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1969      if ( !$post = $wpdb->get_row($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = %d", $postid)) )
1970           return $post;
1971
1972      if ( !$force_delete && ( $post->post_type == 'post' || $post->post_type == 'page') && get_post_status( $postid ) != 'trash' && EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS )
1973                return wp_trash_post($postid);
1974
1975      if ( $post->post_type == 'attachment' )
1976           return wp_delete_attachment( $postid, $force_delete );
1977
1978      do_action('before_delete_post', $postid);
1979
1980      delete_post_meta($postid,'_wp_trash_meta_status');
1981      delete_post_meta($postid,'_wp_trash_meta_time');
1982
1983      wp_delete_object_term_relationships($postid, get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type));
1984
1985      $parent_data = array( 'post_parent' => $post->post_parent );
1986      $parent_where = array( 'post_parent' => $postid );
1987