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  • Mammal OCR: TODINE JIMMY HATLO LITTLE THATS RIGHT! IT'S A BAT.. A BASEBALL BAT THAT BIG ? ITS A WONDER YOU CAN CARRY IT (T'S PAPIER-MACHE *A STAGE PROP .. I'M GOING TO USE IT IN MY PEP TALK AT THE NEXT SALES MEETING ** BY NEXT DAY WOW! A BAT. WAITLL I SHOW SHARKEY... WHERE DID IT GO? FAMOUS FADEAWAY... OOPS! MY RIGHT THROUGH THE BAT! I GUESS MAYBE IT'S FOR AN AD OR SOMETHING ** IT'S MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD STUFF ... I THINK I BETTER PUT IT BACK IN TH? BOX IN POPS CLOSET ** WELLTODAY'S My BIG SALES LUNCHEON •** TOODLE-00 GOOD LUCKDEAR.. ULP!E 1-25 Copr. 1953World rights reserved. YESGENTLEMEN.. SELLING TO) ME ÍS LIKE BASEBALL. THE PROSPECT IS THE OPPOSING PITCHER AND I AM THE WOW! BATTER..OOPS. OL' NO-HIT HENRY! YER OUT! HES GOT A HOLE IN HIS SALES RECORD TOO! TODINE JIMMY HATLO LITTLE THATS RIGHT! IT'S A BAT.. A BASEBALL BAT THAT BIG ? ITS A WONDER YOU CAN CARRY IT (T'S PAPIER-MACHE *A STAGE PROP .. I'M GOING TO USE IT IN MY PEP TALK AT THE NEXT SALES MEETING ** BY NEXT DAY WOW! A BAT. WAITLL I SHOW SHARKEY... WHERE DID IT GO? FAMOUS FADEAWAY... OOPS! MY RIGHT THROUGH THE BAT! I GUESS MAYBE IT'S FOR AN AD OR SOMETHING ** IT'S MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD STUFF ... I THINK I BETTER PUT IT BACK IN TH? BOX IN POPS CLOSET ** WELLTODAY'S My BIG SALES LUNCHEON •** TOODLE-00 GOOD LUCKDEAR.. ULP!E 1-25 Copr. 1953King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved. YESGENTLEMEN.. SELLING TO) ME ÍS LIKE BASEBALL. THE PROSPECT IS THE OPPOSING PITCHER AND I AM THE WOW! BATTER..OOPS. OL' NO-HIT HENRY! YER OUT! HES GOT A HOLE IN HIS SALES RECORD TOO!

