VOLUME X NUMBER 11

NEWSLETTER OF THE

MI ES TA HE PE 0 OGICAL

SOCIETY

NOVEMBER, 1990

DECEMBER MEETING

DATE: Friday, December 7,1990 TIME: 7:00 PM

PLACE: 335 Borlaug HaIl

PROGRAM: Herps From the Wholesaler's Perspective SPEAKER: Eric Thiss

st. Paul Campus University of Minnesota

Eric Thiss is a longtime member of MHS. A few years ago he moved to Florida where he worked for a herpetological wholesale business. Since then, Eric and a partner have started their own wholesale business. Eric's presentation will give us insight on the herp wholesale import/export business from the inside. He will describe problems encountered by wholesalers as well as tips on things to avoid when purchasing animals and which animals do well and don't do well in captivity. Eric plans to illustrate the program with slides.

CRIITER OF THE MONTH: Herps not native to the United States

Remember the MHS Holiday Banquet!! See page 9 for details.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

January: Aquatic Salamanders - Steve Roman February: The Great White Snake Sale

March: The Remarkable Reptiles - Jim Gerholdt

BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL mSTORY 10 CHURCH ST. S.E. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455-0104

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

December 8 MHS Holiday Banquet (details in this newsletter) February 16 - 18 Northern California Herpetological Society's Fifth Conference on Captive

Propagation and Husbandry, Davis, CA, Contact Rick Staub (707) 553-9739 or Gerald Merker (916) 644-6253.

The purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is: to further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphi­bians; to educate the membership and the general public in the eco~ogica1 role of reptiles and amphibians; and to promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

MHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Moriarty PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER NEWSLEITER EDITOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE MEMBER-AT-LARGE MEMBER-AT-LARGE MEMBER-AT-LARGE IMMEDIATE PAST PRES.

John Meltzer Dennis Daly Marilyn Brooks Jo Anne Wetherell-Moriarty Fred Bosman Fred Bozvay Bruce Delles Vence Jimerson Ann Porwoll

HAPPy HOLIDAYS

(612) 647-1334 (612) 263-7880 (612) 633-8370 (612) 533-7723 (612) 647-1334 (612) 476-0306 (612) 224-4167 (612) 420-2603 (612) 869-8547 (612) 489-7853

© Copyright Minnesota Herpetological Society. The contents of this newsletter may be reproduced for inclusion in the newsletters of other herpetological societies provided that the material is reproduced without change and proper credits are given to the MHS Newsletter citing volume number and date.

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BOARD MEETING

The meeting was held on November 3 and was hosted by Fred Bozvay. The meeting was called to order by John Moriarty at 7 :20 PM. In attendance were Fred Bosman, Fred Bozvay, Marilyn Brooks, Dennis Daly, Bruce Delles, Vence Jimerson, Nanette Jimerson, Greg K vanbek, John Meltzer, Ruth Meltzer, John Moriarty, Ann POlWoll, and Jo Anne Wetherell.

Treasurer's Report The bank balance was reviewed. There was a profit on the Midwest Herp Conference of about $2400.

President's Report A summary of the auction results provided by Chairperson Scott Cords was reviewed. John suggested that donations to be used for herpetology be made to the Bell Museum and the DNR as a token of our appreciation for their assistance in the Midwest Herp Conference. A suggestion of $150. each was made. This was voted on and approved. Membership in MHS will be at an all-time high (213) in December.

Vice President's Report John Meltzer has speakers lined up for December, and January, and March. February is the White Snake sale. He also has two tentative speakers.

Old Business Membership rates of other Herp Societies were reviewed. We need to review ours in the near future. The group discussed dividing the position of secretary and looked over the proposed duties. Elections were discussed. Bruce Haig will chair the Nominations Committee. Two other volunteers will be needed. Current board members were asked to state whether they intend to run for office by next month. The proposed Code of Ethics and Aims and Goals of MHS were discussed and a few modifications were made.

