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ODOC t.1tl0 d~. in the immensely rcmv.c ~' Iona 11go that
c111ly geo)ogb" 00 'rronnr.icn v.'<IU!d he inte:1a 1C'd In 001npuLlng It
- rvlexloo wns .-pllt f1Cr<t$J 1he middle by :i gn::1t rife {n 1l1e Clltth's
c.:ru,t. 'J h111 rih, or ti:c1onic liC!l:n, ..-xi.ands frurn C..1~ O;.r1ICJHCI On
1bc Pari()CI COOM, c.tn~11rd ro T uinb Stn 1\00rCs in Vcra Cnii, en
the C'.ul( of ~loiil'O> Nortll :uul $Ol! th of the 1e1.m hu,gc bloclu W'l'f'e
uptdted lnto .,_iw _. c-.U:I tM Cen.:r.J Pbbeau (I( ~tridoo. which
O'..l\"l!n about ewo-chirds of tM u:cl a,.y.i. t:l dK OlU..Dtry. How hfA.b
dMt blocU 0ttgi:Wly vwrt. no cint bow1. b\11 wbtrt IM)' IM'Ct ablg
IM titam *1 rue 111ll aliout lOCO feet aboorc ~ km. al1._. they
(Iii c:4 IC*WWhlt IDWUd tbt Wf'iC. fiom
Mldi'lli:ttd dte Catitnl Pbu:lu ~ pd)o dowwwllfd
*- el th& . . .
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awogc dnk19 o1 1.bou1 4.(XX) Ma. a1oq the bolder of the Uoii.d
s...~
1'1te""""' flje)r Is a chmlc bdt <l br<>lcn laOO 100 mDt$ ~ind
800 mllct l0ng. 1 11r(JUj:;ll h a JuaSf!llitttit 1iromwon of \'Olc1nocs
pu.Jio:I "Pl Colima, Sa~11ngi1ey. and Cel.1000, 111 d10 P11dflc: end:
tbc Ni:Vlido de iolui;:a, .-\jt1~0, Popoc11t6pl. l:1t1.accl1111a1I, nncl
fli-blind1c1 on dw, l)l11ai.u.; 11.nd 1hc inoomp~rnbly bea111'irul Pico de
Orl.ub.l, ,,.. Cidal1i'!pe1l, th:it u, "i\founu in or tl\.CI St.a.r," a the
Afl"t CllJ~ Jt, whose! danliog ~OW'C:lpped w nte ~ lf:ICltl! tb11n
18,()()() h.~t nd n1:iy be ttto frum a lr.1.ndied nUfa out 111 the C...1of
~texiro. Scocu tl tmalkr volcanoes. whk:h 1..... Im ~Ytpowertng
COrrifW11 wulcl t.c wriy o1 tlliiCl\tion, doc: the IClllO hom one mil tc>
&bit edwr. wtiilir bln. and ril.'ftl .and n:iounuiM J
U Md.c &hie ~ in au:ty puu a son: ol g;pi1k A1ftn1 4ag
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wrrt IO Mr~11ri~C' ( a /cw mill.io!t )......-S iii the f-nu c) d111 oo..lidmu
eJ. W11., life fl( g-r..at ,...-r of Jw, ,\fmc- ~
The uphr.wal did ooc Mppm .all at --.:: iadecd, 1, h. .01 png
... ~ tlicpda. . . . "t!xm 'faJ dnanltl:i". We &lld
popmy. Urp cbt pOU$ ii. ,,,.,,;,,.n1 SO!e al ~ '
t.hit t8tcqUtilt ..,.of Pi'c:wldtoct. Jn fdwmty, J9il. b nwpr.
