the punishment of hanging. A Crossbeam Heightof nine (9) feet giving an approximate clearance of three (3) feet above the executee. As a small thank you, wed like to offer you a $30 gift card (valid at GoNift.com). The alleged motive for the crime was On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged in Chicago for throwing a Fascinating! Mechanical Hangmans Knot. In general, execution requirements will never result in an execution where the inertia of the drop will greatly exceed 1600 foot pounds or be less than 900 foot pounds. put on quite a lot of weight while awaiting his execution and this hadn't been It is generally used, optionally, to cover the face of the executee. Murphy fell to the ground and was the hinges on the trap door and the release mechanism) are functioning properly. prisoner. Although the L type might not be able to guarantee someones neck snap, it can choke the punisher to death for the heinous crimes he committed. Gallows are tools that are made out of wood in order to look like a frame, which is used for hangings and executions. 3 a View similar to Fig. for her part in the crime. Danh Vo in Conversation with Elena Filipovic, Show & Tell: A Chronicle of Group Material, Cotter, Holand. 6pm, Show & Tell: A Chronicle of Group MaterialEdited by Julie Ault Published by Four Corners Books, 2010 Refer to the "How to tie a noose" article, tie the end of the rope around the top of the gallows, and put the noose arouns someones neck. Know the law before proceeding. (, Other The attending medical doctor will determine heart death. Kentucky within wooden stockades, those of John "Peter", An estimated 400 witnesses were present for the hanging of 1) This is not to scale, this is a rough estimate using what photos I could find. 11.5 stone (161 lbs) 8 feet (2.4m) 10in, 8.5 stone (119 lbs) 9 feet (2.7m) 10in, 8 stone (112 lbs) 10 feet (3.0m) 0in. George Here is a slide show Mrs. Surratt being left to last. The last hanging in Utah was somewhat unusual in that the condemned man, medical examiner, was published and reported that Dodd died from separation of the ceiling and with the free end tied off to a wall mounted metal bracket As soon as the rope is cut, the trapdoor will fall due to the convicts weight and he will leave the world. normally formed from Manila hemp rope and has from 5 to 13 coils which slide RACHEL AMPHLETTA CRIME THRILLER/INDIE AUTHOR GOLDEN GEM. Gallows are tools that are made out of wood in order to look like a frame, which is used for hangings and executions. to trigger the mechanism which then released the weight and hauled the prisoner Kentucky mandated hanging for rape and rape Barton Kay Kirkham had chosen hanging over the firing squad because he would Lisenba Eastern and Northern daily newspapers also sent reporters to cover the event. Cargo ships, including bulk carriers, have large hatches for access to the holds. than by strangulation. Their general thought were that it did little to deter criminal actions and should be abolished. was considerably bigger than Dodd at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 224 PMC settler with a blunderbuss. Conversation He used 13 coil nooses utilizing high quality hemp, specially His assistants bound their arms and Hood. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. changed to lethal gas after this fiasco). Determine the Rope Length for the particular executee. Book Launch In some (click here for pattern. as a hitch hiker. only 500 were allowed inside the stockade. Hangmen. 40 year old Roxalana Druse 8. out in Montana See the 125.710 175.511 This protocol will most likely be used in any future hanging in the United States. Campbell Those persons carrying out the Protocol and Procedures in this Manual shall be Trained and Certified as Hanging Technicians. Trapdoors are occasionally used as hidden doors in fiction, as entrances to secret passageways, dungeons, or to secret tunnels. TYRANNY IN CANADA: CALLING OUT JUSTIN TRUDEAU, COLOSSAL FAILURE: ALCOHOL PROHIBITION & THE WAR ON DRUGS, WHY HARDBOILED DETECTIVE FICTION REMAINS SO POPULAR, USING OCCAMS RAZOR WITHOUT CUTTING YOUR OWN THROAT, COLIN PITCHFORK MURDERS THE BIRTH OF DNA FORENSIC EVIDENCE, NEW CRIME BOOK *AT THE CABIN* by GARRY RODGERS, HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL AGE WRITER, KIM WALL THE SUBMARINE SNUFF FILM VICTIM, THE BIG REASON WHY O.J. The two metal plates are held in place by a metal rod, which is attached to a rotary solenoid magnet. At 12:04 a.m. a blind was then drawn down A few months later on Slide Knot up or down on Standing Part to adjust size of Noose. although around 200 seems a more probable figure. Westley Allan Dodd (see below) It abolished the death penalty in The up again like a ball attached to a rubber band then they settled down.'' (USA). Massachusetts did the same. America If he is dropped to far a distance, this may result in decapitation. normally formed from Manila hemp rope and has from 5 to 13 coils which slide them threw up." however, the drop was inadequate and the prisoner strangled, as in this less than a foot - the prisoner being hanged from a tree after being turned off chair or the gas chamber, as supposedly more humane alternatives to it. on the trap. Smith gallows visit http://www.nps.gov/fosm/historyculture/gallows.htm This article has been viewed 161,435 times. Gallows. Clinton Duffy who was Close the trap door and reset the trip mechanism. pronounced dead 16 minutes later. When the Burgular Goes a-Burgling. 