New Business Jolm Moriarty proposed that we begin using a renewal form as a way to remind members to keep current. This was agreed on. There was a discussion about purchasing a computer to be used for the newsletter. No decision was reached. It is time to set up the White Snake sale Committee. Several people volunteered. Additional volunteers from the membership will be requested.

Round Table Ann Porwoll gave the price for mugs. 72 will be ordered for use as volunteer rewards. Vence described an offer by a member to provide storage for rats. TIlls will be looked into further. Marilyn reviewed the plans for the Holiday Banquet Bruce Delles suggested that MRS purchase a turtle care video that is on the market. Mter some discussion, the purchase was approved. The video will be put into the library.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:06 PM and refreshments were served.

REFRESHMENTS

Refreshments at last month's meeting were cookies provided by Jolm and Ruth Meltzer. Thanks for the goodies. Mary Ann Waldorf is the refreshment chairperson. If you would like to provide refreshments for a meeting be sure to notify Mary Ann in advance. Please see her at the m~1ing or give her a call at (612) 699-0475.

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NOVEMBER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

The speaker at the November meeting was MHS member, Jeff LeClere. His presentation was entitled "Kids and Herps". Jeff has been a member of MRS for four years and is now sixteen years old. His interest in herps began, as with many children, as a fascination with dinosaurs. He wanted to keep a Tyrannosaurus Rex in his backyard. Since he knew that this wasn't possible he turned his interest to the closest thing - Amphibians and Reptiles. As soon as he was old enough to read, Jeff read every book he could fmd on Amphibians and Reptiles. This worked in two positive ways. He developed a better vocabulary than most kids his age and he learned enough about herps to convince his parents to get one as a pet. He soon owned box 1urtles, Red-eared Sliders, and a Snapping Turtle. Eventually, Jeff got a paper route and saved money to buy his frrst snake. This was the frrst of several snakes that he obtained. Then his Mom suggested that he try a lizard. He currently keeps sixteen herps.

Jeffs suggestions to other kids for convincing their parents to let them get herps for pets are the following. 1.) Read a lot about the animals before asking for one. By showing that you know about it and how to care for it, it will prove that you are serious about keeping the animals successfully. This is excellent advise for anyone who plans to obtain a pet 2.) Find a way to earn money to pay for the animal yourself. This will also show that you are serious about taldng on a pet because you are willing to spend your own money on it.

As with most people who keep pets, Jeff had a number of amusing anecdotes which helped make this an interesting and fun talk.

CRITIER OF THE MONTH

The critter of the month for last month's meeting was neonates. There were many interesting animals shared with the group. These included various Com Snakes, Burmese pythons, California Kingsnake, Desert Kingsnake, Mexican Black Kingsnake, Florida x Blotched Kingsnake, Baird's Rat Snake, Sonoran Gopher Snake, Fox Snake, Amazon Tree Boa, Aruban Cat-eyed Snake, Columbian Rainbow Boa, Smooth-scaled Sand Boa, Solomon Island Boas, Feather Boa, Albino Red-eared Slider Turtles, Spur-thighed Tortoises, and Hermann's Tortoises.

Animals were brought in by Becky Kittleson, Glen Jacobsen, Randy Blasus, Bill Moss, Nicholas Gidmark, Benjamin Gidmark, Cliff Lindberg, Gloria Anton, Bruce Delles, Dan Newbauer, Larry, Josh, and Matt Yank, David Miller, Chase Delles, Connie Delles, John Moriarty, Jim Gerholdt, Tom Richardson, John Meltzer, Ann Porwoll, Uli and Michael Sacchet. Thanks to all for sharing these animals with us.

MONTHL Y RAFFLE

The raffle at last month's meeting raised $39. for MHS. The winners and their prizes were Ann POlWoll- MHS note cards, Toni Richardson - Snake Dance t-shirt, Peter Yanz - 2 tickets to a Vikings football game, David Miller -1urtle "Post-it" pad, Michael Sacchet - turtle note pad, John Meltzer - aquarium screen tops and rodent water bottle, Barney Oldfield - poster.