tllft prtlilllUwv rniM .... ~ ~ - -
~l fn II rorr&IJ oar lbe viJbge of. hricvcfa, ~tlChcKn, fna
whkh All immll!nsc $lrcun or bn pouttd nd ln1u~ct.11ird tbe
eaunttylldc. Th11 ndghhnring tillage ar Pumnrrh:ddro .,.,..&., tom
plct~>fy burkJ, ar1J ten otl1t:r vilbges 11nd ttl'A'n:4 -0r dnt ' 'k lnity
wll'cn:d l'Uf'11g dtpcs ol ch11:1agi:. Up tt> the 1l1nc or Ir.. tptict
dcath, on f\1Md1 2, 1952, it is estimated that 1hc Volcln dt P11rk\it(n
l1ai;( ,'(11nhi.'J up billkm Vf"" !(In' ol l11v:a, ..,,bk li 1M'Obahly dlJ Lm
harnt 1ha n l.he v11n ruriount d voka11.ic ~nd and 11d1 that i1 s1;.ewcd

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oi~r dlCI ttgion, l:illing nops. and u ces, end 1cndefing 1he laod
t1iC'lCJ1; lor nihh-.ticm, 11?1li01Agh ,., rin:w: the tdw:f -.Ill nw.kc new
)IJ"ft' ol fft1il11 .:al, 1 ~ tlut iJ ~ll"Jldy -.JI .-., 'f'hm. is; no
liU.libood at all thal JUC.b Ktirity lw cc:ucd. .... -:...
The Wocl ol lhec Cranl PbleMI 1Cd.b (If d.t gtt:al - - "
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bilO blaJrlnlil If In.la- ~ uid pitdial 11111 , ............ in
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all dirftdom. ~ ~ ~ sqwtt eiln ol M wildat
<OWi.try ~.d:IW. Tiinie pknlos n:iouauim. IUld deep~
arc tw.:h o dmi'lt buTkr to ci..""CUb tiOn that tMy quite l1DCl'.llly ait
f.. 1 ~.xlco In twft. 'l'lw: cfmid linlc fllil-y 1!1 1wi1u and doubles b'
wy hc1wccn 1\tcxko O ry ;ind (We~ ~pt.11~ 1.ht 1.horoughneu.
uf 1lu1 b.i.ttlt:J, Ind C'fCll ii had CO gh-e up hcfore ihc (ormid~ble mllf,$
of ll1e S!C'rr.1 1't:1d1t <lei Sur. O:ily lately h ~ i llwi barr!" r lcldcd 10
1hc Ol\1l ~ugl11 of "lodcJ'.1) bu.lldolcn, &l\d d~ PiinAmerkw1 HJx.b
"'"'Y ht~-ttn Oa:nca and 1ht! Cu:ucmala11 fro1ulcr It l)l(!('lacul.i..r
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u-ibu1e w th11 i;l,fll cl the !\to:km ~:!: builders. . ...
1lie ~hit o the- t0uthem block i tht l1o1lim1.11 cl Tdi1.1.1t1~
p, Mt 11\t t9~ ol .,..Web tbt 1w1 agtin riWl n,, tM sough IMrw:.-
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S1ncsw) chac 6nally in\"U'lt"ICl die ttgim. wu big wryly rc(attd to
.U d fmoartiJ .kl ~, hecamie it ~ J,. Nlllli:ng a
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Thc ~ ol Y.-. k a l>vg< ._., ol nnl1 ....,..
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ancic: niinlall -.bit~ sp:ay pmdisc for the fC"'OPlo tmc:
th=
Alomg \he edges of the great b:D:! ma!O'JO cd 11.io:kio. and
~~bt>:rc within :hem, the ca.'th's aust hi bcoc:a funhC'I' ~
lJ1d kildN 11nd rip1K'li into r.i:igo and clu:sttn uE mountain&. Frum
die bordec or /ui:tona !IOUt11watd, tl1e Sic'J ~ ]t.t11J1c Occldcnial,
wblcl1II1bou1 100 11:1ile1 " ide 011 ti~ avcc11ge and J,200 111lles long.
c:\lll die Ctnu11I Pbtc'au olf fro1n tbc coesu.J pbin of tl'tO PllCUj(..
e!ll'c tlittly 1.h:i1 h (lltl be 1;leu;ed in only LhJ'OO or''" place. In 1.''
imrncnJCI. Im.alb. fo:w 1h09C wi'M) tik-e 10 Oirt wilh d:.ngtt, chc h2',..
