QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Cumberland Presbyterian Church Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Cream; Gray; Green; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Place

Describe the type of inscription:

Bible verses and exhortations

What is inscribed on the quilt?

QUILT FROM THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1912 & 1913 [Information in brackets has been added and is not found on the quilt.] SQUARE 1 A 1. R. BALLINGER. 2. MRS NORA DAVIS. 3. MRS. J. W. LORING. 4. A. D. SMITH. 5. W. N. PHILLLIPS. 6. CHAS. BRENT. 7. CHARLEY YOUNG. 8. MARY CHEATHAM. 9. MRS. HELEN MULLICAN. 10. MR. & MRS. ERNEST HOOPER. 11. HATTIE McGUIRE. 12. MRS. ROBT. BROWN. 13. MR. & MRS. H. A. LANE 14. MR. AND MRS. CHARTLEY PARKER. 15. MR. & MRS. J. H. LOCKHART. 16. J. E. CONGER. 17. P. P. VAUGHN. 18. MR. & MRS. RHEA MOONEYHAM. 19. MRS. MATTIE E. WILLIAMS. 20. MR. & MRS. DAN SMARTT. 21. A. M. FERRELL. 22. H. M. ROBINSON. 23. MR. & MRS. J. D. EVANS. 24. JNO. B. ROBINSON. 25. MRS. MAI R. WILLIS. 26. A. C. BAIN. 27. MRS. NANCY ROBERTS. 28. H. C. HENDRIXON. SQUARE 1 B 29. UNCLE POLE (?) WOODSIDE. 30. J. P. JOHNSON. 31. MRS. MYRTLE PARISH (?) 32. E. T. UNDERHILL 33. J. L. VICKERS. 34. W. L. COLVERT. 35. MRS. ELIZA BALLARD. 36. E. P. CHAMBERS. 37. MARY ELIZABETH HUDSON. 38. J. COLVERT. 39. MRS. W. R. SMITH. 40. DAISY BONHAM. 41. MRS. D. R. MILLER. 42. MRS. GORDON COPE. 43. MR. & MRS. DAVID NEAL. 44. MRS. JEFF BONHAM. 45. ____ (F? T?) C. CANTRELL. 46. JOHN DAVIS. 47. MRS. J. B. MOORE. 48. MRS. J. R. __________ (DELE?) 49. MRS. CHAS. CHESTER. 50. B. CHILDRESS. 51. POLK CHILDRESS. 52. P. G. MAGNESS. 53. ESQ. LEN CANTRELL. 54. SAM COLVERT. 55. TOM WINDHAM. 56. MRS. W. F. HOOPER. SQUARE 1 C 57. MR. & MRS. MORRIS PHILLIPS. 58. A. B. PARIS. 59. DR. LORING. 60. H. O. [HORACE OVERALL] YOUNG. 61. ARTHUR ADAMS. 62. E. K. [KELLY] ATWELL. 63. MRS. J. YEARGAN. 64. _________ BRASWELL. 65. WINNIE WINDHAM. 66. HERMAN ESTES. 67. ROBBIE ESTES. 68. HORACE HUDSON. 69. JOE EVANS. 70. MRS. SUDIE TYREE. 71. JOHN LAFEVER. 72. NOLA [DAVIS] TURNER. 73. L. E. PEDIGO. 74. CHARLEY BAIN. 75. BRACKETT ESTES. 76. REV. W. V. McADOO & WIFE. 77. JOHN W. MEASLES. 78. GEORGE BING. 79. JOE VAUGHN. 80. CHAS. MOORE. 81. EMMA ALDRICH. 82. MRS. LEALIA SHIELDS. SQUARE 1 D 83. CHARLEY BAIN. 84. CLARENCE HICKS. 85. E. G. DEAN. 86. MACON BONHAM. 87. DR. WILSON. 88. MR. & MRS. J. P. JENNINGS. 89. DR. [J. T.] BELL. 90. MRS. RUBY BELL. 91. WALTER BONHAM. 92. MR. & MRS. JOHN BONHAM. 93. MRS. WILLIE HAYES. 