William Alfred 'Bill' Spear
(July 11, 1924 ~ September 03, 2000)
11 July 1924 - 03 September 2000
[Estimated Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days.]
***
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*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: William A. Spear
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Friday July 11, 1924
Date of Death: Sunday September 03, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
***
SSDI
Name Birth Death Age Last Address of Record Last Benefit Issued By
WILLIAM A SPEAR 11 Jul 1924 - 03 Sep 2000 (V) 76 64801 (Joplin, Jasper, MO) (none specified) Kansas
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_________________________________________
*~*
Mr. Spear was one of my teachers -- his son was in my class.
William Spear ...nickname "BILL"...
I hope you will consider some of the following info for inclusion on his memorial.
Audrey
~~~~~~
Bill Spear was an excellent teacher.
He enthused his students to high goals with every subject he presented - from biology (cutting up smelly frogs) to chemistry (memorizing detailed charts of info). One would think these subjects would be dreaded but crossing the threshold into his classroom assured everyone of an hour of pleasurable learning - the sort of learning that would be helpful and stay in your memory.
Bill Spear often taught life-lessons without wagging a finger and preaching to his students. One time a young boy - wanting to smoke - stood beside Spear at his desk - and asked for a Hall Pass to go to the restroom. Mr. Spear looked up at him - grabbed the pack of ciggies from the students pocket, crushed them and tossed the crumpled mass into the trash replying:
"Sure - here's your Pass!"
The student laughed and wandered off down the hall...
Mr. Spear had a broad face filled with extra lines that enhanced his smile so his entire face said 'HAPPY!" He was short in build, however there was no other instructor on staff at Joplin Senior High School, who cast a more profound or beloved or larger shadow. He was THE FAVORITE TEACHER of the entire staff.
It is very telling that decades after graduation, when his eldest son, HOLLIS, attended his class reunions, over and over he heard the same words:
"Hollis -- good to see you. How is your wonderful Dad?"
~*~
*~*
Thank you, I'm happy to include your memorial for your teacher on my memorial for him.
I hope to find his obituary so it can be added also.
Orlena
~*~
*~*
HUSBAND OF:
Norma Lee Malson Spear
February 06, 1928 ~ July 18, 2010
***
JOPLIN, MO — Norma Lee Spear, age 82, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Norma was born Feb. 6, 1928, in Erie, Kan., daughter of the late Charlie Malson and Lucille George Malson.
She graduated from Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, Okla., and then from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Parsons, Kan., in 1947.
She commuted from Riverton, Kan. to Joplin, where she worked for Freeman Hospital during the 1950s. She moved to Joplin in 1958, and went to work for Dr. Kuhn where she worked for many years.
She was administrator of the Beverly Nursing Home for several years before retiring and moving to her beloved Grand Lake in the early 1980s.
She moved back to Joplin in the 1990s to be closer to her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was an avid boater and loved to fish. Many of her grandchildren referred to her as "Grandma Boat". She took her last fishing trip to Roaring River when she was 81 years old.
In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Spear who died Sept. 3, 2000.
Survivors include her children, Hollis Spear and wife, Patricia, of Owasso, Okla., Gary Spear and wife, Trudy, of Webb City, Mo., and Loretta Morris and husband, George, of Carl Junction, Mo.; grandchildren, Debbie Sekel, of Owasso, Alicia Humes and husband, Brad, of Lamar, Mo., Cary Spear and wife, Debbie, of Carthage, Mo., Brad Spear and wife, Jessica, of Tulsa, Okla., Lee Ann Cooper and husband, Shaun, of Carl Junction, George Morris III and wife, Joy, of San Diego, Calif., Nichole Spear, of Owasso, Kara Spear, of Owasso, Heidi Marbut, of Webb City, and Kathy Marbut, of Sacsne, Texas; 26 great-grandchildren; her brothers, Victor Malson, Vincent Malson and Charles Malson; a sister, Virginia Schnichels; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 21, at 1 p.m. in Parker Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Easton officiating.
