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From: randy@elk.imagen.com (randy scofield)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.dirt
Subject: Re: DoD does hollister/Dances with Bikers
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:44:11 GMT
Reply-To: randy@elk.imagen.com (randy scofield)
Organization: imagen

Greetings,
Hi Laurie and  Bob`s, it was nice meeting you people.
My take of the dusty day in Hollister was overall fun.  It seemed
to be a crash fest at times.  Seemed only the Ladies managed to keep the
sunny side up all day.  I sampled the soil twice.  The first time was a standing
full gainer over my handlebars and down a cliff to a trail below.  I`m sure it was
at least a 9.  Lauries cruised peacefully by while I was trying to reclaim my bike from
the top of said cliff.  The next was an actual crash.  It came while riding up an extremely
rutted and moderatly steep hill with zero visibility due to dust cloud.  At least
Ciotti (fast Bob) crashed on the same hill at basically the same time, which helped
my ego.  This time I racked my ankle between my footpeg and terra firma.
The motocross track really sucked.  It was plowed with lots of loose boulders.
It had not been watered.  Felt kinda like quicksand with obstacles.
A note to Bob Pasker (half fast Bob), that was a KX250 not a KDX250.
It was quite the coincidence that fast Bob and Todd both raced on the same
motocross track in Indiana during the same time period (its a small sport).
I enjoyed drinking fast Bob`s beer, and now owe him a couple.
So where was this Conte guy anyway?  I want to do this again.  So does Todd.
Randy
-- 
Disclaimer:  I didn`t say that.
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer)
Subject: Re: test (plus important questions)
Organization: NASA Dryden, Edwards, Cal.
	<1992Sep4.112609.441@halfdome.sf.ca.us>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:55:23 GMT

On 4 Sep 92 11:26:09 PDT, bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker) said:

bob> In article <1885j6INN58@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:

> Sounds good to me.  Grammar flames suck.

bob> the verb "to suck" requires an object, ed.  do you need some
bob> suggestions?

Uh, the understood but unstated completion is "dead worms through a
straw", bob.  (Although "eggs" is another, less common possibility.)

What were _you_ thinking of?

--
Mary Shafer  DoD #0362 KotFR NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA
shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov                    Of course I don't speak for NASA
 "There's no kill like a guns kill." LCDR "Hoser" Satrapa, gunnery instructor
                       "A kill is a kill."  Anonymous
From: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Watch out
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:13:40 GMT
Reply-To: pms@druhi.ATT.COM (Paul M. Smith)
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO

In article <1992Sep10.183540.3269@i88.isc.com> jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist) writes:
>
>Funny you should mention that.  This morning I heard of a study made in
>some eastern U.S. city (possibly Boston) that indicated a nearly 20% rate
>of drivers running red lights, compared to under 7% 4 years ago.

It was in the news recently that a city in Connecticut had replaced a 
number of traffic lights with 4-way stop signs.  Their reasoning was
that more people will make some semblance of a stop at a stop sign, but
will more or less ignore red lights.
--

P.M. Smith
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange)
Subject: Re: Leather pants
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:46:57 GMT

I use the hand guards and they seem to help. The best help is the heated
grips I added with the guards.
From: thompson@Apple.COM (Paul Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Motorcycle-camping in Yosemite
Date: 6 Sep 92 00:37:24 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

browning@willard.nas.nasa.gov (David S. Browning) writes:

>Anybody here done this before?  I'm most concerned about not having a
>trunk to store stuff in.  I don't want to hike to half-dome with
>helmets & leathers (though it might make the climb safer :-), but I
>don't know how to store it all securely.

