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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Louis, Missouri
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| | Willie McGee, capping a sensational rookie season, hit two home runs and made two catches that prevented Brewers homers in Game Three of the World Series at Milwaukee Manager Whitey Herzog later remarked, "I don't know if anyone has ever played a . . . — — Map (db m151992) HM |
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Rue de lEglise (“Church Street” or Second Street) was named for the Catholic Church that it ran alongside the center of the town. The first church was a small cabin that lasted six years, from 1770-1776. The . . . — — Map (db m151506) HM |
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La Rue de la Tour ("Tower Street" or Walnut Street) was named for the defensive stone tower hastily built in 1780 to help defend the town in the "Battle of St. Louis" - the first fortification built since its founding. . . . — — Map (db m151755) HM |
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La Rue des Granges ("Barn Street" or Third Street), farthest from the river, formed the western boundary of the town. It had many small homes of tradesmen and laborers built along its east side, while the west side had . . . — — Map (db m151508) HM |
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La Grande Rue, la Rue Principale or la Rue Royale ("Royal Street" or First Street) was considered "Main Street" of Colonial-era St. Louis. Residences and businesses that lined Rue Royale had the best locations for trade, and all of the . . . — — Map (db m151507) HM |
| | Tom Herr hit a 10th-inning walk-off grand slam, the first of his career to beat the New York Mets on Seat Cushion Night as thousands of fans tossed their seat cushions into the air in jubilation. — — Map (db m133412) HM |
| | Rogers Hornsby won his second National League Triple Crown with a .403 BA, 39 HR and 139 RBI. Hornsby and Ted Williams were the only players to win multiple Triple Crowns in the 20th Century. — — Map (db m133451) HM |
| | Dizzy Dean struck out seventeen Chicago Cubs in a game at Sportsman's Park. Dean led the league in strikeouts (199) and posted a 20-18 record for the 1933 season. — — Map (db m133459) HM |
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On this site from 1854 to 1857 stood the building used as the first Mormon Church in the St. Louis area.
Beginning in 1831, and during the difficult days of persecution that followed, St. Louis provided an oasis of tolerance and security and . . . — — Map (db m124960) HM |
| | You are standing across the street from the site of The Democratic National Convention of 1876.
New York Governor Samuel Tilden carried the presidential nomination on the second ballot.
Tilden received 250,000 more votes than Republican . . . — — Map (db m147627) HM |
| | Terry Moore led the team with 6 hits in one game vs. the Boston Braves becoming the first Cardinal to do so at home since 1893. — — Map (db m133462) HM |
| | Lonnie Smith stole five bases in a game vs. the San Francisco Giants, which set a new Major League record for a single game. — — Map (db m151991) HM |
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Auctions were once a common site on the stately steps of the Old Courthouse in front of you. The court organized property sales when people went bankrupt or died without a will. Between 1839 and 1862, the court sold more than 500 enslaved men, . . . — — Map (db m119024) HM |
| | To the honor of those who served the United States in the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition; 1898–1902. — — Map (db m136973) WM |
| | Today you can get a package from St. Louis to California in less than 24 hours. But before planes and trains, speedy deliveries to the West went by stagecoach.
Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield capitalized on the country's rapid . . . — — Map (db m124961) HM |
| | The Cardinals moved back to the site of their original ballpark, and for the first time since 1892 played at Sportsman's Park at Grand and Dodier. The Cardinals played in the park along with the American League St. Louis Browns until 1953. — — Map (db m133444) HM |
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First Trail West
Started near this corner 1764 — — Map (db m119095) HM |
| | The Cardinals, with Bill Doak pitching, beat the Boston Braves 6-1 and moved into a tie for first place with the New York Giants. The American League St. Louis Browns were also first in their league on the same day. — — Map (db m133445) HM |
| | Holds many National League records, among them: games played 3,026; at bat 10,972 times; 3,630 hits; most runs scored 1949; most runs batted in 19851; total bases 6,134. Led N.L. in total bases 6 years. Slugging percentage 6 years. Most valuable . . . — — Map (db m133355) HM |
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For more than 70 years, Stan Musial was the heart and soul of the St. Louis Cardinals. As a player, he was the greatest Cardinal and one of the best players in Major League Baseball history. Off the field, he lived with a dignity and charm that . . . — — Map (db m151511) HM |
| | Lou Brock collects his 104th and 105th stolen bases at Busch Memorial Stadium against the Phillies to tie and break Maury Wills' Major League Baseball single season record. — — Map (db m133392) HM |
| | Batting right-handed, switch-hitter Garry Templeton recorded his 100th hit of the season and became the first Major League player to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate in a single season. — — Map (db m133398) HM |
| | Allan Sothoron pitched a dramatic game and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals swept the doubleheader and moved into first place in the National League. — — Map (db m133452) HM |
| | “The first time I ever saw St. Louis,
I could have bought it for six million
dollars, and it was the mistake of my
life that I did not do it.”
