The explosions blew open the roof of the Palace Bungalow killing and wounding rebels. He went to Italy and became a second lieutenant in the artillery. Amenable only for libelous publications? Mr. Alexander. Boyd was a friend of Wilcox from his academy in Italy. Several members of their league, however, turned informers, and a mass of sworn evidence was collected, but never used against them. But tensions between Governor Sanford B. Dole (with veto power) and the Home Rule Party did not allow legislation to be passed. During his stay he met an aristocratic young woman named Gina Sobrero and soon married her. Robert Wilcox was one of the few Hawaiian leaders who possessed a fiery militancy and took up armed struggle as an option. Senator Gray. I will ask you whether amongst those citizens there was the missionary party? And is it to be used in the schools? But the boy was to die from an illness acquired during the trip. Later, the "site of the planning of the Wilcox Rebellion of 1889 had become the rally place for Wilcox's party in 1903. Boyd was a friend of Wilcox from his academy in Italy. Nowlein's men opened fire near Diamond Head at Mauumae at a group of police along Waialae Road commanded by T. B. Murray and, though they caused no casualties, the police withdrew anyway. . It was covered with corrugated iron. On September 11, 1993 about 350 people gathered in downtown Honolulu for a ceremony and the unveiling of a statue honoring Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox. Yes; wherever we go we find abandoned taro patches and abandoned water courses overgrown with forests, at the same time showing that there was a dense population there hundreds of years ago. The Reform Party alerted to the rebellion sent the Honolulu Rifles under the command of Colonel Ashford and three cannons to suppress this revolt. Senator Frye. By the time they reached their location, Iolani Palace, the number was increased to about 300. With their newborn son, Gina promptly boarded a ship headed for Italy. "The ministry drew up a written summons to them to surrender, which was served on them by Hon. The Chairman. (as he had after the Wilcox Rebellion of 1889) by a military tribunal with the other military leaders. Wilcox saw no tactical importance in remaining on Diamond Head and ordered his men to retreat to Waialae to rest. The 1895 trial in former Iolani Palace throne room, A weapons cache was found and attributed to Liliuokalani. Liliuokalani and other political leaders were tried and convicted for misprision of treason by those who had overthrown the Kingdom. In 1887, in response to increased political tension between the legislature and the king, a group of government ministers led by Interior Minister Lorrin A. Thurston with the support of the Honolulu Rifles, forced King David Kalkaua to promulgate the Bayonet Constitution. One of the cannons was turned and opened fire on the Opera House at close range, but the gun was also well within range of the riflemen and the crews were forced to abandon their cannons. Senator Frye. Wilcox would hold a prominent position in her government as an elected member of the Royal Legislature. Shortly after the explosion Wilcox and his men surrendered. Mr. Alexander. Subsequently Hawaiians were forced to adapt to an imposed anglo-dominated culture that created further alienation, division and decimation of their population. THIS YEAR IN Hawaii marks the 100th anniversary of the attempted revolution co-led by Robert Wilcox in 1895. It was thought later that they came to an understanding; they were not strong enough to carry that out. No, I think not. The artillery was at first too inaccurate to be effective, and it took several barrages to dislodge Wilcoxs men. He had the conspirators examined one by one, took down their statements, and he has them locked up. The Chairman. Meanwhile, Wilcox rose in popularity as a national hero for the attempted revolution that reflected the anger and frustration in many Hawaiians. The Wilcox rebellion of 1889 was a revolt led by Robert Wilcox to force King Kalkaua of Hawaii to reenact the Hawaiian Constitution of 1864 from the Constitution of 1887. The Chairman. The Wilcox Rebellions were an armed rebellion in 1888, a revolt in 1889, and a counter-revolution in 1895, led by Robert William Wilcox against the promulgation of the Bayonet Constitution in 1888 and 1889, and against the overthrow of the monarchy in 1895. The Chairman. The constitution was extremely unpopular to most people affected or not, and disenfranchised most of the common people by way of high property ownership requirements. Wilcox and Boyd recruited 150 Hawaiians, Europeans and Chinese to form the Liberal Patriotic Association. Wilcox and