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2236      if ( !$post = $wpdb->get_row($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = %d", $postid)) )
2237           return $post;
2238
2239      if ( !$force_delete && ( $post->post_type == 'post' || $post->post_type == 'page') && get_post_status( $postid ) != 'trash' && EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS )
2240                return wp_trash_post($postid);
2241
2242      if ( $post->post_type == 'attachment' )
2243           return wp_delete_attachment( $postid, $force_delete );
2244
2245      do_action('before_delete_post', $postid);
2246
2247      delete_post_meta($postid,'_wp_trash_meta_status');
2248      delete_post_meta($postid,'_wp_trash_meta_time');
2249
2250      wp_delete_object_term_relationships($postid, get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type));
2251
2252      $parent_data = array( 'post_parent' => $post->post_parent );
2253      $parent_where = array( 'post_parent' => $postid );
2254