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FOOT-BALL RULES REFEREE'S BOOK. AUTHORIZED AND ADOPTED BY THE

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ALSO, CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Entered according

to

Act of Congress,

iS88,

Foo^-Ball Association, and

by American Intercollegiate

published for them by

WRIGHT & DITSON,

Boston.

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FOOT -BALL RULES,

Rule

i.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

fall

(a)

A it

(c)

A

made by

letting the ball

from the hands and kicking

instant (d)

A drop-kick is

very

at the

it

rises.

it

place-kick

is

made by kicking the

ball after

has been placed on the ground.

punt

is

made by

from

letting the ball fall

the hands and kicking

it

before

it

touches the

ground. (d) Kick-off is a

place-kick from

the

centre

of

the field of play, and cannot score a goaL (e)

Kick-out

is

a

drop-kick,

or place-kick,

a player of the side which has ball

down

in

their

own

by

touched the

goal, or into

whose

4

Rule

i

— Con. the ball has gone, and cannot

touch-in-goal

score a goal.

(/)

A

free kick

one where the opponents are

is

restrained by rule.

Rule (/-»)

2.

{a)

A

Rule

3.

Rule

4.

In touch

fair is

—A

A

of bounds.

putting the ball in play from touch.

foul

{a)

means out

is

any violation

touch-down

is

of a rule.

made when

the ball

is

carried, kicked, or passed across the goal line

and there held. {b)

A

safely

is

made when

a player guarding his

goal receives the ball from a player of his

and then touches or

it

when he himself

own

own

either by a pass, kick, or a snap-back,

side,

down behind

carries the ball across his

goal line and touches

puts the ball

when

the ball

into

his goal line,

it

his ovvn

down, or when he touch-in-goal, or

being kicked by one of his

own

— 5

Rule

4

Con.

side

bounds back from an opponent across the

goal line and he then touches {c)

A

touch-back

is

made when

it

down.

a player

the ball to the ground behind his

touches

own

goal,

the impetus which sent the ball across the line

having been received from an opponent.

Rule

5.

— A punt-out

the

side

is

a punt

made by

a player of

which has made a touch-down

opponents' goal to another of his

their

in

own

side for a fair catch.

Rule

6.

—A

ball, in

goal

may be

obtained by kicking the

any way except a punt, from the

field

of play (without touching the ground, or dress,

or person of any player after the kick) over the

cross-bar or post of opponents' goal.

Rule

7.

— A scrimmage takes place when

of the ball puts

puts

it

in play

it

down on

by kicking

the holder

the ground, and it

or snapping

it

back.

y/

Rule

8.

—A

fair

catch

is

a catc

made

direct

from a

kick by one of the opponents, or from a puntout by one of

catcher

made

a

same

the

mark with

side,

provided the

his heel at the spot

where he has made the catch, and no other

of

his side touch the ball.

Rule

9.

— Charging

is

rushing forward to seize the

ball or tackle a player.

Rule

10.

— Interference

in

any way to obstruct or hold a player who

has not the

Rule I.

ii.

— The

When

ball,

ball is

is

using the hands or arms

not the runner.

dead

:

the holder has cried down, or

referee has cried down, or

has called II.

III.

When When

when

the

when the umpire

foul,

a goal has been obtained. it

has gone into touch, or touch-in-goal,

except for punt-out.

IV.

When

a touch-down or safety has been made.

7

Rule V.

ii

— Con,

When

can be made while the put

Rule

in play

by

ball

is

play

dead, except to

rule.

—The grounds must be

12.

No

a fair catch has been heeled.

330 feet

in length

and t6o feet in width, with a goal placed in the middle of each goal

line,

composed

upright posts, exceeding twenty feet

and placed 18

feet,

of

two

in height,

6 inches apart, with cross-

bar ten feet from the ground.

Rule

13.

— The

eleven

game

men

or injured

shall

each: and

be played by teams of in

case of a disqualified

player a substitute shall take his

place.

Rule

14.