94. L. M. RHODES. HUNTINGDON. 95. REMEMBER THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH. 96. LOULA HICKS. 97. RICH McGINNIS. 98. CLAUD CHRISTIAN. 99. LEO HICKS. 100. NELLIE BONHAM. 101. C. W. STUART. 102. JAMES SPURLOCK. 103. JOHN J. TRAMEL. 104. MRS. HARRISON [PEARL] PHILLIPS. 105. MYRTIS JENNINGS. SQUARE 2 A 106. WILLIE E. CLOSE. 107. MR. & MRS. LEE MAGNESS. 108. REV. J. L. MASON. 109. ________ [MENANTHA?] CHAMBERS. 110. RUTH LOCKHART. 111. WILLIE VICKERS. 112. C. T. HARRELL. 113. A. E. HENDRIX. 114. J. A. VAUGHT. 115. ALLEN CHAMBERS. 116. MRS. A. T. PHILLIPS. 117. A. L. NIXON. 118. J. M. LOVE 119. W. B. SIMPSON. 120. ADELIA BRYANT. 121. MACK CHAMBERS. 122. LOU GRAY. 123. SAM COLVERT. 124. MRS. GEORGE JOHNSON. 125. MRS. ALICE ALLEN. 126. DIXIE CALHOUN. 127. _______ [LARNCE ?] COLVERT. 128. MR. & MRS. A. G. MULLICAN. 129. MRS. LIZZIE BAIN [BANE?] 130. MR. & MRS. H. STEPHENS. 131. E. O. UNDERHILL. 132. SHELAH DAVIS. 133. MRS.______ [DWRINDA?] JOHNSON. 134. W. H. NIXSON. SQUARE 2 B 135. MR. & MRS. W. M. COOK. 136. LOLA HOOPER. 137. CHAS. H. POTTER. 138. MATTIE EMRY. 139. MARY, CORRINE, & MARTHA BLACK. 140. MRS. OWEN ELROD. 141. E. R. REDMAN. 142. FLORIA [FLORIS?] THOMPKINS. 143. MRS. MILT DINGES, DALLAS, TEX. 144. ROSIE HODGE. 145. MR. & MRS. H. BOYD. 146. MR. & MRS. OBE JARRAD. 147. MRS. JUDGE W. T. SMITH. SPARTA. 148. MRS. A. R. S. HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD YET SHALL HE LIVE. 149. MRS. ELIZABETH ANDERSON. 150. R. J. ANDERSON. 151. SUSIE SHIELDS. 152. ALTON FRAZIER. 153. BESSIE ROBINSON. 154. CALLIE WOODSIDES. 155. I [?] N. MOORE. 156. W. M. EVANS. 157. MRS. LEM ALLEN. 158. MR. & MRS. J. T. LATHEM. SQUARE 2 C 160. W. L. COLVERT. 161. CORA PRIDE. 162. MRS. W. L. [WILLIAM LAFAYETTE (FATE)] GILREATH. 163. JIM BOND. 164. MR. JIM LOVE .5 CTS. 165. GEORGE PARSLEY. 166. HALLIE BOND. 167. MR. J. H. DRIVER. 168. MRS. ELEANOR DRAKE. 169. J. P. SHIRES .25 CTS. 170. LAURA MOFFETT. 171. WALTER BOND. 172. MISS CARRIE DRIVER. 173. MISS NAN JOHNSON. 174. MR. & MRS. D. L. CALHOUN. 175. MRS. NARCISSUS ___ [CHEATHAM? CAPSON ?] OKLA. 176. MR. & MRS. S. A. MOORE ? NASHVILLE. 177. A. B. MOFFETT. 178. LEM ALLEN. 179. J. F. STUART. 180. MR. D. M. PEDIGO .50 CTS. 181. MR. & MRS. C. E. SIMPSON. 182. LEE PARSLEY .50 CTS. 183. MRS. LOU BRYANT. 184. MR. DAVE [DAN?] FUSON. 185. IDA BONHAM. SQUARE 2 D 186. MRS. MATTIE McCARTY. 187. MATTIE GIVENS NEAL. 188. MRS. MORGAN PARKER. 189. MOLLIE HAYNES. 190. DR. & MRS. R. L. EATON. 191. ELZIE TITTSWORTH. 192. JOHN COLVERT. 193. D. S. COLVERT. 