • Girls BB @ HuronJanuary 22-23 - Speech Fiesta - Noon - Aud and ClassroomsJanuary 23 - Gymnastics (H) Noon - Arena • Wrestling @ Pierre - 11AM

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when they were kittens drinking milk from theirmother,thatactionstimulatedtheflowofthemilk.• Acat rubs its head against things tomark themwithitsscent.Catshavescentglandsintheirfore-head and around their mouths. • Notallcatsburytheirpoop. Inastudyofferalcats, itwas found that thedominant tomcat in thearea will leave his poop unburied in a very promi-nent spot where every cat in the neighborhood will beawareofit.• Everytimeacatrubsagainstsomethingorspraysit with urine, it is marking its territory. The scent im-mediatelybeginstowearoff.Acatpreferstoreturntoitsmarkingpostsfrequentlytoseeifanybodyelsehas been there, and to renew its scent. That is why a cat perpetually wants to go outside, then comes in again, only to want out once more.• Catswilltypicallysleep16hoursoutofevery24.That means that a nine-year-old cat has only been awakeforatotalofthreeyears.

CAT HABITS• Catsinthewildwillnormallykillpreyimmedi-ately with a single bite. But domestic cats that don’t domuchhuntingmayconsiderthecaptureofpreyamomentousoccasionandwillprolongtheexperienceaslongaspossible.Thiscouldexplainwhytheyplaywiththeirpreybeforekillingit.• One study attempted to discover if farm catswouldcatchmoremiceiftheywerenotfedanythingbesides what they caught. The results were inconclu-sivebecausecatsfedextrafoodstayedatthatfarm,but cats thatwere never fedmoved to other farmswhere they could get better hand-outs.• Catscan’tseeintotaldarkness,buttheycanseein a lot less light than humans. One researcher per-formed an experiment in which cats were taughtthere was a treat hidden behind a lighted doorway, butno treatwasbehind theunlighteddoorway.Hethengraduallyreducedtheamountoflight.Hefoundthat cats were still able to distinguish the lighted doorway even when it looked dark to humans. Cats consistently chose the correct door even when there wasonlyone-sixthoftheamountoflightneededforhumans to distinguish it.• Catsandmonkeyswerebothused inanexperi-mentinwhichtheywerepresentedwithtwoboxes.Oneboxhadabuzzerbuzzingorabellringing,andtheotherdidnot.The treatwas in theboxmakingnoise. It took themonkeysanaverageof437 trialsto learn therulesof thegameandfigureoutwherethe treat was hidden. Cats learned it in only 33 trials. Cats learned somuch faster perhaps because hear-ing is very instrumental in their hunting techniques, whereas monkeys are mainly vegetarian and don’t relyontheirearstofindfood.

Amazing AnimalsDOGS

• Dogscanhearbothhigherandloweronthefre-quency spectrum than humans can. They can also pinpointsounddirectionfaster,andcanhearsoundsthatarefourtimesasfarawayaswhathumanscanhear. Dogs with upright ears have better hearing than dogs with droopy ears. Droopy ears were bred into dogs inorder toprotect theirearcanals fromgrassseeds and bugs when running through brush. • Adog’sacutesenseofsmellis10,000to100,000timessharperthanahuman’s.Thepartofthebraindevotedtoprocessingscentisfourtimeslargerinadog’s brain than in a human’s. People have 5 mil-lion scent-detecting cells, but dogs have 220 million. They can detect bladder cancer in a urine sample, and detect a chemical odor change in a person who is abouttosufferaseizure.• Whyisadog’snosewet?It’scoveredbya thinlayer ofmucus that helps them absorb scent.Theythen lick their noses to sample the scent through their mouth. • Althoughdogshaveabetter senseof smell and



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At High Mountain Supper Club & Lounge - January 27Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed & Branding Party starting at 6pm -January 21 - 6pm Wrestling vs Milbank & Sisseton - TVJanuary 22 - 6:30pm GBB @ Clark/Willow LakeJanuary 22 - 6:30pm BBB vs Clark/Willow LakeJanuary 23 - Deuel Youth Wrestling TournamentJanuary 23 - 12pm Gymnastics @ WatertownJanuary 26 - 6:30pm BBB @ Elkton/Lake BentonJanuary 26 - 6:30pm GBB vs Wilmot - TV