—There

No man alumnus

shall

shall

be an umpire and a referee.

act as

of either of the

The umpires

shall

by the Advisory shall

an

umpire who

competing

is

an

colleges.

be nominated and elected

Committee.

The

be chosen by the two captains

referee of the

Rule

14

Con.

opposing teams of

in

referred

to

each game, except

when

disagreement,

the

choice

case

in

be

shall

Advisory Committee, whose

the

decision shall be

All the referees and

final.

be

permanently, elected and

umpires

shall

assigned

on or before October 15th

in

each

year.

Rule

15.

{a)

The umpire

and his decision

ers

and unfair {b)

The

referee

cision

is

the judge for the play-

is

final

regarding fouls

tactics. is

judge for the

is final in all

ball

and

his de-

points not covered by the

umpire.

Rule

16.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The time

of a

game

is

an hour and a

half,

each side playing forty-five minutes from each goal.

There

shall

be ten minutes intermission

between the two halves.

The game

shall

be

decided by the score of even halves.

Either

side refusing to play after ordered to

by the

9

Rule

i6 — Con.

referee, shall forfeit the

This

shall also

commence the game when The referee shall

apply to refusing to

ordered to by

game.

the referee.

notify the captains of the time remaining not

more than t^n nor the end of each

Rule

17.

— No one

less

than five minutes from

half.

nails or iron

wearing projecting

plates on his shoes shall be allowed to play in

a match.

No

stickey or greasy substance shall

be used on the person of players.

Rule

18.

—The

ball

goes into touch when

the side line, or

when the

Rule

19.

is

in

—The

touch and the goal line captains

commencement

shall

of the

crosses

holder puts part of

either foot across or on that line. line

it

toss

The touch

in goal.

up before the

match, and the winner

of the toss shall have his choice of goal or of kick-off.

The same

side shall not kick-off in

two successive halves.

y

lO

Rule

20.

— The

be kicked

ball shall

ning of each half

;

been obtained, the side which has kick

Rule

21.

Rule

lost

it

shall

off.

—A

fair

the begin-

off at

and whenever a goal has

who

player

made and claimed

has-

a

catch shall take a drop-kick, or a punt, or

place the ball for a place-kick.

The opponents

may come up

mark, and the

to the catcher's

ball

must be kicked from some spot behind

that

mark on

22.

a parallel to touch line.

— The side which

behind the

ball

when

has a free kick must be it is

kicked.

At

kick-off

the opposite side must stand at least ten yards in front of the ball until

Rttle

23.

— Charging

is

it is

lawful

kicked.

for

punter advances beyond his

opponents

line, or in

a place-kick, immediately the ball

play by touching the ground. punt-out, not

till

ball is kicked.

is

if

a

case of

put

in

In case of a

—— II

Rule

24.

{a)

A

player

put

is

scrimmage, he gets

off side,

if,

in front of the ball, or

the ball has been last touched by his

behind him. be

It

off side shall

until again

A

own

No

goal.

touch the

on

ball,

player

when

or interrupt, or

side.

player being off side

is

put on side when

the ball has touched an opponent, or of his

if

side

opponent with his hands or arms

obstruct

{b)

own

impossible for a player to

is

off side in his

during a

own

with the

when one

side has run in front of him, either ball,

or

having

touched

it

when

behind him.

Rule

25.

— No

interfere

player shall lay his

by use

of

hands or arms, with an

opponent, unless he has the

Rule

26.

{a)

A foul

shall

hands upon, or

ball.

be granted for intentional

delay of game, off side play,

or

opponent, unless he has the

ball.

holding an

No

delay

12

Rule

26

Con.

arising from any cause whatsoever shall continue more than five minutes. {b)

The

penalty for fouls and violation of rules,

except otherwise provided, shall be a down for the other side or, if the. side making the ;

foul has not the ball, five yards to the opponents.

Rule 27.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A

player shall be disqualified for unneccessary roughness, hacking, throttling, butting, tripping up, intentional tackling below the knees, and striking with closed fist.