Thanks to all who purchased tickets and donated prizes. If you would like to contribute a prize to the raffle, bring it along to the monthly meeting.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The MHS Board of Directors recently adopted a Code of Ethics and a set of Aims and Goals for the Society. These two items are intended to help increase the awareness of the membership and general public as to the purpose of MHS. They are not meant to be restrictive or negative. They will help protect MHS from unnecessary problems stemming from an unifoInled public on the keeping of herps and from negative attention caused by improper collection, sale, or care of herps.

Code of Ethics of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

1. Members of MHS shall foster and promote an appreciation of reptiles and amphibians.

2. Members are expected to respect the the aims and goals of MHS and shall not diminish these goals or discredit or embarrass MHS.

3. Members are expected to discourage illegal or unethical conduct of the membern or nonmembers of MHS.

4. Members are expected to treat reptiles and amphibians in a humane and ethical manner, whether the animals are in the wild or captivity.

Disregarding this code of ethics may result in the loss of membership

Aims and Goals of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

1. To promote the conservation and preservation of reptiles and amphibians.

2. To educate the public to the value of reptiles and amphibians.

3. To educate its members as to the proper care of reptiles and amphibians in captivity.

4. To educate its members as to the importance of the maintaining natural populations of reptiles and amphibians.

5. To promote an atmosphere on open discussion of reptiles and amphibians amongst its members.

If you have questions about this feel free to talk. to President Jolm Moriarty or any board member.

HELP A HAPLESS HERP

At last month's meeting an Asian Garter Snake was adopted out to John Meltzer.Anyone with animals to go up for adoption should contact Fred Bosman prior to the meeting.

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MHS ELECTIONS COMING UP SOON

Do you have some great ideas on how to improve MHS? Have you always known that you could do a better job than the folks currently in office? If so, here's your chance to step fOlWard. Elections will be held at the MHS annual meeting in March. This may seem like a long way off but it's time for members to start thinking about running for an office. Candidates are needed for all board positions. These include President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Member-at-Large. The position of secretary will be divided into two positions.

Membership Secretary - Duties:

1. Maintain membership roster, including new memberships, renewals, and address changes. This includes the monthly updates to the mailing list and transfer of membership dues to the treasurer.

2. Send new members appropriate membership infonnation and membership cards to new and renewing members.

3. Send out renewal notices to appropriate members on a timely basis. 4. Maintain the inventory of MHS merchandise, including T-shirts, decals, patches, etc. 5. Respond to membership related correspondence. 6. Maintain recent back issues of the newsletters (one year). 7. Host board meetings as assigned.

Recording Secretary - Duties:

1. Record and maintain minutes of monthly member and board meetings and prepare copies of the minutes for the following board meeting.

2. Respond to non-membership related correspondence. 3. Draft letters as directed by the MRS board. 4. Maintain the archives of MHS. 5. Maintain the inventory of MRS supplies, except those under control of the membership

secretary. 6. Check the MHS mailbox at the Bell Museum at least once a week. 7. Host board meetings as assigned.

To find out more about the responsibilities of each position, talk to the member currently holding that position. Anyone interested in running for an office or nominating someone else should contact the Nominating Committee Chairperson, Bruce Haig, at a meeting or call him at (612) 789-4637.

COMO ZOO DOCENTS THANK MHS

Joan Peterson, Renaissance Festival Coordinator for the Como Zoo Docents, came to the MHS November Meeting to thank the membership for their participation in a successful exhibit at the 1990 Renaissance Festival. As a token of their thanks, Joan (on behalf of the docents) presented a check for $150. to MHS member, Bill Moss, who was this year's Mr. Congeniality at Ren Fest. Anyone interested in participating next year should talk. to Bill to fmd out just what goes on at Ren Fest.