Interment will be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Parsons, with Cary Spear, Brad Spear, Brad Humes, Shaun Cooper, Glenn Schnichels and Heath Lord serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermortuary.com
The Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO
Monday, July 20, 2010
Both sites has her photo.
This one does not.
https://www.parsonssun.com/obituaries/article_da6e9d93-1d1b-5e57-8513-f3f64e8fd669.html
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Norma Lee Spear
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Monday February 06, 1928
Date of Death: Sunday July 18, 2010
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 12 days
Confirmation: Proven
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
~*~
*~*
EDITS:
_____
William Spear (1924 - 2000) – Memorial Lawn Cemetery –
Suggested By: Bonnie Burkhardt #46863125, 26 December 2022.
Middle Name: A; Alfred
Father: Empty; William Spear (1892-1965)
Mother: Empty; Mae Spear (1887-1952)
_____
~*~
Orlena #46627566.
*~*
(July 11, 1924 ~ September 03, 2000)
11 July 1924 - 03 September 2000
[Estimated Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days.]
***
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: William A. Spear
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Friday July 11, 1924
Date of Death: Sunday September 03, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
***
SSDI
Name Birth Death Age Last Address of Record Last Benefit Issued By
WILLIAM A SPEAR 11 Jul 1924 - 03 Sep 2000 (V) 76 64801 (Joplin, Jasper, MO) (none specified) Kansas
~*~
_________________________________________
*~*
Mr. Spear was one of my teachers -- his son was in my class.
William Spear ...nickname "BILL"...
I hope you will consider some of the following info for inclusion on his memorial.
Audrey
~~~~~~
Bill Spear was an excellent teacher.
He enthused his students to high goals with every subject he presented - from biology (cutting up smelly frogs) to chemistry (memorizing detailed charts of info). One would think these subjects would be dreaded but crossing the threshold into his classroom assured everyone of an hour of pleasurable learning - the sort of learning that would be helpful and stay in your memory.
Bill Spear often taught life-lessons without wagging a finger and preaching to his students. One time a young boy - wanting to smoke - stood beside Spear at his desk - and asked for a Hall Pass to go to the restroom. Mr. Spear looked up at him - grabbed the pack of ciggies from the students pocket, crushed them and tossed the crumpled mass into the trash replying:
"Sure - here's your Pass!"
The student laughed and wandered off down the hall...
Mr. Spear had a broad face filled with extra lines that enhanced his smile so his entire face said 'HAPPY!" He was short in build, however there was no other instructor on staff at Joplin Senior High School, who cast a more profound or beloved or larger shadow. He was THE FAVORITE TEACHER of the entire staff.
It is very telling that decades after graduation, when his eldest son, HOLLIS, attended his class reunions, over and over he heard the same words:
"Hollis -- good to see you. How is your wonderful Dad?"
~*~
*~*
Thank you, I'm happy to include your memorial for your teacher on my memorial for him.
I hope to find his obituary so it can be added also.
Orlena
~*~
*~*
HUSBAND OF:
Norma Lee Malson Spear
February 06, 1928 ~ July 18, 2010
***
JOPLIN, MO — Norma Lee Spear, age 82, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Norma was born Feb. 6, 1928, in Erie, Kan., daughter of the late Charlie Malson and Lucille George Malson.
She graduated from Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, Okla., and then from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Parsons, Kan., in 1947.
She commuted from Riverton, Kan. to Joplin, where she worked for Freeman Hospital during the 1950s. She moved to Joplin in 1958, and went to work for Dr. Kuhn where she worked for many years.
She was administrator of the Beverly Nursing Home for several years before retiring and moving to her beloved Grand Lake in the early 1980s.
She moved back to Joplin in the 1990s to be closer to her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was an avid boater and loved to fish. Many of her grandchildren referred to her as "Grandma Boat". She took her last fishing trip to Roaring River when she was 81 years old.
In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Spear who died Sept. 3, 2000.