Rule 28.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A

player

may throw

or pass the ball

in

any direction except toward opponents'

goal.

the ball be batted or thrown forward

shall

If

go down on the spot

Rule 29.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If

a player

to

when

off side

an opponent trying for a ing

him, or the

ball,

it

opponents. interferes with

fair catch,

by touch-

or waving his

hat

or

hands, the opponent may have a free kick, or down, where the interference occurred.

,

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 13 R.ULE 30.

{a) If

and the

a player having the ball be tackled

ball fairly held

the

man

so tackling

shall cry "held," the

one so tackled must cry

"down" and some

player of his side put

down

for

The snapper back

scrimmage.

a

it

and the man opposite him cannot pick out the ball

with the hand until

touch a third

it

man

nor can the opponents touch the ball until in

motion.

but half the

The snapper back

side in the act of snapping back, the ball

be snapped again, and

it is

entitled to

snapper back be

If the

ball.

is

this

if

;

off

must

occurs three

times on same down, the ball goes to opponents.

The man who

first

when snapped back from back from a

receives

the

a down, or thrown

not carry the ball for-

fair, shall

ward under any circumstances whatever. in

ball

If,

three consecutive fairs and downs, unless

the ball cross the goal

have advanced the

twenty yards,

it

line,

a team shall not

ball five or

shall

taken

it

back

go to the opponents on

Rule 30

Con.

spot of fourth.

-

Consecutive

"

means without

leaving the hands of the side holding

it, and by a kick giving opponents fair and equal chance of gaining possession of it.

{b)

The man who puts mage can not pick some

third man.

"

the ball in play in a scrimit

up

Third

until

man

"

it

has touched

means any other

player than the one putting the ball in play and the man opposite him.

Rule 31.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If

the ball goes into touch, whether

bounds back or

not, a player

it

on the side which

down must bring it to the spot where the line was crossed, and there either touches

I.

it

Bound the

ball in the field of play, or touch it with both hands, at right angles to the touch line, and then run with it, kick it, or throw it in

back 11.

III.

;

or

Throw it out at Walk

out with

right angles to the touch line it

any distance not

at right angles to less than five

touch

;

or

line,

nor more than

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 15

Rule

Con.

3:

fifteen yards,

claring

who

how

and there put

far

down,

puts the ball in must face

nents' goal, and

puts

his

hands

field or

oppo-

Anyone, except him, who or

feet

between

the

his opponents' goal is off side.

ball

If it

not thrown out at right angles, either side claim

it

de-

first

The man

he alone can have his foot

outside touch line.

and

it

he intends walking.

thrown over again, and

put in play fairly in three

if

trials

it it

fail

shall

be

may

to

be

go to

the opponents.

Rule

32.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A

side

which has made a touch-down

their opponents' goal

must

in

try at goal, either

by a place-kick or a punt-out.

Rule

33.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

If

the try be by a place-kick, a player of

the side which has touched the ball

bring

it

up

to the goal line,

opposite the spot where

bring

it

it

down

shall

and making a mark

was touched down,

out at right angles to the goal line such

i6

Rule

^^

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Con.

distance as he thinks proper, and there place

must remain behind

it

The opponents

for another of his side to kick.

their goal line until the

ball has been placed on the ground.

Rule

34.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

the try be by a punt-out, the punter

If

up the goal

shall bring the ball

a

line,

mark opposite the spot where

it

and making

was touched

down, punt-out from any spot behind

line of

goal and not nearer the goal post than such

mark, to another of his

side,

who must

all

stand

outside goal line not less than fifteen feet.

down was made

the touch

touch in goal, the

made from

the intersection

the goal and touch lines.

The opponents

punt-out shall be of

in

If

may

line

space of

up anywhere on the goal five feet

line,

except

on each side of punter's mark,

but cannot interfere with punter, nor can he

touch the

some other from

a

ball after

player.

punt-out,

kicking If

the

it

until

it

a fair catch be

mark

shall

touch

made

serve

to

:

:

17

Rule

34-^^<^^^-

determine positions as the mark

any

of

fair

catch.

Rule

35.

a

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A

side

safety

which has made a touch-back or

must kick out from not more than

twenty-five yards outside the kicker's goal.