hearing than humans, their sense of taste is awful.They only have 1,700 taste buds whereas humans have 9,000. Cats come in last with only 473. Thishelps explain why dogs so willingly eat garbage:‘smells interesting, can’t taste it.’• Themyth thatdogs seeonly inblack andwhitehas been disproved. They can see some colors such as blueandyellowbuttendtohavethesamesortofred-green colorblindness that some humans have. Dogs have better night vision than humans.• Whendogs kick after defecating, they are usingthescentglandson theirpawstofurthermark theirterritory.• Dogssweatthroughtheirpaws.• Thebreedsthatbarkthemostarebeagleandbor-der collie.• Thechow is theonlybreedwithablack tongueinsteadofapinktongue.However,chowpuppiesareborn with pink tongues that turn black after a fewmonths.• Dalmationpuppiesarebornallwhite.Theirspotsarrive later.• Whereashumanshavefourdifferentbloodtypes,thereareeightdifferentbloodtypesamongdogs.• Dogsdonothaveanappendix.• Tallestbreed:Irishwolfhound(31inches/70cmattheshoulder).Smallest:Chihuahua(6inches/15cmattheshoulder).Heaviest:St.Bernards,mastiffs(upto200lb/91kg).Fastest:Greyhound,whippet(45mph/72kmh)• TheAmericanKennel Club recognizes 184 dogbreeds in the United States. They are split into seven types:toy/hound/herding/sporting/non-sporting/working / terrier.• ThemostpopularbreedintheU.S.andBritainisthe Labrador retriever.• The smartest breeds are generally thought to beborder collies, golden retrievers, Labradors, poodles, Doberman pinschers, and German shepherds.• Less intelligent breeds include Afghan hounds,

chows, and Chihuahuas• Longestears:bassethounds.• Thephrase“man’sbest friend”mayhaveorigi-natedfromacourtroomspeechinMissouriin1870whenafarmersuedaneighborwhoshothisdog.• Themostcommoncommandis‘sit.’• Itcostsabout$1,500peryeartomaintainadog.

STOCK MARKET TRIVIA• WhenDutch explorers founded a colony calledNewAmsterdamonanislandnowknownasManhat-tan, they built a wall around their settlement to pro-tectthemselvesfromIndiansandtheBritish.WhentheBritish invadedNewAmsterdam in 1664, theyeasily overcame the Wall and conquered the settle-ment, renaming it New York. The road that ran along

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•Itwas20th-centuryBrit-ish journalist, travel writer and literary critic Dame Re-becca West who made the

followingsageobservation:“Imyselfhaveneverbeenabletofindoutpreciselywhatfeminismis:IonlyknowthatpeoplecallmeafeministwheneverIexpresssen-timentsthatdifferentiatemefromadoormat.”•TheinfamousOuijaboardmaybesurroundedby

controversy,buttheoriginofitsnameisnotmysteri-ous;thecreatorssimplycombinedtheFrenchwordfor“yes”--“oui”--withtheGermanaffirmative--“ja.”• Everybody is afraid of something, right? And

whateverthefear,there’sdoubtlessanameforit.Forexample, erythrophones are afraid of blushing, pec-catophobes are afraid of sinning, and aichmophobesare afraid of needles. If you’re afraid of going in-sane,you’relyssophobic;ifit’sdiseasethatfrightensyou, you’re nosophobic; cremnophobia is a fear or

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precipices.There’s even aword to describe the fearof peanut butter sticking to the roof of yourmouth:arachibutyrophobia.Andfinally,youmayatthispointbe suffering from sesquipedalophobia -- the fear oflong words. •LocatedintheSierrasat8,000feetabovesealevel,

thetownofBodiewasoncethesecond-biggestcityinCalifornia.These days, it’s deserted formost of theyear, but every summer more than 200,000 people travel to the upper altitudes just to see the slowly de-cayingtown,hopingtocatchaglimpseofoneoftheghosts that reputedly inhabit every crumbling building

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DEARPAW’SCORNER:Canyou feed leftovermealscrapstocats?Myboyfriendsaysno;Isayyes,because I’ve been feeding scraps tomy three catsforyears.Whatdoyousay?--CaroleinDavenport,Iowa

DEARCAROLE:Feedingscrapstopets--dogsorcats -- is not recommended. The main reason is that foodpreparedforhumansoftencontainsingredientsthatareharmfultopets,suchasonions,garlic,raisins,avocado and many more. Scraps also can contain more fatthanpetsareusedto,creatingdigestiveproblemsandsettingthemupforobesity.Andleftoverscanbehigh in salt, which can be as detrimental to pets as it is to us.However -- and this is a big “however” -- table

scrapstendtogetfedtobeggingcatsanywaybykind-hearted owners or their guests. Or, cats just steal them offcounterswhennooneislooking.Isthereabalancebetweenthe“absolutelynoscraps”guidelineandthe“liveandletlive”tendencyofsomeowners?