Survivors include her children, Hollis Spear and wife, Patricia, of Owasso, Okla., Gary Spear and wife, Trudy, of Webb City, Mo., and Loretta Morris and husband, George, of Carl Junction, Mo.; grandchildren, Debbie Sekel, of Owasso, Alicia Humes and husband, Brad, of Lamar, Mo., Cary Spear and wife, Debbie, of Carthage, Mo., Brad Spear and wife, Jessica, of Tulsa, Okla., Lee Ann Cooper and husband, Shaun, of Carl Junction, George Morris III and wife, Joy, of San Diego, Calif., Nichole Spear, of Owasso, Kara Spear, of Owasso, Heidi Marbut, of Webb City, and Kathy Marbut, of Sacsne, Texas; 26 great-grandchildren; her brothers, Victor Malson, Vincent Malson and Charles Malson; a sister, Virginia Schnichels; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 21, at 1 p.m. in Parker Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Easton officiating.
Interment will be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Parsons, with Cary Spear, Brad Spear, Brad Humes, Shaun Cooper, Glenn Schnichels and Heath Lord serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermortuary.com
The Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO
Monday, July 20, 2010
Both sites has her photo.
This one does not.
https://www.parsonssun.com/obituaries/article_da6e9d93-1d1b-5e57-8513-f3f64e8fd669.html
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Norma Lee Spear
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Monday February 06, 1928
Date of Death: Sunday July 18, 2010
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 12 days
Confirmation: Proven
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
~*~
*~*
EDITS:
_____
William Spear (1924 - 2000) – Memorial Lawn Cemetery –
Suggested By: Bonnie Burkhardt #46863125, 26 December 2022.
Middle Name: A; Alfred
Father: Empty; William Spear (1892-1965)
Mother: Empty; Mae Spear (1887-1952)
_____
~*~
Orlena #46627566.
*~*
William Alfred 'Bill' Spear
(July 11, 1924 ~ September 03, 2000)
11 July 1924 - 03 September 2000
[Estimated Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days.]
***
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: William A. Spear
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Friday July 11, 1924
Date of Death: Sunday September 03, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
***
SSDI
Name Birth Death Age Last Address of Record Last Benefit Issued By
WILLIAM A SPEAR 11 Jul 1924 - 03 Sep 2000 (V) 76 64801 (Joplin, Jasper, MO) (none specified) Kansas
~*~
_________________________________________
*~*
Mr. Spear was one of my teachers -- his son was in my class.
William Spear ...nickname "BILL"...
I hope you will consider some of the following info for inclusion on his memorial.
Audrey
~~~~~~
Bill Spear was an excellent teacher.
He enthused his students to high goals with every subject he presented - from biology (cutting up smelly frogs) to chemistry (memorizing detailed charts of info). One would think these subjects would be dreaded but crossing the threshold into his classroom assured everyone of an hour of pleasurable learning - the sort of learning that would be helpful and stay in your memory.
Bill Spear often taught life-lessons without wagging a finger and preaching to his students. One time a young boy - wanting to smoke - stood beside Spear at his desk - and asked for a Hall Pass to go to the restroom. Mr. Spear looked up at him - grabbed the pack of ciggies from the students pocket, crushed them and tossed the crumpled mass into the trash replying:
"Sure - here's your Pass!"
The student laughed and wandered off down the hall...
Mr. Spear had a broad face filled with extra lines that enhanced his smile so his entire face said 'HAPPY!" He was short in build, however there was no other instructor on staff at Joplin Senior High School, who cast a more profound or beloved or larger shadow. He was THE FAVORITE TEACHER of the entire staff.
It is very telling that decades after graduation, when his eldest son, HOLLIS, attended his class reunions, over and over he heard the same words:
"Hollis -- good to see you. How is your wonderful Dad?"
~*~
*~*
Thank you, I'm happy to include your memorial for your teacher on my memorial for him.
I hope to find his obituary so it can be added also.