If

the ball go into touch before striking a player it

must be kicked out again

three times in succession

opponents as

if

shall

it

this occurs

be given to

touch on twenty-five yard line

in

on side where

and

;

it

went

out.

At

kick-out oppo-

nents must be on twenty-five yard line or nearer their

Rule

36

own

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The

goal.

following shall be the value of each

point in the scoring

Goal obtained by touch-down,

Goal from

field kick,

Touch-down

.

failing kick,

Safety by opponents,

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CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE

I.

Tlie name of this Association shall be the American Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Association.

ARTICLE Sec.

1.

— This Association

n.

shall consist of

Harvard,

Yale, Princeton, Wesleyan, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Sec.

2.

— No

college shall be admitted to

ship except by an

Sec.

3.

unanimous

member-

vote.

— The annual assessment

shall be $25 from each college, and out of the total sum $75

expended

shall be

for a

Championship Pen-

nant. iSec. ..

Any

to pay the annual ason or before December 1st of each year shall forfeit its membership to the Asso-

4^^—

college failing

'^*sessinent

ciation.

20

ARTICLE Sec.

1.

III.

— The officers shall consist of a Secretary,

President, a

and a Treasurer.

The Presidency last

shall be held by the college holding the charapionsLip. The Secre-

tary and Treasurer shall be elected

Sec.

2.

— There

by

ballot.

be a Graduate Advisory Comone member being elected by the Alumni, or appointed by the Faculty of shall

mittee of five

;

each of the colleges in the association.

Sec.

3.

— This Advisory Committee

shall

meet and

propose the rules, or changes in the same, on the first Saturday in March in each year, and shall

submit the said proposed rules or changes

to the Secretary of the Intercollegiate Association,

on or before the

first

Saturday in April,

be forthwith transmitted by him to the respective col lege Associations before the Spring

to

i

Meeting of the Intercollegiate Association, At to occur on the first Saturday in May. that meeting the said proposed rules or changes shall be acted upon, and be returned by the Intercollegiate Association, with its approval or disapproval, to the Advisory Com-

21

SEC. 3.—Continiied. its Summer Meeting, to occur on Saturday in June. Those rules or

mittee at the

first

changes approved, shall forthwith take

effect;

those disapproved shall go over for consideration until the following Spring, unless they shall receive four votes in the

mittee, in

take

which case they

Advisory Comimmediately

shall

effect.

Sec.

4.

— Each of the

Sec.

5.

— At the written request of any two members

five members of the Advisory Committee shall have a full vote.

Any one may vote and act by representative, with a written proxy. Three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

of the Advisory Committee, or delegates of

the Intercollegiate Association, the Secretary

of the committee shall convene a meeting both of the Advisory Committee and Intercollegiate Association,

but the same shall be

only on a five days' written notice to the va-

members and delegates, which notice must contain a statement of the object of the

rious

said meetings.

The meetings

of the present

year shall be governed by this section.

22 Seo.

6.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There

shall

be an Umpire and a Referee.

The referee shall judge for the ball, and the umpire for the player. No man shall act as an umpire who is an alumnus of either of the competing colleges.

The umpires shall be nominated and elected by the Advisory Committee. The referee shall be chosen by the two captains of the opposing teams in each game, except, in case of disagreement, the choice shall be referred to the Advisory Committee, whose decision shall be final. All referees and umpires shall be permanently elected and assigned on or before October 15 in each year.

Sec.

7.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The

Advisory Committee shall act as a Committee of Appeals, and shall hold its regular annual session on the first Saturday in December of each year, at which time it shall hear and finally determine any appeal, which

in writing, from a decision or determination which substantially affects the inter-

must be

pretation or construction of

any provision of

the Constitution or of the Rules of the Association,

during the year preceding

;

but

this

section shall not be construed as affecting any

— 2.^

SEC.

7.

Continued.

question of fact, the determination of which rests in the discretion of the referee.

ARTICLE Sec.

1.

— The

IV.

series shall consist of

one game with

each college, and shall be played upon grounds

mutually agreed upon.

