A Proud Mum and Baby a Sure Sign of Spring

Burrator BEACON Spring 2011 2 Burrator Beacon

A proud mum and baby – a sure sign of Spring. Photo: Bridget Cole Burrator Beacon 3

Editorial Jenny Sharp Reading back over my editorial from the winter edition in December I see that I wrote it when snow was forecast. Well, it did indeed arrive and bought most of our Parish to a standstill for nearly two weeks. It seems such a long time ago now, especially after the brilliant weather that we have had over the last month, spring has certainly sprung in our corner of West Devon. There are plenty of events coming up over the next few months, from Easter egg trails, open gardens, quiz nights and whist drives so plenty to keep young and old busy. The copy deadline for the next issue is the beginning of June, due for publication and delivery at the end of June. So if I have missed any summer event in July or August, or any Autumn plans please make sure that you get the details to me by the beginning of June – early submission is always welcome. So go out and enjoy the Spring and Summer in our wonderful surroundings and hopefully wonderful weather

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Clerk’s Report Lucie A Luke – Parish Clerk The Parish Council have been continuously corresponding with Dartmoor National Park Authority over concerns with Yennadon Quarry. Concerns are over excessive noise levels, dust pollution, increasing spoil heaps, boundary fencing and signage on Iron Mine Lane. A site meeting in Iron Mine Lane was offered by Mr Beli and Mr Janota of the Park and this was carried out on 15th March 2011 with 5 Councillors present. The meeting was very useful to explain the concerns on site rather than on paper and the Parish Council’s comments will be used in the next formal Site Monitoring Visit between the Quarry Management and DNPA. A Building Survey has been carried out on the Royal Oak Inn, being ten years since the last. The Survey will provide the Parish Council with a maintenance plan for the next 5- 10 years. The Parish Council have expressed disappointment over the seemingly permanent closure of the toilets at Burrator Dam. In February, PC Pickles attended the Parish Council meeting. He spoke on the PACT Survey that was carried out many months ago in Dousland. He advised that there has been regular speed patrol on the B3212 and that he is waiting for progress on the Safety Camera Partnership from Highways. However with budget cuts and cut to the Police Force, this may not be a permanent solution. It is anticipated that a survey will be carried out in Walkhampton for the proposed Conservation Area and final details are being put in place at present before going to print. The cuts to the bus services have affected many residents not just within the Parish. The Parish Council supports the actions of these residents in their campaigns and encourages everyone affected to join Suzanne Martin of Yelverton at meetings on Fridays 6pm at the Rock. Finally, the Parish Council now require payment for all Beacon Advertising in advance. This will assist in reducing costs in chasing payments and enable us to keep advertising charges at reasonable rates.