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SNAKE FEEDING FUN by Bill Ness

Do all of the snakes in your collection eat frozen, thawed mice or rats that you just leave on the floor of the snake cage every time you feed them? If you answer yes, will you trade snakes with me? Sure, I have some great feeders. Everyone is entitled to a few perks. But there are some snakes that really get me frustrated. I had a baby Hognose Snake that wouldn't eat unless I tease him until he played dead and 1hen stuck a pinky mouse into his mouth. I have an adult Hognose that wants me to slowly drag a freshly killed mouse away from her to stimulate her interest. Of course, when out on a breeding loan this same snake practically jumped out of her cage to grab frozen, thawed mice off of 1he forceps.

Then there's Phred the Bunnese Python who is a nine and one-half foot long Morris the cat. "Got any live birds? Then I'm not interested, except maybe in your hand." When I got him, at six feet long, he would eat only live birds. I tried frozen, thawed rats with no luck, but that's not unusual. Lots of snakes take a while to start on frozen, thawed animals. Next I tried freshly killed rats, hamsters, gerbils, and mice. "Not interested. /I Then I tried stumring a rat 50 it would stay warm and the heart would still beat and all1hat good stuff. "No feathers, no eat" Finally I found someone with Cotumix quail and I threw in a live one. The bird didn't even hit the floor and the snake had it For a while I raised baby chickens but they are a lot of work and a lot of mess. I figured I'd raise them up to about a pound and freeze a bunch. "Thawed, frozen birds, no way. I want 'em kicking./I So I tried trail feeding without much success. Sometimes I would try a rat, leave it in the cage, then throw in a live bird. Phred would kill the bird, eat the rat then eat the bird -sometimes. One day I got a little irritated at this fmicky critter after watching him push a freshly killed rat around the cage for about ten minutes without ever opening his mouth. I took out my trusty two-foot long barbeque tongs, picked up the rat, and shoved it in his face. When he started moving the o1her way I swung the rat and hit him in the face. He momentarily opened his mouth and then shut it The old light bulb lit up and I swung the rat in his face about five more times until he really got ticked off. He grabbed the rat and swallowed it before he realized 1hat it had no feathers. Now I can usually getfmicky Phred to eat whenever I want him to as long as I slap feed him.

Then there's the tree boa 1hat uses the 'strike-drop-strike-drop' method of feeding. I have to offer him the same mouse three times to get him to eat it Baby Corn Snakes have been my worst feeders for some reason. They usually hiss, strike, and run away whenever I offer them pinkies. I fmally discovered that a cage half full of moss gives them enough security to eat like pigs. I have a yearling Corn Snake that believes in the motto /I eat until you puke". Needless to say, she's on a great diet

Ball Pythons right out of 1he wild are great fun to get feeding. Fll'St they fast for three months to a year while you offer them dead gerbils, live gerbils, dead mice, live mice, dead hamsters, live hamsters, dead rate pups, and live rat pups. Then one day the python will eat and you almost faint. Some maintain food preferences while o~ers go on to eat anything you offer. I have one Ball Python that eats fresh or frozen, thawed mice (but no more than two at a 1ime), one that fasted almost a full year and now eats anything as long as I move it a bit with the forceps, one that will eat freshly killed mice and hamsters when dangled from the forceps, and one that will eat only live hamsters. Now that the breeding season has started they are beginning to slow down and will probably fast for a while.

On the other end of the spectrum I have a couple of snakes that could be labelled as "too eager to eat". Their motto is "If it moves, bite it" so I have to be very cautious whenever I open the cage door or I will have a perforated hand.

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It seems to me that most of the snakes that gave ine trouble catne to iile as adults. TIley ifiust have had over-indulgent keepers who spoiled them or something. Snakes that I have raised from pups seem to be rather trouble-free feeders with only minor idiosyncrasies. Tess, my big boa that grew during my lean college years learned to eat whatever I could scrounge up. This included anything from field mice and sparrows to birds that hit the dorm window. Now she will eat anything I throw in the cage. So I guess if you want to have trouble-free feeders the thing to do is to raise them yourself and make sure that they eat a variety of foods as youngsters.