11iWi- itffltii or bigbw;iy WlW\'Cn DulllDg-o and ~ludn m" be
~d. $a.ithe-&:$t oE tflc: gra1 w;am thew mounu1nJ C'llftti.'l1.IC
'' dlo!H.t... m..ib mctt u ""'Simi "'bcbe dd Sw:..... ('Oma
down .. th . .~, ~ tnd aWa Luge ,.,., of ,.,. Miid of
O.-aodC....... lorbiddiogud .....ppoi-. a.,..r ..
htbicJ ti Tdiwr.wpec dicy fomi dx. u1111irobe .'Ill J cLe
~ ncu,._.t ol tbt Gi:tfU ~
Alowlg d'IC ca'8ttn edge of tht Crntnl Phl&U die Ml'llC phMomo-
oon it l't'pCllCd, Dtftlnn&i.g v.i lh the )O'N brown hiU' of Nun'O l.A!M,
julot 111.'tl*i 1he l\ io Orride;. the Siemi i\t11drc Qrii:n1.1l tc'Jl'1rJtc5 the
l1l&lil1wb ff(o111 the co~stJ plii:i o( 1hc Gulf ti ~teldoo 101
thw-.ind 1nlk1, rhing 1ow:11d the 110uth to a u u1:wdoui green w11!1
nJl'IC 1hOU)l111d f"t in !1('J(l.ti1.
A ir 1hc 1110111'11~ln barritS :ind (:k'lltprnenu were ~ WOlSh tt>
diM.'Wt~ 1u1y nodon M geographic: unity in ~l aic~ n~rur~ hu
Ju.1th.tr <01npfk1ttd the ma1ttr by W.Sbi:ig tlie platN.u \flth 1nnu
mtt1ble 3'1llkol .00 ctnf'Xl!o. C".t!kd '-'""""" cut by tl1e h<a'Y
NMIMf Wwftpourt. 1'fle <anyw (If the ~ Iii OM Md
~ bearing: CDll:'lfllln.::n wb 1t1e com <Aftyvn o1
ColortiiD t. A..mau.. nw nsr ~ coc:.h - ch. ~ o1
* tbr n.Grr llllWI he !ti.I; heme aM 1be ~ t.iJ
c:;.bbpn __.. irtmd."'td mile xrO!ll5 the OtU of Jalbce .....
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N-1y1rit ~ tbc PllCU'ii:, AMthcr i:5 1be 4CXknik p r of the
l\1oc~ which m111K$ 1be Ceur.al PUeca:u thNugJ. I.he ~to cl
Q\letfWc>. t IW.~ ,,_. Ven Crw.. Th.e rinn that.,_._
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npg """- ~ ,_ Jux ti)~~ b lnMipOtt
uid. flOO fu klow tM ~ O)wlUf 10 lie uli:!IMil for
.kdgtdom.. lo pe.~U(fl ~ W bamnc. were uiily dr:fm&d
t.tdm and bcclme tbc naturtl boandacQ ~ the Mlftad
tdbcs 4' the DOrCb and I.ht a.griculrurll pooplCl of the liOUth, t.nd
l'Od:.y 1.Jicy ire formidable c.bNcl~ for li.lgl1w1y' &nd. 111IJr011dt to
O'fcm>n1c. 1\10.i;1 i:ttwMs of llnf '~*'enoe ' " 11Nt C111u1.i l'lii:1U11
111 1l1 rou~ twr11t<olS, ft"' htiltdtcds w iJ1011$l11ds of ftr.t dt'l' An
importlH\I ~pclOll ii 11\CI ll\IC"..U\dcring l.A!rnu l\hcr, v;hkh drain1
' and fr.niliitrt 1ho rkl\ 6.:ijfo CQUntry af ~ficb1111dn, Cuana~Mli>, and
J.ilixo, brJ01e fl~ing in10 bc-aucilul We Clupllla, (n l!>SI le w1s
ta~ Cl) ,upply ~!el!Sco City with ""'J.ltf at the t'-le ot '22.118,620
~ 11 Wy. \ Vliat dt(1 thl$ heavy wll.hdnwil ill bA\'e o. ~
tgriatltmJil lJc of. tM Lenn=- ~ is. ao w:icombubk! pioWciD for
~-poni1b.