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    Little Iodine Sundays

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  • Font OCR: The ATLE KING ROYAL ART ?XHIBIT O.SOGLOW WHERE'S HIS MAJESTY? E THEATRE ROYAL ART EXHIBIT 1-25 O.SOGLOW COPR. 191WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. The ATLE KING ROYAL ART ?XHIBIT O.SOGLOW WHERE'S HIS MAJESTY? E THEATRE ROYAL ART EXHIBIT 1-25 O.SOGLOW COPR. 191KING PEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Organism OCR: BIG BEN FOR THREE DAYS BEN TEACHES HIS RING LORE TO THE 'CHILD" GRANDSON OF THE RULER OF THIS MYSTERIOUS HIDEAWAY IN THE HEART OF ALGIERS... DO YOU NOT THINK THE CHILD LEARNS HIS LESSONS WELL? YEAH... HE'S STRICTLY FOUR- STAR! BUT LISTENBEN AN' ME HAS GOT A FIGHT COMIN' OFF-HOW'S ABOUT SPRINGING US? WE SHALL FEAST.. AND THEN YOU SHALL RBE FREE T MOVE AS YOU WISH! by MURPHY THE GRATEFUL THANKS OFA POOR OLD MAN GOES WITH YOUMY FRIENDS UMMM... IT'S GOOD T BE OUT HEREA FREE MAN AGAIN! A FEW DAYS LATER... THE MUCH-DISCUSSED FIGHT WITH ALI HASSEIN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. GLAD T'BE OF SERVICEPAL. BE SEEIN YA COULDA WISHED YOU HAD MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS SCRAPBEN.. SO DO I... FEEL A LITTLE RUSTY.. NO ROADWORK.. STRANGE FOOD AND CLIMATE... MIGHT MAKE IT ROUGH! ANY NOTION WHAT THEY'RE YELLIN ABOUTBEN? NOT THE FOGGIEST. MAYBE THE LOCAL BOY IS COMING DOWN THE AISLE. HE'S KINDA WELL SET UPBEN ? YES..SAYSPIDER.. SISN'T THERE SOMETHING FAMILIAR ABOUT HIM? YEAH...LIKE I'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE.MAYBE IN NEW YORK..OR BOSTON..NO THAT DON'T SOUND RIGHT... BEN! I GOT IT ! S'HELP ME .I DON'T BELIEVE IT.. BUT I GOT IT! M THY NCCOPR IaWORIE BIG BEN FOR THREE DAYS BEN TEACHES HIS RING LORE TO THE 'CHILD" GRANDSON OF THE RULER OF THIS MYSTERIOUS HIDEAWAY IN THE HEART OF ALGIERS... DO YOU NOT THINK THE CHILD LEARNS HIS LESSONS WELL? YEAH... HE'S STRICTLY FOUR- STAR! BUT LISTENBEN AN' ME HAS GOT A FIGHT COMIN' OFF-HOW'S ABOUT SPRINGING US? WE SHALL FEAST.. AND THEN YOU SHALL RBE FREE T MOVE AS YOU WISH! by MURPHY THE GRATEFUL THANKS OFA POOR OLD MAN GOES WITH YOUMY FRIENDS UMMM... IT'S GOOD T BE OUT HEREA FREE MAN AGAIN! A FEW DAYS LATER... THE MUCH-DISCUSSED FIGHT WITH ALI HASSEIN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. GLAD T'BE OF SERVICEPAL. BE SEEIN YA COULDA WISHED YOU HAD MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS SCRAPBEN.. SO DO I... FEEL A LITTLE RUSTY.. NO ROADWORK.. STRANGE FOOD AND CLIMATE... MIGHT MAKE IT ROUGH! ANY NOTION WHAT THEY'RE YELLIN ABOUTBEN? NOT THE FOGGIEST. MAYBE THE LOCAL BOY IS COMING DOWN THE AISLE. HE'S KINDA WELL SET UPBEN ? YES..SAYSPIDER.. SISN'T THERE SOMETHING FAMILIAR ABOUT HIM? YEAH...LIKE I'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE.MAYBE IN NEW YORK..OR BOSTON..NO THAT DON'T SOUND RIGHT... BEN! I GOT IT ! S'HELP ME .I DON'T BELIEVE IT.. BUT I GOT IT! M THY NCCOPR IaKING FEATURIES SYNDOATI

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Organism OCR: CHES QUT (WHO IS ? THERE .. WHATRE PHANTOM! |?EAN HE IS..NOW SHE'S A HE ARE YOU THREE GOING TO DROP (YOU ARE IF YOU YOUR GUNS AND ) WANT US COME COME OUT PEACEFULLY? I DON'T WANT YOu. IF ONE OF THEM STAV WHERE YOU ARE • FOREVER! BUT BUT.YOU CAN'T SEAL THEM UP ALIVE IN THERE THE NO-WHOEVER PHANTON POKES HIS HEAD OUTSHOOT! YOU TALKING ABOUT? AND TRY TO GET US! By LEE FALK and WILSON MC COY THE THREE BANK ROBBERSa YOU SEALED THE GIRL UP AND LEFT HER TO DIE! NOW HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? WE'LL BE BACK IN A YEAR TO SEE WHAT SHAPE YOU'RE IN! I'M GETTIN' OUTA HERE UH THEY'RE SHOOTIN' CAN'T GET OUT! WE'RE TRAPPED! IT'S •BLACK IN HERE AND STUFFY-) DIE THE AIR'LL GIVE OUT+. WE'LL) UGH- BATS! LET US OUT! WE GIVE WE GIVE UP! YOU UP! WIN! LET US OUT-LET US OUT! WILSON -25 CONTDWORLD KORTS RESERVED CHES QUT (WHO IS ? THERE .. WHATRE PHANTOM! |?EAN HE IS..NOW SHE'S A HE ARE YOU THREE GOING TO DROP (YOU ARE IF YOU YOUR GUNS AND ) WANT US COME COME OUT PEACEFULLY? I DON'T WANT YOu. IF ONE OF THEM STAV WHERE YOU ARE • FOREVER! BUT BUT.YOU CAN'T SEAL THEM UP ALIVE IN THERE THE NO-WHOEVER PHANTON POKES HIS HEAD OUTSHOOT! YOU TALKING ABOUT? AND TRY TO GET US! By LEE FALK and WILSON MC COY THE THREE BANK ROBBERSa YOU SEALED THE GIRL UP AND LEFT HER TO DIE! NOW HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? WE'LL BE BACK IN A YEAR TO SEE WHAT SHAPE YOU'RE IN! I'M GETTIN' OUTA HERE UH THEY'RE SHOOTIN' CAN'T GET OUT! WE'RE TRAPPED! IT'S •BLACK IN HERE AND STUFFY-) DIE THE AIR'LL GIVE OUT+. WE'LL) UGH- BATS! LET US OUT! WE GIVE WE GIVE UP! YOU UP! WIN! LET US OUT-LET US OUT! WILSON -25 CONTDOR ING fTATUS BYNCATEWORLD KORTS RESERVED