Across Fourth Street from this location, teenager Samuel Clemens set type for the . . . — — Map (db m122491) HM |
| | At noon on September 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition ended on the St. Louis riverfront after a journey along the Missouri River to its headwaters, a passage of the Rocky Mountains, and a descent to the Pacific Coast via the Columbia River. . . . — — Map (db m124962) HM |
| | Stan Musial, a late-season call-up, hit his first career home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell. — — Map (db m151986) HM |
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Dedicated to
the People of the United States
May 25, 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the Unites States
The City of St. Louis Missouri
The United States Territorial
Expansion Memorial Committee
[The Gateway Arch was . . . — — Map (db m26866) HM |
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Special Award of Recognition
Honoring
The James B. Eads Bridge
For its outstanding historical significance and for 100 years of service to the nation
First construction alloy steel bridge and largest bridge of any type . . . — — Map (db m139677) HM |
| | The Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, who were tied for fourth place in the National League East Division, played before 53,415 fans, the largest crowd ever for a regular-season game at Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133418) HM |
| | The Mississippi Valley Trust Company was this 1896 buildings first occupant. The Classical Revival facade was an attempt to express the companys conservatism and stability.
The Trust financed the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. By no coincidence . . . — — Map (db m78871) HM |
| | The Missouri Athletic Club first opened on this site in 1903. Club members competed in the Olympics held in St. Louis the following year.
The Clubs original home was destroyed in a 1914 fire that claimed 37 lives. This building was completed in . . . — — Map (db m124963) HM |
| | On April 6, 1846, a slave named Dred Scott and his wife Harriet sued for their freedom in this courthouse. The Scotts had been taken by their owner to free jurisdictions and then returned to Missouri, a slave state. In 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. . . . — — Map (db m120711) HM |
| | Utility infielder Jose Oquendo became the first position player to earn a pitching decision in 20 years in a 7-5, 19-inning loss to the Atlanta Braves. Oquendo went on to play all nine positions that year, earning the nickname "The Secret Weapon." — — Map (db m133416) HM |
| | The Security Building, one of St. Louis most significant 19th century office buildings, is the citys only remaining commercial structure designed by the renowned architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns. Built in 1891, a year before Louis . . . — — Map (db m124964) HM |
| | Mark McGwire hit three home runs in one game against the Arizona Diamondbacks to become the only Cardinals player to do so at Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133423) HM |
| | For the first time in team history, the Cardinals exceeded 3 million in attendance for the 1987 regular season, becoming just the third club in Major League Baseball history to reach that milestone. — — Map (db m133413) HM |
| | The white line on the ground below marks the location of the right field foul line from the previous Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133362) HM |
| | The green and yellow line on the ground below marks the location of the outfield wall from the previous Busch Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133365) HM |
| | This historic building is one of the last manufacturing sites in downtown St. Louis. Its history goes back to 1905 when the A.H. Lewis Medical Company began manufacturing a product called Nature's Remedy. The facility expanded its operations to . . . — — Map (db m151512) HM |
| | Bob Gibson won the National League Cy Young Award for the 1970 season after he posted a 23-7 record and became the first Cardinals pitcher to receive the honor twice. — — Map (db m133388) HM |
| | For the first time in franchise history, the Cardinals passed the two million mark in attendance, fueled by a pennant-winning team and the first full-season in Busch Memorial Stadium (1966-2005). — — Map (db m133372) HM |
| | The Cardinals hosted their first night game vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers, under lights installed at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. — — Map (db m151988) HM |
| | In 1891 the Wainwright Building was constructed for St. Louis businessman Ellis Wainwright. It was designed by Louis H. Sullivan, a Chicago architect.