Boyd recruited about 80 Hawaiians, Europeans and Chinese to form the Liberal Patriotic Association. In 1888, Wilcox led some 300 armed men in his first attempt to unseat the new government. What do you call the Government forces, the rifles? Nowlein's men were to capture Punchbowl, but had been waiting in hiding at Mauumae as government troops were moving toward Diamond Head. Most of Wilcox's men had not eaten since the start of the rebellion and spirits were low. Later on the Rifles used grenadiers with sticks of dynamite to attack the Palace Bungalow, then a Redshirts stronghold. This time he was found guilty and sentenced to death, but the sentence reduced to 35 . This action was prompted by the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, which has now been recognized as a crime against the Native Hawaiian people by legal standards internationally and through U.S. Public Law 103-150 (or the Apology Bill. This bill, however, contains a disclaimer stating that no reparations will be made to Hawaiians to redress the crime). An amendment was proposed to turn Mr. Ashford out of the cabinet. Written at the request of the board of education? Many felt the revolution was a failure and deserted. Wilcox at Diamond Head. But I think they had a way of issuing letters patent, to give a person the privilege of a naturalized citizen without being thoroughly naturalized. They employed the Eleu to patrol the coast and destroyed suspicious unattended boats. Robert William Wilcox led several unsuccessful rebellions and served as the first Delegate to Congress for the Territory of Hawaii. 1,200500 Citizens' Guards I read: "He became a popular idol, and had unbounded influence over the Honolulu natives for a time. [3], Rumors were circulating on January 6, 1895, that armaments were being landed on Waikk beach, Oahu. The Chairman. A native jury may be composed of Kanakas or half-whites? The Chairman. The supreme court. Wilcox died the same year he left office. Did you go into the company? In 1887, in response to increased political tension between the legislature and the king, a group of government ministers led by Interior Minister Lorrin A. Thurston with the support of an armed militia, forced King David Kalkaua to promulgate the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The Chairman: "A copy of the treaty, including an article, canceled by the cabinet, which authorized the landing of United States troops in certain contingencies, was secretly furnished by the King to a native paper for publication, and the cry was raised that the ministry were 'selling the country' to the United States. Along with armed struggle, Robert Wilcox used legislative means to try and dissolve the 1887 constitution while with the National Reform Party and later the Liberal Party. He surrendered on January 16, 1895, in a fishing hut near Kalihi. At the end of the battle 40 Royalists surrendered and were taken prisoner, while one of Zeiler's men was wounded. The Princess, Liliuokalani, however deserted him and denied all knowledge of the conspiracy. Judd, as follows: comfortably and prosperously upon the native capacity of the soil to produce articles of human food? Zeiler advanced on them. Mr. Alexander. I know they had to be denizens before they could practice law. Damon rushed to the office of U.S. Minister to Hawaii George Merrill and appealed for help. The Royalists then climbed the steep slopes to escape under the cover of darkness. https://archive.org/details/hawaiianditspeo00twomgoog%7C, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. ", The Chairman. Did you give that to Mr. Blount? The Chairman. The Wilcox rebellion of 1889 (also known as the Wilcox insurrection of 1889) was a revolt led by Robert Wilcox to force King Kalkaua of Hawaii to reenact the Hawaiian Constitution of 1864 from the Constitution of 1887. By the time they reached their location, Iolani Palace, the number was increased to about 300. Is not that the case with a great many foreigners? He took the ground that the King was not bound, because the cabinet was not unanimous. Wilcox let Robert N. Boyd in on the plot. In addition the recruits lacked weapons, training and discipline,[3] and were pitted against the formidable forces of the Provisional Government, which had spent the royal treasury and secured loans to arm itself thoroughly against such an attack. Bertleman and Lane were sent to the police station, where they were imprisoned. *Rebels tried and most serve one year sentences. There were fears that the 2nd Battalion Hawaiian Volunteers stationed at Iolani Barracks commanded by Maj. Samuel Nowlein (where the cannons were taken from without a struggle) who were sympathetic toward the rebels might even desert