Orlena
~*~
*~*
HUSBAND OF:
Norma Lee Malson Spear
February 06, 1928 ~ July 18, 2010
***
JOPLIN, MO — Norma Lee Spear, age 82, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Norma was born Feb. 6, 1928, in Erie, Kan., daughter of the late Charlie Malson and Lucille George Malson.
She graduated from Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, Okla., and then from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Parsons, Kan., in 1947.
She commuted from Riverton, Kan. to Joplin, where she worked for Freeman Hospital during the 1950s. She moved to Joplin in 1958, and went to work for Dr. Kuhn where she worked for many years.
She was administrator of the Beverly Nursing Home for several years before retiring and moving to her beloved Grand Lake in the early 1980s.
She moved back to Joplin in the 1990s to be closer to her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was an avid boater and loved to fish. Many of her grandchildren referred to her as "Grandma Boat". She took her last fishing trip to Roaring River when she was 81 years old.
In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Spear who died Sept. 3, 2000.
Survivors include her children, Hollis Spear and wife, Patricia, of Owasso, Okla., Gary Spear and wife, Trudy, of Webb City, Mo., and Loretta Morris and husband, George, of Carl Junction, Mo.; grandchildren, Debbie Sekel, of Owasso, Alicia Humes and husband, Brad, of Lamar, Mo., Cary Spear and wife, Debbie, of Carthage, Mo., Brad Spear and wife, Jessica, of Tulsa, Okla., Lee Ann Cooper and husband, Shaun, of Carl Junction, George Morris III and wife, Joy, of San Diego, Calif., Nichole Spear, of Owasso, Kara Spear, of Owasso, Heidi Marbut, of Webb City, and Kathy Marbut, of Sacsne, Texas; 26 great-grandchildren; her brothers, Victor Malson, Vincent Malson and Charles Malson; a sister, Virginia Schnichels; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 21, at 1 p.m. in Parker Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Easton officiating.
Interment will be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Parsons, with Cary Spear, Brad Spear, Brad Humes, Shaun Cooper, Glenn Schnichels and Heath Lord serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermortuary.com
The Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO
Monday, July 20, 2010
Both sites has her photo.
This one does not.
https://www.parsonssun.com/obituaries/article_da6e9d93-1d1b-5e57-8513-f3f64e8fd669.html
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Norma Lee Spear
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Monday February 06, 1928
Date of Death: Sunday July 18, 2010
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 12 days
Confirmation: Proven
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
~*~
*~*
EDITS:
_____
William Spear (1924 - 2000) – Memorial Lawn Cemetery –
Suggested By: Bonnie Burkhardt #46863125, 26 December 2022.
Middle Name: A; Alfred
Father: Empty; William Spear (1892-1965)
Mother: Empty; Mae Spear (1887-1952)
_____
~*~
Orlena #46627566.
*~*
(July 11, 1924 ~ September 03, 2000)
11 July 1924 - 03 September 2000
[Estimated Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days.]
***
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: William A. Spear
State of Issue: Kansas
Date of Birth: Friday July 11, 1924
Date of Death: Sunday September 03, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 76 years, 1 months, 23 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
***
SSDI
Name Birth Death Age Last Address of Record Last Benefit Issued By
WILLIAM A SPEAR 11 Jul 1924 - 03 Sep 2000 (V) 76 64801 (Joplin, Jasper, MO) (none specified) Kansas
~*~
_________________________________________
*~*
Mr. Spear was one of my teachers -- his son was in my class.
William Spear ...nickname "BILL"...
I hope you will consider some of the following info for inclusion on his memorial.
Audrey
~~~~~~
Bill Spear was an excellent teacher.
He enthused his students to high goals with every subject he presented - from biology (cutting up smelly frogs) to chemistry (memorizing detailed charts of info). One would think these subjects would be dreaded but crossing the threshold into his classroom assured everyone of an hour of pleasurable learning - the sort of learning that would be helpful and stay in your memory.
Bill Spear often taught life-lessons without wagging a finger and preaching to his students. One time a young boy - wanting to smoke - stood beside Spear at his desk - and asked for a Hall Pass to go to the restroom. Mr. Spear looked up at him - grabbed the pack of ciggies from the students pocket, crushed them and tossed the crumpled mass into the trash replying:
"Sure - here's your Pass!"
