using System;

using System.Globalization;

using System.Xml;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

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        decimal myDecimal = 19.0000M;

        short newVal;

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        short.TryParse(myDecimal.ToString(), NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint , CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out newVal);

        Console.WriteLine(newVal);

    }

}