Remembrance Spring 2024

A PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS PUBLICATION

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CONTENTS Spring 2024

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President’s Message

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Superintendent’s Message

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End of An Era

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Uplifting Eulogy For Uncle Lou

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Rosies Win National Recognition

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Special DC Visits by Rosies

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Historic Kalaupapa Lighthouse

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Prayer for the Dead

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You Make It Happen!

MISSION STATEMENT To support the USS Arizona Memorial and other Pacific historic locations through education and interpretive programs, research, preservation, and restoration, to perpetuate the memory of events and honor the people involved in these sites.

Remembrance is published four times a year as a benefit to Friends of Pacific Historic Parks.

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Waipahu, Hi. 96797 www.pacifichistoricparks.org (888) 485-1941

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Board of Directors Jeff Bell, Chairman Alma Grocki, Vice Chairman, Michael "Swede" Olson, Secretary Alan Mattson, Treasurer James M. Boersema Noel W. Bragg Alan Hayashi Dean Hazama

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Cover Photo of Lou Conter on the USS Arizona Memorial at the 73rd Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Courtesy Kent Nishimura, Getty Images

Board of Directors (cont.)

Patricia A. Lucas Edward J. Lynch Mark Y. Matsunaga Dr. Ed H. Noh Theodore "Ted" Peck Clif Purkiser Alby L. Saunders Directors Emeritus Neil A. Sheehan Geoffrey M. White Joachim P. Cox, Legal Advisor

Publication Advisers Aileen Utterdyke Edean Saito Editor Jim McCoy Layout & Design Chase Nuuhiwa

PRESIDENT & CEO MESSAGE It was a heartbreaking loss that made international news.

Lou Conter, the final USS Arizona survivor and an ardent supporter of keeping the Pearl Harbor story alive, died at his Northern California home at the age of 102 surrounded by family.

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e outlived his 334 fellow Arizona shipmates who survived on December 7, 1941. The sunken battleship destroyed that early Sunday morning is an emotional and unforgettable war grave with some 900 crewmembers still entombed below.

As a longtime attendee of Pearl Harbor Commemorations, Uncle Lou was part of our family. We welcomed his family and the so-called Conterage, a group including family and friends who attended the events with him. They also traveled to Hawaii in years when health prevented Lou from long distance travel.

Lou worked tirelessly to keep the stories alive of those who fought in the war. He also supported those who kept the supply chains going.

He would have enjoyed reading the story in this issue that the nation’s Rosie the Rivetes were honored in Washington DC for their work on the Homefront some eight decades ago.

We hear from Rosie leader Mae Krier, and Rosie Marian Sousa, sister of the late Rosie Phyllis Gould. Krier and Gould are credited with convincing Congress to approve the Congressional Gold Medals for the Rosies.

We flew to California to attend the funeral in his hometown of Grass Valley, CA. We were also at a special ceremony held at the USS Arizona Memorial the same day he was buried on the Mainland.

We will also take you to Kalaupapa on Molokai to report on its historic lighthouse. The 132-foot concrete octagonal tower is Hawai’i’s tallest lighthouse.

It’s all about paying respects to Uncle Lou, his family and the members of the fast-dwindling Greatest Generation.

Thank you for all your support. Your donations support the many programs and events held in the past few months. That includes on site coverage of the Lou Conter funeral and the big honor the Rosies received in Washington DC. We could not have done it without you.

AILEEN UTTERDYKE

President & CEO

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE When I was selected as the Superintendent at Pearl Harbor National Memorial in August of 2021, I was living in the San Francisco Bay area and looking forward to reporting to Hawaii in October.

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n September of that year (before I moved), I had the unique opportunity to attend the 100th birthday celebration for Lou Conter in Grass Valley, a short drive for me into the Sierra foothills.

As I look back now, I can’t think of a better way for me to start my Pearl Harbor journey and to truly understand the significance and importance of what I was about to embark on.

Seeing the outpouring of love and admiration were to be expected, and the well-deserved recognition for anyone turning 100, but this was amplified by the amazing example that Lou had set (and all of the lives he touched) as an ambassador for Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona survivors.

At his 100th birthday party, I witnessed Lou pin his wings on his great nephew, (Captain Hower). In a full circle moment, I witnessed Captain Hower provide the keynote address at the 2023 Pearl Harbor

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Remembrance Day event – an event that also included a recorded message from Lou himself.