Sec.

2.

— The

two leading

colleges of the preced-

ing year shall play in or near

Sec.

3.

New

York.

— Tlie Championship

shall be decided by the number of games won. In case of a games won, the team losing the fewest

greatest tie in

games Sec.

4.

shall

have the championship.

— In case there

is a tie for second place in the championship series, the record of the previous year shall determine which of the two colleges so tying shall play with the champions in New York, according to the provis-

ions of Section 2 of this Article.

ARTICLE

V.

In all the championship games the net receipts shall be equally divided between the contesting colleges.

24

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ARTICLE Any team

VI.

^

meet its engagements shall, by unavoidable accident or by postponement with the consent in failing to

unless the failure be caused in travelling,

writing of the other team,

Any

forfeit its

college failing to put a

membership. field each

team in the

its membership.

A certificate sigu^ ed by three members of the Faculty shall be considered sufficient excuse for failure to play.

year shall forfeit

ARTICLE VH. shall be two meetings of this Association. be held on the first Saturday in May, the other on the second Saturday in October.

There

One

to

ARTICLE VIIL The printing of the rules and constitution shall be done by the A. I. F.-B. A., and 50 copies shall be forwarded by the Secretary to each college of the Association free of charge.

ARTICLE No man

shall play

Association.

IX.

more than

five

years in this

25

ARTICLE

X.

If a question arises concerniDgthe eligibility of any

member

of a team to play in championship games, a

certificate

signed by three members of the Faculty,

stating that he

is

standing, shall be

a

member

deemed

of the college, in regular

sufficient

tions of eligibility shall be decided

;

all

other ques-

by the Committee

of Appeals.

ARTICLE XL

A majority or to

amend

vote shall be necessary to pass any vote

this Constitution.

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You

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always keep

tlie

them soon

rots the bladder.

bladder dry by using the

new

foot-ball inflator.

Price

$1.00 28

Canvas Foot-Ball Jackets.

Strongly made of the best quality white canvas, after the

latest

Each

.

.

used by the college

styles

Per doz.

$1.75

.

foot-ball .

.

teams.

$18 00

.

SOMETHING NEW. The Elastic Back Eoot-Ball Jacket.

This jacket

tion

of

the back, in which there

inserted an elastic gore, allow-

is

ing

Per dozen Canvas Jacket.

motion

of

arms and back.

Price, each

„

freedom

perfect

for the

„

made the same wilh the excep-

the ordinary,

as

White canvas,

is

....

.

best

quality,

per pair

„

„

per doz.

.

.

.

$2.75 30.00

.

.

$1.75

.

.

18.00

Prices and samples of corduroy, moleskji, homespun,

and

cassiraeres furnished

on 29

application.

FOOT-BALL SHOES. WITH LEATHER CROWBARS.

m No.

Best French

1.

'

iir""

calf,

'

^

high-laced, extra strong

$6.50

soles

No.

1^.

Best American

No.

2.

Heavy

No.

3.

Any less

calf

.

.

.

canvas, foxed with leather

.

.

5.00

.

.

3.00

Light canvas of the

per

2.25

above furnished without crossbars, at 50cts.

pair.

RUBBER FOOT-BALL RUSHER'S

MOUTH PROTECTOR. Samples by mail, each

....,$

.50

FOOT-BALL SHIN GUARDS White canvas Leather

.......

-

.

$1.00 1.50

Worsted Foot-Ball Goods.

No.

1.

Extra heavy English Sweaters, very soft and flufly,

$4.50

plain colors

Extra heavy English Sweaters, very soft and flufly,

No.

2.

4.75

striped

Heavy English Sweaters, knit

close

and hard, 4.50

plain colors

Heavy English Sweaters,

knit close and hard, 4.75

striped

No.

3.

Same Same

as No.

1,

as No.

1,

striped

except a except a

lighter weight,

little

.... little

3.50

lighter weight,

No. 4. Navy Blue Sweaters No. 5. Harvard Sweaters Extra fine worsted jerseys, plain Extra fine worsted jerseys, striped Extra fine worsted knee-tights, plain Extra fine worsted knee-tights, striped Extra fine worsted sl<ull-caps, any color Extra fine worsted belts .

