Falmouth, Massachusetts

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Falmouth (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census,[1] making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth, Falmouth Village, North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service.

History

Falmouth was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686. Bartholomew Gosnold named the settlement after Falmouth, Cornwall, England,[2] his home port. Early principal activities were farming, salt works, shipping, whaling, and sheep husbandry, which was very popular due to the introduction of Merino sheep and the beginnings of water-powered mills that could process the wool. In 1837, Falmouth averaged about 50 sheep per square mile.

Falmouth saw brief action in the War of 1812, when the area around Falmouth Heights, on its southern coast, was bombarded by several British frigates and ships of the line, and Massachusetts militia hastily entrenched themselves on the beaches to repulse a possible British landing which never came. By 1872, the train had come to Falmouth and Woods Hole, and some of the first summer homes were established. By the late 19th century, cranberries were being cultivated and strawberries were being raised for the Boston market. Large-scale dairying was tried in the early 20th century in interior regions. After the improvement in highways, and due in part to the heavy use of neighboring Camp Edwards (now part of Joint Base Cape Cod) during World War II, population growth increased significantly. Large homebuilding booms occurred in the 1970s, followed by others in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Historic districts

The town of Falmouth has seven historic districts, including four on the National Register of Historic Places:

The other three historic districts are in Woods Hole, Davisville, and Quissett.

In addition to the historic districts, Falmouth has ten individual sites on the National Register:

Offshore Falmouth in Buzzards Bay, Cleveland East Ledge Light is listed with the National Register.

Geography

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Juniper Point, the eastern point of Woods Hole in Falmouth

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Falmouth lies on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod. It is bordered by Bourne and Sandwich to the north, Mashpee to the east, Vineyard Sound to the south, and Buzzards Bay to the west. At its closest point, Falmouth is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from Nonamesset Island, the easternmost island of the town of Gosnold and the Elizabeth Islands. It is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north-northwest of Martha's Vineyard, the closest land to the island. Falmouth is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of the Bourne Bridge, Script error: No such module "convert". west of Barnstable, and Script error: No such module "convert". south-southeast of Boston.

Falmouth's topography is similar to the rest of Cape Cod's, with many small ponds, creeks, and inlets surrounded by the pines and oaks of the Cape and often rocky beachfront. Falmouth's southern shore is notable for a series of ponds and rivers spaced very closely together, all of which travel some distance into the town. These include, from west to east, Falmouth Inner Harbor, Little Pond, Great Pond (which leads to the Dexter and Coonamesset rivers), Green Pond, Bourne's Pond, Eel Pond (which leads to the Childs River), and Waquoit Bay, which lies along the Mashpee town line. The Buzzards Bay side of the town is primarily bays divided by necks, peninsulas connected to land by isthmi. The largest inlet is Megansett Cove along the Bourne town line. The Buzzards Bay shore of Falmouth is punctuated by a number of hamlets, including, from north to south, Megansett, New Silver Beach, Old Silver, Chappaquoit, Sippewisset, Quissett, and Woods Hole.

The highest point in Falmouth is Telegraph Hill, also called Falmouth Hill, at an elevation of 157 feet.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Falmouth, Massachusetts has a warm-summer, wet year round, humid continental climate (Dfb). Dfb climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (≤ 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), all months with an average mean temperature ≤ 71.6 °F (≤ 22.0 °C), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. The average seasonal (Nov–Apr) snowfall total is approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. The average snowiest month is February, which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the plant hardiness zone is 7a, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"..[6]

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Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types, Falmouth, Massachusetts would primarily contain a Northeastern Oak/Pine (110) vegetation type with a Southern Mixed Forest (26) vegetation form.[7]

Transportation

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Falmouth's main road is Massachusetts Route 28, which runs south from Bourne as a divided highway, then becomes a surface road and heads east through downtown as Main Street, then turns northeast through East Falmouth before crossing into Mashpee. As one of two major east–west routes on the Cape, Route 28 is regularly congested, and there is minimal room for widening opportunities. Route 151 runs east–west through the northern section of the town, connecting North Falmouth and Hatchville with Mashpee.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Falmouth is home to The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Daily ferry service brings tourists, residents and supplies from Woods Hole to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. It is the main ferry line between the Vineyard and the mainland (as Nantucket is further east, its main line leaves Hyannis). A seasonal ferry, the Island Queen, runs from Falmouth Harbor to Martha's Vineyard.[8]

