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 tsei on . ti;orl ij.:ire b.:sis. 1".te wir' ro.-ee Cf:ias of d,+ed.r1 ta~restii;,.at:tona crc
 into tiah si;.htiR; aCte~atie~,r, to ~iotarh:Sna ita withonCisitr cad LGe re]3~bi'~.it
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 '           inversions, is rs~~.au ~:eetas~., b~3]. Li~:`,.nict;, etc.
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 sacc6,s'- ara ^steri? ob~ec.s :.ot s'??i?3a,~ :nto ~te,+'ar? ~{l) above.
 iu t5s L.3.), :~?r,.ra.'"t, uetoora, clams=s, etc. not reco,~ef~sd .~
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 to be krfr ~: ei~:eaL in t:a ?r3. <= y of atc.~?c eritr,,;,,f irsta:2~tiares (shic.'~ S.s
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 been r.?=?1e at or rsz D,Zrvoa, (~.~o xhsre ttse 3svc ',iratioc-x an a~4. on.
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 ~ have ha::. r.~~cssS as :aa,::as sai t'sc ~ ?t:a3tifc~ :ctp h~~e ~ bp~c ex,~L?insu
 ar!.:~ri3; b=_aa,.se os t'.:3 y; ;;.:a doseri;~t; oss n-.. ven `~ otsez~ers.   '
 Ili. The .ter 3o:es is :~a'.w,~ istera~a.i in the "saucer> ~ro'.~.ent'  :,~;se ar its
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 const~t; ca, t ;are ::..s rat bsen ~ s? ?:;;te . ff..'oititu=o to "tir3a~; sa ;?sra". Cn t:x
 oti:er :w'i:i, sarer?? =fs,~acar" socioties in tx t;nitei States hxvr been i?.re:.i.i;,a
 iie3 a..rn'=s:s c~so::e cf t::ese so;.~eLies :::?-fch :uro bc=n i~trf~.~ti in ;;ecjiin~ ".:
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 Ioi.:L ;~ .: _: ::s:::a::: ~::s -ocieites, in ease; c..;:~s, ::rc:.ic?.Stti,:zt spy. _cl a::tS:;;,::.;i
 sonree. Tnf:.Lr ee^orCe re.lices that :- ;~wli~:.::.io 1ue~ !r,/ tie ht~?-i1b nf::,a~r"
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 ui~oa Oo intasva~t .rti:y;ea ~hfcz ~s6rsr~uss h+:i r~tstsien for ~t~.y arer.:t.
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 tv a p :;-..? :s?; :.r. ~ ir.~ ci?i~~ i7ar: o~ r~:~~: +`?a arr. ',~~ es~t'.tc
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 In the aat !!s~- atasetaa. T 3setaaa to tduah brist7,q ~ the o~ttiatal
 oapZe+aations o~ the groat aa,1os3tp opt eigfitiaZa et tm!lbntitYaa !'.,qSz~
 ob~sats (or U3b~s) and msstiea pesai'bla rhsmaa~s tmleh mop aaaocat for
 aocsa oS t~ ogsn oasaa.
 castsin ZhaL Zhey havs? seen vw'~+?~.
 Ssco=32,7'. ob~ec~t^ cif.`-:a: alaost glr~s are rer~vrted ?:o ba, :nit
 t~.:. ~a,;? :ha. ob; r avidi:.g :a Fa:at of tefera~ss
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 :as~ticieaS ~~: x3uz3=ttca.
 ?      ? boy let ra lase ~ the a~Isaa'ions s~.eh have base nse3 to acea~al for
 va2l ova.- s 'ba^.s~ ewes.  Under tbs cat4So3T of:  "i.iatatisrFzoLatlon oY
 ? ? ~3nsy3.ta:'sa ob~sat~,s 1~IC Yaols that t~ ?aoa4 prs+rateut aisLzSes~ratatiawa
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 ghena~saa, inatraaQn~ arre:e and v3ndhlo~ct ob3asLa.
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 ~!].t~h beth tygss
 are tr..c~d aad giottsal for vans aiataaca, Chore ga~sess3,1T is ro nccarats   ,
 aon33.-~:3~3 of dsstra.-'iaa.  Caaargn3mtl~~ bac~aase of Cho ?std mssbsr
 ra2saa.8 ~siZ~ #.y the t-eatl~ aers2sas sse$ xas:<+soh arms fa tha II.$., i$
 .   Zs gessSble :hat ihe,7 a3~'t rps+~r ovn rest ~ gaegrag~a loaatiua.  ~"Ss
 Eoaas~i'~ o~ th, `gas bt~s is ~o~ ~ayn but io bs23eas3 tv be gosstb7,~ ae~a.
