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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"9/29/75 - International City\nManagement Association Conference, Seattle\" of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald\nR. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nFINAL #2:\nINTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE\nSEATTLE, WASHINGTON\nSEPTEMBER 29, 1975\n\"A BETTER TOMORROW?\"\n`AT FIRST LOOK, YOUR CONFERENCE THEME SOUNDS LIKE A\nSLOGAN FOR AN APPLIANCE FAIR, BUT, IT HAS THE SENSE TO\nAVOID PROMISES AND THE COURAGE TO STATE A CHALLENGE. THE\nQUESTION IS WHETHER, WITH TODAY'S ABUNDANT BAD NEWS, WE\nHAVE THE COLLECTIVE WIT AND WILL TO IMPROVE,\nEVERY ONE OF US HAS AN INDIVIDUAL IDEA ABOUT WHAT\nWILL HELP MAKE TOMORROW BETTER. You ARE HERE TO FIND OUT\nWHICH, IF ANY, OF THOSE \"BETTER IDEAS\" IS REALLY THE BEST\nIDEA FOR YOUR CITY, THAT MEANS YOU WILL CONTINUE YOUR\nDIALOGUE REGARDING THE IMPOUNDERABLES OF CITY MANAGEMENT,\nBUT THIS TIME WITH A REAL COMMITMENT TO TACKLE THE \"NUTS\nAND BOLTS\".\nROBBIE BURNS SAID: \"THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND\nMEN OFT GO ASTRAY.\" ONE OF THE MOST \"OFT\" CAUSES IS A\nNUT OR BOLT THAT WAS OVERLOOKED IN THE ORIGINAL PLANNING\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n-2-\nI'D LIKE TO KEY THESE OPENING REMARKS TO THAT NOTE,\nTHAT ROBBIE BURNS QUOTE FITS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT HAS LAID OUT A HOST OF WELL-MEANING PLANS FOR\nOUR CITIES OVER THE PAST DECADE THAT HAVE \"GONE ASTRAY\"\nWITH, A VENGEANCE.\nTODAY, WITH THE BENEFIT OF CLAIRVOYANT HINDSIGHT,\nWE CAN POINT OUT THE ERRORS IN THOSE MASTER SCHEMES OF\nPAST YEARS.\nFOR EXAMPLE, THE \"LOOSE BOLT\" IN THE PROLIFERATION\nOF \"PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS\" WAS THE OVERLOOKED FACT THAT,\nIF YOU HOUSE ONLY THE VERY POOR IN A LARGE HOUSING PROJECT,\nYOU WILL CREATE A \"GHETTO\" NO MATTER WHERE YOU PLACE IT\nOR HOW WELL YOU CONSTRUCT IT.\nOUR CITIES HAVE ERECTED ANY NUMBER OF MONUMENTS TO\nTHIS KIND OF \"PLANNING\" -- ONE OF THE MOST DISASTEROUS\nBEING THE PRUITT-IGOE PROJECT IN ST. LOUIS.\nFORM\n-3-\nTHE \"MISSING NUT\" IN THE OLD HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE\nPLAN WAS THE FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT IF \"IT TAKES A HEAP\nO'LIVIN' TO MAKE A HOUSE A HOME\" -- IT ALSO TAKES A HEAP\nO'PAYIN'.\nA MORTGAGE SUBSIDY IS A CRUEL JOKE FOR THE POOR FAMILY\nWHO CAN'T MEET THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS.\nNow, CAN WE DO BETTER? YES!\nNOT BECAUSE WE ARE SMARTER, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT\nMORE HISTORY GOING FOR US AND FAR FEWER CHOICES. WE HAVE,\nAS A NATION, FINALLY REALIZED THAT THE RESOURCES OF BOUNTIFUL\nAMERICA ARE PRECIOUSLY FINITE.\nBUT IT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH OF A GOAL FOR US TO SAY WE\nWILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AGAIN.\nNEITHER OUR RESOURCES NOR THE STATE OF OUR ECONOMY IN\nTHIS TENSE WORLD GIVE US THE LUXURY OF MUDDLING THROUGH\nANOTHER SET OF UNWORKABLE PLANS FOR BETTER CITIES AND FOR\nBETTER HOUSING IN SEARCH OF A BETTER TOMORROW,\n-4-\nLIKE IT OR NOT THE NEW FOCUS MUST BE ON PLANNING,\nNOT ON MONEY, MONEY CAN AND WILL, OF COURSE, FOLLOW,\nBUT NOT BLINDLY AND CERTAINLY NOT ENDLESSLY.\nBUT EVEN BEFORE THE PLANNING BEGINS, WE MUST AGREE\nON BASIC PREMISES. LET ME SUGGEST A FEW.