The Massachusetts Coastal Railroad provides rail freight service to North Falmouth, where a spur runs into Otis Air Base to serve a trash transfer station. The nearest inter-city (Amtrak) passenger rail stations are Providence and Boston's South Station. The nearest MBTA Commuter Rail stations are Template:Bts and Template:Bts.

There is a private air park in East Falmouth,[9] and the nearest national and international air service is at Logan International Airport in Boston and T. F. Green Airport near Providence, both being about equidistant from Falmouth. There is a regional airport in nearby Hyannis.[10]

Falmouth is also served by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus routes.[11]

Demographics

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There were 13,859 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $68,191, and the median income for a family was $97,422. Males had a median income of $61,797 versus $38,867 for females. The per capita income for the town was $42,548. About 4.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Falmouth is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of two districts, the Third Barnstable (which also includes portions of Barnstable, Bourne and Mashpee), and the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Gosnold. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Barnstable district, which includes Bourne, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich.[13] The town is patrolled by the Seventh (Bourne) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.[14]

On the national level, Falmouth is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, and is currently represented by Bill Keating.[15]

Since 1937, Falmouth has been governed by a representative town meeting and led by a five-member Select Board serving rotating three-year terms. Twenty-seven town meeting members are elected to three-year terms from nine precincts. The state senator and state representatives who both reside in the town and represent districts that overlap with town serve as town meeting members at large. Prior to 1937, the town was governed by an open town meeting and Select Board.[16][17][18] The town operates its own police and fire departments, with a central police station and five fire stations. The fire department also operates the town's ambulance service with four-ambulances staffed 24/7. The town's central library is located downtown. There are branches in North and East Falmouth, and private libraries in West Falmouth and Woods Hole which are open to the public. There are seven post offices in town for the six ZIP codes, although several overlap and the main office handles the majority of the work. Falmouth is also the site of Falmouth Hospital, which serves the Upper Cape region.[19]

Falmouth has a reputation of being a town that's heavily liberal. Since the 1960s, Falmouth has only been won by republicans Richard Nixon in 1972, and Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Since 1988, the town has given wide margins to the democratic candidates.

Falmouth presidential election results[20]
Year Democratic Republican Third parties Total Votes Difference
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|64.57% 14,134 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|33.44% 7,319 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.00% 437 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|21,890 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|31.13%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.37% 11,467 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.47% 7,165 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|5.17% 1,015 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,647 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|21.90%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.80% 11,127 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.67% 8,163 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.53% 299 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,589 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|15.13%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|59.82% 11,725 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.28% 7,503 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.89% 371 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,599 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|21.54%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.32% 11,274 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.38% 7,807 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.30% 251 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,332 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|17.93%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.78% 9,835 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.38% 6,414 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.84% 1,382 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|17,631 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19.40%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.92% 9,460 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|31.42% 5,044 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|9.66% 1,551 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|16,055 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|27.51%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.92% 7,622 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|28.38% 4,514 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|23.71% 3,771 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|15,907 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19.54%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.31% 7,893 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.60% 6,751 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.09% 162 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|14,806 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7.71%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1984 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.25% 6,403 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.40% 7,100 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.35% 47 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|13,550 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5.14%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1980 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|35.35% 4,412 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.73% 5,582 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|19.92% 2,486 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|12,480 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|9.38%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1976 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.00% 5,657 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.37% 5,246 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.62% 410 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|11,313 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3.63%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1972 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.98% 4,117 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.51% 4,989 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.50% 46 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|9,152 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|9.53%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1968 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.25% 3,433 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.47% 3,309 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.29% 229 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,971 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1.78%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1964 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|66.27% 3,994 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|33.33% 2,009 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.40% 24 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,027 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|32.94%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1960 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.25% 2,841 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.63% 2,921 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.12% 7 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,769 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1.39%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1956 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|24.83% 1,175 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|75.03% 3,551 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.15% 7 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,733 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.20%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1952 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.83% 1,297 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|69.15% 2,909 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.02% 1 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,207 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.32%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1948 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|31.41% 1,006 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|67.75% 2,170 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.84% 27 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,203 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.34%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1944 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.34% 1,053 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|60.59% 1,622 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.07% 2 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,677 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|21.26%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1940 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.49% 1,065 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|60.18% 1,623 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.33% 9 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,697 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.69%