and join the battle with Wilcox, but this did not happen. The constitution stripped Asians of their voting rights while at the same time limited suffrage to wealthy Native Hawaiians, Americans and other Europeans. Senator Frye. Actually a part-Hawaiian, Wilcox was born on the island of Maui in 1855 to a U.S. sea captain named William Slocum Wilcox and Kalua Makoleokalani, a Hawaiian descended from Maui Alii (Royal Chiefs). Wilcox's revolts were part of the Hawaiian Rebellions. They proceeded to cover the statue with na lei pua (flower leis) to show love and respect. The Rifles took up positions in nearby buildings, notably the Opera House and fired on the rebels. Robert Wilcox returned to Hawaii from San Francisco with the knowledge of Princess Lili uokalani and stayed at her Palama residence He organized another rebellion that took place on July 30, 1889 to revive the powers of the monarch by forcing King Kalkaua to reinstate the Constitution of 1864. Further, Kalakaua coincidentally wound up staying at his boathouse on that morning. That was the constitution under which Liliuokalani took her present attitude, or recent attitude as Queen of Hawaii? That is, there were motions brought in of want of confidence. Mr. Alexander. Liliuokalani formally abdicated her throne to prevent further bloodshed over the controversial government in a five-page letter on January 24, 1895. Finance Minister Samuel Damon was sent out to talk with Wilcox. Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox (February 15, 1855 - October 23, 1903), nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawai i, was a native Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician. Is he a native of Canada? The police advanced toward the canoe house until the Royalists were driven off, but not before Charles L. Carter, an armed civilian accompanying the police, was shot three times in the chest. Crown Princess Liliuokalani held secret meetings in one of her houses to oust her brother King Kalakaua so that she could become Queen. Senator Gray. of a few greedy American business men and to return the dignity to the throne of Hawaii.. He had agents infiltrate the group and inform him of the League's activities. U.S. marines came ashore to restore order and continued patrolling the streets of Honolulu for a week before returning to their ship. As exchange to get goods of other countries there? The Wilcox Rebellions were an armed rebellion in 1888, a revolt in 1889, and a counter-revolution in 1895, led by Robert William Wilcox against the promulgation of the Bayonet Constitution in 1888 and 1889, and against the overthrow of the monarchy in 1895. 1895 Wilcox rebellion; F First Bombardment of Midway; 1790 Footprints; French invasion of Honolulu; H Hawaiian rebellions (1887-1895) Hawaiian Rebellions (1887-95) . On the morning of July 30, 1889 Wilcox's Redshirts entered the Palace grounds and surrounded Iolani Palace while others garrisoned surrounding buildings including Aliilani Hale and Kapuaiwa. Along the way, they were joined by Hawaiian policemen and other individuals. Denizenship. The speaker claimed the right to vote and made a tie. Wilcox himself studied military science in Turin, Italy. At the location on January 6, 1895, a company of royalists met to draft plans to capture the government buildings by surprise. With the monarchy overthrown, Captain Gilbert Wiltse of the warship U.S.S. The Redshirts aimed two captured heavy cannons at the palace where 30 Royal Guard were stationed. But they defied the opinion of the supreme court. George Markham and Boyd escaped trial by turning evidence for the prosecution. They had been led to expect high positions from the Gibson government, and their disappointment was extreme. He was considered a royalist and dedicated to the monarchy of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917), born in Honolulu and the daughter of a high chief and chiefess, was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai'i. I wish now to come to the political side. and [influencing] the QueenIt is a standing disgrace to the Hawaiian nationWe must all be loyal Hawaiians, and tell the Queen that her present government is an injustice and disgrace to the nation. Wilcox and Bush's speeches drew the attention of Charles Wilson. In a letter to the Minister they concluded the following: We are unable to protect ourselves without aid, and therefore pray for protection of the United States forces.. He was locked in with over a hundred under-nourished prisoners of war, he protested that night using the guards fears about him to provide food for his fellow inmates. Under the old constitution it was almost impossible for a white man to be naturalized. After being brought