Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, State Agency: After separating, Dillinger picked up Hamilton, who was recovering from the Mason City robbery. Box 502795, San Diego, CA 92150-1377. Gillis, his wife, and Van Meter even took Thanksgiving dinner with the Lebman family. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. [55], Three men pursued Dillinger into the alley and fired. Arizona Game & Fish Department, State Agency: Public enemy No. The price for the fingerprint procedure would be $500 per hand or $100 a finger. [9], On December 15, 1934, pardons were issued by Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie for the offenses of which Ana Cumpna was convicted.[51]. [31] The next morning at approximately 10:15 a.m., Nalls circled around the block looking for the Hudson, but observed nothing. There were separate fire selector and safety levers on the left side of the gun while the bolt locked to the rear on the last round fired. [42] The two never saw each other again. Johns mother died when he was three, and when his father remarried six years later, John resented his stepmother. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. Contest open to U.S. residents only. guns like this can be found cheap online; Wills example cost him $240 via GunBroker. Of all the lurid desperadoes, one man, John Herbert Dillinger, came to evoke this Gangster Era and stirred mass emotion to a degree rarely seen in this country. They marched Pittenger at gunpoint into the police station, where they stole several more guns and bulletproof vests. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. The gun is a Colt .38. Hoover cautioned them to wait outside rather than risk a shooting match inside the crowded theater. [4] When BOI agents moved to arrest Dillinger as he exited the theater, he tried to flee. It comes with a series of documentation which makes a plausible case that the gun was left by Dillinger in a couch inside an abandoned house in Terre Haute, Indiana. Current Racine, WI Police Chief Kurt Wahlen displays the Thompson submachine gun used by John Dillinger. His period of infamy began on May 10, 1933, when he was paroled from prison after serving eight-and-a-half years of his sentence. Dillinger introduced himself as Jimmy Lawrence and said he was a clerk at the Board of Trade. Colt .38 Super automatic, with Cutts compensator, 22-round magazine, and vertical foregrip. Deployed military should use stateside address. Robbing The First National Bank. When the firing had subsided at the Little Bohemia Lodge, Dillinger was gone. The same gun was offered in .380ACP as the M1908. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 21:02. Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame wielded a 20-gauge version. By Lisa Powell. John Dillinger escaped from the county jail in Crown Point, Indiana, with only a toy gun on March 3, 1934. I think he was wanting me to look and see what was on the gun., The man finally left, and Stephens finally took a good look at the pistol only to see it engraved with, John Dillinger 4 12 1929., I think he wanted to tell me who he was, but he didnt know if Id scream, shoot him or call the police, Stephens explained after the fact. Helmer, William J.; Mattix, Rick (1998). Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, State Agency: No purchase necessary. Dillingers first arrest was at age 19 for car theft. According to Hubert, his brother planned to pay a visit with the bullwhip to his former one-armed "shyster" lawyer at Crown Point, Joseph Ryan, who had run off with his retainer after being replaced by Louis Piquett. A team of federal agents and officers from police forces from outside of Chicago was formed, along with a very small number of Chicago police officers. 0:00. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. The Dillinger gang captured the imaginations of Americans ground down by the Great Depression and in so doing cemented their place in the history of Americas most nefarious criminals. [63], Dillinger is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Deployed military should use stateside address. William J. Helmer. The entry point to my essay on design and violence, as it relates to the shooting range target, turned out to be an astonishing article in the Style section of the New York Times on Sunday, January 18, 2015, in which a young man named Thomas S. Gilbert, Jr., entered his parents' apartment and shot his father in the head after asking his . Loeser later testified: I asked him what work he wanted done. Browning did, however, eventually strike deals with both Remington and Savage. 1919. He died September 2, 1937. Great Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger was America's Most Wanted Man. The FN M1905/1906 is a design credited to the late, great John Moses Browning. John Dillinger's Pistol. Dillinger had soon found out what was happening, and he grabbed his pistol and quickly ran to the alley. Pierpont and Makley were sentenced to death and Clark to life imprisonment. Clarence Hurt shot twice, Charles Winstead three times, and Herman Hollis once. During the stakeout, the Biograph's manager thought the agents were criminals setting up a robbery. In frisking Dillinger, the Lima police found a document which seemed to be a plan for a prison break, but the prisoner denied knowledge of any plan. At the age of 21, he was incarcerated for the first time after a botched grocery store holdup, resulting in a stint in the Indiana State Prison. In adolescence, the flaws in his bewildering personality became evident, and he was