\nFIRST, WE MUST ADMIT THAT THERE ARE TODAY 16 MILLION\nFAMILIES OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AS \"THE HOUSING POOR\" --\nWHICH IS GOVERNMENT SHORTHAND FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SLUM\nCONDITIONS.\nTHIS IS NOT JUST A BIG CITY PROBLEM; THIS IS A PROBLEM\nOF THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE CITIES, OF THE SUBURBS, AND\nOF THE RURAL AREAS.\nSECOND, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON THE\n\"CLEAR AND BUILD\" STRATEGY IN WHICH WE PLACED so MUCH\nCONFIDENCE IN THE PAST, PRESERVATION AND RECYCLING OF\nOUR EXISTING ASSETS MUST COME FIRST,\n-5-\nTHIRD, WE HAVE FOUND BY EXPERIENCE THAT THE DESPERATELY\nPOOR SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO OWN THEIR OWN HOUSES, THE\nINEXORABLE COSTS OF UPKEEP, TAXES, UTILITIES AND THE MORTGAGE\nPUT OWNERSHIP BEYOND THE REACH OF THE TRUE POVERTY LEVEL.\nFOURTH, MUCH OF THE PLANNING DONE BY GOVERNMENTS HAS\nBEEN SHAMEFULLY WASTEFUL.\nLET ME DWELL A BIT ON THIS LAST POINT.\nPLANNING FAILURES HAVE OFTEN BEEN FAILURES BY THE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY OF LOCAL\nPROBLEMS. As REPRESENTATIVES OF SMALLER CITIES, MANY OF YOU\nHAVE BEEN FORCED TO WORK WITH PROGRAMS BETTER DESIGNED FOR BIG\nCITIES,\nBUT THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN LOCAL FAILURES. LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nSHARES WITH WASHINGTON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENERGY WASTING\nSPRAWL, FOR DESTROYING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED,\nAND FOR MASSING THE POOR INTO SOCIALLY DESTRUCTIVE CONCENTRATIONS.\nFORD\n-6-\nIN THE DAY-TO-DAY COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES, MONEY\nAND ENERGY HAVE TOO OFTEN BEEN EXHAUSTED IN SHORT-TERM\nSOLUTIONS.\nI DO NOT MINIMIZE ANY OF YOUR DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS,\nMINE, CERTAINLY USE UP MOST OF MY DAY.\nBUT ONE LESSON OF NEW YORK'S CURRENT FISCAL CRISIS\nIS THAT WE CANNOT BE STATISIFED WITH ONLY SHORT-RUN SOLUTIONS.\nTHE SYMPTOMS IN YOUR CITY MAY NOT BE AS PAINFULLY OBVIOUS\nAS THOSE IN NEW YORK, BUT YOU ARE HEARING THE WARNING WHISTLE.\nIT RESOLVES NOTHING TO SAY THAT ALL CITIES ARE IN THE\nSAME BOAT.\nYOURS IS A PAROCHIAL CALLING, YOUR CONSTITUENTS AREN'T\nASKING YOU TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE NATION -- OR OF THE\nWORLD -- JUST THEIRS,\nFAIR ENOUGH, AND MY PRIORITY AS SECRETARY IS TO HELP\nYOU DO JUST THAT.\n-7-\nI BELIEVE THAT WITH THE 1974 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT AcT, THERE IS A REAL POTENTIAL FOR A NEW ERA\nIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUD AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.\nTHE AcT PROVIDES FUNDS FOR RESPONSIBLE AND ENERGETIC\nCOMMUNITIES TO PLAN AND TO CARRY OUT THEIR HOUSING AND\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.\nFOR THE CITY MANAGER, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND\nTHE 701 PLANNING ASSISTANCE GRANTS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT.\nLAST WEEK THE HOUSE AND SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE\nVOTED TO MAKE $2.8 BILLION AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nGRANTS.\nUNDER THIS PROGRAM LOCAL COMMUNITIES DECIDE THEIR OWN\nDEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES AND DEVISE THE STRATEGIES THAT BEST\nUSE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.