to police headquarters he was escorted by six guards in fear he may overpower the regular amount for a normal prisoner. Is that regarded as a disagreement of the jury? . The Provisional Government also realized there would be no annexation until Cleveland's term of office ended; and they wanted to establish a more permanent government until another president, more favorable toward annexation, came to office. Shortly after noon the surrounding buildings were cleared of Wilcoxs men, including the twelve men in Aliilani Hale, leaving only the palace grounds and the buildings on it in rebel hands. Unsuccessful, the scrappy Wilcox made another attempt, on July 30, 1889, this time leading an army of 150 Hawaiians, Europeans, and Chinese. All the Royalist leaders were arrested. But due to the cabinets anger over his activities, which made it impossible for him to land a government position, Wilcox and Gina moved to California. [3] His men moved to the settlement of Moiliili, at the mouth of Mnoa Valley, where they encountered a line of Captain Zeilers Company, and also met with artillery fire. The plan was to occupy Iolani Palace and have Kalakaua sign a new constitution. A rebelio de Wilcox de 1889 (tambm conhecida como a insurreio de Wilcox de 1889) foi uma revolta liderada por Robert Wilcox para forar o rei Kalkaua do Hava a reconstituir a Constituio havaiana de 1864 a partir da Constituio de 1887. Liliuokalani had gone to the guardsmen before the battle and ordered them to remain neutral during the fight. [4], The rebels had purportedly smuggled arms to Liliuokalani to resupply them once the palace was secured. After the 1887 Bayonet Constitution was imposed, all three Hawaiians were forced to return because the white cabinet cut their subsidies. That was in support of the Kalakaua Government? In what was called the Aki-Opium Scandal, Kalakaua promised a Chinese businessman a license to sell opium for $74,000 only to sell the license to someone else. They threw the dynamite over the walls encompassing the palace grounds. Indeed, evidence indicates that Kalakaua instigated or encouraged both Liliuokalani's coup plot and the Wilcox rebellion in order to strengthen his own power. Mr. Alexander. The number of revolutionaries surrendering increased, causing those not caught to further retreat into Manoa Valley, including Robert Wilcox. ", Mr. Alexander. Ashford was a Canadian immigrant who had come to Hawaii to join his brother. Therefore, the Provisional Government called to order a Constitutional Convention on May 30, 1894. Tributes were made to Wilcox through na mele kuauhau (chants), na mele hula (dances), and the blowing of the sacred pu (conch shell). On the morning of July 30, 1889 Wilcox's Redshirts entered the Palace grounds and surrounded Iolani Palace while others garrisoned surrounding buildings including Aliilani Hale and Kapuaiwa. A gun battle ensued between Company A commanded by Capt. The Rifles took up positions in nearby buildings, notably the Opera House and fired on the rebels. After commissioning the secret Blount Report, he stated that the U.S. had inappropriately used military force and called for the reinstatement of Queen Liliuokalani. Two years later, in 1891, King Kalkaua died in San Francisco and Liliuokalani ascended the Hawaiian throne. If you will allow me, right there, I want to ask a question. Being forewarned of the Rebellion approaching Iolani Palace the King stayed instead at Honuakaha, the private residence of Queen Kapiolani. The rest of the cabinet invited him to resign and he would not. Mr. Alexander. Two years after the 1893 Coup, the second revolution was scheduled to begin in the early morning on January 7, 1895. Towards night a heavy rifle fire was opened upon them and the roof of the building burst in by dynamite bombs, which forced them to surrender. Liliuokalani felt that her brother, Kalkaua, was not competent to be King. In March 1892 Wilson was informed of an imminent Coup d'tat. *Rebels tried and most serve one year sentences. But you gave Mr. Blount a prepared, a written paper of the history of the incompleted annexation treaty of 1854, a history of the general causes that led to the revolutiona political history of Kalakaua's reign until 1888? The government forces that remained were ordered to guard the entrance to the valley in order to keep the Royalist force contained. He was not the type to merely talk about things. They had been fed by native Hawaiian sympathizers while in hiding. The Chairman. "This had a great moral effect. A planned tour of Europe was cancelled and the group returned to Hawaii.