194. ERNEST PEDIGO. 195. THOMAS MASON. 196. W. [WALTER] F. [FISK] HOOPER. 197. MR. & MRS. HARRIS COMER. MORISON, TENN. 198. H. C. DAVIS. 199. MRS. FAN----COWAT. 200. D. K. LOCKHART. 201. POLK CANTRELL. HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 202. MRS. J. C. BOND. 203. MR. & MRS. N. H. CRADDOCK. 204. D. M. [UNCLE DAB] LOCKHART. 205. MR. & MRS. J. W. DUNN. SQUARE 3 A 206. HASKELL ADCOCK. 207. W. R. BAKER. 208. WATCH YE AND PRAY. 209. HARVEY MOORE. 210. W. H. FOUTCH. 211. N. B. TITSWORTH. 212. REV. H. J. BOLES. 213. MRS. W. H. DAVIS. 214. J. B. WOODS & 215. ROSABELLE WOODS. 216. ALTIE YOUNG. 217. MR. & MRS. J. ___ [M? W? ] YOUNG. 218. OBEY GOD. 219. DELIA [DELTA?] FORD. 220. MR. & MRS. J. L. HAYES. 221. VIRGINIA HAYES. 222. MR. & MRS. JAS. DEARMAN. 223. MR. & MRS. CAESAR WEBB. 224. GLENN POTTTER. 225. MR. & MRS. E. J. EVANS. 226. HOUSTON PAYNE. 227. ROBERT SMITH & SADIE GAFNEY. ENNIS, TEX. 228. FRANK ROBINSON. 229. NORMAN MASON. 230. HE CARETH FOR YOU. 231. FELT COLWELL. 232. LUCY DELL WADE. 233. MRS. T. C. SMITH. 234. T. S. ANDERSON. 235. JOE YOUNG. 236. W. C. REDMAN. 237. J. C. BOND. 238. HUGH ROBINSON & CLARA FOWLER. SQUARE 3 B 239. MR. & MRS. LEM MAGNESS. 240. LONNIE SOUTHARD ALLEN. 241. MRS. DR. L. D. ALLEN. 242. MR. & MRS. A. B. HOOPER. 243. MRS. THOS. MASON. 244. MRS. JENNIE PARKER. 245. EDWARD POTTER. 246. JUSTIN & TOT POTTER. 247. H. G. SPURLOCK. 248. MRS. ISAAC HAYES. 249. JAS. W. LEE. 250. W. V. BADGETT. 251. MRS. LIZZIE JONES. 252. H. LEE WINNARD. 253. MR. & MRS. A. E. POTTER. 254. MRS. MARY ATNIP. 255. REV. J. W. SWAN. 256. MRS. WILLIE HAYES. 257. HARRISON BROS. HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 258. REV. R. L. BOLTON. 259. REV. & MRS. B. B. NICHOLS. 260. CORA HARRISON. 261. MATTIE CROWLEY. 262. H. L. FOUTCH. 263. MRS. FANNIE TUBB. 264. JOSH FOSTER. SQUARE 3 C 265. J. KELLEY ATWELL. 266. JESSIE MAI SOUTHARD. 267. AUBREY TRAMEL. 268. MR. & MRS. J. E. DRAKE. 269. HUGH ROBINSON. 270. C. L. REDMAN. 271. L. COLVERT. 272. JOE EVANS. 273. MR. & MRS. S. W. PHILLIPS. 274. MISS CLARA BROWN. 275. LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAY. MATT. 28:20 276. MISS LUCY LOUISE HATCHER. 277. PROF. & Mrs. T. L. COLEMAN. 278. ERNEST DEARMAN. 279. PROF. A. E. SHERRODD. 280. MRS. H. L. FOUTCH. 281. MRS. THEO ROBINSON. 282. MATTIE WOODS. 283. MAUREEN WOODS. 284. NORVEL WEBB. 285. W. N. ADCOCK. 286. CAPT. ROSE. 287. MRS. JAMES VAUGHN. 288. JAMES VAUGHN. 289. JOE VAUGHN. 290. TOY MAYNARD. 291. M. [MARTIN] A. CROWLEY. 292. HATTIE EVANS. 