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        public HttpResponseMessage Post(IEnumerable<Message> messages)
        {
            try
            {
                Logger.Info("POST MessagesController::Create");

                if (messages.Any(m => !m.IsValid))
                {
                    return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
                    {
                        ReasonPhrase = "Invalid messages"
                    };
                }

                Logger.InfoFormat("Persisting {0} messages", messages.Count());
                persister.Persist(messages);

                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Created);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Logger.FatalFormat(e, "{0}", e.Message);
                throw;
            }
        }