[2][3]. Lt. Robert Parker Waipa, commander of the 30 guards, in place of the absent Captain John Paul Kahalewai, refused to surrender. Military tribunals sentenced Wilcox and other leaders to death. Mr. Alexander. "During the following session of 1888 the King vetoed a number of bills which were all passed over his veto, by a two-thirds vote, with the exception of a bill to encourage coflee planting. The Wilcox rebellion of 1889 resulted in 7 men killed, many injured, and the roof of Iolani Palace blown open by dynamite bombs. At 3 am on July 30, 1889, Wilcox led a group of 150 armed men, mostly Hawaiians, through downtown. I will read that in your hearing, and see if you are prepared to depose to it as being correct. Mr. Alexander. Jan 17, 1893. revolution of hawaii On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The Republic was a single-party oligarchy that deprived the native people of political participation.[2]. Radical Rhythms: In Honor of Two Musical Titans, Rebel Girl: Sports Equality, Where Money Talks. In response by the League to the Kingdom's lockdown, they aborted the coup and no event occurred. Senator Frye. When revealed, one could see a bronze-like figure of Wilcox in his uniform of an Italian cavalry officer standing boldly, or defiantly, while holding his sword. The plan was to occupy Iolani Palace and have Kalakaua sign a new constitution. The Chairman. When the Palace was attacked in 1889 during the initial Wilcox Rebellion, many of the Place windows were broken. him an appropriate and inspiring role model to a man of Wilcoxs position.. In an interview with Kalahumoku Miller, Wilcoxs grandson, he told me their response: They told the Dole regime that if he were executed, theyd be very, very angry about it.. "As the parties were so nearly balanced, a compromise cabinet, composed of conservative men, was appointed June 17, 1890, viz: John A. Cummins, minister of foreign affairs; C. N. Spencer. But other Hawaiians were just as erratic, as illustrated by some of the Alii. The Republican Government forces did not immediately pursue the Royalists because a riot had broken out among Japanese plantation workers in Ewa, and the government, in reaction, drew forces away from the nearly crushed rebellion to deal with this new threat. [citation needed] In October 1887 and about the same time as Liliuokalani, Kalkaua's distant cousin, a native Hawaiian officer and veteran of the Italian military, Robert William Wilcox returned to Hawaii. It was Kalakaua's Government putting down the rebellion against him, although it was believed the King connived at it. On January 8, 1895, the captain of the Steamer Waimanalo, William Davies, and several crewmembers were arrested for distributing arms. . The 1895 Wilcox rebellion was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the island of Oahu, Republic of Hawaii. Wilcox nonetheless remained attentive to his peoples wishes, as he did when he eventually supported Liliuokalani by attempting the 1895 revolution. Kalakaua never returned the $74,000 because he spent it. Chinese businessmen who lost rights under the Bayonet Constitution supported his plans and provided funding. U.S. marines came ashore to restore order and continued patrolling the streets of Honolulu for a week before returning to their ship. Wilcox let Robert N. Boyd in on the plot. Later on the Rifles used grenadiers with sticks of dynamite to attack the Palace Bungalow, then a Redshirts stronghold. The battle continued into the night. In early 1904, Mu'olaulani, a gathering place for the Home Rule party, saw the formation of a new precinct club of the rival Democratic party 'at the present abode of F. J. Testa at Muolaulani.'" (Kam) The early native Hawaiians brought crops of their own when they settled the islands, although vegetation is bountiful, few plants are fit for eating. Ministers to the queen felt that the exposing of the conspiracy made it harmless. Two years later, in 1891, King Kalkaua died in San Francisco and Liliuokalani ascended the Hawaiian throne. In 1895, Robert Wilcox was brought into a plot to overthrow the Republic of Hawaii and return Queen Liliuokalani to the throne. As the Eleu began to attack Waialae, Wilcox moved his men through the mountains, advancing toward Honolulu. The annexationists then reacted, appealing for help from the new U.S. Minister to Hawaii John L. Stevens, a fervent supporter of annexation. It is a continuation of the sketch of recent Hawaiian politics, and treats of various things. "Two Hawaiian youths, R. W. Wilcox and Robert Boyd, whom Moreno had placed in military schools of Italy, as before stated, had been recalled towards the end of 1887. S. M. Damon, but they refused to receive it, and immediately afterwards the conflict commenced between their three fieldpieces and the sharpshooters in the Opera House and other buildings