293. C. P. CHURCH, SMITHVILLE, TENN. 1912 & 1913. REV. S. T. BYARS, PASTOR. SQUARE 3 D 294. SAM McGUIRE, JR. 295. MRS. MARY LEWIS 296. H. C. NOBLE. 297. MRS. A. B. PARIS. 298. A. J. FELTS. 299. MRS. A. J. FELTS. 300. GEO. DAVIS. 301. MISS ROBBIE STARK. 302. HARRY VAN DYKE. 303. P. C. CROWLEY. 304. NORA ALLEN. 305. ALICE BLUHM. 306. W. H. MOFFETT. 307. W. P. JONES. 308. WILL BOND. 309. MYRTLE BRYANT. 310. DR. KELTON & WIFE. 311. MRS. W. M. GARRETT. 312. UNCLE GEORGE COLVERT. 313. MRS. ANNIE HICKS. 314. SAM PACK. 315. BERT DAVIS. 316. TENNIE ________ ? 317. J. J. STARK. 318. E.__? KNOWLES. 319. P. G. HICKS. 320. BESSIE ESTES. 321. DR. POTTER. SQUARE 4 A 322. DUG [DOUG] HOOPER. 323. BETHEL LAWSON ? 324. J. H. HEFLEY. 325. EVA GRIFFITH. 326. ELLIE (?) GRIFFITH. 327. CAPPA HAYES. 328. LEROY SMITH. 329. WM. BRAKE. 330. ORVAL A. McGEE. 331. A. B. ATNIP. 332. W. J. LAFEVER. 333. MRS. VELLA LOVE. 334. LASSIE MAI McGEE. 335. MRS. W. H. REEDER. 336. HALLIE HOOPER. 337. JAMES HOOPER. 338. FLOICE VICKERS. 339. HENRIETTA PUCKETT. 440. MAGGIE HOOPER. 441. HERSHELL JOHNSON. 442. DAVID J. ATNIP. 443. OLLIE (?) GOTHARD. 444. ARDEN JOHNSON. 445. A. P. ALLEN. 446. SILAS R. McGEE. 447. OVA McGEE. 448. FLOYD YOUNG & 449. MARJORIE FOUTCH. 450. LIZZIE ATNIP. 451. DR. J. T. BELL 452. 1912 453. AIKEN (?) ALLEN. 454. J. W. WADE. 455. C. O. JACOBS. 456. M. M. HAYES. SQUARE 4 B 457. OLIVER UNDERHILL. 458. BRO. J. B. ESTES & WIFE. 459. BRO. A. E. CLEMET (?) 460. W. S. McDANIEL. 461. R. V. EDWARDS. 462. COLONEL CUMMINGS 463. C. A. CANTRELL & WIFE. 464. TIM NEWBY. 465. JOHNNIE PARIS. 466. ALBERT ESTES. 467. WILL COFEE (?) COPE (?) 468. WILLIE ESTES. 469. ARTHUR JUDKINS & LOLA BRYANT. 470. AARON BAIN. 471. BRACKETT POTTER. 472. PHILANDER BRYANT. 473. JOYCE TURNER. 474. C. H. PAGE. 475. MISS BESSIE TIBBS. 476. FREEMONT BLUHM. 477. W. B. POTTER & WIFE. 478. HARVEY MOORE. 479. FRANK BRYANT. 480. W. E. FERRELL. 481. MRS. T. F. STRATTON. SQUARE 4 C 482. MRS. J. E. JONES. 483. SYDNEY FOSTER. 484. MR. & MRS. HERBERT WEST. 485. ROBERT L. WEST. 486. MR. & MRS. J. L. DINWIDDIE. 487. REV. J. L. SMOTHERMAN. 488. CLARABELLE CALHOUN. 489. MR. & MRS. J. E. CONGER. 490. LIZZIE JONES. 491. LOUISE EVANS. 492. DR. & MRS. M. L. WILSON. 493. MRS. W. H. HOOPER. 494. MRS. MARGARET MONTGOMERY. SPARTA. 495. MRS. MARY YOUNG. SPARTA. 496. MRS. W. B. GIBSON. OKLA. 497. OBEY GOD. 498. FLORA FOSTER. 499. MR. & MRS. H. [UNCLE HEZZIE] CALHOUN. 500. MR. & MRS. [KATE] W. B. [BROWN] FOSTER. 501. MRS. T. J. POTTER [HELEN]. SQUARE 4 D 502. AARON C ANTRELL. 503. MRS. OCTA ALLEN. 