\nTODAY, NO CITY OFFICIAL CAN SAY HE'S INSTALLING A SEWER\n--- INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING OF HIGHER URGENCY -- BECAUSE\nALL WASHINGTON IS HANDING OUT IS SEWER MONEY.\n-8-\nWE PERCEIVE OUR FIRST YEAR WITH THIS PROGRAM AS\nENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL. IN SPITE OF ABBREVIATED TIME-\nFRAMES AND NEW PROCEDURES, 78 PERCENT OF LOCAL OFFICIALS\nASKED STATED THAT THESE BLOCK GRANTS SIGNIFICANTLY\nINCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO LOCAL\nPROBLEMS, AND 85 PERCENT RECOGNIZED AND WELCOMED A\nDECREASE OF FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN THEIR DECISION-\nMAKING PROCESSES.\nAs A CONDITION TO RECEIVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nFUNDS, A CITY MUST SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ASSESSING\nITS NEEDS, RESOURCES, PRIORITIES AND GOALS.\nIT MUST ALSO SET FORTH A PLAN FOR MEETING THE\nIDENTIFIED HOUSING NEEDS OF ITS LOWER INCOME FAMILIES,\nI WOULD JUST LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE BLOCK GRANT\nPART OF THE '74 AcT ISN'T JUST A CONCEPT -- IT'S THE LAW.\n\"CREATIVITY\" ISN'T MERELY ALLOWED -- IT'S PRACTICALLY\nMANDATED.\n-9-\nAND, TWO KEY ELEMENTS OF ANY GOOD PLAN IS THE ABILITY\nTO ANALYZE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EFFORTS BEING\nTAKEN AND TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS IN A WAY THAT ATTRACTS\nOTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT.\nOVER 60 PERCENT OF THE $2.6 BILLION APPROPRIATED FOR\nFEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THIS FIRST YEAR WERE\nUSED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF DECLINING AND BLIGHTED\nNEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICES NECESSARY TO\nSUPPORT THESE EFFORTS,\nTHIS STRIKES US AS A SENSIBLE ECONOMY,\nTHIS ALSO UNDERSCORES THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF BLOCK\nGRANTS -- A SPECIAL FORM OF REVENUE-SHARING -- OVER THE\nOLD CATEGORICAL GRANTS.\nBy LEADING US AWAY FROM THINKING ABOUT CITY PROBLEMS\nIN SEVEN ENUMERATED CATEGORIES, WE ARE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE\nAND COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH REAL, NOT\nASSUMED PROBLEMS.\n-10-\nBy INCREASING THE CITIES FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS\nTHEIR PROBLEMS, WE GREATLY INCREASE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES\nFOR LEVERAGING THEIR FUNDS,\nBOTH RESULTS STRETCH THE MONEY AND THE MINDS OF\nCITY, PLANNERS,\nBUT THE $75 MILLION THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE\nVOTED TO MAKE AVAILABLE THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR 701 PLANNING\nGRANTS, WHICH CONSTITUTES A 50 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST\nYEAR'S FUNDING, MAY IN MANY RESPECTS PROVE MORE IMPORTANT\nTO YOU THAN THE $2.8 BILLION VOTED FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nGRANTS.\nI KNOW THAT 701 FUNDING IS THE CITY MANAGER'S IDEA\nOF PRACTICAL FEDERAL HELP. ONE OF MY CITY MANAGER FRIENDS\nCALLS IT \"HORSEPOWER FROM HEADQUARTERS\".\nIT PROVIDES MANAGERS WITH ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WHEN\nIT COUNTS MOST -- AT THE PLANNING STAGE.\nFORD\nLIBRARY\n&\nOSTATO\n-11-\nRECENT CHANGES IN THE LAW CAN ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM'S\nPAST WEAKNESSES. Too OFTEN 701 MONIES WERE USED TO DEVELOP\nPLANS THAT WERE NEVER IMPLEMENTED OR EVEN SERIOUSLY\nCONSIDERED. THEY WERE PLACED IN PRETTY COVERS AND SHELVED\nIN STATE OR LOCAL OFFICES OR IN WASHINGTON.