What I do is to run a small cable (I use one that was meant to lock
car covers in place) thru the arm/leg holes of my leathers, and then
lock it to the bike.  Then I stuff everything (except the bike) into a 
plastic garbage can liner and slide it under the bike - more or less
out of sight.  (Don't melt it on your pipes, though!)
-- 
Paul Thompson    Apple Computer    DoD #47    Would you remember a 1-line .sig?
From: dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: I have my DOD number!!!
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Date: 15 Sep 1992 06:40:39 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: b62003.student.cwru.edu

In article <1992Sep14.181040.3303@ohrd.uucp>, ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu
(Jody Levine) wrote:
> 
> By the way, am I the only one still using rn? Don't worry, I've been called
> reactionary before.
> 
Rn?  RN!!  I'd love to use rn, but I don't happen to have a Unix box
sitting on my desk here in exile (school).  God but I'd like to be back
in the real world, with real hardware, real hours and a real paycheck.
Anyone looking for sysadmins and not to particular about whether or
not they have a degree? :-)

> I've        bike                      like       | Jody Levine  DoD #275 kV
>      got a       you can        if you      -PF  | Jody.P.Levine@hydro.on.ca
>                          ride it                 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| Dean Cookson / dbc@po.cwru.edu / 216 754-1834 | DoD #207  AMA #573534|
| Case Western Reserve U. Computer E. and Sci.  | KotNML  /  KotB      |
| "If I was worried about who saw me, I'd never | '81 CB750C           |
| get nekkid at all." -Ed Green, DoD #0111      | '88 Bianchi Limited  |
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: AMH foundation letter
Date: 12 Sep 92 15:37:14 PDT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

I got this letter from the AMHA today.  the $$ collected was from the joust. 
does anyone out there have the name/address of PVO's family? 

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Dear Bob:

The American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation gratefully acknowledges 
the contribution made in memory of Paul Vincent O'Neill by the 
Denizens of Doom and rec.motorcycles.  If possible, please supply us 
with a name and address of his nearest relative so that we may send 
acknowledgement of this contribution to them.  Thanks again to all 
members of Denizens of Doom for your support of the Motorcycle 
Heritage Foundation.

					Sincerely,
					/signed

					Jim Rogers
					Director

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-- bob pasker
-- bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us 
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From: rroberts@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts)
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:54:03 GMT

'Speed Limit xx' (where xx= ANY number below 75)

'Cattle Crossing' isn't too popular, either. Either the cows are there, or
they left odorous samples of their passing.

And what about 'No Tresspassing?' (see .sig)


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#DoD#0340, still patiently awaiting the 6ooF2...  |'88 YFM350 Warrior         #
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From: bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Advice wanted on defending yourself in
Date: 5 Sep 92 14:25:56 GMT
Reply-To: bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Fluent Inc., Lebanon NH


egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:

>In article 92Sep4111949@fluent.UUCP, bd@fluent@dartmouth.EDU (Brice Dowaliby) writes:
>>jackr@thorodin.dazixco.ingr.com (Jack Reed) writes:
>>
>>>I got a 67 in a 45 that would have amounted to $109 had I pled guilty. 
>>
>>You fail to mention whether you were *guilty* or not.  If you're guilty
>>the I suggest you pay the fine and stop whining.
>
>Yo, Brice, this is America!  Whether he is guilty or not cannot be
>determined until after the trial.  Until proven guilty, he is
>innocent.  Some cop has accused him of committing a crime.  It is his
>duty as an American to force said cop to *prove* his guilt.

Uh, sure, Ed.  If I thought you were serious I'd nominate you for
KotR (Keeper of the Rationalizations).
-- 
   Brice Dowaliby, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH  03766
                         bd%fluent@dartmouth.edu        
             I don't speak for them, they don't speak for me
From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Least Favorite Road Sign
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:15:38 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

My friend Dumping gets really annoyed by those signs which say "No
Further Dumping" :-)
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
From: brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Brady)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: counter steering
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:08:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: apollo.Bu9M2I.L1M
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA

In article <1992Sep04.160833.17701@gecko.uucp> ed@Tekelec.gecko.uucp (Ed Campbell) writes:
>COUNTER STEERING RESEARCH:
>
>'91 Jeep Wrangler                       NO

You didn't try hard enough! :-) I used to countersteer my old Toyota 4-Runner through
off-ramps when I wanted to lose some neon/racer-wannabe in his Camaro/Firebird whose
been driving a millimeter behind me:

The technique:
    o Go into turn at DoD nominal speeds (well, as fast as your cage can go :-)
    o Load springs on the outboard side (you've got it right when you get 
      that "here we go" feeling :-)
    o Increase pucker factor to 9.6 :-)
    o Stomp on gas to set up a:
    o 4 wheel slide around off-ramp
    o As slide commences, countersteer to keep in control (hey, I just do it, 
      it's hard to describe)
    o Watch in rearview mirror when the wannabe locks up his brakes in the
      apex of the turn! Fun, fun, fun! :-)

The boys following probably spend the next week washing the seat covers off. :-)

Oh, sh*t, I just realized that you have a Jeep Wrangler - you'd roll it with
this technique. You'll have to trade it in for a Wagoneer in order to do this :-)

>
>could be the controlling factor. This cannot be determined
>untill we find some 80,000 pound motorcycles to compare to
>the trucks.

Didn't Kawasaki make some touring rig several years ago that was somewhere 
up in that weight class? :-)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: loki@nazgul.physics.mcgill.ca (Loki Jorgenson)
Subject: Re: Waving with meaning..?
Organization: Centre for the Physics of Materials
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:06:19 GMT

>Roar.Larsen@termo.unit.no (Roar Larsen) writes:
>: According to this system, a wave with the hand _above_ the handlebars
>: means just a friendly acknowledgement of fellow bikers, while a wave
>: with the hand _below_ the handlebars means: "Danger - drive legally!!"
>: This of course is interpreted as meaning dangerous road conditions 
>: coming up, or some kind of police activity...:-) 

	Hand waves?  How about highbeams?

	I always thought hand signals were to difficult to notice.
Following the cager tradition, I always do a little headlamp modulation
by hand (high-low-high-low-high-low) at oncoming 'cyclists to warn of law
enforcement (or bad conditions).  At night, this is best on split
lane highways where a highbeam won't cause people to jump into the
ditch when it flashes in their face; on the street or a two-way highway,
a highbeam can be a bit much.

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Montreal Quebec CANADA         / / \  \          phone: (514) 398-7027
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From: ae@hal.COM (Andrew Essen)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: ysr50's, prices, etc.
Date: 11 Sep 92 21:05:51 GMT
Organization: HaL Computer Systems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: meeth.hal.com

In article <18ni62INN540@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 18ltpfINN3ll@meeth.hal.COM, ae@hal.COM (Andrew Essen) writes:
>>so, i'm moving and my new commute is about 1 mile.  i want to avoid the
>>"lots of short trips so your motor never warms up and dies a premature death"
>>syndrome on my motorcycle. 
>
>So what's the problem?
>
>I never had any trouble at all putting 50 miles on the odo in the
>process of getting from here to there, where there is 1 mile from
>here!
>

well, there's 2 things.  first i was trying to rationalize buying a ysr50
(past tense, it's sitting in the garage now...).  second is i'm still
reeling from a $156 contribution to the saratoga police donut fund.  in other
words, i thought a 45 mph top speed might be an asset.  also, work is such
a time sink.  it keeps getting in the way of my riding time.  what a major
pain.  i should be playing with my new toy right now.

ae
From: tcora@PICA.ARMY.MIL (Tom Coradeschi <tcora>)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Gas breakdown???
Date: 10 Sep 92 12:59:39 GMT
Organization: Electric Armts Div, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

mjk@icf.hrb.com (Michael J. Kelley) writes:
>In the past month, I've only been able to ride my bike once. I filled the tank
>just before I parked it and when I got it out this past weekend my bike ran
>like crap. Is it possible that the gas broke down a little and has caused the
>poor bike performance?? If that is a possibility, what is the best gas
>treatment to add in order to bring it back up to snuff?? Note: I always run the
>highest octane fuel available at whatever gas station I stop at. -- 