1lit t;ak 3 110C '1'" dd. ~ Uxau ap;Aliy phi 1*do IO .......
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~ at. &he d.ic:tmt a11iwda. A aoi.wt' ~ ""'
alaL.e
lbt rtelOe dalr. T1Mi MtM ~p<Dt.Ute *C '1IYj &!''et' .....t "f" ~
degmc Fhrcnhch for evory 300-fooi increase m alb1vde. Th1o1"
f\ttxio> Q 1y, at 7,300 foct, is riormally ebol;u t'A>cnl)'-G\'C! de~
conla than Vera Cruz, lit sa bel. Tlu: migbt oot be: ;o bW, but
1.hc humidhy drop' 1111 11 ccirm;pnndi:ig rate iu ~inc 1111prt1acl1cs 1he
hlSl"'1 ahl!u~. until I.lie rJpid tvap01atioi:1 <111 die Pl11te11.1 1naLl'I
tbo f""'Jlltlcs dUfcrc1K"e h1 te111pCWfu(c n1ud1 &fCl'IU.! th ~n die
1hr:r1J111mrtr.r lndka1Cj, The d roc.t ()." I lirin2 ronditious tJ1011ld 111
once be 11ppartnt. In 1hc: hn1 rou:cal pUin5 llJ'ld in 1hc depmliion1 of
tbc Pl.akau the lnd!sn v."'-lrl (c..., clorhcs, and. hi' c.hildtt1l none If.!
all. a.nd hh luWra.0011 1~ 11 Simsy daU cf l!3Dn and W~b. tbrcua,!l
wltkb lllC .11'Mh blow rid die ~ . . . . ne ~ he cliabi
1adi.g Md ptoleaiort. "Ix-~ doo. ... is .... 6-111.dy
dolM od..
fall ~ .. tlw mpil.'a!Uf daeues diat att dw ..... J die
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high co-.inrry In win:cr. Aho, irl die knollJJ1dt b_lt lungt te a.bk fru.u. which m;iy kill hill m:iiu while ii i5 sproi:tln~ OC' kill it
cvadidenl eo die brnd'i.~ ol :air rich in o:irygen, and he ldll abi.g
on O)leJW.i.bvcty littLe 'it."'*
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dal . . . lb. wfdii ~
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IJllCl)l:llllll . . . (left it. 2 keg time comt:'I IUC:h ftJetidul

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t1r.ain on Ilk ht..,~, M all IOUftsu toOe k-n. 0.UlffWiw, a cut k - - lllwS ban Cftlp:l of !he r'~ ~ die daclt ..,.