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Meavy C of E Primary School Sue Blair - Headteacher March has been an unusual month with a real mixture of weather. The lighter evenings tend to lift the spirits as we look forward to warmer days ahead. Once again this term has been stimulating and busy as children have concentrated on achieving targets. As usual, some of our children participated in the village pantomime and one of our classes painted props for the production which was a real sellout and is now a regular and popular feature of village life. Our KS2 children attended the Plymouth Pantomime in January and we all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our PTA have also as usual, been very busy raising funds and organising social events on our behalf. A highlight of the Spring term is always our ‘Wine and Wisdom’ evening which is great fun! The school has also been active raising funds for charity this term with our ‘Mad March Hair Day’ for Romania Aid. This charity is actually run by a member of our school staff and therefore one that we know well. We have been very keen this term to ensure that we make every effort to reduce, recycle and reuse as much as possible and we have been involved with West Devon Waste Services who provided workshops for the children to further their knowledge and understanding of the ways in which we can play our part in ensuring that the world’s resources are not wasted. The children have learned that waste can have a devastating consequence for people across the planet. Most of our curriculum has a geographical bias this term. Class DP who are studying ‘Cycles of Life’ are participating in a river walk to explore all the different features of the river from the estuary to Plymbridge. Class PPL are making links with Canada and have explored Japanese writing and Shrove Tuesday in Canada as part of their ‘Near and Far’ project. Class HLRA are studying ‘The Environment’ in depth and have walked to a local house to look closely at sustainable energy sources. They have also visited and made a study of St Peter’s church Meavy. Our Foundation children have been busy learning how to make healthy food choices and have been spending time cooking and tasting food. The whole of KS2 have had the opportunity to learn how to play a brass instrument this term and we all enjoyed the resulting sound! We arranged an evening on the 10th February for parents to come to the school to look at how maths is taught and to find out how they can help their child at home. It was a very interesting occasion and well attended. On World Book Day we had a book swap and a competition to design a bookmark. The children had an enjoyable day. The swap went well and we raised £38.50 for school fund. Some of the bookmark designs were very imaginative and I hear that the children have had fun spending their book tokens. Once again we have received £50 from the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society to pay for birdfood. We really appreciate this funding especially as the winter has been so hard. The school has been involved in the annual bird count over the past term and it is lovely to see how interested the children are in the wildlife attracted to the school. Thank 6 Burrator Beacon you to Mr Paul Stubbs and Mrs Anna Easton who coordinate our bird feeding and birdwatching activities Finally, well done Meavy!! On Thursday 3rd March we entered the West Devon Final of the netball championship at Okehampton College. We did extremely well and achieved the Silver award by coming second. There were eight teams competing - the top four primary schools in the Tavistock learning community and the top four in the Okehampton learning community. They were mixed size schools competing so we are very proud of our team. Many thanks to Mrs Doyle and Mrs Cooper who provided the transport for this event and a special thank you to Mrs Langton who gave up her time to train and accompany the children. We are holding an Easter Service on the 8th April at St Peter’s Church Meavy. As we progress through Lent and reflect upon the past months and perhaps the challenges that we may have faced and overcome, we at Meavy Primary C of E School would like to wish everyone a very happy and fulfilling Easter.

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70th Anniversary of the opening of RAF Harrowbeer, Yelverton Stephen Fryer RAF Harrowbeer Interest Group RAF Harrowbeer, the former WWII airfield at Yelverton, was opened 70 years ago this year. To mark the anniversary, the RAF Harrowbeer Archives and RAF Harrowbeer Interest Group are planning a number of events over the weekend of the 13th & 14th August, 2011, at Knightstone Tea Rooms, Yelverton. Amongst the many planned attractions are a full-size replica Spitfire, complete with a working Rolls Royce Merlin engine and a replica Hawker Hurricane which starred in the 1968 film “The Battle of Britain”. The Spitfire’s Merlin engine will be run up at various times during the weekend, the first time Harrowbeer has resonated to the sound of a starting Merlin since the end of the War! Provisional bookings have been made for a flypast by a Fairey Swordfish of the Royal Navy Historic Flight on the Saturday 13th, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the Sunday 14th. There will also be living history displays, military vehicles, memorabilia, swing bands, a charity dog show and many wartime displays and exhibits. The celebrations will start on Friday 12th August at the Moorland Links Hotel, with a 40s style Dinner Dance organised by Roborough Rotary Group. The hotel was where RAF Harrowbeer pilots used to practice their dinghy drills and go to relax in the evenings. On the Saturday morning at 10am, a Remembrance Service will be held at Leg O’ Mutton, by the RAF Harrowbeer Memorial Stone, before the City of Plymouth Pipe Band leads a parade back to Knightstone Tea Rooms for the official opening of the anniversary events. RAF Harrowbeer was operational between 1941 and 1946. Many different nationalities flew from Harrowbeer, mostly RAF Squadrons but also Fleet Air Arm and US Navy. The airfield was eventually demolished in 1961 following the decision that it would not become a ‘new’ Plymouth Airport. Today, visitors will be mostly aware of the airfield’s existence, alongside the A386 at Yelverton, by the taxiways and the aircraft bays that are virtually as they were 65 years ago. More information on the anniversary event can be found on the dedicated website: www.rafharrowbeer-dartmoor.org.uk or by ringing Michael Hayes (01822 853679). Further information on the history of the airfield itself can be found on www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk (history) or by contacting Stephen Fryer (01822) 855336.