The Wainwright Building is the father of the contemporary skyscraper. Sullivan's design . . . — — Map (db m141137) HM |
| | Lon Warneke pitched a no hitter at Cincinnati and won by a score of 2-0. Warneke missed a perfect game due to a walk and two errors, but his win put the team into first place in the National League standings. — — Map (db m151987) HM |
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The Battle of Fort San Carlos was the westernmost battle of the American Revolution. On May 26, 1780, about 300 townspeople, including Spanish soldiers, French settlers, and enslaved and free African Americans rallied to defend St. Louis. In . . . — — Map (db m119025) HM |
| | Keith McDonald became the first player in National League history and only the second in Major League Baseball history to homer in his first two career at-bats. — — Map (db m151833) HM |
| | William Clark died in 1838 at his son's home on this site.
Clark became a national hero more than 30 years earlier when he and Meriwether Lewis explored the newly acquired Louisiana Territory for President Jefferson. Lewis and Clark led 31 . . . — — Map (db m147625) HM |
| | The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game Five to win their fourth World Championship. Enos Slaughter and Whitey Kurowski led the way with home runs, and catcher Walker Cooper picked a runner off second to strike a Yankees rally in the . . . — — Map (db m133331) HM |
| | The Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Browns 3-1 in Game Six to win their fifth World Championship. The all-St. Louis "Streetcar Series" was played entirely in Sportsman's Park. This was the only pennant for the AL Browns, who later moved to . . . — — Map (db m133336) HM |
| | The Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in Game Seven to win their sixth World Championship. Harry Brecheen pitched his third victory in the series and Enos Slaughter's "Mad Dash" home from first on a double by Harry Walker proved to be the game's . . . — — Map (db m133340) HM |
| | The Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 in Game Seven to win their eighth World Championship. Bob Gibson, in his third win of the Series, defeated Boston starter Jim Lonborg, in spite of the Boston morning paper's headline that read "Lonborg and . . . — — Map (db m133376) HM |
| | The Cardinals won their first World Series since 1967 with a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game Seven. Catcher Darrell Porter was named the World Series Most Valuable Player on the strength of his clutch hitting and solid defense. — — Map (db m133407) HM |
| | With a 1-run lead and the bases loaded in the 7th inning of Game Seven, Rogers Hornsby called in Grover Cleveland Alexander. Alexander struck out Tony Lazzen and finished the game with 2 1/3 scoreless innings to clinch the team's first World . . . — — Map (db m133454) HM |
| | The Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in Game Seven by a score of 4-2 to win their second World Championship. The Redbirds were paced by Pepper Martin, who stole five bases, collected 12 hits and hit .500. — — Map (db m133458) HM |
| | Dizzy Dean shut out the Detroit Tigers 11-0 in Game Seven to bring home the team's third World Championship. The game was decided when the Cardinals scored seven times in the third inning highlighted by Frankie Frisch's three-run double. — — Map (db m133461) HM |
| | The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 7-5 in Game Seven to win their seventh World Series. Bob Gibson was named the World Series Most Valuable Player with two victories and thirty-one strikeouts. — — Map (db m151553) HM |
| | The Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game Five by a score of 4-2 to win the franchise's 10th World Championship. The Cardinals became the first team since the 1923 Yankees to win the World Series in the first years of a new stadium. — — Map (db m151826) HM |
| | Bob Gibson set a Major League Baseball record by striking out 17 batters in Game one of the World Series. The Cardinals defeated AL MVP Denny McLain and the Tigers 4-0. — — Map (db m133381) HM |
| | Ernie White tossed the Cardinals' first World Series shutout since Jesse Haines in 1926. Game Three was highlighted by great fielding plays from Musial and Slaughter. — — Map (db m151984) HM |
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23-year NHL Career
340 Goals 934 Assists 1,274 Points
Played in 13 NHL All-Star Games
Stanley Cup Champion - 1989
Conn Smythe Trophy - 1989
Norris Trophy - 1999
7-Time NHL Hardest Shot winner
Olympic Gold Medalist - 2002
#2 . . . — — Map (db m141054) HM |
| | This fountain by the sculptor Carl Milles symbolizes the union of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers · The two central figures represent the two great rivers while the lesser water creatures suggest the many tributaries and streams · Milles . . . — — Map (db m62213) HM |