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bcdhlg pl1Ce for 1lillOIUld dcdy ~ Titeo da;a;s cl ~g that 'I\'< ~t once 1glin fellow the r.:i1p UCIUDd ln cedrr eo
11.en (rum I.he kiw cwn1ry co the high, or vino \-Cu.a, wu liO irca1 that u.>del'>Wld b. ~i:a?ting 'l\i~ the emcme m.rtli"'~" ....e li.nd the
1he Spi.1ll~ ao-.cmmetit forbadt jt by stdtigou law., noi. 1.h.. >'' lon:ji IOl1$:\K! of l..o'o\otT Cahfooa~ $p!t:anfit tJie bth uC jtr(lti!ll
C!Mm'i, to bo Al l\"~ add11,., It 110r1l1ffll t>nd, on 1l1e PY.:ibc oo.tst ~t Jtbl, ('-Onwt ha ror a
Thu n 1gtjt'd tcmiin that I ha~--e des<'tibod would 1101 1~ril7 )miiU Jh111c o( dw rni n~ Lrougbt by tbe <.)'<'look 1>tot11", bu1 1J1c 11C:\1
n>ake life difficuh within 1hc v.irioui; iwil11:1.'d regions of 1\ lf!11k1> If U 700 1n1Jc, or II 111e I irofdaed and ah110U ui1i11l)llJ(tcd J(S(t't, undJ Its
wc1c noc: fUt 1h.: fact tha: it alsn dc1cnninc. to a l ~f\'11 Ulttll 1he t0utl>e1n Lip ln1n1.;lc' ll tilde way intO tbc fringe of t1at uo1>kll a ln
a11)()U.lll o( rflh1f.1ll i.11 11 gh-tu f(l(.'allty. U. fur o::unpk~ )'OU live on the btJt. Ct<1t1l11,ft O'>tr 10 Ll~ e:i'>t !idt of 1.lie CuJf of QillfOrn ~. \Oi<e
windward Jldc nl 1hc C'.iSICffl ~qJll)CRI, ~\lU wUI bit dtetdicd by 1 <On:IC llO tbc Sonorn Dcscrt. whlda f..)t 500 u~iks touth nt the bdtt
tq!Ml.a.t cklu for m.my mon-.hs cf the )'ell. 1'.1''CI a few m:il
inLmd O\'CI' die C'IOUflo.ins., bc,,,."C\'CI, lltld }'OU WlU tpmil I gt'O(I f"lU
is cine ol tlw! IMllt fdl1(\1Jly acid ~C$ QD 1hc sudillCr of dat
wfaaT the trmpm.~ riiiCS 10 $h .bcigba 9$ to milh d>C
t::;
of }Wt dime pnying for nin.
~ M\'C: (n dw l!tbch'dy cool m::.lths " wiaia.. Bui tcUlh ol
" tC91l ...t a;..U:r illlpOrb.:11. bn .i.o.t the- dimilM o( :\inXe em,-; .... ..,..."'........... plUo gnoho.olly ,..._'*-log
a u.. M: pca11tt pan tL t1te C'Cl*M'J '"' '6 1ht -'"" a..c1 fl ~ - t "*C lt.a!ii:.Yc illl $:ub. .uid, 6'wllJ f*'8 ID dir-
~ *'t bmawa the pub ti the nonhan cJd-it ,.._, ( IM ~k otrent. benics a ~ bopiea1 JUl!il.. 90lda cl Cape
preq11li11g wnit1IM!i) a.J tbt ~ nib bdl. f"lllllCllm lo dw: d&ys
ol NilinJ tllirw the ~ lti100ts. Ild t.nd IDCll'ft oonb 1od c..........
M
Uw. ol die Sonora Driti-t tht ...idt cxptli!llC' (II" 1hc Siem ~tactrc
..utli with the cirJipcic bu1 extend!;, roqg.bty, ('"' l..tl J 2 N . 10
Oodden11I nitcht. s h.ir amount 0 raln.. aDd .lu !orig narrow \1l)ayf
Let. 160 N. 1Wnr11D in theJc. J11tirudes iJ C'a.i~tnC'ly u prir.Ui..i'i 11~11.c 1 1iltua..111 cnou~h habh&t for nu1) . Co1111111ing ca""'.1.rd
tllho~, ~\M..lty i~i"* h & \cry light in lhu 11r ll(lt1l1 t.n.d
\'C!ry hr..avy In 1he far t01Jlh, a1>d OW-5 ooly In the MO'ilml:r n1011thi.
with Cll'f.a:don11I wqifions io I.he wint(f. A.-cragt prcclphatloo
11\ellll \ "f't'j lhtk. Yt';11$ m.ty go by with h11rdly enough 11ln to "'-a.ta
t11c 11u Jui crop. f-0l!o.,.Yd by 11 SIXl:t'S$ion ol di!11$1ffl'I\ Booil1Ind1111cb
hJgb huml.d,ty 1l1a1 tht: ,g;tain t pou.ts in thf' tar. Tiut~ i. h;anlly any
w.:h dlift.A a. 1 nnmi:ir ~n fOt 1}\e fl.1t'.dcu f-ulllf'f- In fM.