frequently in trouble. Meanwhile, Pierpont, Makley, and Clark were returned to Ohio and convicted of the murder of the Lima sheriff. The gun John Dillinger was carrying when he was shot and killed by police and federal agents in Chicago, July 1934. After searching him before putting him into the prison, the police discovered a document which appeared to be a prison escape plan. They dated until Dillinger's death at the Biograph Theater in July 1934. "Bandits Bind Cashier, Clerk and Assistant", U.S. District Court, District of MN, USA vs. Evelyn Frechette, et al., pp. A single-action blowback design, the M1903 fed from an 8-round detachable box magazine and weighed 24 oz. They were changed back and forth according to the work to be done. The Winchester M1907 semiautomatic rifle was a remarkably advanced weapon for its day. However, the .38 Special version saw the widest use. [8]:1617, In 1923, Dillinger's troubles led to him enlisting in the United States Navy, where he was a Petty officer third class Machinery Repairman assigned aboard the battleship USSUtah,[11] but he deserted a few months later when his ship was docked in Boston. Both he and the other agents reported that Dillinger turned his head and looked directly at the agent as he walked by, glanced across the street, then moved ahead of his female companions, reached into his pocket but failed to extract his gun,[8]:353 and ran into a nearby alley. Rhode Island Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: Among the guns are the classic M1911A1 pistol. Handkerchiefs were whipped out and used to mop up the blood. He returned from St. Louis on August 25 and was promptly taken into custody. The gangs business prospered as they continued robbing banks of large amounts of money. Cumpna revealed that Dillinger was spending his time with another prostitute, Polly Hamilton, and that she and the couple were going to see a movie together on the following day. [50] Other accounts stated Dillinger ignored a command to surrender, whipped out his gun, then headed for the alley. As a boy, he committed petty theft. The three of them then drove to Probasco's place. Working as a clerk, Dillinger found that, in a large metropolis like Chicago, he was able to lead an anonymous existence for a while. The sights consisted of a front semicircular blade and a corresponding groove cut into the top strap of the gun. The shadow of a gun lingers over a mannequin of John Dillinger Tuesday afternoon at Dillinger's restaurant in Hudson. Pistols M1911A1. For other uses, see, Shooting at the Biograph Theater and death. However, the most commonly accepted theory is Dillinger took a piece of wooden washboard, carved it into a rough gun shape using a pair of razor blades and blacked the resulting facsimile with shoe polish. Friday, April 6, 1934, was spent contacting family members, particularly his half-brother Hubert Dillinger. Using this crude fake pistol Dillinger locked 23 jailers and trusties in jail cells, stole a pair of Thompsons from the wardens office, walked out of the jail with no one being the wiser and then drove away in the Sheriffs car. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, State Agency: He raided 13 banks before the FBI shot him dead in 1934. . Found in the car were maps, a machine gun magazine, a length of rope, and a bullwhip. John Dillinger robbed 24 banks and four police stations. [8]:26 While leaving the scene, the criminals were spotted by a minister who recognized the men and reported them to the police. [8]:10, John Dillinger's parents had married on August 23, 1887. (I) Giveaway ends December 31, 2022. In the meantime, the Dillinger Gang pulled several bank robberies and plundered the police arsenals at Auburn and Peru, Indiana, stealing several machine guns, rifles, revolvers, ammunition, and several bulletproof vests. Dillinger's last words were, supposedly, "You got me!". While on the run, he underwent plastic . (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Dillinger and his violent gang made headlines terrorizing the Midwest during the Depression era, robbing banks, staging jail . Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. It is possible that this pistol has a closer attachment to Dillinger than your average 1908. A year later he enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the battleship USS Utah before going AWOL. I dont think Im gonna need it anymore, then handed her a .32 caliber Colt pocket gun. The body of bank robber John Dillinger is put on display in a Chicago morgue after he is shot to death by the FBI and police. Also, both now wanted work done on their fingertips. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. Stephens briefly looked the pistol over then she and the man, who reluctantly gave his name Wilson or Walker, agreed on a price. Although none of these men had violated a federal law, the FBIs assistance was requested in identifying and locating the criminals. No purchase necessary. Once the transaction was complete, the man sat down and proceeded to talk Stephens ear off for the next six hours. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: Five shots were fired from the guns of three FBI agents. Another set taken during the autopsy was also a match., In addition to buying Dillingers (supposed) pistol more than 50 years after the FBI said he was killed, Stephens said she knows someone who knows someone who knows that Dillinger lived on a small farm in Indiana. [41], On April 7 at approximately 3:30a.m., they rammed a car driven by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manning near Noblesville, Indiana, after Hubert fell asleep behind the wheel. The media ran exaggerated accounts of his bravado and colorful personality, and cast him as a Robin Hood. In addition, he had a fully-customized Colt M1911A1 rifle, which is a popular choice for collectors. Green died seven days . Also, in the scene at Little Bohemia where "Baby Face" Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) questions Dillinger's (Warren Oates) leadership, Dillinger grabs Nelson's 1911 from him . Billie drove the new Ford V8, with two of Dillinger's nieces, Mary Hancock in the front seat and Alberta Hancock in the back. Contest void where prohibited by law. Available in.38 or.45. Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, State Agency: Baby Face Nelson was fatally wounded on November 27, 1934, in a gun battle with FBI agents in which Special Agents Cowley and Hollis also were killed. Dillinger was incarcerated in the Crown Point Jail, a facility the local cops described as escape-proof. Box 488, Escondido, CA 92033. However, on Saturday, March 3, 1934, Dillinger was able to escape during morning exercises with 15 other immates, Dillinger produced a pistol, catching deputies and guards by surprise, and he was able to leave the premises without firing a shot. He stole the sheriffs car and drove across the Indiana-Illinois line, heading for Chicago. In 1924 he robbed a grocery store and was caught and No purchase necessary. On March 30, Coffey went to the FBI's St. Paul field office to file a report, including information about the couple's new Hudson sedan parked in the garage behind the apartments. Chambered for the intermediate .351SL round, the M1907 was a prescient design. The infamous criminal, John Dillinger, was caught with a custom 38 super 1911 that he rigged to fire full-auto. What he did not realize was that the center of the federal agents' dragnet happened to be Chicago. [8], In the summer of 1934, the now 26-year-old[1] Hamilton was a waitress in Chicago at the S&S Sandwich Shop located at 1209 Wilson Avenue. [44], Cassidy administered an overdose of ether, which caused Dillinger to suffocate. John Herbert Dillinger (/dlndr/; June 22, 1903 July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. [8] She met Ana Ivanova Akalieva (Ana Cumpna; a.k.a. He lived there under a different name and was the nicest guy youd ever meet, Stephens said. Suddenly the door of the Hellman apartment opened and the muzzle of a machine gun began spraying the hallway with lead. [9] His father told reporters he regretted his advice and was appalled by the sentence. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1 at the best online prices at eBay! [23], Dillinger was indicted by a grand jury, and the Bureau of Investigation (a precursor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation)[4] organized a nationwide manhunt for him. Recognizing Van Meter, Nalls pointed out the Ford to Coulter and told him to disable it. 0. Hoosier outlaw John Dillinger and his gang terrorized the Midwest in 1933 and 1934. . [citation needed]. Loeser met O'Leary the following night at Clark and Wright at 8:30, and they once again drove to Probasco's. When questioned, the man, Homer Van Meter, drew a gun. Dillinger threatened deputy sheriffs with a wooden gun and then locked up . The two men were arrested the next day. Dillinger chose to have a general anaesthetic. He wanted two warts (moles) removed on the right lower forehead between the eyes and one at the left angle, outer angle of the left eye; wanted a depression of the nose filled in; a scar; a large one to the left of the median line of the upper lip excised, wanted his dimples removed and wanted the angle of the mouth drawn up. Contest open to U.S. residents only. Van Meter said "no", and continued down the stairs. W. H. Bass/Indiana Historical Society John Dillinger with machine gun and pistol in hand. Agents already had the alley closed off. Oct 8, 2009. Special agent. At 10:50 p.m. on July 22, 1934, John Dillinger was pronounced dead in a little room in the Alexian Brothers Hospital. [9], At approximately 8:30p.m., Sage, Hamilton, and Dillinger were observed entering the Biograph Theater,[6][51][53] which was showing the crime drama Manhattan Melodrama, starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell. Three of the shots hit Dillinger, and he fell face down on the pavement. Stephens told the Evansville Courier & Press earlier this month that she was sitting in the Trading Post in Newburgh, Indiana the antique store she owned with her husband in 1985 when a well-dressed man in his early 80s entered. In fine condition, with expected wear. Dillinger, who was born in Indianapolis, had a difficult childhood. "During the bank robber era, some guns-savvy outlaws had gunsmiths make select-fire handguns for them. [53] Dillinger's death came only two months after the deaths of fellow notorious criminals Bonnie and Clyde. To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. When there's a will, there's a way. A week later they robbed First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa. John Dillinger, Homer Van Meter and Lester Baby Face Nelson Gillis all made trips to his Texas gun shop to stock up on firepower. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. (I) Giveaway ends April 30, 2023. The M1907 was a remarkably advanced blowback-operated semiautomatic rifle produced by Winchester between 1906 and 1958. Sam Cahoon, a trustee who Dillinger took hostage in the jail, also believed Dillinger had carved the gun, using a razor and some shelving in his cell. When the agents entered the lodge the next morning, they found only three frightened females. Three days after Dillinger's escape from Crown Point, the second Gang robbed a bank in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hyman Lebman also produced a full auto version of the M1911 he called his Baby Machinegun. These machine pistols were fitted with extended magazines, a custom muzzle brake, and the foregrip from a Thompson submachine gun to produce a remarkably capable close combat weapon that was still quite concealable. He returned to Chicago in July 1934 and sought refuge in a brothel owned by Ana Cumpna, who later informed authorities of his whereabouts. Five shots were fired from the guns of three FBI agents. John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and other gangsters were the target of a landmark 1934 gun-control law, championed by Franklin Roosevelt, passed by Congress and supported by the National Rifle . Box 488, Escondido, CA 92033. 1. He then approached Remington, but their CEO died of a heart attack during negotiations. Almost immediately afterwards conjecture began whether the gun Dillinger displayed was real or not. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. He had, in fact, drifted into Chicago where he went under the alias of Jimmy Lawrence, a petty criminal from Wisconsin who bore a close resemblance to Dillinger. The Associated Press was there and published this story on July 23, 1934, the day after Dillinger was killed in Chicago. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, State Agency: (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (when required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. When the authorities found Dillinger's blood-spattered getaway car on a Chicago side street, they were positive that he was in the city. Cowley report, August 1, 1934. American gangster John Dillinger used a gun fashioned from soap to escape from choky American gangster John Dillinger was arrested in 1934 and sent along to "escape proof" Lake County Jail. The M1903 was a beautiful example of the gunmakers art. John Dillinger was an inveterate career criminal who likely did more to promote the Federal Bureau of Investigation than any other single personality save J. Edgar Hoover. - In the spring of 1985, a handsome man in a three-piece suit strolled into Esther . Baum was killed, and the constable and the other agent were severely wounded. [8]:12 Dillinger's older sister, Audrey, was born in 1889 and the mother died in 1907 just before his fourth birthday. The subsequent 1928 version employed a heavier bolt assembly and a subsequent rate of fire of around 650 rpm. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. As he tried to escape, he was . O'Leary returned from a family fishing trip on July 24, the day of Loeser's arrest, and had read in the newspapers that the Department of Justice was looking for two doctors and another man in connection with some plastic work that was done on Dillinger. June 22: John Herbert Dillinger is born in Indianapolis. The Browning Auto-5 shotgun, a personal favorite of its prodigious designer, was a long-recoil operated weapon wherein the barrel and bolt cycled backwards as a unit before separating to undertake extraction chores. In their first attempt, they tried to rob a Mooresville grocer, but were quickly apprehended. Throughout it all, Dillinger burned through a prodigious arsenal of weapons. Frechette answered, opening the door two to three inches. Pennsylvania Game Commission, State Agency: Asked where his samples were, Van Meter said they were in his car. New York City, New York: Facts on File. He had carried the gun until 1949. Anna had recognized Dillinger from a newspaper photograph. The reason for wanting a powerful sixgun when wandering off the beaten path is sound, especially in bear country. In March 1934, Dillinger stole a car and crossed state lines following a sensational prison break, giving the FBI jurisdiction to join the manhunt. Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: [37], Frechette, in her harboring trial testimony, said that she told Dillinger that the police had shown up after speaking to Cummings. . Dillinger courted publicity. At about 10:30a.m. on April 7, Billie, Hubert and Hubert's wife purchased a black four-door Ford V8, registering it in the name of Mrs. Fred Penfield (Billie Frechette). Before he died, Youngblood told officers Dillinger was in the neighborhood of Port Huron, and immediately officers began a search for the escaped man, but no trace of him was found. There were reports of people dipping their handkerchiefs and skirts into the pool of blood that had formed, as Dillinger lay in the alley, as keepsakes: "Souvenir hunters madly dipped newspapers in the blood that stained the pavement. . Title. The gun feeds from 5-, 10- or 20-round single-stack box magazines and is actuated via a plunger sticking out of the front of the forearm. The two then traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where they visited Hamilton's sister Anna Steve. When the infamous bank robber and outlaw John Dillinger was buried in an Indiana cemetery, his relatives put him under 3 feet of concrete and scrap metal. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. Deployed military should use stateside address. California Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: Known for. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. John Dillinger escaped Lake County Jail after intimidating thirty-three jailers and inmates. To get the gun back in action one need only swap magazines and squeeze the trigger. At Dillinger's parole hearing, he vowed to return to his family's farm and work the land after his release . She then returned to the house so Polly would not be suspicious that she went out to call anyone. 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An enthusiast tracked down the car in Maine and it was restored to its original form. The original Thompson gun was contrived to get American Doughboys up and out of the fetid trenches defining the First World War. On March 3, 1934, Dillinger, the FBI recounts, used "what he claimed later was a wooden gun he had whittled" to break out. Enter to win GUNS Magazine's May 2023 Gun Giveaway featuring prizes from Taurus USA, CRKT. A month later, the Dillinger gang killed a police officer during the robbery of the First National Bank of East Chicago, Indiana. Cowley also phoned Hoover for instructions. Dillinger was incarcerated in the Crown Point Jail, a facility the local cops described as escape-proof. Dillingers last words were, supposedly, You got me!. . The iconic FN M1905/1906 paved the way for the design of the Baby Browning. [9], Earlier, while in prison, Dillinger had helped conceive a plan to enable the escape of Pete Pierpont, Russell Clark, and six others he had met while in prison, most of whom worked in the prison laundry. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, State Agency: Dillinger, whose name once dominated the headlines, was a notorious and vicious thief. NEW YORK DAILY . Hurt, and Herman E. Hollis. Historians have long debated whether it was gangster John Dillinger or a look-a-like that was killed outside a Chicago theater in 1934. . After shootouts, jail breaks, and girlfriends wooed and lost, John Dillinger ultimately found himself in Chicago where he met his gory end outside the Biograph Theater at the hands of Purvis and his fellow G-Men. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. On May 10, 1933, after serving nine and a half years, Dillinger was paroled. [citation needed], After the shootout, Dillinger and Frechette drove to Eddie Green's apartment in Minneapolis. Aug 4, 2014. He expected a lenient probation sentence as a result of his father's discussion with O'Harrow but instead was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for his crimes. Deputy Sheriff Charles Cavanaugh was mortally wounded in the battle and later died. Dillinger realized what was happening and ran for an alleyway, pulling a pistol as he ran. [citation needed]. As many as four death masks were also made. Contest void where prohibited by law. John Dillingers supervillain sidekick Homer Van Meter used an M1907 to murder Patrolman Howard Wagner outside the Merchants National Bank in South Bend, Indiana, in June of 1934. Mail-in entries accepted; send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, Altor Pistols, P.O. The agents who fired at Dillinger were Charles B. Winstead, Clarence O. The work that had to be done while the man was lying down, that patient was on the couch in the bedroom. The machine gun and vests were the property of the city and the .25 caliber pistol belonged to the Chief of . Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. A month later, Pierpont had recovered sufficiently to be executed. Then they made their way to Florida and, subsequently, to Tucson, Arizona. John Herbert Dillinger (/ d l n d r /; June 22, 1903 - July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression.He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations.Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: John Dillinger. On July 22, 1934, local and federal law-enforcement officers closed in on the Biograph Theater. The film adaptation stars Johnny Depp as Dillinger and Christian . The 1933 Ford Police V-8 stolen by John Dillinger is back at the same jail from which he stole it 87 years ago. Anna Sage called that evening to confirm the plans, but she still did not know which theater they would attend. John Dillinger, in full John Herbert Dillinger, (born June 22, 1903, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.died July 22, 1934, Chicago, Illinois), American criminal who was perhaps the most famous bank robber in U.S. history, known for a series of robberies and escapes from June 1933 to July 1934. The end result was a lightweight, reliable action configured via a series of bushings to accommodate either high brass or low brass shells. Is this the infamous wooden pistol that John Dillinger made to break out of . He lost a pile of them when he fled the Little Bohemia Lodge in April of 1934. Cumpna stated that on Sunday afternoon, July 22, Dillinger asked her whether she wanted to go to the show with them (Polly and him). WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. On April 6, Hubert and Dillinger left Mooresville at about 8:00p.m. and proceeded to Leipsic, Ohio (approximately 210 miles away), to see Joseph and Lena Pierpont, parents of Prohibition Era gangster, Harry Pierpont. ___. Getty Images. On March 3, 1934, John Dillinger disproved the claim definitively. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. Indiana, in March 1934 with a gun carved out of wood. While doing historical research on the Dillinger Gun, Sgt. and Wiley X. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. On October 12, three of the escaped prisoners and a parolee from the same prison showed up at the Lima jail where Dillinger was incarcerated. Is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis Board of Trade whipped out used... 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