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Ifyoureallywanttosharetablescrapswithpets,bevery selective about what you share and how much. Fresh(notcured)meat,poultryorfisharegood.Trimawayallfat,andmakesurenogravyorseasoningsareonthefood.Servepetsonlyasmallhandful,andiftheyexhibitanyhealthissues--excessivevomiting,leth-argy or other symptoms -- contact a vet right away.Ahealthieroptionistoprepareasmallamountof

proteinandvegetablesseparatelyforyourpetsasyoucook dinner. Leave out seasonings and consider steam-ingorroastingthefoodratherthancookinginoil.Coolcompletelybeforeservingtopets.

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Re-Think WinterFrigid weather may seem like a good

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Instead of resolving to make drastic new year changes, establish healthy traditions. Incorporate activities and habits that promote health and can be shared with spouses, friends and family mem-bers. Here are a few sug-gestions to re-think your health this winter.

• A good first step is creating a vision for the future by picturing your-self happy and healthy. Identify positive and negative aspects of your health and the health of others, including friends, family members, spouses and children. This provides a starting point for establishing new behaviors, avoiding negative habits and seeking help from others.

• Set realistic goals with measurable results, because small changes are easier than big changes and can add up over time. Focus on changing one or two behaviors. Once these are mas-tered, set new goals.

• Establish traditions to accommo-date cold weather. Try new things, such as dance classes, indoor pools for swimming or water aerobics, or check out exercise videos from the library. Invest in home fitness equipment, such as jump ropes, DVDs, treadmills and stationary bikes. Having equip-

ment at home makes it easier to stay physically active. Search for bargains on gently used equipment, and try dif-ferent things to find what works best.

• Think of things that are enjoyable, and incorporate physical activity to enhance them. Plan activity breaks, set a timer and have 5-10 minute relays inside or outside, take a walk around the block during commer-cials or try games that get everyone moving.

• Practice ways to improve your mood each day, even if they seem silly or unnecessary. Try wearing bright colors, reading or watching something funny and laughing out loud — laughing reduces stress hor-mones and increases endorphins. Socialize and spend time with family, old and new friends and those in need. Creating social ties can boost happi-

ness, improve self-worth and increase your sense of purpose.

One of the easiest ways to social-ize is over a great meal. Try this crowd-pleasing recipe for Chili With Winter Vegetables. Make it a potluck and invite family and friends over for dinner and game night. Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean you can’t have fun inside!

CHILI WITH WINTER VEGETABLES

This is a great “make-ahead” recipe that’s perfect for impromptu dinner parties. The chili can be refrigerated for up to two days and tastes even better after the flavors meld. 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped 4 medium garlic cloves, very

finely chopped 2 large red bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 bunch (about 10 leaves) kale, chopped 1/2 pound carrots, cut into 1/2- inch pieces 2 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons ground cumin 1½ teaspoons salt 2 (14-ounce) cans peeled Italian tomatoes 2 canned chipotles in adobo, plus 1 1/2 tablespoons adobo sauce 3 cups water, vegetable, chicken or beef broth 2 cups canned hominy, drained 2 cups canned red kidney beans, drained Brown rice, chopped red onions, cilantro, sour cream, tortilla chips or cornbread, for serving

1. In a medium, heavy stockpot or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over high heat, stirring, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the bell pep-per, sweet potatoes, kale and carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, until light-ly browned in spots, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chili powder and cumin and season with salt. Cook for 1 minute.

2. In a blender, puree the tomatoes and their juices with the chipotle, adobo sauce and water or broth until very smooth. Add the mixture to the casserole along with the hominy and beans and bring to a boil. Cover partially and simmer the chili over moderate heat until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with additional salt, as needed. Serve with rice, red onions, cilantro, sour cream and chips. Makes 8 servings.

***Angela Shelf Medearis is an

award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cook-book is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.

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Forwhateverreason,thereseemedtobealotoffuss--morethanusual,atleast--madeoveronequestion:Whowastheathleteoftheyear?

Most people, I’mguessing, didn’t even know that thereare still organizations that actually care enough to sit downanddecidesuchthings(insmoke-filledrooms,natch),butap-parentlythereare.Anddependingonwhichsourceyouholdmostdear,youheardseveraldifferentanswers:TheAssociatedPress chose Serena Williams; Sports Illustrated chose Stephen Curry; and theBBCmadewaves across the ocean for notchoosingthenewheavyweightchampionoftheworld,TysonFury.(Fury,whomayhavethecoolestnameinboxinghistory,mighthavewonintheworstfightinhistory,andhemayhavepossiblygiventheworstpost-fightperformanceinhistory...singingAerosmithandoffendingeveryoneelsewithhismouth.)