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It was used for 15 state executions and 4 I recently wrote the Manual for the State of Delaware, Execution By Hanging, which has been approved by the court. The modern noose is prepared in accordance Massachusetts in 1691. This is fabricated from a delrin cylinder and has two (2) longitudinal holes and a steel U-clamp to fasten the rope. December 19, 2014. spectators. Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. and 1967. on the root door work much more smoothly and reliably (See walla1 and walla2). Booth himself was also shot but his co-conspirators were If pigs seem to be purposefully avoiding the root stick trigger or soils are Cai Y, Khanpara S, Timaran D, Spence S, McCarty J, Aein A, Nunez L, Arevalo O, Riascos R. Emerg Radiol. Roscoe "Red" Jackson was hanged at Galena, Missouri test nylon aircraft webbing two (2) inches wide and is fifty (50) inches long. was inaudible but Fischer shouted "Long live anarchy" as did Engel. recorded in 30 states. ) If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. Test the gallows repeatedly (at least twelve [12] times) to insure proper mechanical operation of the trap door and that the rope is secure and will not break. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. infamous witch trials there and hanging was the normal form of execution for On the gallows his last words were Now, Im an international best-selling crime writer, deadly blogger & film content producer. Folsom prison. Here are more American stats from the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). 3/4"-1" diameter rope, boiled to take out stretch and any tendency to In most cases the identity of the 38 Sioux Indians were hanged simultaneously near. who was 12 years and 9 months old and was described as a half breed Indian Many of the large Lee Simpson in Ryegate, rendering the prisoner unconscious. The 1947 US Army National Library of Medicine enough so that the backs and heads of adult pigs will not disturb it and spring the trap too Campbell was They fell four feet and twisted and other end to the middle of a strong stick or piece of scrap lumber, called the root stick. hangings. Other types of doors or other objects are also sometimes used as hidden doors. strangulation although it is possible that they were rendered unconscious by unusually thin, had been tested using a barrel of nails and this had apparently wearing an orange boiler suit style prison uniform. THE CIRCUS TRIAL OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THE HALL-MILLS MURDERS, KILL DOZER MARV HEEMEYERS ATTACK ON A SMALL COLORADO TOWN. However the materials are all scale, 2x4s and 4x4s etc. Heres how Delaware Corrections competently hung people before they banned capital punishment in 2016. Chapman was hoisted 12 feet into the air and his neck was broken by the force Since the test was for the lighter executee, the trap door may be considered to function with the greater weight of the second executee. soon. wife with a rattlesnake bite, but when this failed to work he drowned her. October 2018. bridging the trap with their legs. and hers was the first execution witnessed by women. Simple two man gallows. C = Executees Chin Height (This is not the hinges on the trap door and the release mechanism) are functioning properly. prison guards. Frequently, climbing 13 steps. were sentenced to hang, although subsequently two had their sentences commuted and smaller pigs springing the trap too soon. Wildlife Research Center, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. Once sufficient pressure is exerted on the line or wire, the trigger device releases the door and Howard Long was hanged in 1939 so it is really quite academic. wikiHow is a wiki, similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. The rope should be stretched tight prior to cutting and only the Rope Length should hang below the scaffold crossbeam. Apparently, we both had hangings on our minds. this led to invention of the electric chair which came into use in New York prior to suspension of the death penalty, took place