It will take some time to fully appreciate the significance of Lou’s passing, but for me it signifies a true passing of the torch. We no longer have an Arizona survivor like Lou who can share their first-person accounts of their experiences over 82 years ago. We must carry on the legacy of heroes like Lou so that future generations can honor their contributions, learn from their experiences, and be inspired by their courage and resolve.

We all owe it to Lou to make sure that we always Remember Pearl Harbor. I take this on as my personal responsibility and challenge everyone to do the same.

TOM LEATHERMAN

Superintendent Pearl Harbor National Memorial

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By Jim McCoy, Pacific Historic Parks

In historic and emotional ceremonies in California and Hawaii, the final survivor of the USS Arizona, 102-year-old Lou Conter, was memorialized as a hero who symbolized the strength and courage of America’s Greatest Generation.

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he parallel scenes were steeped in military tradition.

They included jet flyovers, rifle salutes, taps, a dove release and bagpipers.

In Lou Conter’s hometown of Grass Valley, California, hundreds of students stood solemnly outside St. Patrick’s Catholic Church as the hearse pulled in for the morning funeral mass. The students later walked to the cemetery to witness the formal burial.

“My dad would totally love the schoolchildren because that’s what he was all about, going to the schools and making sure that the children do not forget Pearl Harbor and history,” said his daughter Louann Daley. “And just to see all those kids there, we even saw one little girl she was like ten years old, they were on the other side of the rope and she was crying.”

At the same time an ocean away, a host of military members including five flag officers were posted on the USS Arizona Memorial and Ford Island to begin what would be a day of Remembrance for the retired Lt. Commander. They were joined by National Park Service staff and members of Pacific

Historic Parks during a day filled with events for park visitors that included children to honor Lou Conter and every one of his 1,511 Arizona shipmates.

“Lou Conter was an incredible Navy Service man and his death now reflects on the fact that we have no further survivors of the battleship Arizona from the attack on Pearl Harbor,” Vice Admiral Blake Converse, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, told Hawaii News Now during the early morning tribute. “It’s very moving, I have spent many events out here on this wonderful Arizona Memorial but I will tell you that it couldn’t be more impactful to me to recognize this great American and recognize the passing of the legacy with no more survivors of the Arizona.”

Conter’s daughter Louann later viewed some of the coverage from Hawaii including a poignant photo of a child sitting on the floor of the Arizona Memorial reading a poster about her dad.

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Cmdr. Tom Digan participated in delivering the casket flag to Louann Daley.

Digan is the skipper of the fast attack submarine under construction in Connecticut.

“We are the first warship named Arizona since December 7, 1941, over 82 years so it’s an honor to be taking over the submarine Arizona,” Cmdr. Digan said at a private reception following the services. “One of the biggest pieces of our command is the legacy of Arizona and that’s why we’re here today because Lou Conter is the end of the era of survivors from that first battleship. We are thankful we gave him a happy birthday video on his birthday last September and we got a video back from him so that was really special.”

One of the highlights of the funeral service was a eulogy delivered by retired Sheriff and close family friend Ed Bonner.

It brought smiles and laughter to mix with the tears and loss for this hometown hero who saved countless lives. We are reprinting it here.

Ed Bonner is planning a return trip to Pearl Harbor for the 83rd Commemoration as a member of the “Conterage” the group that traveled with Lou to the annual event and continued in the later years as Lou’s health prevented long distance air travel.

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Superintendent Tom Leatherman delivered to the Conter family the flag that was flying over the USS Arizona Memorial on April 1, the day Lou Conter died. “Just because we have no one from the Arizona left doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to honor those families and the legacy of all those that were involved,” Leatherman said.

Marine Capt. Raymond Daniel Hower delivered two flags including one flown on the USS Arizona Memorial on December 7, 2023. Lou is his great uncle, and on his 100th birthday pinned the pilot wings he earned in World War II on Capt. Hower. At the 82nd Commemoration, Capt Hower was the keynote speaker.

Retired National Park Service Ranger Daniel Martinez recalled the tearful conversation he had with Conter on why he chose to be buried with his wife Val rather than being interred with his fellow shipmates. “He did not want to let them down, but he wanted to be with his wife,” Martinez said.