 ~ig2fiMS~C9~ ZauOG~  Ca.1~i~   8  Yi~w:iY~  ~,I~4Y~  tp  ~6i~iai~Ye  y~T+C;~.      ~~            ..
 others hie sa$.~'++?xeiie~i.:~ ~a^.ala.
 ~$ 1"~.."al::~  tie, ~?~ to oT F~.j.Strorg,~a been ~1.~sizsd. as a
 radioed Sr :h3: ha ~rr~ ~~ia~ So al~^?.b to 2G.~ SeoL is a.3 stLsapL to ~c3.ass
 ia.  Sa a rLher viid r,.; rrt tha'C the object vsa <`..~soseadous' ead his arbasgsan~,.
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 sad ao?a~s.  ~ 'Iarot~' araanc: era arsre segas~IIad.    Spa ssedtea]. atstY a2
 fright ^iet3, '.~^Zzt? :hs ss_3os ~chaSa~ist~ vilreasr+ed tlss o~3rg.
 ohs a~w  ~+r,7 tD.:a s:`':' :at~:d Sa a xs~ora sta=r th8t, ds~its 'the
 ? o~:ia::1 s:a:e;:s=: ".:.mot :bees oD~acts vacs ba33ootis~ th~~tal.4 thsC lshta
 ? ? trss in a_--a: r :? lba:.: a s~lsli~ cast hstrs assn opt aaae othsar ~oxa os~3g3n.
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 slogs sr3 ssd flass3ages, Fassad directly o~sshsffi.  ?ti em~aaars that
 :lt they h~3 not tfist t~s obJec'Lt wars. aad a3aas the csa2d aa: obsaevs
 ills silver triry;s agaiaa= tha ~'. tht9 iroettd terra raPorled the ,teal ibaa3s~es
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 It a~~- :tans tha pom~h313Z7 3or tds3u:aspreLd,3oa of aistsrat~ 3acraasaa.
 Fuss, t*ssro ara t&.s dvs : a:~..A~rs ~nissa:ion9 sa3mad~ ~xsLion~'..  S~Ia=Zg~
 a2aiave~dlatia_s l~sTe bases aada od s~ li~.a or reftc+c'vsx~a o: atxasa+'t
 3a Ctctt'.s.  s'de:s are a ~bsr of redo:-Za of a~2iadsicaZ' os~eats xit>~a agirs~ra
 ?raS~.S O:r ~~7~Fa, Z3 ,~y!!3 ~0:?v~~9p U$~C~i ~1A90 ~II~S a~8Sn0~ a$ ~:L'~i.O:rBIL
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 oa s Cs~eitat Ais'L'nas sis,~lsas.  .Zsiia any sa:aty aavlas, s 13~ltt ro~ste3
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 oa Lhe ros>. oi' ~ rss~2aao, osaillateo htsle saa tozih IateFaS2.y si4iis,:
 ~o Lhoas lasCallo3 oss ears sobtsiaaaan aaa pallQO aa~.  d ohwk ML~t Cagts~ .
 ?trli:sa reyesl.a~d that sat atria t3ttaa ~d~h sneb a ltghti ha~E sc. ia"
 1rh3ls YI~3 aear Fists :~ at the aact?t3as acid pZaao oZ ~t!~s i'eFes'6Ss~ .
 7.aL vs t~ ~ to aats~aazirsl ptiaeansma.  ?u th4 ~L~ta soae y2aasts~
 - paat3asSr1~ Foxe, rya ba? sews olear3,7 as s br2gb~ xhtts ob~scE, aarea a>
 high rs~s nndss ca:tsL aa:.i>3ana.  Jtt aiy'~* asieo~ 0~ ~'"tatss vsr3etios
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 SapiC:,; scn~3! rc: clonrls Iatt2 sa a~araat ~atioA to a t'~ze3 bow.  Sbs rrooA .
 4.5. Coin-.3 a:::c<t~, Ti:ataa. ~eaico.  Asrs is Ida nctrat a~o~r'tt
 t  ?,  .. <a; a:on': 2 tG~ P?~? lash Ste, I obssrrsa a eilvarr, ar3airg,
 dieo-3Z:~.a obfecL Ylaa.irs is tho d!oar. blxo std o?.~wst ~.troeC~,y .
 t-y s,^.aem whey I aelfoaa !bs! !hs ob~seZ vso boson ~ Is-sl of sass
 7raoos3a~ :o be x~:a13r~; ttt terrii=o s; asd at 30?C00 feet. ~ Yt .rad.