\nFROM NOW ON THE PLANS DEVELOPED SHOULD BE OFF THE\nSHELF AND ON THE DESK -- THE MANAGER'S DESK -- AND OPEN.\nTHE LAW NOW CALLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE\nLAND USE PLAN, AS WELL AS AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING NEEDS\nIN TERMS OF EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE POPULATION GROWTH.\nTHE LAW ALSO REQUIRES SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN\nSELF-EVIDENT FOR THE PAST DECADE: THE LAND USE ELEMENT\nAND THE HOUSING ELEMENTS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH ONE\nANOTHER.\nTHE BOUNDARIES OF YOUR CITY -- NO MATTER THE MILEAGE --\nARE FINITE. EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE TODAY WILL -- SOONER\nOR LATER -- IMPACT ON THE LAND WITHIN THAT ENVIRON.\n-12-\nNOT JUST THE OBVIOUS DECISIONS -- LIKE BUILDING A\nHOUSING PROJECT, AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, A HYDROELECTRIC\nPLANT OR A SCHOOL COMPLEX,\nBUT, INSIDIOUS SIDE ISSUES -- LIKE WHERE TO PUT\nTHE GARBAGE, HOW TO ROUTE THE SEWAGE, PARK THE CARS,\nABATE THE DECIBELS, AND PROVIDE POLICE AND OTHER PUBLIC\nSERVANTS,\nWE HAVE SEEN THE WASTEFUL, AND EVEN THE TRAGIC EFFECTS,\nOF UNPLANNED AND HAPHAZARD LAND DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE\nABANDONED EXISTING CITY HOUSING WITH ALL THE NECESSARY\nSTREETS, SEWERS, SCHOOLS AND TRANSPORTATION IN PLACE TO\nBUILD WHOLE NEW SUBURBS WITHOUT ANY REAL THOUGHT,\nHUD's STUDIES DEMONSTRATE STATISTICALLY THAT WHICH\nWE MIGHT HAVE CONCLUDED INTELLIGENTLY A DECADE AGO THAT\nTHE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SUBURBS CONSUMES HALF AGAIN AS\nMUCH LAND, CAPITAL, AND ENERGY AND CREATES NEARLY HALF\nAGAIN MORE AIR POLLUTION THAN THE RECYCLING OF EXISTING\nASSETS, No CITY TODAY CAN AFFORD SUCH WASTE.\n-13-\nTHE CITY THAT LEAVES THESE POWERFUL FACTS OF LIFE\nTO CHANCE NEED NOT ASK: \"FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.\"\nALL OF THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE THINK THAT 701\nIS GOING TO SOLVE THE CITIES' PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT OR ALL\nBY ITSELF.\nBUT WHAT 701 IS DESIGNED TO DO IS TO PULL TOGETHER\nTHE BEST MINDS AND THE BEST THINKING AT EVERY LEVEL OF\nGOVERNMENT -- STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL.\nI DO NOT MEAN TO SUGGEST BY THAT, THAT THE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT IS GOING TO INVADE CITY HALL. QUITE TO THE\nCONTRARY.\nTHE OBJECT OF 701 IS TO ASSIST LOCAL PLANNERS TO\nMAKE THEIR DECISION -- LOCALLY CONCEIVED, LOCALLY\nPERCEIVED AND LOCALLY EXECUTED.\nSTILL, AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nAND 701 PLANNING PROGRAMS ARE, THE FEDERAL BUDGET IS\nFINITE. NOT ALL OF YOUR CITIES RECEIVED BLOCK GRANTS;\nNOT ALL OF THEM RECEIVED PLANNING GRANTS; AND MOST OF\nTHE GRANTS WERE SMALLER THAN YOU WANTED.\n-14-\nTHESE LIMITED RESOURCES CALL UPON YOUR MOST CREATIVE\nPOWERS AND OURS. LET ME SUGGEST SOME EXAMPLES WITH RESPECT\nTO PLANNING GRANTS. WE HAVE BEGUN TO FOCUS ON CONSOLIDATED\nAPPLICATION FROM CONSORTIUMS OF CITIES OR FROM REGIONAL\nCOUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS.\nTHAT MEANS SHARING OF EXPERTISE AND SERVICES; SHARING\nEXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC DATA COSTS AND COMPUTER OUTPUTS;\nCOMBINING AND INTERCHANGING INFORMATION CONCERNING COMMON\nPROBLEMS OF CITIES IN GIVEN REGIONAL AREAS,\nTHIS APPROACH OFFERS REAL PROMISE FOR STRETCHING THE\nAVAILABLE DOLLARS,\nTo ILLUSTRATE, THE KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE AREAWIDE\nPLANNING ORGANIZATION HAS USED 701 FUNDS TO PREPARE HOUSING\nASSISTANCE PLANS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THEIR\nJURISDICTION. AND, A NON-METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION\nIN PENNSYLVANIA HAS DEVELOPED A BUILDING CODE INSPECTION\nPROGRAM WITH A CENTRAL CADRE OF BUILDING INSPECTORS WHICH\nNO ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES COULD HAVE ALONE AFFORDED,\n-15-\nPUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS SERVE SEVERAL LOCALITIES BY\nRIDING CIRCUIT, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED EXPERTISE IN KENTUCKY\nAND GEORGIA, EVEN WITH LIMITED FEDERAL FUNDS. WE ARE\nMAKING EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE INNOVATIVE IDEAS SUCH AS\nTHESE,\nWE ALSO SEEK TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF CITY\nMANAGERS.\nTHESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMES -- TIMES WHEN WE NEED\nALL THE TRAINED TALENT WE CAN GET -- MEN, WOMEN, MAJORITIES\nAND MINORITIES -- INTO POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN CITY\nMANAGEMENT AND IN THE ICMA. LET ME CANDIDLY SAY: I WOULD\nLIKE TO SEE A WOMAN AND A BLACK ON YOUR BOARD.\nONE WAY WE TRY TO EXPAND THE POOL OF TALENT IS BY\nFUNDING THE ICMA AWARDS OF CONTRACTS TO UNIVERSITIES TO\nDEVELOP NEW METHODS TO TRAIN CITY MANAGERS. THIS YEAR,\nTEN HUD-FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION CONTRACTS\nTOTALLING $100,000 WILL BE JOINTLY ADMINISTERED BY\nTHE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS\nASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL\nASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC\nAFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION\n-16-\nIT IS ONE OF THE PLEASURES AND PRIVILEGES OF MY\nOFFICE -- PARTICULARLY AT THIS TIME AND PLACE -- TO\nANNOUNCE THE TEN WINNERS.\nTHEY ARE:\n1.\nTHE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE -- TRINITY UNIVERSITY\n(OF TEXAS).\n2.\nLONG BEACH AND Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA --\nCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.\n3.\nMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY.\n4.\nALASKA CITY MANAGERS -- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA.\n5.\nDELAWARE ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION\n-- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE.\n6.\nSOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MANAGERS -- UNIVERSITY\nOF GEORGIA.\n7.\nKANSAS CITY MANAGERS -- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS,\n8.\nMARYLAND MANAGERS -- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.\n9.\nNORTH TEXAS CITY MANAGERS -- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS\nAT ARLINGTON.\n10.\nWEST VIRGINIA MANAGERS -- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.\n(\n-17-\nMR. RICHARD H. CUSTER TOLD ME THAT THE AWARDS WILL\nBE COVERED IN DETAIL IN THE ICMA CONFERENCE DAILY NEWSLETTER.\nI HAVE ALSO AUTHORIZED AN OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT\nTO THE PUBLIC,\nMy SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU,\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH."
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