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

The Christmas season is now upon us so when making up your gift list keep MHS in mind. There are a number of MHS items for that hard to buy for people on your list Wouldn't Aunt Sehna love to fmd an MHS t-shirt under her tree? How about a set of MHS tree frog note cards for the boss. Here is a complete list of MHS merchandise. All items are available at the meeting.

Gift Memberships: Individual - $10.00 Family - $12.50 Contributing - $25.00

MHS T-shirts: Tenth Anniversary $10.00 Original $7.00

Tree Frog Note Cards - $4.00/set Decals 0.75 Patches 2.50

RATTLESNAKE BOUNTY BILL - AN EXAMPLE OF HOW LAWS ARE MADE

Last year, several MHS members were instrumental in the passing of legislation to end the bountying of rattlesnakes in Minnesota. Now, their work has been documented in a brochure entitled "How Six Bills Became Law". Copies can be obtained by contacting:

Minnesota House of Representatives 175 State Office Building 100 Constitution Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 (612) 296-2146

STUDENTS STUDY BLANDINGBS TURTLES

Students at St. Francis North School in Isanti, Minnesota have been studying the Blanding's Turtle. For the past two summers the students have been trapping and marking this species and monitoring the population in the area. The students are raising funds for the study by selling a Blanding's Turtle t-shlrt. For more infonnation contact:

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MHS HOLIDA Y BANQUET Last Chance to Make Reservations

DA 1E: Saturday, December 8 PLACE: Terrace Cafe TIME: 6: 30 - 10: 30 PM University of Minnesota

st. Paul Campus Student Center COST: $5.00 per person (covers beverages and room rental)

SPEAKER: Eric Thiss - The program will be a slide presentation on some of the unusual animals he has encountered in the years he has worked with herps.

Social hour: 6: 30 - 7 :30 Potluck dinner: 7:30

Speaker: follows dinner

MHS will provide coffee, wine, beer, and all tableware. People attending are asked to bring a food item and any serving utensil needed.

Contact Marilyn Brooks to make your reservation.

MHS NEW MEMBERS AND CHANGES

Please add this infonnation to your MRS White Pages.

Mark Bayless 1406 Holly Berkeley, CA 94703 (415) 527-3744

Norman Haskell 6662 D Berthold st. Louis, MO 63139 (314) 781-4910

Melanie Manteufel 2062 Marshall Ave. #21 st. Paul, MN 55104 (612) 224-9968

Mary Sulzan 9696 101st Street N. Stillwater, MN 55082 (612) 653-1997

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Jody Bearman 3704 40th Avenue S. Minneapolis,MN 55406 (612) 772-4872

DavidJuberian 195 Oneida #4 st. Paul, MN 55102 (612) 227-7900

Gerda Nordquist DNR, Box 7 500 Lafayette Rd. st. Paul, MN 55155-4007 (612) 296-6938

Helen Sutthill 2523 28th Ave. S. Minneapolis,MN 55406 (612) 724-9440

Alan Boucher 1517 Fainnont Ave. St. Paul, MN 55102

Alison McKenna 600 W. Franklin Ave. Minneapolis,MN 55405

Jerry Nyckal 29 W. 357 Oak Lane West Chicago, IL 60185 (708) 231-6089

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NEWSLETTER NOTES by Randy Blasus

This month I intend to take over responsibility for a column in this newsletter. Each month I will read the many newsletters that we receive from other herp societies and from these bring out new ideas, news, and other herp happenings to the membership. The newsletters mentioned are available in our library. It would also be good other MHS members to watch for items in local newspapers, television etc. Mention these during the Herp Hints portion of the monthly mee1ings.