“It is with heartfelt pride we now call them the Greatest Generation,” said Kathleen Farley, of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors. “Fair winds and following seas, Lou, we loved you in life, we will not forget you in death. Rest in Peace Lou, Rest in Peace.”

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“This week, America lost a hero.”

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Lou Conter

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Words of Remembrance - Lou Conter

By Ed Bonner - Placer County CA Sheriff, Retired “Life goes on.” This is the way most of my recent conversations with my good friend Lou Conter ended. A couple of years ago I had a voicemail from Lou. I called him back and he said, “Ed I have a favor to ask. Would you say a few words at my funeral?”

“Are you going anywhere soon, or do I have time to think about it?” “I just like to be organized.”

Lou Conter, the man, the myth, the legend. He was the most interesting man I have ever met. My Dad always said you can tell a lot about a person by their friends.

But what happens when someone out lives all those contemporary yardsticks of character? In this case you look to his children, Louann, the Boss Lady, Jim, and Jeff.

They rallied around their Dad at great sacrifice to themselves and made sure he never went into “assisted living" but lived his life in “family living.” All the children were gallant.

Lou’s life is well documented from his humble beginnings, his heroic military career, and his successful business career after retiring from the Navy. I would like to share my reflections on this man I grew to consider a great friend. He was so intelligent, and he could do math in his head like a calculator, “I was always pretty good with numbers.” We established a wonderful tradition of a weekly breakfast, beginning at Paulette's and migrating to Humpty Dumpty’s. He loved to get out in public. And this community loved him. He would walk through the restaurant in what I described as “A Victory Lap.” The people of this community would see him and stop him to say hello, shake his hand and thank him for his service. He was a creature of habit and at a point after we ate he would take a toothpick, stand up and without a word breakfast was over. He was a keen observer of the world and constantly surveyed his surroundings.

“Look at that little girl. She's only 10 and has a phone.” Another time we watched a very unhealthy and much younger man struggle to get up from his nearby table.

He grabbed his oxygen and slowly walked out of the restaurant. We watched him walk all the way to the parking lot, where he caught his breath by a huge truck in the handicapped spot. The poor fellow struggled to get into the cab and drove off. Lou took a sip of his coffee and with a twinkle in his eye, he looked at me and said, “They let him drive but not me?” after his family had decided his driving days were over. His memory for the events in his life was remarkable. While he was in hospice I sat by his bed and we watched golf on what Lou referred to as the “Idiot Tube”. He was an accomplished golfer and I asked him when he took up the sport. He thought for a brief moment and replied, “January 1946. I golfed at a course in Hollywood.” I was amazed. “what time was your tee time?”

Lou was a man of great faith. He had a strong belief in God and was not afraid of death. He had seen death before and knew it well. In those last weeks he would say, “I don't know why I'm still here.” God is not ready for you. But when He is I can see him coming to you in a PBY Black Cat (the plane Lou flew in over 200 missions in WWII).

He will tell you to climb in and take the yoke. Lou and I also talked about the numerous lives he had saved during his career. He flew families to safety from the Philippines, saved his crew when they were shot down, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing over 200 Australian Coast Watchers in New Guinea, fliers who survived captivity because they attended Lou's tough SERE Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape. Hundreds of people who were granted more time on this earth, in this life, to go home, have families and their children have children because of Lou Conter. I told him when you get to Heaven there will be all these people waiting there to thank you for saving their lives, to shake your hand, and thank you for your service.

One more Victory Lap and Life goes on.

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CONGRESS AWARDS GOLD MEDALS TO ROSIES

By Jim McCoy, Pacific Historic Parks

Washington DC: A group of 27 Rosies made their way to the U.S. Capitol during the second week of April to accept the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for their work on the Homefront during World War II.

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p until 1941 it was a man’s world,” 98-year old Mae Krier said in her speech accepting the gold medal on behalf of the assembled Rosies.” They didn’t know how capable us women were, did they?” she said to exuberant applause in the ceremony held at Emancipation Hall in the United States Capitol.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers praised the Rosie movement that led to the gold medal ceremony.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said two Rosies, Mae Krier and the late Phyllis Gould, were instrumental in making it happen.

“Miss Mae was a riveter in Seattle Washington, and Miss Phyllis was a welder in Richmond California,” Speaker Johnson said “It was Phyllis and Mae who in recent years had walked the halls of Congress passing out red and white bandanas trying to get members on board for this important cause. Today we finally get to award their efforts with a Congressional Gold Medal.”

Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of Congress, agreed. “These extraordinary women met our nation’s needs. They rose to the occasion and made us a stronger country….As we might say in Brooklyn, ‘The Rosies Got it Going on.’ They exemplify the best of the Greatest Generation.”

“They are trailblazers,” said Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania. “They are heroes. And they are some of the finest Americans our country has ever seen and ever known. Their indominable ‘We Can Do It’ spirit became a beacon of hope that inspired our entire nation.”

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“The Rosies proved they could work in jobs historically reserved for men,” said former California Congressional Representative Jackie Speier (D). “The Rosies didn’t just help to win the war they transformed the workforce and the culture in this country forever.”

In her speech, Krier thanked all the members of Congress and the Rosies. “Our Rosies have left their footprints in the sand. We are so proud of the women and young girls who are following in our lead. I think that’s one of the greatest things we left behind with what we have done for women.”

Marian Sousa, 98, whose late sister Phyillis Gould was Mae’s partner in the effort, told PHP this after the ceremony ended. “I never thought it would happen. When we were working, we’d never thought we’d be recognized. We thought we were just helping our country. But I’m very pleased that we were, like my sister (Phyllis Gould) said, the war wouldn’t have been won without women.”

The 27 Rosies attending the ceremony ranged in age from 87 to 106.

“I thought it was really nice and exciting,” said 99-year-old Rosie Louise London who worked as a machinist and gear grinder at Pratt and Whitney in Hartford Connecticut. “It showed a lot of appreciation for what we did do during World War II.” Delphine Klaput, 99, worked for the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company in Baltimore. Her duties included handling top secret plans to ferry planes. She also thought the gold medal ceremony would never happen. “I am so happy and so excited,” Klaput said, adding “It’s really an honor to be a Rosie.”

She has been to the past two December 7 commemorations at Pearl Harbor and is looking forward to the 83rd which happens soon after she turns 100.

For more information on purchasing a Congressional Gold Medal, visit https://www.usmint.gov

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Visit Historic Sites with WWII Ties

During their trip to Washington DC, a number of the Rosies toured sites that included a focus on World War II history. The Rosies were in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda where past presidents and other dignitaries lie in state during extended funeral services.

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he Rosies were told that the last person to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda was in 2022 and it was the last World War II Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Marine Hershel W. “Woody” Williams.

He earned the Medal of Honor during the fierce Battle of Iwo Jima for displaying “valiant devotion to duty.” President Harry Truman awarded him the medal in a ceremony at the White House in 1945.

The Rosies also toured the White House and visited a room where President Franklin D. Roosevelt oversaw World War II planning.

The Rosies also got to view a room now used to welcome diplomats.

Eight decades ago, it was where FDR held his Fireside Chats.

One of the Rosies visiting that room was Lila Tomek, 101 She worked at the Glenn Martin Bomber Plant in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1943 she and other workers were given a special assignment.

“They were told the project was top secret and instructed to tell no one about it,” wrote her daughter Nancy Tomek Wilcher. “They all wondered why they were removing the armor plate and the ammunition racks from the planes.”

On April 26, 1943, the factor workers were ordered to assemble and to their surprise they were greeted by President Roosevelt along with Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold and the plant owner Glenn Martin. It was only after the Omaha-built Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 did the workers learn the reason for their top secret assignment.

Stay tuned to our website and social media for oral history posts on a number of the Rosies who attended this history making event in our nation’s Capital.

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Kalaupapa’s Historic Lighthouse

By Sister Alicia Damien Lau

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s one approaches the Kalaupapa Airport, you cannot help but see the tall structure on a small hill on the north shore of Moloka‘i. It is the Kalaupapa Lighthouse. In the early days, the north shore was very dark, protruding out into the Ka‘iwi Channel, now known as the Moloka‘i Channel, it separates the island of Moloka‘i and O‘ahu. This channel is known as the world’s most treacherous body of water. In 1902, a report to Congress emphasized the need for lights in the Ka‘iwi Channel for the hundreds of vessels which passed annually through the channel. It was recommended that the northern tip of the Kalaupapa Peninsula would be an ideal spot for the light house. However, Congress was reluctant to place a light house near the leprosy settlement. Finally in 1906, Congress appropriated $60,000 for a permanent lighthouse on the peninsula.