More likely, it spooged up your carbs with varnish & stuff (the gas in the
carbs evaporated). The gas is probably fine (only a month old). Running the
bike (good excuse to go for a long ride) will probably flush out the carbs
if they aren't too crapped up. And next time, shut off the fuel petcock and
run the carbs dry if you aren't gonna ride for any length of time. Or,
better yet, ride more often:-}
-- 
 
                tom coradeschi    <+>    tcora@pica.army.mil
From: leavitt@cs.umd.edu (Mr. Bill)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Ohio Gathering
Date: 12 Sep 92 01:35:25 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The Cafe at the Edge of the Universe

rroberts@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ross Allan Roberts) writes:
>GODDAM! And that bike's STILL bleeding from the head...
>looks like I'm confined to the truck again... :-(

SHIT Ross!!  This is the same excuse you gave at the Columbus Rally
last year.  If you don't have time or money to get it fixed, sell the
truck, then take the money and the bike to the shop.  You need to get
your priorities in line, man!

I hereby nominate Ross as the Keeper of the Leaky Head (KotLH).

Mr. Bill
-- 
Bill Leavitt  DoD: #224  Domain: leavitt@cs.umd.edu  UUCP: uunet!mimsy!leavitt
"Due to circumstances beyond your control,
                        you are master of your fate and captain of your soul."
From: meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: MSF Fund Rape Warning!!! [Washington only]
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:48:14 GMT
Distribution: pnw
Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Seattle


At the VME meeting last Wednesday night, it appeared that certain
people are attempting to alleviate the state budget deficit by helping
themselves to the MSF fund.  This has been attempted (sometimes
successfully) in other states, BTW.

Apparently, they want to continue receiving the extra revenue that we
have to pay with our (license|registration) fees and privatize the MSF
courses.  This means that we would be paying more than our share of
taxes and, undoubtedly, the price for MSF courses would increase
dramatically.  

This is all of the details that I have and haven't heard anything from
the AMA.

-- 
Michael "Chuck" Bain                       meb4593@icdfs.ca.boeing.com  
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                    "Visualize Wirled Peas"
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Clifford David Weston)
Subject: Re: >wheelies
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:29:35 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.200603.29044@news2.cis.umn.edu> mark@lenti.med.umn.edu (Mark Olson (CDC)) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.165651.19456@varian.com> bob@csbvax.uucp (Bob Palin) writes:
>>There are a few roads in England which are marked 1 in 3 which means they
>>go up 1 foot for every 3 feet horizontally, 30 degrees I believe  8-)

note the smiley

>   1 in 1 is a 45 degree angle, so 1 in 3 is 33% of 45 degrees, or 15
>degrees.  The percent grade marked for hills is the percentage of a
>45 degree angle, so a 6% grade is 2.7 degrees.

you're giving .edu'ers a worse name.
but math flames are lower than grammar flames.

>   It is not very common to find hills that approach 45 degrees, although
>I swear that some of the hills I've skiied in the mountains were steeper!
>  The steepest marked grade I remember seeing was a paved hill near the
>Columbia Icefields - 22% grade.  They made you unhitch trailers before
>attempting the hill.  It looked pretty steep...

in pa, grades may not exceed 30 deg.  a 25 deg. hill is a bitch (not uptight)
to run up.  the main hill in our cross-country course had many runners taking
its second half on all fours: it measured 32 degrees.

--------------------
cliff weston
dod# 0598

i love the fiamms.
the fiamms are my friends.
From: ravi@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan - Mick)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: vanity plates
Date: 15 Sep 1992 02:12:26 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: maxine.wpi.edu

In a previous article, dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson) said:
:- In article <1992Sep14.202752.15177@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>,
:- yduj@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Judy Anderson) wrote:
:- > 
:- > Massachusetts doesn't allow vanity plates on motorcycles :-(
:- > 
:- Sure they do.  The last time I was at the registry I asked. The woman there
:- told me that they were available, but were $70. :-(
:- 

	thats funny... when i got my title in april they told me no
	vanity plates for motorcycles. was your visit after that??
	having your DoD # as your plate # would be a neat idea! ;)

	peace,

	- ravi


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From: marcl@os-d.isc-br.com (H. Marc Lewis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: glasses and helmets
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:30:21 GMT
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company

egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:

>Folks, I don't think wearing *glasses* inside a helmet is such a clever
>idea.  If there is *no* movement of your face within the helmet, you're
>helmet's too tight.  If there is, you are risking glasses pieces in
>your eyeball.