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14-year NHL Career
369 Goals 761 Assists 1,130 Points
Four 100+ point seasons
1st in NHL with 50+ assists in 10 consecutive seasons
Led the Blues in scoring nine times
1,000 NHL career games
#24 Retired by the Blues - 1991
Hockey . . . — — Map (db m141052) HM |
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20-year NHL Career
741 Goals 650 Assists 1,391 Points
Played in eight NHL All-Star Games
Scored 50 goals in 50 games twice
All-time Blues leading goal scorer with 527
Scored 86 goals in 1990-91
Hart Memorial Trophy - 1991 . . . — — Map (db m141051) HM |
| | This building was constructed in 1907 as a haven for traveling railroad workers. We are proud to have restored this historic structure and will continue the long standing tradition of providing rooms for the traveler. We wish you a pleasant stay. — — Map (db m144599) HM |
| | This property has been listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Built in 1901 for the Lambert Deacon Hull Printing Company, this building is the work of St. Louis polymath Samuel . . . — — Map (db m145822) HM |
| | The eastern, two level portion of this building was built in 1914 and for two years was the home of the Hudson-Phillips Motor Car Co. In 1916, Mendenhall Motor Co. opened its Ford dealerships in the building. In 1924, Mendenhall added the matching, . . . — — Map (db m133085) HM |
| | This structure was built by O.L. Halsey by permission of the Packard Motor Car Co., to serve as St. Louis' Packard dealership and distributorship. It was designed by architect J.L. Wees. Halsey had been the first car dealer in St. Louis. By 1915, . . . — — Map (db m133081) HM |
| | This building, designed by Jacob Hirshstein, was, from 1916 to 1918, home of Phillips Motor Co., dealers for Detroit Electric autos. From 1918 to 1922, Murphy Machinery and Equip. Co. sold, in this building, Premier and Skelton autos, as well as . . . — — Map (db m133084) HM |
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Academic Hall, Washington University's first building completed on its original downtown campus, was located at or near this site when it opened for classes on September 8, 1856. The University moved to its current location on the western edge of . . . — — Map (db m139716) HM |
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has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national
significance in commemorating
the history of the
United States of America
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[Markers on interior . . . — — Map (db m62210) HM |
| | This building, designed by the firm of Mills, Rhones, Bellman and Norhoff, was built by the Willys-Overland Co., to serve as the St. Louis distributorship for Willys Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles.
Overland Auto Co., had been founded in . . . — — Map (db m133029) HM |
| | The Palace of Fine Arts was the only major pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair designed as a permanent structure. In 1907, St. Louis passed a tax to create the municipally supported City Art Museum. — — Map (db m133303) HM |
| | The Jefferson Memorial home of the Missouri Historical Society stands on the site of the main entrance of the 1904 World's Fair. Constructed with funds from the fair, the building was the nation's first monument to Thomas Jefferson. — — Map (db m133314) HM |
| | The Smithsonian Institution constructed a great iron birdcage as part of its exhibits at the 1904 World's Fair. In 1913, after the Smithsonian had sold it to the city, the structure became the nucleus of the new St. Louis Zoo. — — Map (db m139725) HM |
| | Parks Commissioner Dwight Davis thought that St. Louisans needed more opportunities for organized recreation. During his tenure, Davis built tennis courts, athletic fields, and a public golf course in Forest Park. — — Map (db m139722) HM |
| | The Steinberg Memorial Skating Rink, built in 1957 was the result of the largest private donation made in the park up to that time. Today, Forest Park Forever established in 1986 raises private funds for park improvements. — — Map (db m133311) HM |
| | Forest Park's most controversial monument was the Confederate Memorial, unveiled in 1914. St. Louis had been torn apart by the Civil War, and many residents objected to a commemoration of the secessionist cause. — — Map (db m133304) HM |
| | Begun in 1929, the River des Peres Containment Project channeled the flood-prone river into enormous underground pipes. These tubes run east and south through the park point from a near Des Peres Avenue. — — Map (db m139727) HM |
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The serpentine wall and Kiener Memorial Entrance to the Zoo were designed by William Bernoudy in 1966.