There were several items of interest in the October 25 issue of Notes From Noah (Vol. XVIII, No.1). Bill McManaway, President of the Northern Ohio Association of Herpetologists (NOAH), mentioned that he received a communication from the Reptile Defense Fund which indicated that the a subsidiary of the Nestle Company is printing rattlesnake preparation instructions and recipes on the label of a product! (Page 26) ..... In the meantime, Bob Sears of Texas is trying to organize the 3rd Annual Rattlesnake Roundup Protest in Sweetwater, Texas. Bob writes /I Last year, for the frrst time, Texas Parks and Wildlife asked snake hunters to please stop pouring gasoline down holes in the ground to get snakes because they got too many letters from people who didn't like the idea. Not exactly hard hitting stuff, but it's a start. Letters do work and handwritten ones are the best - avoid form letters. Protests, however, are what attracts pUblicity. /I The protest is scheduled for March 9 and 10, 1991. Contact Bob Sears, Rt. 2 Box 42, Wingate, TX 79566 (915) 743-2531. Send your letters against the roundup to Attn: Catrlna Martin Texas Parks and Wildlife, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744. (Page 16-17)

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II their specialties. Please be reasonable about the time of day and how frequently you call. I! II II II Large pythons and constrictors Other Snakes II II Glen (Jake) Jacobsen 757-8268 Del Jones 938-8555 II II Jack Walsh, Jr. (715)822-8726 JohnMeltzer 263-7880 II

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FOR SALE: Florida Blue-sided Garter Snakes, Rosy Rat Snakes, White's Tree Frogs, Green Lacertas, 1.1 Baja Kingsnakes, 1.0 Columbian Boa, 0.0.1 Yucatan Boa. Aaron Hampton, 1186 So. M.L. King Jr. Dr., Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 362-0031.

FOR SALE: 0.0.8 Black Rat Snakes, c.h. 8/90, feeding on pinkie mice, $18. ea. Contact D.K. Compton at (612) 872-7266 days or weekends.

FOR SALE: 7.0 Oketee Corn Snakes (90), $10. ea.; 0.4 Oketee Corn Snakes (90), $15.; 0.0.5 Anole eating Oketee Corn Snakes, $5. ea.; 0.1 5 ft. Oketee Com Snake, $50., 1.03 ft. Rose Corn Snake, $45. Call David at (612) 444-9775.

FOR SALE: Anoles (brown, $2.50 ea. or green, $3. ea.); House Geckoes, $4. ea.; quantity discounts available. Call Uli at (612) 937-2371.

FOR SALE: Hand Picked Herps. living in the Miami area, we are able to select the fmest animals that are imported. If you want quality at reasonable prices contact Chris or J earmine at (305) 486-3037.

FOR SALE: 1.0 Common Boa, 8.0 ft. long, 30 Lb., 0.1.0 Lampropeltis zonata, California Mountain Kingsnake, 15 in., large oak cage with glass doors (2 ft. d x 4 w x 4 h), all accessories including Vita-light. Also herp magazines, books, and misc. $500. Call (612) 796-2816 after 6 PM.

FOR TRADE: 1.0 5 ft. Pine Snake (potential breeder) in exchange for friendly and easy to handle captive-bred Bull, Fox, and Hognose Snakes (one of each). Contact Westwood Nature Center at (612) 924-2544.

WANTED: Contributions to Herp Forum. Hints, advice, questions, news, ideas, and far-out philosophies are all welcome. The best contribution wins a t-shirt. Just ask me about it. Greg Kvanbek, (612) 533-7723.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Ads are run as a free service to paid members. Paid ads from non-members are not accepted Ads for venomous species, illegal species, or sick animals will not be run. MRS takes no responsibility for legality or health of any animal advertised here. Ads may be run for three consecutive months at which time ads may be re-submitted The editor reserves the right to omit ads when space is limited so as to allow all members a chance to advertise. Size of ads is limited to 4 typed lines or 1 standard size business card. Deadline for all newsletter items is the l~th of the month. Send all newsletter items to : ATTN: Newsletter Editor, Iviinnesota Herpetological Society, Bell Ivfuseum of Natural History, 10 Church St. S.E., :Minneapolis, ~lN 55455-0104 .

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