 that the r~rEia~ ~ Atiatloa bZd n ssarclSl~st rm3. tt nae taxasel an is the
 dirsotlctt o! the t~3ar at~ttia~.  It aae i~edls:e~,T BSaaaveteA that tha
 obJscto tisrn Caau3a~ #aoss ~+~Ss~ st X00 3eet ~titnde.     _
 InslFic?rat or tot? 2n:~. of s~se~.s~ imtast~:tioa a!' itate?ss.
 d:e OC:  G.7w^s^.:::SiS ~ .`Jf. 3t0.'!.  ~SaiO L'G"'l !ll',L! OZ1~3t:~'.~,' !aZ the +'~:SC~3 O~
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 gson'.~.-~-?ca. ?, Y::rjcs ~3 ch~miat:~,  +h~ s~'~s3zo3 to aaI thst Lhs.-s
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 olriatra~3c absrral3ons ss vsll o~ toy thi~o s+at~9 ss~es. ~ ~ list/~
 tnrao c::e~-s:tss~  slmsi+ho~es. ionisation. Affi extisa~-tierrsstslal ~aa~aa.
 re~:sa._~z sr :aiZer3loa.  ~t1eds 1-~crss, ss clods aS ~ca c::~a:a?: trht~
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 hs-s bees diaae~ersd tha4 St oplits soetel4aes Sato tyo 1s~gere of ioniaatioa
 kooyss as ? 1 ara S'.2.  8ecess! tests?seliltsis:r these ].er7ars hsms ehosra i=
 possi'62a Lo tzaass3! as tar ae 1.000 snlles tasiar ossls3sa YlOr tiagszesseSss.
 Soszis:rio:s.  ."ha taalo:s af:sa:i:._, Lisa sraJ Sn rl~teh :.sea eledsoetal3o charge
 ott Shg sa- Vh Ss cosz?.ia_.~ re~~veastsd by thsmdsratorn I3~nirg ars
 ?Obaeia.  8x11 13g~ssl:,g, a 1>=2tarns pheaexes:oa erbLc's hss baea raisar:aQ
 for as.- :~ os, apgesrs !a tastoaa col~oYS bu4 Sts nature io sot lraont.
 St. EL-sts tire, eoro3 cSscba~e'rb J-ssora 3osraatts a?-s raelxSo3tseel, in ss
 ~atioL~ c= to:^s ~ :*_sir nsc! saatssre 1s usLmo~rs. '+~ss soreasa4 of vo: tice9
 pu'~3ic and ot'flcia'~ itttcrest in tho aub~ect.  Regaosts tai irdc~.zatfa~
 have poured its oa the lit force, including as oYfY.cia1 query t'rc~s the
 ~.ts House.  F'lnallr, opt J~.s7,~ 29a General 5aetord hrld a press confere*tee
 in tr'si.ch 2ta stay?oda t>zat anaZfs; s shooed nso ,-~at$era oY agj#biug reaotelT
 oonsiSts.Y mth a~ ~:we  to td8 IIaited StateS;A t~tat recent ~B~S~Si&tOIZ
 si~~npz rere po.sib?~ pia tc 'ten?eratt~e i.nverslons," others to io~r.~.zed
 clx::s, ice :or3a~ors, eto.; t`iat instro:renat3.oa ea::ld be empbasi.zsd
 hencs_orth fa the ~.r Force stuc;r.  lde e~haticallj stated ' the
 its co :el::.~ons to v~~ious theories tdv.ch have been propoundeda said to
 try tc z~csc_i zone con:li: ion as to the intcllf~sce i:~~lications of t9c
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 ' problea -- if ate.  2n view of the sd.de ia?<erost srithfa'tha Ay,~f, this
 br? sting has been arrazeed ss fiat aq cva1d report on the surv~.  It
 Gast be nealtionod that outside kna~r].adge o! 4genq~ interest is firing '
 Sa~"ers carries the risk of aald~ the problem even moms aes3oas in the
 pss3Sic aiad thaw it aL?~eac~ is, sddch ors and '13r Force agree east be
 avoided.                                            .
 7ss order to ssrr~~ bath breadth and depth to the sn*vis~ ~s have
 =a4ienred o~ o:at iatrl?+~ga~e, wing bats to the S~redis't sfghtfnms o#
 195; revie~red a 2a:se z~.~ber oi' ind3.vidual af3idal rusts, recent
 preen ~d aaga~.re ca+: erase :n3 the.: main popu7.ar boots.  Iad4xes of the
 Soviet pmss >?re sc~ac~.  ~e inters~.eaed a rapresen`~.a2tive of Air
 .l OTCs $peCf31. $,~,5~  CLv.'.?9.     ~Oua^.Sil(~' th'~$a Te Spent A ~ at ~Tl~it
 Fiel3 is a t'aesatyh discussion r3th the officers conducting the J!i'IC
 at'~?v a ~d '-~ ^?~',7 ~ tool t]~a problea to a selected g; osr~ at aar oral
 iron- a:1. t:~~ s, :.e have -cone ug .with facts, theories, esplanatiors
 ?             -    ~        ?.
 aAd'so~a corclus3o:s, which Rt X11 tamer in a brief summary o.[ r7,y~nu
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 .   c,:;alainsd sightings and of possfblo theorise regardi~ the nttemlained.