commanding the palace yard. But they allowed the insurgents to go there and help themselves to ammunition and cannon. Captain Camara supported Zeiler in securing his flank, positioning his Company C in Nuuanu and Punchbowl, cutting off the western advance by the Royalists. Is that the same Wilcox who was in the cabinet? Robert Wilcox stood for truth, independence, nationhood, and sovereignty in a day when American imperialism was conquering the Pacific.. [4] Wilcox had returned when the funding for his study program stopped after the new constitution was signed. The king's own powers were limited substantially. Learn how and when to remove this template message, 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, National Liberal Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilcox_rebellions&oldid=1115776469, This page was last edited on 13 October 2022, at 04:27. No declaration of any kind was made, as they expected the King, who was at the seaside, to come up and proclaim the old constitution of 1864.". Citizens' Guards in Nuuanu Valley sent to drive out remaining insurgents. He led uprisings against both the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kalkaua and the Republic of Hawaii under Sanford Dole, what are now known as the Wilcox rebellions.He was later elected the first delegate . In regard to that Mr. Thurston gave me more especial evidence. By the end of the Rebellion, Wilcox lost seven men (some sources say eight) and a dozen wounded, Boyd was one of them, wounded twice. He was considered a royalist and dedicated to the monarchy of the Kingdom of Hawaii. It was to be co-led by Robert Wilcox and other revolutionaries (or Royalists as they were called), both Hawaiian and haole. Mr. Alexander. Nevertheless, Liliuokalani pressed on to enact a new constitution. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Wilcox rebellion of 1889; Wilcox rebellions; Categories Categories: Battles by country; Pre-statehood history of Hawaii; TUESDAY, July 30, 1889. It is used in the schools. Yes. As Deputy Marshal Brown read the warrant to Bertleman, the squad was fired upon by three Royalists returning from the beach, that took shelter in Bertlemans canoe house. Mr. Alexander. Desiring to quickly annex Hawaii to the United States, the annexationists pulled a propaganda ploy by establishing their Republic of Hawaii on the fourth of July, 1894. They endeavored to form a secret league, and held public meetings to inflame the native mind, but without much success. In the palace yard. Gessler, Clifford (2007) [1937]. Mr. Alexander. Along the way, they were joined by Hawaiian policemen and other individuals. Mr. Alexander. A shipment of guns and ammunition from California had been smuggled on board the Schooner Wahlber to be put aboard the Steamer Waimanalo near Rabbit Island and shipped to a secret Honolulu location. While with the Home Rule Party in 1901, Wilcox and other members protested annexation in Hawaiis first Territorial Legislature by delaying or rejecting bills proposed for enactment, and repeatedly calling for the impeachment of Governor Sanford Dole for incompetence. It failed; then the cabinet resigned, and he was obliged to. Additional information about the dueling attempted coups by Kalakaua and Liliuokalani, using Wilcox as a pawn, is found in two paragraphs on page 800, in the statement by Supreme Court Chief Justice A.F. Ralph S. Kuykendall The Hawaiian Kingdom Volume III 18741893 The Kalakaua Dynasty (1967) p. 427, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilcox_rebellion_of_1889&oldid=1097857276, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Chinese businessmen who lost rights under the Bayonet Constitution supported his plot and provided funding for weapons. A squad of six policemen led by Captain Parker, a veteran of the 1889 rebellion who commanded the 30 Royal Guards in the Palace, had been sent to Harry Bertlemans house near Diamond Head to search for the weapons. Snipers were stationed in the Kawaiahao Church clock tower. The government allegedly found arms and ammunition and some potentially evidential documents on the premises of Washington Place, Liliuokalani's private residence implicating her in the plot. Wilcox was tried for treason, and acquitted by an all-Hawaiian jury. The Redshirts were driven into surrounding buildings where they exchanged fire with the Honolulu Rifles. They did not stay there very long. The king's own powers were limited substantially. Senator Frye. They fell on the roof of the building and burst it in. I went down to the station house and offered my services. A detachment of the National Guard of Hawaii, Company E commanded by Lt. 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