>Contacts and tinted faceshield work for me.

Some people, like me, have such a small correction (+0.75) that we can't get
contacts -- the Dr. claims they don't work unless the correction is much
larger.  Plus I need it only for distance vision.  So glasses seem to be the
best option.  I do use plastic (hardened) lenses...
--
H. Marc Lewis                 |  Phone: (509) 927-5480
ISC-Bunker Ramo Corp.         |  e-mail: marcl@hela.ISC-BR.COM
22425 E. Appleway Ave.        |  or:  ...!uunet!isc-br!hela!marcl
Liberty Lake, WA 99019-9534   |  "Nature bats last..."
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
Subject: Re: Advice wanted on defending yourself in court
Organization: INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 18:40:30 GMT

In article <BD.92Sep10102116@fluent.UUCP> bd%fluent@dartmouth.EDU writes:
>Pot calling the kettle black, here?  Anyway, I don't recall lecturing - I
>do recall responding to a request for suggestions.  If you don't like the
>suggestion, that's fine, but please don't give me flack for responding when
>the person asked for responses.

That's good advice, Brice.

Follow it.
-- 
Jonathan E. Quist                              INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
jeq@i88.isc.com  '71 CL450-K4 "Gleep", DoD #094        Naperville, IL
        There are many things a person should experience in a lifetime.
       Among them are an infant's first cry, and an infant's first laugh.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 16:57:12 EDT
From: <EGQ@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: WANTED : Fuel Tank / Honda CB750F 1980

Hi,
I need to replace the fuel tank on my Honda CB750F 1980. The tank is all
rusted inside. I tried special coating stuff that I got at the local
Honda shop, and I also put an in-line fuel filter. That seemed to cure
the problem for awhile, but I keep getting dirt into the carbs, or poor
fuel flow from the tank. As a result, the bike keeps on stalling on me.
I called a couple of places (including the local Honda dealer) about a
new fuel tank, and I was quoted a price of about $300.

Does anyone know of a cheaper savlage place, or better yet have a used
Silver tank for a Honda CB750F 1980 model for sale.
Please, HELP ME ...
Mounir Blibeche
Penn State University
HONDA CB750F and HONDA HAWK / 1980.
From: cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com (R. Craig Dodson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Sharks and riding apparel
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:22:41 GMT
Reply-To: cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com

No this isn't about riding your bike underwater wearing chain mail . . .

I saw an interesting bit on the tube the other night about sharks and
their hides. It seems sharkskin is about 5 times tougher than cowhide of
the same thickness, and naturally waterproof. I also noticed that Lockhart
is selling riding gloves made of sharkskin. Seems like these would make
really nice tough, dry gloves.

Anyone have a set they'd like to comment on ?


Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer)
cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com
1992 FJ1200A
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: jimb@access.digex.com (Jim Brooking)
Subject: Re: Wheelies
Organization: National Commitee to Keep Slower Traffic Right
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:45:21 GMT

In article <Bu0EKx.IJ4@wpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@wpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>I just bought a Kawi EX500 (first bike) and was wondering how I can practice
>doing wheelis without killing myself or droping the bike?

You don't.

Seriously...  If you MUST be squidly, practice in an empty field somewhere
where no one can see you.

>
>What the hell is the dod number and what is Richard Swift's problem?

They could tell you, but they'd have to kill you...
-- 
jimb@access.digex.com  | (Cage) 1991 323se     ZCP-710   |     Comus Road
Merry Land (MD) U.S.A. | (Bike) 1986 GSXR750    (sold)   |     ClarksBURG
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