 :7e aace no recamendatiAna o! actiaa.  ~e could aak that gtusstio.~s be
 ~s Sanest fiaors isi this oovuLry started 3a dune 19k? i*hea P,ennoth
 AT:~7.d, a reputable business aan tly3ag his Dart plane reported ides 3i.sea
 ~~ iu Sortay.on plat :.:auat Rsdstier at an eat3aated speed of 1000
 wiles per hou=. ~ ThLs ::aa q~+.ck1y folla~nedin early July l9h? b,P reports
 tree a dactor in Ph~eni-., ~rfzona, t'se p31ot anti co?-ai7.ot of a tfnited
 Air I.iac~r- at 8of~sa} Taa;n, sad ~7.d staff ~.~nazs at roe Test. Base,
 Ca]ifa_-ai.a.  Tas p?~c .:.s aone~at precond4.tioaed  b? the earlier
 S:.e~s~ resorts of ~L'^.ti~ied rockets arc' the press had a ~.sld day.
 l~nR.g ',,hs coatis ag a :d 3acreasing n~tss of regorEs over t2a: r~ay~s,
 three fnrt`ser incidents risich received uLde publicity eaight be aent3oaed
 .as j.:rs; did much nay only to nafntain interest bat aLro to su~1y bases
 to: s =- of ~: ~..: a f~tastic ~heoriea. 'In Jsnuany I9Ii6~ an iaterceptiors
 tress ay:~?te3 ay ~o~art Field ffent~acly and th? plot - Capta3,Z ~aj~,ell -
 crate ~;: ~;: ti;as ~~ .d.  In O:.tobsr 191ia, a t;attanal Gaas~ fi~tcr pilot
 at ?':;~;0, 2.or th D.a.`:ota - Lt. ~~Onan -- eocrYng ~ after dart: spotted s
 sdnutes pzt on a doS.,tYp-t Y+3.th it, {iaa'L~j-, beinL oatd~st~eed st   '
 17000 Scet.  T+-e tMrd iactdoat occurred itt 1~.1 1949 st Ito Sands' .
 Ps+n~ C~aund :'aoa s 2tavy CASna~or, tsacl3ng s missile ~Li~t bp'
 thsa'..aZite, ~atchad t?.o discs aaaanveria; at 2drh speed a~oua3 the test
 srss s.~~.at '~ si,bzti3gs aged :tai tlsree estuses:
 1.  2!sss 1~, sts~ a
 2.  'rsl3.uciaa :aa azd hozc                           ?
 3.  ~.siattz~reta~on of :mom objects
 1be Wis.=~~s ~i?~ ss eculative boo;:s aed aso~s.^~iae artistes dined
 . t3,tb; ao~ :~z:~d: rspi-ts of a3.shtings buil#'iii aach a r~aQreace of ~blic
 i.:,te.est ~.atd.r force, ear];, iz 195~s reop:.^.e~i i~.s stir;, ia.~~.4u'..ed
 a: rvrl2- ~cc re~o~i.^^.~; s;~stcs, and rlerted its bases to intercept the
 smidonti3'ied ob~octs.  Phases hsd orders rtat Lo a~:oot.
 Tarr, ].et'a axs~lsse for a aonent rfsa~ atl?thcaa psopie ~ to
 have seen.  Qx^ou~ed broadly as v3.a;ia7,, radar, end ~.~sbinod visual and
 raaa:, ABC has tro aa~or tiisetal cla,ses -- !'irsL, ap2se:3cr1 aar eltiptic87.