Education

Falmouth's public school system serves about 4,500 students yearly. There are four schools, East Falmouth, Mullen-Hall, North Falmouth, and Teaticket, which serve the elementary school population, from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade. The Morse Pond Middle School serves grades five and six, while the Lawrence Junior High School serves grades seven and eight. Falmouth High School covers grades 9–12. (Prior to 1974 the 9–12 grades were in the Lawrence building and known as Lawrence High School.) FHS's athletics teams are nicknamed the Clippers, and their colors are maroon and white. They compete in the Atlantic Coast League, having moved recently from the Old Colony League. Their chief rival is nearby Barnstable High School. The public schools are supported in part by the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS), various PTO associations, the Falmouth Scholarship Association, the Falmouth Education Foundation (FEF), the Falmouth STEM Boosters and the Woods Hole Science Technology Partnership.

Falmouth is also the home of a private school, Falmouth Academy, serving grades 7 through 12. Falmouth high school students may also choose to attend the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Bourne free of charge. Resident students can also attend Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis also free of charge, pending acceptance through a lottery.

Sports and recreation

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Boston Red Sox All-Star Jacoby Ellsbury played for the Falmouth Commodores in 2004.

Falmouth is home to the Falmouth Commodores, an amateur collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The team plays at Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field, and has featured dozens of players who went on to careers in Major League Baseball, such as Tino Martinez,[21] Darin Erstad,[22] and Jacoby Ellsbury.[23]

Falmouth is the home of its namesake Falmouth Road Race, an annual race started in 1973 that draws over 10,000 runners from all over the world. The race runs Script error: No such module "convert". from the village of Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights Beach in downtown Falmouth.

Arts and entertainment

Falmouth is home to a vibrant theatre community. The College Light Opera Company has performed at the Highfield Theatre every summer since 1969. Other institutions include the Falmouth Theatre Guild and the Cape Cod Theatre Project.

In addition to theatre, there is the Cape Cod Conservatory[24] and the Falmouth Arts Guild.[25]

Falmouth holds a yearly Christmas parade in the month of December that runs along Main Street in downtown Falmouth.

At the end of July, the Woods Hole Film Festival showcases local and international films in a week long event. Established in 1991, it is the oldest independent film festival on Cape Cod.[26]

Notable people

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Military installations

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Groundwater pollution

During the 1970s and 1980s, it was discovered that the groundwater in some areas of Falmouth had been contaminated by toxic chemicals linked to the disposal of jet fuel, solvents, industrial chemicals, and other substances on the Massachusetts Military Reservation, now known as Joint Base Cape Cod. Plumes of groundwater pollution that reached into Falmouth contaminated household well water in some neighborhoods and forced the town to shut down a public well in 1975 that accounted for 25% of the town's public water supply. A major report was released on the contamination in 1986. In 1996, the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (now known as the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment) assumed responsibility for the cleanup, treating soils at several sites and installing pumping wells in an effort to contain the plumes of groundwater contamination.[27]

In 2010, the Silent Spring Institute tested about 20 public water supplies, 40 percent of which had detectable levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs).[28] In 2015, the Air Force started testing private wells in the Currier Road area after water treatment plant samples showed elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane.[28] Since May 2016, four houses in the Currier Road neighborhood have been receiving bottled water for elevated levels of PFCs after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established a national standard for PFCs, such as PFOS and PFOAs.[28]

In popular culture

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  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  30. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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