9ltmmn ril 19-IJ, far a:ueple .a snwtt chougbt detfOJcd ~ I*'

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of the iur.e cop. ... estimabl'd - ri SCOJX)I) ....,.. a.cl lo tl:ic bu
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beyond tbc tn0!.11l11liM of $oocna,. we mlcf tl. c i 10 1MMG nfa.ngle of
dcxrt tb;ai iMMCha (11: dowa inio the Cmtral Pt.wv atld CO'el'1
largt I*' ol die tale ol Chihuahua. Coab.
- -n. dnp<rudy my pbim" tl>O ............. .... ..,..
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~ railet mt""11td 100SS the descn we come 10 lhe bes"'Mni
q( cbc Sla'tl l\tadre Oritota1 aod sultdco1 nilttltU 10 lllUI Nlttrn
C:Wi11ila and NuC'i'O LcOO amoag tbe bw laonlg district ol lhe
Republic. Dmpp4ng dQ'il<n ir.ro tlo.c Culf .Ul.cl ti r"''"ullpa:J.
hn\\'C\'Cr, '41 l!nlct 1he h<i1and rl11riw-ly $tcn1c n0tthm1 ~wl or the
ooa,wl pl11ln or thi: Culf nE lvfcxiC(), whidi iJ a eundn1111tkln Qi 1he
tupcgrtpliy cl tlic M1t11bern end -0f T elUI$.
And .o Jown to T~unpicO, \ 1m Crut , where die JVC.11 I~
0 cine COIUitill plain begins, rippe:a.."':ing 6nt as a nanuw nrlp of land
500 mlkt IC11a, lyin1 unckr th.c ~ oE the:~*"' UC.rpt!Kllt ol
diir: <Ancrlll Pbtcall and drmcbtd b) ~Die q~alitMt or ~Cft
.......... "1 .. .... wind. """"" ;. - ... c..w. n..
lftdP~ IHCl(Mft. ""go so..iWnrd. p&il die . . . "~
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~ ... ~ o::ot " ~ fed , .... '11w: .........
tc:m"nn. nl"'UIJ' a.nd ;u:11gtes; ~ m.. tt.c ClllDdalul &111ge
male IOUthem \ 1a-. Ona. Tabd:o. aod <Ampedie OM or the~
~11 ~'of ~tt:xioo lO If$~ H~e Jie betv)' ruriol twm$
the tountry Into a Jlef\l'Ork (lf grett rivcr& 1ond i: JM!Clrle lnu>i:i r~
of bn:it1M:I\, l\.ln, which is p:'CeiO"J S beyond all 1htflii cin the
Plii11:11u, b hc:ftl one or m:in, "'~"' cncmi~ httautu le kac:hca. pbnt
rood ouc cir 1l1c: Q I 11nd mlles large 11.K'J' h ~ ~lly rt'IOltl 1b.111 "8!D'
gr'.11 d~wru, wl~ 11 ftw ~Looking v01'8 t1.1tt1cbow 111a11agc to
<M '1111 Uvins, in cot11petidon ....itb tbt IDl.."ljul.1.X"
1'1Ki ~I plal.ns are run.bet ,11.,3sN by dauucdve hunbnci
t11hkh blow ti\ ft0111 chc Cin'bbean aM 1hc PllC:iftt. ' Iliac tn~g~
~ ol PNf"J~ Cr, L~ cf cubk oila ol it. pi to 'pinni:ng
and Witftdrri-., allout mdw !DOM alriOul and WlpttdkuW. '-'iion.
o.. fur."""" \\fndwt ~ gi:wa ~
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