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    The Phantom Vintage Sundays

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  • Font OCR: TOO LITTLE TO FLYAM I? I'LL SHOW HEY! GOING TO TOWN? MAY I RIDE WITH YOU? SURECLIMB IN THE BACK. ?? HAHA! ID SAY YOU'D HAVE TO GROW ABOUT TWO FEETSONNY. WHAT CALLS IT ON EARTH A"MAN- IS SCRAPPY CARRYING" KITE. BUz SAuyer HOW TALL DOES A MAN HAVE TO BE TO ENLISTBUD? IM! MAKING? ABOYE ALL YOUN YOU GUOBAL USARFE FEATURING HIS PAL ROSCO SWEENEY By ROY CRANE BE A NAVAL AVIATOR GLUE ROSCOI'LL SAY IT WORKS! LOOK! DOGGONE! WHEE THAT KITE'S CARRIED LITTLE SCRAPPY AWAY! WORKS! ANYWAYI'LL BET NONE OF THOSE GUYS OF COURSE I FELLYOU DERN NINNY. YOU STOPPED THE TRUCK! BEEK ABOVE ALA ?? FELL! EVER WENT UP IN A KITE. DON'T CALL ME A NINNY. YOU MIGHT HAVE BROKEN YOUR NECK WITH THAT KITE. BE A NAVAL AVIATOR sO WHAT! IT'S MY NECKISN'T IT? QUICK! STOP THE TRUCK! -25 WORLD RIGHTS ESERVED COPR IA KING FRATURES YNDICATR. lar TOO LITTLE TO FLYAM I? I'LL SHOW HEY! GOING TO TOWN? MAY I RIDE WITH YOU? SURECLIMB IN THE BACK. ?? HAHA! ID SAY YOU'D HAVE TO GROW ABOUT TWO FEETSONNY. WHAT CALLS IT ON EARTH A"MAN- IS SCRAPPY CARRYING" KITE. BUz SAuyer HOW TALL DOES A MAN HAVE TO BE TO ENLISTBUD? IM! MAKING? ABOYE ALL YOUN YOU GUOBAL USARFE FEATURING HIS PAL ROSCO SWEENEY By ROY CRANE BE A NAVAL AVIATOR GLUE ROSCOI'LL SAY IT WORKS! LOOK! DOGGONE! WHEE THAT KITE'S CARRIED LITTLE SCRAPPY AWAY! WORKS! ANYWAYI'LL BET NONE OF THOSE GUYS OF COURSE I FELLYOU DERN NINNY. YOU STOPPED THE TRUCK! BEEK ABOVE ALA ?? FELL! EVER WENT UP IN A KITE. DON'T CALL ME A NINNY. YOU MIGHT HAVE BROKEN YOUR NECK WITH THAT KITE. BE A NAVAL AVIATOR sO WHAT! IT'S MY NECKISN'T IT? QUICK! STOP THE TRUCK! -25 WORLD RIGHTS ESERVED COPR IA KING FRATURES YNDICATR. lar