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Burrator Twinning Association Karen Baston This year, it is once again our turn to welcome our friends from Mathieu to Burrator. A party of approximately 16 adults will be arriving in Walkhampton for the weekend April 29th – May 2nd. Our committee has worked very hard raising funds over the last 2 years, car washing & running a weekly raffle at the Walkhampton Saturday Market, to ensure that we will be able to provide a full & interesting programme of activities for the visit. The format for the visit is now taking shape; on the 30th April (Saturday), we will be leaving Walkhampton by coach for Paignton, to catch the steam train to the Kingswear ferry to Dartmouth. After a picnic at Dartmouth and a look around, we will take the boat to Totnes, where the coach will meet us. Hosts will entertain their own guests during Saturday evening & Sunday. On the Sunday evening, we will be hosting a dinner at Meavy Hall, with some light entertainment. Our guests will leave early on the Monday morning. We would like to welcome as many from the community as possible, whether or not they are hosting. Therefore, we cordially invite you to join us either on the trip, or at the dinner (or both!) The cost for the trip will be £16.20 and the dinner £18, including wine. (We will need to know numbers for these by Friday April 8th) Please note: these costs apply only to English participants, the costs for the French being covered by our funds. If you are interested in being involved in this visit, please phone Karen Batson on 855030, as soon as possible.

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Friends of Burrator - Action to Protect Burrator Denis Walker In 1995 the late Graham Ledger of Dousland got together a group of local people to oppose the proposals brought forward by the Dartmoor National Park in conjunction with the Devon County Highways Authority for the development of the Burrator water estate. Following a recurrence of the perennial problem of parking in the area of the reservoir and in particular the obstruction of access during busy days to Sheepstor village, a representative of Sheepstor with the help of Burrator Parish Council, gained the support of the DNP in establishing a far reaching inquiry into finding a long term solution. The Water company, by then part of the large public company Pennon Group PLC, was also anxious to develope their estate. Their stated aim at the time was to enhance public enjoyment of the area and provide income from their endeavours for the obligatory maintenance of the watershed. Representatives of thirteen bodies, South West Water, local authorities and recreational organisations, were invited to take part in producing a “Traffic Management Strategy” for the Burrator area and draft proposals were produced for consultation in late 1995. The document considered seven points and although space prevents all the details, which ran to sixteen A4 pages plus eight plans or sketches, the proposals included a paying car park, café and other sales (ice cream was to be restricted to the café area and the licences revoked for the vendors who have historically operated around the reservoir), closure of the reservoir road, the proliferation of signs and yellow lines, restriction of parking around the reservoir and traffic calming through Dousland. The consultation process produced a huge response, mainly negative and this reaction led to a public meeting in Yelverton Memorial Hall where the proposals were roundly rejected, much to the surprise and consternation of the Dartmoor National Park Officer. His surprise is understandable as he had tried to support the working party’s plans after what he believed to be the widest consultation. The remarkable thing about this experience is that local elected bodies, acting sincerely in what they believe to be the local interest, can get it wrong! To what extent did local councils really consult their electorates? This nicely points to the reason for Friends of Burrator. Surprisingly, F of B found themselves acting against their local parish council! The most valid reason put forward by the council of Burrator for their support of the proposals was that they thought by giving way on some aspects, they might achieve long held ambitions for solving the parking problem. The ‘Friends’ took the opposite view after their own research showed the parking problem to be transient and with some modest adjustments the existing arrangements were much to be preferred. When the water undertakings were privatised the legislation made clear the responsibility of the new owners for public access and amenity where appropriate. Pennon Group appeared to like the income from the water but not the liability for maintaining the landscape and public access. Most of the Water Company’s reservoirs are situated in 10 Burrator Beacon rural areas but Burrator, being in the Dartmoor National Park and having strong links with the people of Plymouth whose corporation had developed the water shed, had two important special reasons for different treatment. First, there existed a strong recreational interest from Plymouth as well as locally and secondly and most important of all, it was inside the DNP. The objects of the National Park were sufficient in themselves to prevent commercialisation of the site and yet the draft proposals suggested, amongst many other things, greatly increased traffic at the site with special bus services from as far away as Ivybridge! How could this satisfy the primary need to preserve and enhance the landscape? Suffice to say, the DNPA rejected the planning aplication but the mighty Pennon Group refused to accept the decision and appealed. Cutting long stories short they also lost the appeal. What then happened is extremely interesting. Very happy with their income from water but unhappy at the prospect of managing an amenity area without some income from the operation, they promptly formed South West Lakes Trust (a ‘Charitable Trust’) into which they passed the responsibility for the reservoir estates. It is understood that SWLTrust hold the Burrator estate on a lease of 25 years from 2000. SWLT receives a sum of money from Pennon Group but it also looks for funding to all manner of sources including Grant Aid and it is believed, local authorities. Tax payers money! Some might feel that this is a very clever confidence trick – taking the income from water but avoiding some of the financial and statutory responsibility for the maintenance of the property that produces the water. Friends of Burrator were invited to discuss Burrator management with the officers of the new Trust and meaningful proposals running to many pages were eventually submitted. Most, if not all, the suggestions were, over the following years, incorporated into the management plans for Burrator. This is not a vain claim but is intended to demonstrate the transition from Action to Protect Burrator, a protest group, to Friends of Burrator, a representative body deeply committed to the preservation of this beautiful corner of the DNP. The aim remains, to ensure that our children and their children’s children might know Burrator as we have known and loved it. A representative of Friends of Burrator is invited to the Advisory Committee meetings held bi-annually at Burrator and the present representatives are nearing ‘sell by’ dates! Successful as it may have been it is easy to question whether there is a need to continue. It is true that the management of the Burrator estate over the past ten years has been largely benign but what happens at the end of the lease? The toilet block at the dam has without notice been closed and the public are being asked to use the toilets at the Lodge – how long before there is an application to improve parking at the Lodge to accommodate the additional traffic? Modestly, Friends of Burrator feel their existence has been justified but need new blood and do not wish to lose the opportunity for additional local representation on the Burrator advisory body. Burrator Beacon 11