The Athlete of the Year

GolferJordanSpiethtrippedoffthetonguesofmorethanafewpunditsaswell.

Andthen,ofcourse,therewerethecuriosities.AccordingtoGoogle, themost searched-for term in2015wasLamarOdom, but chances are, the teeming masses weren’t interested intheretiredbasketballplayer’slifetimestats.CaitlynJennermadeitontoabunchoflists,butI’mnotquitesurehowthatrelatestotheworldofsportsotherthananinterestingasteriskfortherecordbooks.

AndpoorHollyHolm.Shesuperkickedthepeople’scham-piontothefacetobecometheundisputedbantamweightcham-pionoftheUFCworld,andallanybodywantstotalkaboutisthe girl she beat. I have to admit, count me among those who hadtheirheartshatteredalongwithRhondaRousey’sface.Iwasoneofthoseholdoutswhenitcametomixedmartialarts.InthebeginningIboughtthefight,andallIrememberwasthesumowrestlergettinghisteethblastedintothefrontrowinthefirstfight,andtheneveryoneelsejustrollingaroundthefloorforafewhours.

Afterthat,IstubbornlyclungtoboxinguntilIrealizedthe“sweetscience”wasn’tallthatsweetanymore.HowthrillingisittowatchFloydMayweatherholdhishandsupandshakehis

head“no”andmakeafewhundredmilliondollarsfortheplea-sure?Rouseyonlyworkedabouttworoundsinherthreefightscombined, but she reintroduced the sport to the world. Nobody wastalkingaboutboxingliketheyweretalkingaboutMMAthisyear,andshedeservesthelion’sshareofthecredit.

But in the end, it wasn’t a lion that mattered most. Serena didn’twin theGrandSlam,Rouseydidn’t beatHolm, andSpieth,asamazingashewas,didn’twinthemalleither.Sowhowastheathleteoftheyear?Thehorse,ofcourse!

Whydoeseveryonehavesuchahardtimesayingit?Wasitbecausetheymisspelledthehorse’sname?AmericanPharoah--that’syourathleteoftheyear.It’snotaslamonanyathletetolosetoananimal,inthiscaseanincrediblybeautifulonefromNew Jersey that glided to theTripleCrown, drawingcrowds that rivaled presidential campaigns and rock concerts. In2015,thathorse,asbrieflyashewasaround,wastrulyasight to see.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey.©2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Q: At a garage sale, I found a Hopalong Cassidy radio manufactured by Arvin. It is red with a metal front depict-ing the cowboy star astride his horse, Topper. I paid $250 for it, and my wife thinks I made a major mistake. -- Tim, Alamo Heights, TexasA:Ispoketoseveralcollectorsandalsoconsulted“Ho-

palongCassidyCollectibles”byJoeCaro.Almosteveryoneagreed that your radio -- in working order and in reasonable condition--isworthatleast$1,000.Therewereseveralmodels in various colors, but the bottom line is you made a wise purchase.

•••Q: I have inherited several dozen pieces of Fenton glass,

mostly from the 1950s and ‘60s. I don’t collect Fenton, but I wonder if it is worth keeping. Is there a reference you can recommend so I can determine whether I should keep or sell? -- Della, Spring Branch, TexasA:Thereareseveralexcellentguides,butIespeciallylike

“Warman’sFentonGlass:Identification&PriceGuide”byMarkF.MoranandpublishedbyKrauseBooks.Thisguidefeaturescurrentpricesformorethan1,000piecesofFenton

Cowboy Radio

Glassinadditiontothehistoryofcolorsanddesigns.Italsoisillustratedwithmorethan800full-colorphotos.Incidentally,theFentonArtGlassCompanybeganin1905

and produced crystal, carnival glass, opalescent, milk glass, VasaMurrhinaandvariousothertypesofartglass.

•••Q: During the 1940s, I wrote dozens of letters to major

motion picture stars requesting an autographed picture. More than 50 responded, and I still have them. They include Bing Crosby, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Betty Grable and Harry James. Where can I sell them? -- Joan, Plantation, FloridaA:Manyoftheso-calledHollywoodautographedpictures

were not signed by the actual stars but by employees in the publicitydepartmentsofthestudios.Withthatinmind,youmightwanttocontactoneofthelargerautographdealers,Conway’sVintageTreasures, 55CorlissSt.,Box40962,Providence,RI02940.Thewebsiteiscvtreasures.com.Thiscompanycandetermineifyoursignaturesareauthenticand,ifso,themarketvalue.

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