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Comic book OCR: GUESS IT'S A GOOD THING LIZ AND CUTOUT DIDN'T TAKE OFFAFTER ALL . THAT BULLL'S-EYE JUST SAVED MY HIDE! WED BETTER CHANGE POSITIONBEFORE THEY SPOT OUR GUN FLASHES RIGHTMISS LIZ! YOU LEADI'LL PROTECT THE REAR ! JOHNNY HAZAR THE GUN BATTLE WITH THE SCAVENGER GANG HAS BEGUNAND JOHNNY HAS BEEN SAVED BY AN ACCURATE SHOT FROM CUTOUT KEELEY WHOWITH LIZ MANNINGIS HIDDEN IN THE JUNGLE ? FANK IN THE DARKNESSCUTOUT FAILS TO SEE AN OLD JUNGLE TRAP! THERE'S A CHANCE WE MIGHT GET OUT OF THIS MESSAFTER ALL! UNAWARE THAT CUTOUT HAS YAII! CUTOUTHELP...! FALLEN INTO A JUNGLE TRAPLIZ MOVES ON THROUGH THE DARK! QUIET NOWCUTOUT.. WE MIGHT MAKE THIS LOOK LIKE WE'VE GOT A WHOLE ARMY Y HIDDEN HERE! WE CAN OPEN UP AGAIN FROM ABOUT HERE.... F OUT OF AMMO! IF I CAN GRAB ONE OF THOSE GUNS k LYING OUT THERE.... 25 a. WORLD CHTS RESERVED. CONTINUED... GUESS IT'S A GOOD THING LIZ AND CUTOUT DIDN'T TAKE OFFAFTER ALL . THAT BULLL'S-EYE JUST SAVED MY HIDE! WED BETTER CHANGE POSITIONBEFORE THEY SPOT OUR GUN FLASHES RIGHTMISS LIZ! YOU LEADI'LL PROTECT THE REAR ! JOHNNY HAZAR THE GUN BATTLE WITH THE SCAVENGER GANG HAS BEGUNAND JOHNNY HAS BEEN SAVED BY AN ACCURATE SHOT FROM CUTOUT KEELEY WHOWITH LIZ MANNINGIS HIDDEN IN THE JUNGLE ? FANK IN THE DARKNESSCUTOUT FAILS TO SEE AN OLD JUNGLE TRAP! THERE'S A CHANCE WE MIGHT GET OUT OF THIS MESSAFTER ALL! UNAWARE THAT CUTOUT HAS YAII! CUTOUTHELP...! FALLEN INTO A JUNGLE TRAPLIZ MOVES ON THROUGH THE DARK! QUIET NOWCUTOUT.. WE MIGHT MAKE THIS LOOK LIKE WE'VE GOT A WHOLE ARMY Y HIDDEN HERE! WE CAN OPEN UP AGAIN FROM ABOUT HERE.... F OUT OF AMMO! IF I CAN GRAB ONE OF THOSE GUNS k LYING OUT THERE.... 25 aKING FEATURES SYNDICATE. WORLD CHTS RESERVED. CONTINUED...

    Sun, January 25, 1953

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Comics OCR: IT'S YOU SHE'S SHOOTING AT.. NOT ME! I'LL SIGNAL HER THAT I'M YOUR CAPTIVE!SHE'LL FOOL..! DOWNYOU OOH.. THERE'S YOUR SWEET LOVER DESTINAROMEO. TAKING POT SHOTS AT US FROM HER BALCONY! STOP! CRACK OBBIN) 1-24 OPR. IAWORLD RIGHTS REEERVED IT'S YOU SHE'S SHOOTING AT.. NOT ME! I'LL SIGNAL HER THAT I'M YOUR CAPTIVE!SHE'LL FOOL..! DOWNYOU OOH.. THERE'S YOUR SWEET LOVER DESTINAROMEO. TAKING POT SHOTS AT US FROM HER BALCONY! STOP! CRACK OBBIN) 1-24 OPR. IAKING FEATUAS SYKLICATEWORLD RIGHTS REEERVED

    Sat, January 24, 1953

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Parallel OCR: UDDENLYA BEARDED REVOLUTIONIST LEAPS INTO LUCKY'S DOORWAYI'D BETTER PUT ON A WHITE ARM BAND LIKE THEY'VE GOTOR THOSE TRIGGER-HAPPY YAHOOS WILL DRILL MEBANG! SPLAT WHO ARE YOU? KATOW DARTING FROM DOOR TO DOORTHE REVOLUTIONISTS ARE NEARING LUCKY. GemE 1-24 Copr. 1933World rights reserved. UDDENLYA BEARDED REVOLUTIONIST LEAPS INTO LUCKY'S DOORWAYJAMS A'RIFLE INTO HIS MIDDLEI'D BETTER PUT ON A WHITE ARM BAND LIKE THEY'VE GOTOR THOSE TRIGGER-HAPPY YAHOOS WILL DRILL MEBANG! SPLAT WHO ARE YOU? KATOW DARTING FROM DOOR TO DOORTHE REVOLUTIONISTS ARE NEARING LUCKY. GemE 1-24 Copr. 1933King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved.

