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From: eugene@nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: [l/m 7/5] Reminders for Old Farts
Message-ID: <1991Feb9.120105.16223@nas.nasa.gov>
Date: 9 Feb 91 12:01:05 GMT
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