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Village Halls Please support our local village halls for your meetings, parties and activities. All the halls have disabled access and they vary in size and facilities so one of them will suit your requirements. All the Halls are run by willing volunteers who strive to keep them in good repair providing vital facilities for our communities. Meavy Parish Hall Val Smith 855909 Sheepstor Village Hall Annie Charles & Patrick Drennan 853186 Walkhampton Memorial Hall Michael D’Oyly 852268 They will be able to advise you on availability, hire charges and terms & conditions of hire. Tokens and Vouchers for Schools The major supermarkets regularly give away vouchers for schools and Nestle Cereals have ‘boxtops for books. Please say yes to the supermarket vouchers, and save them for your local school, either Walkhampton or Meavy. Pop them along to the school or give them to someone who has a child at the school. They really do help in obtaining equipment for the children.

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Advance Warning for Photographers Mike Dobson - Walkhampton Cottage Garden Society The date for the Walkhampton Cottage Garden Society Show for 2011, is Saturday August 27th. The adult photographic classes for 2011, are: - " Animals/Birds", "Me and my Shadow" in the broadest sense and "Portrait". The themes for the children's photographic classes are "Pets" and "Wildlife".

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Yelverton Burrator Beacon 15 Meavy Oak Fair th Saturday 18 June BBQ 2pm Cream Teas Hog Roast Games Coconut Shy Craft Stalls Produce Fun for all! Cakes Skittles Family Dog Show Ice Creams Bouncy Castle For details about trade stalls, advertising or with offers of help please contact Jenny on 853652