The 132-foot concrete octagonal tower is Hawai’i’s tallest lighthouse. The stairs leading up to the fourth landing are concrete, while the remaining stairs to the lantern room were made of cast iron.

The Fresnel lens and lantern room were manufactured by the Chance Brothers and Company in England. They pioneered placing lighthouse lamps inside a cage surrounded by Fresnel lenses to increase the available light output; the cages, known as optics, revolutionized lighthouse design. This was delivered to Honolulu in 1908. The clamshell lens coated in a vat of mercury which produced a white flash every twenty seconds at the height of 120 feet above the tower and 213 feet above the surrounding water.

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The families of the lighthouse keeper were allowed to live in a little house near the tower and were not allowed to associate with the patients. Yes, they too were living in isolation. The great-Grand daughter, Trish Mersberg shared this story that her mother (Helen LK O’Connor) wrote about her grandparents, William and Margaret Enoka, who were the lighthouse keepers from 1919 to 1924. “William Enoka moved his family (wife and three eldest children) from Honolulu to Kalaupapa in 1921. He left the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier to be the caretaker of the Kalaupapa Lighthouse. If you face the airport and look just below to your left, you will see remnants of a house site, the site believed to be the home of the lighthouse caretaker and his family.”

The presence of their Ohana is still felt, Enoki’s stillborn child (1927) is buried there. “Grandpa William and Grandma Margaret are the light steering before us, the directions meant to take.”

During WWII, there was a military atmosphere at the light house station. The caretakers carried a forty-five and felt well protected - as long as they saw the enemy first. The lights were off at night and the keepers used the watch tower to spot enemy shipping or submarines staying up all night during their vigil.

(Dean, 1989)

By August 1966, the lighthouse received its own electrical generating plant which no longer required nightly attention and the last keepers left. Today, the light still shines brightly.

“That light has been very special to the people here. ... It has been here longer than any living person has.

You could always look out and see it sweeping across the cliff. ... It is the Kalaupapa Light.”

(Richard Marks - Maui News) Resources: Love Dean, The Kalaupapa Lighthouse, 1989 National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov>kala>historyculture>lighthouse Lighthouse Friends: https://www.lighthousefriends.com

Prayer for the Dead

“Eternal rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them and may they rest in peace.”

Lou Conter, 102 USS Arizona Grass Valley, CA

Marvin E. Emmarson, 102 USS Selfridge Sisters, OR.

Photo Courtesy Julie Thurston

Photo Courtesy Craig Rollman

Dick Higgins, 102 Ford Island Bend, OR. Photo Courtesy Angela Newton

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Your contributions help us meet our mission to ensure that the legacy of the valiant, courageous men and women who served our country during World War II are never forgotten. We would like to recognize and thank the following donors for their recent contributions.

IN HONOR OF Frank Louis Roberto Sr Roberto Allen Generative Fund

William and Kathleen Stichnot, USMC CJJ Stichnot, USMC Nancy S Gremli

Donald Stratton Lauren Bruner Lonnie Cook Ken Potts Stan Cromlish

Roger W. Cherrington Stephen Hatfield

Stephen Parnes Joseph Parnes Jason Parnes Jeffrey Parnes Andrew Parnes

IN MEMORY OF Samuel E Clower, Pearl Harbor Survivor Schofield Barracks Samuel E Clower Jr Lou Conter Stan Cromlish

Howard Polk Betty Humphrey

Bernard Parnes Andrew Parnes

Pierre CH Moulin Lucy Kagan

Joseph Sparlin Chester Kubiak Kymberly Sparlin

Frank Karas Michael Karas

John J Farley PHSA, USS California Kathleen Theresa Farley

Richard Velasquez Salvador Velasquez Mr. Michael Velasquez

Paula Kendrick John Kendrick

Eugene H Knight, Jr, USN (Ret) All who survived the USS Vestal on December 07, 1941 Claire Garbade Technician Fifth Grade Robert S. Gilhart Randall S Gilhart USAF

William B Kingseed, CSC, USN (Ret.) COL Cole C Kingseed, USA (Ret)

John Kelleher, USMC Jay Gatti, USMC Gary Wilk

EM3C Robert W Knight John R Knight USA (Ret)

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Capt. Andrew McKane, Medical Corp, USN (Ret.) Andrew McKane IV

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