The student laughed and wandered off down the hall...
Mr. Spear had a broad face filled with extra lines that enhanced his smile so his entire face said 'HAPPY!" He was short in build, however there was no other instructor on staff at Joplin Senior High School, who cast a more profound or beloved or larger shadow. He was THE FAVORITE TEACHER of the entire staff.
It is very telling that decades after graduation, when his eldest son, HOLLIS, attended his class reunions, over and over he heard the same words:
"Hollis -- good to see you. How is your wonderful Dad?"
~*~
*~*
Thank you, I'm happy to include your memorial for your teacher on my memorial for him.
I hope to find his obituary so it can be added also.
Orlena
~*~
*~*
HUSBAND OF:
Norma Lee Malson Spear
February 06, 1928 ~ July 18, 2010
***
JOPLIN, MO — Norma Lee Spear, age 82, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Norma was born Feb. 6, 1928, in Erie, Kan., daughter of the late Charlie Malson and Lucille George Malson.
She graduated from Bartlesville High School, Bartlesville, Okla., and then from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Parsons, Kan., in 1947.
She commuted from Riverton, Kan. to Joplin, where she worked for Freeman Hospital during the 1950s. She moved to Joplin in 1958, and went to work for Dr. Kuhn where she worked for many years.
She was administrator of the Beverly Nursing Home for several years before retiring and moving to her beloved Grand Lake in the early 1980s.
She moved back to Joplin in the 1990s to be closer to her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was an avid boater and loved to fish. Many of her grandchildren referred to her as "Grandma Boat". She took her last fishing trip to Roaring River when she was 81 years old.
In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Spear who died Sept. 3, 2000.
Survivors include her children, Hollis Spear and wife, Patricia, of Owasso, Okla., Gary Spear and wife, Trudy, of Webb City, Mo., and Loretta Morris and husband, George, of Carl Junction, Mo.; grandchildren, Debbie Sekel, of Owasso, Alicia Humes and husband, Brad, of Lamar, Mo., Cary Spear and wife, Debbie, of Carthage, Mo., Brad Spear and wife, Jessica, of Tulsa, Okla., Lee Ann Cooper and husband, Shaun, of Carl Junction, George Morris III and wife, Joy, of San Diego, Calif., Nichole Spear, of Owasso, Kara Spear, of Owasso, Heidi Marbut, of Webb City, and Kathy Marbut, of Sacsne, Texas; 26 great-grandchildren; her brothers, Victor Malson, Vincent Malson and Charles Malson; a sister, Virginia Schnichels; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 21, at 1 p.m. in Parker Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Easton officiating.
Interment will be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Parsons, with Cary Spear, Brad Spear, Brad Humes, Shaun Cooper, Glenn Schnichels and Heath Lord serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermortuary.com
The Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO
Monday, July 20, 2010
Both sites has her photo.
This one does not.
https://www.parsonssun.com/obituaries/article_da6e9d93-1d1b-5e57-8513-f3f64e8fd669.html
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Norma Lee Spear
State of Issue: Oklahoma
Date of Birth: Monday February 06, 1928
Date of Death: Sunday July 18, 2010
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 12 days
Confirmation: Proven
Last known residence:
City: Joplin; Belle Center; Central City; Duquesne; Grand Falls;
Iron Gates; Lakeside; Prosperity; Redings Mill; Stones Corner.
County: Jasper
State: Missouri
ZIP Code: 64801
Latitude: 37.1074
Longitude: -94.5218
~*~
*~*
EDITS:
_____
William Spear (1924 - 2000) – Memorial Lawn Cemetery –
Suggested By: Bonnie Burkhardt #46863125, 26 December 2022.
Middle Name: A; Alfred
Father: Empty; William Spear (1892-1965)
Mother: Empty; Mae Spear (1887-1952)
_____
~*~
Orlena #46627566.
*~*
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