 1?se second vis?,zg]. ~~, :12 sdgzb re~L*~, w~sts of ].3,~,:zts
 esid t ~-io?.is 1?~si~es, sach as green, 27.E red or ~~la.~.te tY: e
 balls, ~oclri ooi^.ts o~ Ii ~ht, a~ad I?r~nous aLresers.
 hove =-? ~dc:_Ls, as ~iL's a con.oaaZ. sls~a#`l; aad st~ua,
 to Iu,000 ~?? rs ~^x l:ou; in the :7csi. v? Sid . fs~de.^_L.  YiolezrL
 aaz.~ivcrn? ras : e~orLed in soaarlaat less than 1Q'o.  Acce7 crario:ss lava
 beer: bivea . s hisis as 20 ~'s.  '~wh tcrr sec?t3oas, :here ho.-. bacn a
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 cases pas3ed ~,5roa~?t`e center of the scope.
 spend j~y2t  87~:J2^~:g Get the north.  Obsst~ers on '~ b~Lda^a picL~d
 it ~ ~~?zal?,-- as . glare.  man sti]1 tar ont, it did. a super~eed IEtl?
 becn Su? Syr szzalp~cd.  T1~o F-jIt's t3t.'~ ~'~crs ~.u~ ~c rcctorcd in o~:
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 ? camera aad the ne`at3ve aharra Mari ot-~ect.p
 Since 79h7, tImre have been about 1500 oS!'lda7. reports oS si~t~iaes
 glu ~  enorr=oiis vole o: letters, phame ca!'ls sad press s~eQorts.  Durirs~
 t~.s ~^?~ alone, oS '~ cia= r6ports total3.ed 250.  OS the 1$00 l.~C cacrisa
 20s as u~lained gad of those received sis-ce ?be first of t1~is dear,
 roar to shirt a^?~ r-r.~ ~: Force #or a: ~t and into the public
 da~z=, t'~ere a`e tam -ajar theoz3es in ex~.zaation of the ~g Saacer:
 F".:rst~ #i:at.it is a II.S. Secret .:+eapon d_~.1o~reat.  9~Cs has been
 de:~e8 of~c_aL,^ art "+he 2~,.atest level of goverr~e;.t sad to uaatee doubl;r
 cc~w.,- ::e e?.L:ied s'r.-.:~~? isaan, ~aairaaes o~ t3o Research and Develo~st
 30~-_.  CZ a: 107 S~:c~t basis, he, too, dcrzics it.  Ho:ever~ in the
 tic rs_-: ~cac@ -~^yc., t_nd to con:il;a the denials - tYrst, the o~f5.ci~.
 t      ?...r  ..  *4  ?s~2 ...  ?~  P  .~.~ ~?          ~      1
 ectia~ ~o*'rler'~fl?, .?I dir Force cro ~aazds to intercept, and second, the
 :.^.`-:??lic?._blc ria.: as~cet of such iy~
 ..in est:tblishcd airlancs.
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 resd~b ~ mess re~a-is to chacr ?1i~-t t?a~s.
 o~ the  rorld TTar 22 J~ basoaa utcrt ~~ preset mares aad`,ae
 prlndplca, ~ have absolutely no intellig~ce o! such s tecbiaolo?caZ ,
 adva?:ee as lmoutd ba iandi.csted here in either desig or sestet soe~ree.
 Fiu~te:, there seers to be no logical mason for the seeaa~ty s3s1c rM.ch
 patters.  ~.'oreaar, it s>o?3d bs .;.enti.oned twat thea is a totall,?
 ~.^~ported thesis that ~...; s ~,7 be :s :tussiaa high altitu3e devrlo~aeat
 13Se r~ ~ si else:~are ~ that apace trave3. is possible, there is
 planet: t+zQel? ere.  Yea tho-,~4 ~s eight orbit that inie2li.geat
 i :s *..~i 3 tTseo-y 3s ~ze~ sea t+oa 'mss -space ships -- inter-
 ao shr:~ o= t:'iZence to su~o:'t this theox~ at present.  Tfoere have
 beet ra as~:x~cd observatioae in con~r..atton - ~ s2i.~hteat
 l
 .: iaiaca~cc of ~t'~e o= ~ttiieg 's~ich ~ to uld ~ro6aY~y 3ie :uscesrary -and
 no w aa~ ~.  ro::=rte', :.t ni~;3st be noted that ^.o~.cr.  '.Sc Lau~nlin
 (oi t~.c :~. i -= Sa^c~s :coo=t), a zrabcr of Ccneral ''its balloon pco~lc
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 aad aar~ others are reported to be co~nvJ.nc.~ed of this theorT.
 She lovrth e~or t~aor1 is that, no~ar Bold br the ktr Foxes, tlsat
 the si,Wat3siga, Etvcn sdeyuate data, caa be Cglaiaod oa tdso basis eit~r
 of:
 2~.S3.ntergretat3oa of ~a::n objects, or. of as ysr little mtic'eratood
 aa.~-gal ps* enascaa.                 . .
 So Zrsch for the ~is+.a~z7 of the p: oi~l.os.
 rtta a aunalpsis of tea fir. Force atud~!.
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