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Burrator Horseshoe Run

Saturday 18th June 2011, Start at 2:30 pm The Burrator Horseshoe Run is a 7 mile moorland run from Meavy and out over Dartmoor, via Burrator Reservoir, Sheepstor Dam, Sheepstor Summit (369m), Guttor Tor Summit (357m), Ringmoor Down and Meavy River Ford. The Burrator Horseshoe is a scenic, challenging moorland run, starting and finishing at Meavy Village Green. It is a part of the Meavy Oak Fair, a traditional village green fair held annually. The fair opens at 2 pm with a children's pageant, just half an hour before the start of the race. There will be much to entertain runners after the race and the Royal Oak Inn is open all day!  Best Times for the course: Mark Croasdale 37m 47s, Helen Partridge and Kensal Rescorla 48m 45s  Winning times for Run 2010: Jim Tom Gill 42m 18s, Bonny Collingborn 49m 45s  Souvenir printed T shirt to all runners  Awards  The Run will be limited to a maximum of 200 competitors  Race Organiser is Nigel Jenkins (ZIPPY DH3) How to enter  By submitting the Entry Form with entry fee. (You can download Entry Form from http://www.meavy.org.uk/bh.htm)  Entry fee is £10.00.  Deadline for entry is Saturday 11th June, entries accepted on the day but no guarantee of T shirts for entries after June 11th.  Minimum age limit for this event is 14 years.

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Lambing Live at Greenwell Farm

Arnold and Bridget Cole opened their gates at Greenwell Farm for a week in March to let the public see lambing firsthand. Bridget got the idea from a lambing live event on the television last year and it turned out to be a great success. 20 to 30 people visited the lambing sheds each evening where about 1000 ewes were waiting to lamb. Some ewes lambed on cue for visitors while others were a bit shy of publicity; a group of Brownies from Tavistock missed out by a few minutes as the lambs arrived just before they did. A wide range of people came to experience the lambing, from groups of teenagers from Plymouth to preschool children from Penmoor Preschool, from toddlers in pushchairs to grannies. It was a wonderful experience, the visitors were fascinated by how fast the lambs are born and up and standing and feeding from their mothers. It was an educational event so that people could get an understanding of how animals are managed and the welfare that goes into it. Bridget with children from Penmoor Preschool

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Cakes, Produce and Books Needed St Peter's Church PCC are responsible for the teas at Meavy Oak Fair on 18th June. If you can either help on the day - or make a cake, scones or biscuits - we would be most grateful. contact Sarah Gordon (854298). The Friends of St Peter's Church will be running the bookstall. All donations of books would be most welcome to Douglas Henderson (855383) prior to the Fair, or to the stall on the day. Meavy Friendship Group will be running the produce stall, any type of produce would be most welcome.

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Yelverton & District Local History Society Nigel Rendle Details of our forthcoming talks and walks are shown below. All our indoor events are held at Meavy Village hall at 7:30pm. You can find more details on our website: www.yelvertonhistory.org.uk Tues 19th April Alphabetical Dartmoor A talk by Tom Soby Tues 17th May Military Tales between the Wars” A talk by Elizabeth Maslen Tues 21st June Horrabridge – a village walk with Jill Fitzimmons Meet 7pm at Village Hall Tues 19th July Exploring Wigford Down – a guided walk with Liz Miall. Meet 7pm at Cadover Ponds SX 554647 Tues 16th Aug Visit to Kilworthy Farm, Tavistock. Meet 7pm at farm PLANT SALE Sunday 15th May – 2pm Walkhampton Memorial Hall Refreshments available Car Park

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Wednesday Night - Pie Night in the Easter Weekend Chocolate Heaven at The Royal bar. Oak. 2-4-1 on all chocolate Desserts over the Pie, Chips and Fresh Veg. ~ £ 5.95 weekend plus f ree Easter Egg with all children meals. Plus a Free Pint of Tribute Ale. St George’s Day - 23rd April Live music in the bar. Thursday Night - Chilli Night in the Wells Bombardier ale only £ 2 a pint and Free J ail ale bar. sausages and mash f or locals. Best of British weekend Friday 29th April till Homemade Chilli and Rice. ~ £ 5.95 Monday 2nd May Party at The Royal Oak to mark Plus a Free Bottle of Corona Extra. royal Wedding, with a Real Ale Festival over the Friday Night - Fish & Chip Night in the weekend and Hog Roast and live music on the day. bar. Served with chips, peas and our Meet the brewer - 10th MayTalk on Dartmoor own tartar sauce. Only £ 4.95 6pm Brewery and ales. Tasting and dinner of J ail ale -9pm. Sausages and Mash, plus a J ail ale presentation pack phone (01822) 852944 to take away. £ 20 pp pre booking only. www.royaloakinn.org.uk Burrator Beacon 21