William Bernoudy was a St. Louis-born architect who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s. He played a vital role in the . . . — — Map (db m133326) HM |
| | The Missouri History Museum, originally built as the first national monument to Thomas Jefferson, engages visitors in the exciting history of St. Louis from its founding in 1764 up to the present day. Visitors of any age can enjoy a variety of . . . — — Map (db m133308) HM |
| | This monument is raised to commemorate the indomitable free-soil leader of the West; the herald and standard bearer of freedom in Missouri; the creator of the first volunteer Union army in the South; the Saviour of the state from secession; the . . . — — Map (db m141261) HM |
| | To remind
future generations
of the heroism of the
German-American patriots
of St. Louis and vicinity
in the Civil War of
1861 to 1865
General Franz Sigel — — Map (db m124918) WM |
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This view of Government Hill is a piece of St. Louis history. The area and its features were established after the 1904 World's Fair, but fell into disrepair years later.
Forest Park Forever partnered with the City of St. Louis to . . . — — Map (db m139731) HM |
| | The World's Fair Pavilion was built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World's Fair held here in Forest Park. Government Hill's colorfully lit fountain and reflecting pool were added in 1930. While the entire area had fallen into disrepair by . . . — — Map (db m139730) HM |
| | In the late 1700's, St. Louis's Spanish government supplied settlers with grants of land in and around the colonial village. In 1785, Charles Gratiot received a huge tract of land that included much of today's Forest Park. — — Map (db m139717) HM |
| | Citizens of St. Louis City and County created joint taxing districts for the support of the Art Museum, Zoo, and the Museum of Science in 1971. In the 1980s, voters created new tax districts for the Botanical Garden and History Museum. — — Map (db m133307) HM |
| | In 1919, the Red Cross and the City Parks Department opened a vacation village for families who could not afford to leave town on vacation. The village offered tents, playgrounds, a mess hall, and a first aid station. — — Map (db m133313) HM |
| | The excavation of six Indian mounds during preparations for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition reminded St. Louisans that others had occupied Forest Park's land long before the city itself came into being. — — Map (db m133302) HM |
| | For over forty years, St. Louis police suspended the city's park curfew during summer heat waves. Many St. Louisans remember fondly the camaraderie of sleeping in Forest Park during those pre-air-conditioned days. — — Map (db m133315) HM |
| | In the days before automobiles, St. Louisans depended on streetcars. The first streetcar line reached Forest Park in 1885. Within a decade, the park was drawing more than 2.5 million visitors per year. — — Map (db m139720) HM |
| | In 1904, Forest Park was the site of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. More than 20 million people attended the World's Fair. Today, many St. Louisans still consider it one of the defining moments of their city's history. — — Map (db m139721) HM |
| | Thousands of citizens contributed to the Forest Park Master Plan of 1995. Following two years of study, a mayoral committee crafted a plan to renew the park to balance the diverse needs of its users. — — Map (db m139729) HM |
| | Since the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Forest Park has been a St. Louis treasure and top tourist destination. Known as the crown jewel of the Midwest, 13 million people visit the the 1,300-acre park each year. The park includes 170 acres of . . . — — Map (db m133309) HM |
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The River Des Peres Sewage and Drainage Works extends 14 miles from the city limits northwest to Delmar and Skinker to the Mississippi River south of the city.
Four miles of massive, enclosed reinforced concrete sewers . . . — — Map (db m141182) HM |
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Forest Park was site of the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition). The site where the Museum now stands was the highest point at the Fair, and the building was three times as large. After the Fair, the temporary wings were demolished. . . . — — Map (db m141216) HM |
| | In 1920, city officials used park land to build a runway for the new St. Louis to Chicago airmail service. Although the service operated for less than one year, the area is still known as Aviation Field. — — Map (db m139726) HM |
| | You're en route to a Forest Park icon — the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center, operated by Forest Park Forever in partnership with Explore St. Louis.
Originally built in 1892 as the Lindell Pavilion Streetcar shelter, the . . . — — Map (db m139718) HM |
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During the World's Fair, the Grand Basin and adjoining plaza provided the central scenic panorama for the event's 20 million attendees. On either side stood a dozen temporary — yet grand themselves — palaces built of plaster and wood. . . . — — Map (db m133325) HM |
| | Since 1963 this iconic structure has been St. Louis' Gateway to the Stars to over 300,000 visitors a year. Established and first operated by the City of St. Louis, the Planetarium merged in 1984 with the Museum of Science & Natural History to become . . . — — Map (db m141177) HM |
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When the Jewel Box was dedicated in 1936, crowds flocked to experience its magnificent Art Deco design. The structure's unique construction of cantilevered glass supported by arched steel beams also proved a ground-breaking (but not . . . — — Map (db m139732) HM |
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