.

Foot-Ball Stockings.

3.75

2.50 2.00

4.00 4.25 2.75

300 1

00

40 and 50c.

All our gloves are carefully made of selected leather, stuffed with the best curled hair, and have solid palms, the fingers being made by stitching double fourchettes inside the glove.

They are the best gloves in the market, and are carefully inspected before leaving our factory.

especial attention to our " B.B." is the very best in the market. following is one of the many testimonials received from our patrons

Would call

glove, which

The

:

Messrs Wright & Ditson, Boston, Mass.

Gents, I take pleasure in recommending

—

k\\t-/ iS^CT

•

^

using them used.

^^' Professional Boxing Ciub to all inquire for a first-class article.

I find by better and tear less than any make of glove I ever they keep their shape Patsey Sheppard.

Very truly yours,

^

/ l^^s^^.^" \\W-\ ^"^ IJl^l!

V«s»ui^^gJ

^^^^

J

-vvho

Price per

JV^o.

B.B.

Professional Contest Glove, made of the best selected imported kid and Set. ventilated palms, curled hair double hand sewed with waxed linen and warranted to be the best glove in use. Used and recommended by country the in $7 oo all the professionals are made of soft tan leather palms and chamois coverings, Boys' 2 50 stuffed with curled hair Men's; made of the same as above, but better quality leather and hair, 3 00 wrists palms and bound with leather; blue fancy Made of extra tan 3 50 leather strings to tighten around the wrists 4 00 Same as No. C. with padded heel Made with white kid palms and fancy blue leather cuflFs, with elastic to extra fine soft coverings and ventilated wrists tighten around the ;

A. B. C.

;

;

;

D. E.

,

;

450

palms F.

G.

Same as No. E. with padded heel Made with soft tan dog-skin palms, with fancy red leather cuffs, and elastic to tighten around the wrists; extra fine soft coverings and ven,

tilated

H. I.

J.

K.

L.

M.

palms

Same as No. G. with padded heel Professional Sounding Gloves, made with Indian tanned reindeer palms, and white kid coverings, and red, white and blue fancy leather cuffs, stuffed with the best curled hair, and double sewn in with an extra band of leather; ventilated palms Same as No. I., with padded heel Made of imported white French kid ; palms and coverings of the very best material, finished with long, red, white and blue fancy leather cuffs, nicely stitched with silk, etc.; venti'ated palms Same as No. K. , with padded heel Professional or Contest Gloves, made to lace up the back under the white kid covering. The hair, in order to tighten it to any sized hand tops of the fingers are outside, so the hand may be closed as easily as in a kid glove ... ,

5

00

5 50 6 00

6 50

700 7 50

8 00

;

Send for complete Catalogue

WRIGHT & DITSON,

of Athletic

6 00

Goods.

Boston, Mass.

No.

Wrig^ht Is

&

lo.

Ditson's Noiseless Chest-Weight most elegant and complete piece of

undoubtedly the

home for obtaining that is now universally admitted to be essential for the maintenance of health and strength.

It is provided with our patent compound rope weight stand and

apparatus

ever

introduced

into

the

daily systematic exercise which

swivel block, which allows not only twice the length of move-

ment

of the single rope machine, but allows

direction.

or

oil,

home

absolutely noiseless, lightness and elegance make

It is

while

its

apparatus.

2

— — —3

2

in every

requiring no grease it

a most desirable

provided with

2 lb. weights,

2—1 2

It is

movement

I

" lb.

saddles for holding dumb-bells,

lb.

dumb-bells.

Price, complete,

$io.oo.

Exercises which can be obtained with no other apparatus are easily executed with the " Noiseless," No. lo.

Standard Chest Weight, No. 13, or Chest Weight with Swivel FlOOr weight).

Price, complete, with

Back and Loin Machine — No. 10 PuUeys (makes an excellent rowing

same weight as No. 10 Chest Weight,

.

$12.50

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their

command.

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