Dates for your Calendar

April 18th Whist Drive, Meavy Parish Hall, 7:30pm See page 7 23rd Dartmoor Border Morris, Walkhampton Inn, Midday 30th Easter Egg Hunt and Tea, St Peter’s, Meavy See page 13 May 4th Dartmoor Border Morris, Walkhampton Inn, 8pm 6th Quiz Night, Meavy Parish Hall, 7:30pm See page 3 15th Plant Sale, Walkhampton See page 18 21st - 22nd Dousland Open Gardens See page 17 29th - 2nd Burrator twinning Association - visitors from Mathieu, Normandy to Burrator

June 6th Copy Deadline for Summer Edition of Burrator Beacon 8th Dartmoor Border Morris, Burrator Inn, 8pm 18th Meavy Oak Fair, 2pm See page 13, 14,16 July 7th Organ Recital, St Peter’s Meavy, 7:30pm Jenny Sharp 853652

August 21st Walk and cream tea, St Peter’s Meavy, 2pm Sarah Gordon 854298 24th Dartmoor Border Morris, Royal Oak, Meavy, 8pm 27th Walkhampton Cottage Garden Society Annual Show Mike Dobson 852937 27th – 29th Walkhampton Inn 3rd Cider & Sausage Festival

September 1st – 4th Walkhampton Art and Craft Exhibition Sue Andrew 853008 7th Dartmoor Border Morris, Walkhampton Inn, 7:30pm 24th Friends of St Peter’s, Meavy, AGM, 10:30am Sarah Gordon 854298 30th Craft and Flower Festival, St Peter’s Meavy Ros Tall 852221

October 1st – 2nd Craft and Flower Festival, St Peter’s Meavy Ros Tall 852221

To have your event included in future issues please send details (date, time location, contact name and phone number) to the Editor as soon as you have decided on the date. This will ensure maximum publicity and avoid clashes with other events. The next issue will be distributed at the end of March, diary dates will go up to Sept/Oct 2011. BURRATOR GROUPED PARISH COUNCIL List of Members and Telephone Numbers (Area Code 01822) Meavy Village Walkhampton Village Mrs Bridget Cole 853563 Mr Bill Andrew 853008 Mrs Midge Wilkins 855073 Mr Chas Symes 853782 1 Vacancy Mr David Wright 852252

Meavy Dousland Walkhampton Dousland Mr David Hooper 852166 Mrs Anita Bickell 854241 Dr John Howells 853865 Mr Phil Cater 853121 Mrs Jackie Moorhead 854800 2 Vacancies 1 Vacancy Sheepstor Clerk to Council Mr Tim MacDonald (Chair) 854884 Mrs Lucie Luke 614278 The Apartment, The Old Bedford Mr Keith Scrivener 854518. Foundry, Lakeside Tavistock, PL19 0AZ

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West Devon Borough Councillor for Burrator Ward: Diana Moyse 820407 Published and issued quarterly, free of charge by Burrator Parish Council. The next edition will be published end of June, copy deadline 6th June. Copy to be sent to the Editor, Jenny Sharp, 8 Marchants Way, Meavy, PL20 6PW, email: [email protected], tel: 853652 If you require this publication in large text please contact the editor: Jenny Sharp on 853652 Burrator Parish Council is a body which complies with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Contact the Clerk, Mrs. Lucie Luke for specific details about parish business. Advertising Local events are publicised free of charge. Businesses and clubs and societies (which have membership fees) can advertise in the Beacon and should contact the Editor for advertising rates. Burrator Web Site The Burrator Parish Website is http://burrator.gov.uk/ You can find details of meetings plus other information.

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