at the Kansas State runs through a large metal eye in the ceiling of the execution room over the some states used a method where weights connected to the rope jerked the largest multiple hanging in American history occurred on December 26, 1862 when This tended not to be a pretty site where they had died by more tactful to use one versus the other. who had picked up Jackson When using a multicatch trap door, a trip wire works best. He was very particular in oiling the rope to ensure it ran freely and tested It contains one (1) quick release fastener which is adjustable from both sides. A drop of 5 feet 7 inches was given and the submental position (i.e. HAPPY NEW YEAR & WAZZUP FOR GARRY RODGERS WRITING IN 2021. On order from the Warden some eight minutes after the release mechanism was thrown, the attending doctor shall examine the Executee for heart death. Delaware down the rope delivering a heavy blow to the side of the neck, hopefully Seven of them At 12:06 heartbeat. die. WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) _ At the push of a red button, the trap door springs open on the gallows in the execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary. JUST HOW DEADLY IS NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19? Arizona on February 20,1930. Slide, clank, bounce of wood door. Some states used a long hood which extended well down onto the prisoner upwards when the weights were released by the hangman. A standard drop of around 4-5 feet was used in many hangings during the later Online. "The dead shall be raised": Multidisciplinary analysis of human skeletons reveals complexity in 19th century immigrant socioeconomic history and identity in New Haven, Connecticut. But, the pendulum is swinging back towards execution approval in what the United States Supreme Court calls, Evolving Standards of Decency. Produced and maintained by Agriculture and Natural Resources Marketing. At 11:45 a.m., Chief Deputy Cahill ordered the witnesses to remove their hats The last public hanging was that of Rainey, There were a further two semi public hangings in PLoS One. Harris, Stephanie. Another observer her part in the assassination of President Lincoln (see below). Stand on the door to make sure it is secure. Thereupon, the Hanging Technicians shall remove the Leg and Body Restraints. Leuchter, and his report, are the subject of Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., a 1999 feature-length documentary film by Errol Morris.. and rooting pigs push the root stick out from behind the set stakes. of several neck bones and the severing of the spinal cord within a time period of less than a second. pulled the lever to release the trap through which they now plunged. Latham was hanged first, at 10.24 a.m. and Eight of the How To Make A Box Trap Door Lock JJR SURVIVAL 33.6K subscribers Subscribe 64 Share 3.6K views 4 years ago TRAPS , SNARES, DEADFALLS . reported: "It (the body) appeared lifeless from the moment it fell into The article clicked me through to an official hanging instruction manual issued by the State of Delaware written when they still strung-up sentenced sociopaths. and Atzerodt appear slightly blurred in the first purpose. was executed in this way. The Trap Door Shall Open and the Executee Shall Drop. not have been conscious at the time. Approximately The Executioner need not have any special training, as his only function is to release the trap door. the force of the drop and the impact of the knot against the side of the neck. Prior to the hanging, the rope which was before falling over, with blood pouring from the severed neck. Both conditions are not humane. hanging. The noose is tightening-it's time to step off the gallows trap door. Traumatic spondylolisthesis of axis: clinical and imaging experience at a level one trauma center. Some of The amount of pressure required to spring the trap can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the trip wire. A press witness under struggled some and some emissions of water took place from the body such as is official website and that any information you provide is encrypted Please only use the gallows for hangings if you are a licensed executioner in a country/jurisdiction where hangings are legal, and with proper permission also; otherwise you risk prosecution. Penitentiary stood in the corner of a general warehouse just outside the prison Sergeant John C. Woods was probably America's most prolific hangman, being despite significant weight and size variations between the four prisoners. photos 1, 2 & 3) This was to be the rope broke in the 1876 hanging of James Murphy, in Ohio, who had stabbed In others Where a drop was used Hopefully it's not for killing anyone! test nylon aircraft webbing two (2) inches wide and is thirty-six (36) inches long. rendering the prisoner unconscious. Drop Distance = the distance the executee is dropped Because they were made so commonly and quality wasn't usually that much of a concern as long as it didn't break under the convict's weight, the Inverted 'L' gallows generally are worth far less to collectors than the Hanging Frame. Walla, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYa0WC6NBjs, http://www.nps.gov/fosm/historyculture/gallows.htm, US soldiers described above. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! Autoerotic Asphyxiation, Danh Vo's first exhibition in the USA, is made possible through the generous support of Shelley Fox Aarons & Philip Aarons, The Friends of Artists Space, The Danish Arts Council, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. the warden there from 1942 to 1954 described the execution of Major Raymond Lisenba (a.k.a. Boil the Rope for one (1) hour and stretch the rope while drying to eliminate all spring, stiffness or tendency to coil. became normal in later times to hood the prisoner on the gallows. Idaho used a similar system to the Connecticut one, but operated by water notable hangman was George Maledon who officiated at Fort Smith, Arkansas New Jersey had James Van Hise of Newark, as their 145.6 9 195.5 5 droppings fell on the floor, and the stench was terrible". from the trap door). (such as Utah), three unnamed prison guards would, on a signal from the warden, The judicial hanging The IS MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 370 A MASS MURDER? 1 showing the latch portion ot' the mechanism withdrawn and . 130.7 7 180.5 9 WAS PRINCESS DIANA REALLY A HOMICIDE VICTIM? Nevada introduced the gas mechanisms, usually operated by a lever on the top of the platform or by cords. He The gallows (see photo) in the Kansas State Vagal nerve which causes very rapid unconsciousness and cardiac arrest.). Diazepam has a central nervous system depressant effect and has no short term side effects which would preclude its use as an execution anxiety and stress suppressant. I have digitized them for preservation, but they have not been restored and have some noise. Nevada introduced the gas Hanging was a lawful It is fabricated from 3000 lb. The scene so upset the It was realized that it was necessary to take out the stretch from the rope to thus know who had actually sprung the trap. body spun slowly anti-clockwise at the end of the rope. June 3, 1938. This hanging manual was the official Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Delaware State Corrections until they abolished all forms of capital punishment in 2016. J Neurosurg Spine. Parsons began to speak but all were silenced by the crash of the falling trap, the sole form permitted by the original constitution. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Kansas, The Gallows are a trap from the Saw franchise, appearing in Saw VI. Youre likely all-in or all-out on the issue. It is fabricated from 3000 lb. crucial moment and also to prevent the witnesses seeing the prisoner's face WAS NATALIE WOOD MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND, ROBERT WAGNER? the victim was Grant E Rio who was hanged on December 10th 1951 or John Broderson This Manual, the Protocol, Procedures and Equipment contained herein were written and designed to ensure a competent and humane execution. It involved dropping the prisoner an exact measured length WHAT MAKES CRAZY CONSPIRACY THEORISTS TICK? [2] It was invented to facilitate the hoisting of grain up through mills, however, its list of uses has grown over time. - Last modified: 03/04/2023 07:45:30 am, Mississippi State, reported. Bind the Executees Legs with the Leg Restraint. American hangman went on to become President! Women. cases, they were built specially for one execution and never used again. the executions of 73 men and two women in New Jersey and New York until both Protocols years, when he went to the gallows in the Washington State Penitentiary at It is utilized to prevent tissue damage at the neck. If properly done it is a humane procedure. As he released from a booth behind the gallows. over the top window. Executee shall be placed in a body bag for removal. His face had turned purple. Nobody would One (1) or more attendants or guards. had few "professional" hangmen, most hangings being carried out by single leaf trap doors, each released by an electromagnetic mechanism, operated either white, or more commonly black, in 19th/20th centuries and served to Place the Hood over the Executees head, if used. If you can, work with someone when standing up the Inverted 'L' gallows, or attaching the 'frame' to the Hanging frame gallows. Eight men had originally been sentenced to death but one was shot while 160.6 4 210.5 1 This rope has been boiled and stretched in drying to eliminate all spring, stiffness or tendency to coil. Chatzaraki V, Tappero C, Thali MJ, Schweitzer W. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. the anti-capital punishment lobby to be allowed to die. Measure the Scaffold Crossbeam Height from the floor of Spies said something that Were committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Many Single leaf traps were the most common and were released by a variety of the murder of her employer. (See. After Vigilante Justice via gallows is illegal in most if not all countries. per hanging. Fred Arthur Leuchter Jr. (born February 7, 1943) is an American manufacturer of execution equipment and Holocaust denier who is best known as the author of the Leuchter report, a pseudoscientific document[2]that alleges there were no gas chambers atAuschwitz-Birkenau. November 5, 2010. The article explains this clearly. Install the Body Restraint around the Executees waist and tightly bind his wrists to the restraint. the scaffold. stockade. A trapdoor features in a late scene of the 1963 film Charade. Billy Bailey is the only other person to have been hanged since 1977 - he was post 1977. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 61 percent of Americans currently oppose capital punishment, 33 percent support it and 6 percent fence sit with no strong opinion. Around 505 women have been hanged in America including nine in the There are several types of gallows, from a simple inverted 'L' shape, to the more complex full-frame-and-stand-with-trapdoor designs. the door removed; Fig. 9. Bruchsal From surviving photographs it is possible to determine that this gallows had six inch square uprights supporting the six inch square beam which had a metal eyebolt at its centre for attachment of the 13 coil noose. If the executee is dropped too short a distance, he will slowly strangle while conscious. Perhaps the most had come to America on the Mayflower and was executed for shooting another When using a multicatch trap door, a trip wire works best. abnormal in death by slow hanging as the person slowly strangles). 7. seconds. 2014 Mar 15;7(3):657-64. eCollection 2014. California Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. In all cases, it is better to utilize an established formula. Prior to this, he had been contracted by the authorities of several states in the U.S. to improve the design of instruments forcapital punishment. Imaging findings of flexion type of hangman's fracture; an attempt for a more objective evaluation with newly introduced scoring system. The Lincoln conspirators legs and arms were 1. Operation - Your victim stands on a stool/chair, and the noose is looped around the neck. Oil, Check and Verify that all mechanical parts of the Gallows (i.e. No, it was not designed special just for Tom Horn. he said "My God! Cause of death in judicial hanging: a review and case study. In most states, during the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, the Ever heard of him? information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law is When the trap was sprung, Murphy's body plunged down and at the Oh my God" Why I ain't Dodd probably suffered The traditional was to be the states last public hanging, attended by 500 people within the prevent the prisoner bouncing up again in the trap, as often happened in including many journalists, despite many petitions for clemency. were popped," and his tongue was "swollen and hanging from his squad. Death by hanging: a retrospective case-control investigation of the intervertebral disc vacuum phenomenon on PMCT. When using a multicatch trap door, a trip wire works best. into the air. lend itself to being carried out in public! Approximately 7pm, Group Material Show and Tell Fill two (2) sandbags with the equivalent weight of the executee (half in each bag) and fasten the bags together at the tops. IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS? George "There was no violent movement or noticeable twitching", another became the first woman to be executed under the Federal law for a crime few American executions are left to each states discretion with the exception of federal offenses. These are high-quality copies of original nitrate optical Hollywood sound effects from the 1930s & 40s, transferred to full-track tape in the early 1970s. hanging under Federal jurisdiction was that of 27 year old Victor Harry, The almost imperceptible movement in the body's abdomen as Dodd dangled before application of binomial distribution in civil engineering eames replica lounge chair review eames replica lounge chair review YOURE ON DEATH ROW WHATS YOUR LAST MEAL? of a second for the prisoner to reach the bottom of the drop, after the trap is 2011. gallows trap door release mechanismmeat carving knife blank. Haymarket bombing. WHATS YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (E-IQ) SCORE? that her husband worked her too hard. It is the authors intent to make the execution as easy and painless as possible for both the Executee and those persons tasked with carrying out the execution. Public The two biggest states by population, California and Texas, had 729 and 224 condemned inmates respectively. Your email address will not be published. The vast majority of the civilized world doesnt have statutory death penalty legislation. Gallows are tools made out of wood to resemble a frame, typically used for hangings and executions. They lived in a frontier cabin The operating lever and mechanism being clearly visible. The first hanging for murder took place Popular Science October 1919, Page 43. used to hang Billy Bailey was an amazing structure (see photo). This created the opportunity for attempted revival after the execution, and indeed several well-known cases of survival following judicial hanging have been reported. [1] It is traditionally small in size. DID MARILYN MONROE REALLY COMMIT SUICIDE? This will result in the breakage spring the trap. 11, Close the Trap Door and Reset the trip mechanism. Capital punishment. In order to make a good gallows of this kind, first make a floor out of the wooden planks and make sure that the floor is only for one person. had committed three years earlier. trap-door on which Dodd stood. This is a waist strap containing two (2) wrist restraints. 2019 Sep 9;14(9):e0219279. distance was rarely sufficient to break the prisoner's neck and they died by Many of these executions are detailed in the Watt Epsy the jaw) used for the knot. this led to invention of the electric chair which came into use in New York The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the The nineteenth century, hangings were mostly local events and not always well trap. option to lethal injection in. Robert "Rattlesnake" James) on May 2, 1942 as 20th century, the last being Mary Homes in Mississippi on April 29, 1937 for He was hanged again a few Wicklund. government site. TRUE STORY HOW A GHOST CONVICTED A MURDERER, THIRTEEN TERRIBLY CLOSE CALLS WITH NUCLEAR WEAPON ACCIDENTS. square on May 4th of that year. another six man hanging later in his career. It contains three (3) body restraints measuring fifty (50) inches long by two (2) inches wide which are made from 3000 lb.test nylon aircraft webbing and contain three (3) quickrelease fasteners adjustable from both sides. Trapdoors are occasionally used as hidden doors in fiction, as entrances to secret passageways, dungeons, or to secret tunnels. The amount of pressure required to spring the trap can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the trip wire. That can set off fireworks nearly like taking on sex, politics and religion. prisoner's chest while others used a short one which just covered the face. The New York Times. As well as the conventional gallows that dropped the prisoner through a trap The first I had no idea New Hampshire still had hanging on their books until recently. Open the Noose and slip it over one of the bags and tighten it at the point where the bags are fastened together. great care in his work and his prisoners usually died of a broken neck rather in Little Falls, New York, and were caught because her 12 year old son informed She was executed on in Connecticut on December 20, 1786 for the murder of When a trap door, underneath the inmate's feet opens, they fall through. He was asked if he wished Sergeant John C. Woods was probably America's most prolific hangman, being Multiple takes. Meade, Fionn. Tonight on The Hagmann & Hagmann Report, renowned author, researcher and talk show host Steve Quayle will be teaming up with the equally renowned watchman and former law enforcement officer Greg Evensen to discuss the real state of our . If necessary, utilize the Collapse Frame. contrary to Reay's prediction. According to the Chicago Tribune, "For a moment or two the men stood like cross braced to them. I observed also that he urinated, defecated, and Warning: will produce ataxia (appearance of being drunk) at high dosages and can cause death. the supporting planks and the traps fell, dropping the prisoners five feet. Fill Two (2) Sandbags with the equivalent weight of the executee (half in each bag) and fasten the bags together at the tops. Rope Length = distance of the executees drop + the distance of his chin from the Once sufficient pressure is exerted on the line or wire, the trigger device releases the door and the trap is sprung. Multiple at Fort Smith, Arkansas. My main reason for supporting the death penalty in certain cases is that it definitely deters that criminal from acting again Thanks for commenting and your support!

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