    Sat, January 24, 1953

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Mode of transport OCR: I DO HOPE YOU'LL. FORGIVE MEKIRBY. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING... GOODBYE NOW. AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT A MISSING TAPE RECORDING IN THING... YOU TRIED TO HELP YOUR BOS..I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAYCARMODY. HERE'S THAT Y THIS HAD BETTER BE GOODRIP! I HAD THE BOYS BRING A MACHINE DOWN SO WE COULD PLAY IT BACK. THE MILLBANKS CASE... HERE'S YOUR PURSE MISS HARPER...I TRIED TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT... .... 441 COPA IMWORLD BHTS AEALANED I DO HOPE YOU'LL. FORGIVE MEKIRBY. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING... GOODBYE NOW. AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT A MISSING TAPE RECORDING IN THING... YOU TRIED TO HELP YOUR BOS..I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAYCARMODY. HERE'S THAT Y THIS HAD BETTER BE GOODRIP! I HAD THE BOYS BRING A MACHINE DOWN SO WE COULD PLAY IT BACK. THE MILLBANKS CASE... HERE'S YOUR PURSE MISS HARPER...I TRIED TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT... .... 441 COPA IMLING FEATIS INNCATR eWORLD BHTS AEALANED

    Sat, January 24, 1953

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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  • Organism OCR: OFF IN SOME CLOUDI'M POS- ITIVECHARITY! THADDEUS HAS UNCOVERED SOME RIDICULOUS TREASURE MAP.. AND OFF HE DRAGGED BEN... HIAUNT MARTHA „SAYWHERE ARE THE MALE MEMBERS OF THE BOLT CLAN? I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOWOF COURSEBUT THEY'RE OUT WITH THEIR DIVINING RODS AT THIS VERY MOMENT! WELLLET ME BE THE FIRST TO ASSURE THE POLICE THAT THEY 'RE A COUPLE OF HARMLESS BOYS! XIN CULLEN MURPHY 1-24 Copr. 1933I. World righis iecaved. OFF IN SOME CLOUDI'M POS- ITIVECHARITY! THADDEUS HAS UNCOVERED SOME RIDICULOUS TREASURE MAP.. AND OFF HE DRAGGED BEN... HIAUNT MARTHA „SAYWHERE ARE THE MALE MEMBERS OF THE BOLT CLAN? I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOWOF COURSEBUT THEY'RE OUT WITH THEIR DIVINING RODS AT THIS VERY MOMENT! WELLLET ME BE THE FIRST TO ASSURE THE POLICE THAT THEY 'RE A COUPLE OF HARMLESS BOYS! XIN CULLEN MURPHY 1-24 Copr. 1933King leatures SyndicateI. World righis iecaved.

    Sat, January 24, 1953

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Font OCR: I'M NOT AFRAID.I'LL UNMASK YOU THEN I'L KILL VOU! WILSON YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT AN ORDINARY MAN THAT OU ARE REALLY FOUR CENTURIES OLD. THAT YOU CANNOT DIE AND THAT IFI UNMASK VOU-I WILL DROP DEAD? TRY IT! TVE GOT TO STALL FOR TIME UNTIL THE COAST GUARD GETS HERE. HE'S AS GUPERSTITIOUS AS A NATIVE . 1-14 BELIEVE WHAT YOU LIKE I'M NOT AFRAID.I'LL UNMASK YOU THEN I'L KILL VOU! WILSON YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT AN ORDINARY MAN THAT OU ARE REALLY FOUR CENTURIES OLD. THAT YOU CANNOT DIE AND THAT IFI UNMASK VOU-I WILL DROP DEAD? TRY IT! TVE GOT TO STALL FOR TIME UNTIL THE COAST GUARD GETS HERE. HE'S AS GUPERSTITIOUS AS A NATIVE . 1-14 BELIEVE WHAT YOU LIKE

    Sat, January 24, 1953

    The Phantom Vintage

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  • Art OCR: SHE'S BEEN PLAYING YOU FOR A SUCKER FILLING YOUR HEAD FULL OF UNBELIEVABLE STORIES OUR LOVE IS BOUND ABOUT HERSELF! WISE UP! YOU'RE THE SUCKERHAZARD! DESTINA IS 450 YEARS OLD.AND HIT THE DECKEVERYBODY! LOOKWHEN WE METYOU TOLD ME THAT COUNTESS DESTINA WAS EVIL AND SHE IS! BY FATE! CRACK FRANK 1-23 R 1951KORLD BIGHTS KESEKVED. SHE'S BEEN PLAYING YOU FOR A SUCKER FILLING YOUR HEAD FULL OF UNBELIEVABLE STORIES OUR LOVE IS BOUND ABOUT HERSELF! WISE UP! YOU'RE THE SUCKERHAZARD! DESTINA IS 450 YEARS OLD.AND HIT THE DECKEVERYBODY! LOOKLORD BREWISWHEN WE METYOU TOLD ME THAT COUNTESS DESTINA WAS EVIL AND SHE IS! BY FATE! CRACK FRANK 1-23 R 1951KING FEATURES SYNIICATEKORLD BIGHTS KESEKVED.

    Fri, January 23, 1953

    Johnny Hazard

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