504. UNCLE TOM ALLEN. 505. MRS. JAMES ROBINSON. 506. UNCLE DICK McGINNIS. 507. MISS LILLIE SMITH. 508. JEAN CROWLEY. 509. MR. CARLYN MOORE. 510. MISS PATSY MARTIN. 511. W. R. SMITH, JR. 512. MRS. J. E. EVINS [MYRTIE GOODSON] 513. MRS. ELIZABETH BAILIFF. 514. ELBERT JENNINGS. 515. HAVE FAITH IN GOD. 516. DR. C. A. LORING. 517. MRS. JAMES ROBINSON. 518. CONGER BROS. 519. MR. & MRS. F. [FURMAN] M. LOVE [EUGENIA WEBB] 520. LITTLE CLARISSA LOVE. 521. F. Z. [FELIX ZOLLICOFFER] WEBB. 522. KELLY LATHAM. 523. MRS. SAM FOSTER [MATTIE WEBB] 524. MR. & MRS. R. L. CANTRELL [BOB LEE & CARRIE WEBB YOUNG ] 525. E. COOKSEY. SQUARE 5 A 526. W. F. HOOPER . 527. RAY LEE. 528. MRS. MARY BUCKNER. 529. MRS. MARY HULLETT. 530. MRS. ALVIE [ROSA] JENNINGS. 531. MRS. ELIZA BLANKENSHIP. 532. R. L. TURNER [BOB]. 533. DOCK JOHNSON. 534. OTIS POTTER 535. MRS. WILL [CALLIE] TAYLOR. 536. HATTIE COLVERT. 537. GEORGE JOHNSON 538. LONNY ATNIP. 539. JOSH PHILLIPS. 540. DR. W. W. PARKER. 541. MARY McGEE. 542. HERBERT MOFFETT. 543. MRS. ETHEL LOVE. 544. L. E. LOVE. 545. JIMMY HOOPER. 546. ROSCOE BURTON. 547. MRS. MARTHA COLVERT. 548. SUE HARRIS. 549. CHAS. TALLY. 550. MR. T. M. HOOPER. 551. MRS. T. M. HOOPER [TENNESSEE]. 552. H. REEVES. 553. DR. A. AVANT [ALVIE]. 554. MRS. ADDIE AVANT. 555. H. D. JOHNSOON. 556. BOB DEARMAN. 557. W. H. HOOPER. SQUARE 5 B 558. MRS. J. L. VICKERS. 559. MRS. E. HENDON [WILLIE WADE]. 560. EUGENE HENDON. 561. MILDRED HENDON. 562. MAMIE HENDON. 563. MISS ETTA WOODSIDE. 564. MRS. J. [JOHN] E. FOSTER [OMAGH TUBB]. 565. MRS. D. [DIXIE] W. FLOYD [ALLENE WADE]. 566. MRS. T. [TIM] W. WADE. 567. J. L. FOUTCH. 568. DR. & MRS. W. B. PARKER [BYRON & NOVELLA WEST]. 569. MR. & MRS. R. B. WEST. 570. B. M. CANTRELL [BETHEL MAGNESS]. 571. EARL WADE, JR. 572. MRS. ELLA CANTRELL. 573. MRS. H. E. [HENRY EWING] STALEY. 574. O. C. STALEY [OSCAR]. 575. MRS. O. C. STALEY [O'FALLON FOSTER]. 576. FRED ROBINSON. 577. MR. & MRS. RICHARD HAYES [FANNIE CONGER]. 578. MISS WILLIE POTTER. 579. J. H. CHRISTIAN [JIM]. 580. A. B. FRAZIER SHFF. [AMMON]. 581. ISAAC COLWELL. SQUARE 5 C 582. J. B. BUTLER. 583. CLARENCE JOHNSON. 584. MR. & MRS. J. H. JOHNSON. 585. JULIAS ROLLER. 586. TOY HAYES. 587. MR. & MRS. W. H. HAYES [WILL & MATT McGEE]. 588. TOMMIE SHIELDS. 589. MATT MARTIN. 590. WALTER DAVIS. 591. MRS. J. [JI M] K. SHIELDS [NANNIE]. 592. MR. & MRS. S. M. McGUIRE [SAM & AUNT BITHY]. 593. J. N. BILLINGS. 594. J. [JACK] S. ALLEN. 595. J. C. FOSTER. [JIM]. 596. STELLA YOUNG & CLARA HAYES. 597. GOD BLESS OUR CHURCH. 598. RICHES PROFIT NOT IN THE DAY OF WRATH. 599. LOVE GOD. 600. LET THINE HAND HELP ME. 601. GOD IS OUR REFUGE. 602. PEACE ON EARTH. 604. MATTIE EMRY. CROSSVILLE. 605. VIRGINIA HAYS. 606. LOFTON FISHER. SQUARE 5 D 607. T. E. HARNEY. 608. BERNICE POTTER. 609. ELIZABETH WADE. 610. LAURA HAYES. 611. BETTIE ROBINSON. 612. EVA WADE. 613. W. H. N. BOND [BILL]. 614. ALTON FRAZIER. 615. PROF. J. T. CAPLINGER. 616. W. H. TYREE. 617. MR. & MRS. E. L. WHALEY. 618. MRS. W. H. ATWELL [NANNIE MAE GRAY]. 619. MRS. S. L. FITTS. 620. REV. & MRS. S. T. BYARS. 621. J. J. HARNEY. OKLA. 622. MR. & MRS. C. H. HUMPHRY. OKLA. 623. MISS FLOSSIE HARNEY. OKLA. 624. MR. & MRS. S. W. SUTTER. OKLA. 625. MR. & MRS. W. T. DOSIER. 626. MRS. DR. J. S. [JOHN SAVAGE] TAYLOR. 627. MR. & MRS. C. [CLARENCE] W. MOORE.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1912 - 1913

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on border

Time period:

1901-1929

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1912 - 1913

Further information concerning dates:

Date embroidered on quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmakers

Where the quilt was made, city:

Smithville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dekalb

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt was purchased at an estate sale at the home of Mrs. Rosa John Bonham Twilla in Smithville, Tennessee, c. 1991, by Marsha Young Darrah. She later donated it to the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, returning it to its source and allowing it to be widely enjoyed.

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quilt owner's name:

Smithville, TN, Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Quilt owner's city:

Washington DC

Quilt owner's state:

District of Columbia

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

It is presumed the quiltmakers were members of the CPW, women of the church group.

Description of quilt:

Made in the Crazy Quilt style, these twenty large squares of random patches containing over six hundred names were assembled in 1912 and 1913 to raise funds, perhaps for new pulpit furniture. Vibrant velvet and wool patches are colorfully embroidered with names of individuals and businesses, sometimes citing the amount paid. The vertical borders contain Bible verses and exhortations.

Who photographed this quilt?

Claudine Pinckley (Full & Detail 2); Jane E. Leonard (Detail 1, 3, & 4)

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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