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270 lines
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[ Mind Pursuit ]
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[ Full Documentation ]
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[ An L.S.D. Release:05/04/86 ]
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**Note: Do not save any files onto
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either side of the disk! The VTOC is
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WRONG! While no files are on most of
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the tracks, every last sector on the
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disk is used for raw data for the
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program!! Write protect both sides!
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Requirements
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============
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+ Apple II series computer
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+ Compatible disk drive
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+ TV or video monitor (duh!)
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+ MIND PURSUIT game disk
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+ MIND PURSUIT Question Disk (optional)
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Loading the Game
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1. Turn off computer and turn on power
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to TV/monitor.
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2. Insert MIND PURSUIT disk into drive
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and close the door.
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3. Make sure CAPS LOCK key is down.
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4. Turn on the computer. The program
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will load. Leave disk in drive
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during play.
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To Exit game, hit <ESC>
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Preparing to Play
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=================
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+ How Many Players or Teams (1-4)?
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Select the number of players or teams
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and hit <Return>
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+ Enter Player or Team Name:
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(Up to 10 letters per name) Press
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<Return> after each name you type.
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*NOTE* Before you press <Return>,
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use the ARROW KEY to erase any
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mistakes.
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+ SELECT GAME OPTION
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...gives you three choices:
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1. Play to a preset point limit
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2. Play to a preset time limit
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3. Play game board
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Enter your choice and press <Return>.
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Selection 1 gives you a choice of
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playing to 500, 1000, 1500, or 2000
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points. Selection 2 lets you choose
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your limit to play to 30, 60, 90, or
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120 minutes. Your Apple computer
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doesn't have a clock, so these times
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are approximate. Both these
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selections let you play in the TEXT
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mode. Selection 3 takes you to the
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GAME BOARD mode of play.
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+ SELECT QUESTION TIMER
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...gives you four choices:
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1. No Question Timer
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2. 30 Second Timer
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3. 45 Second Timer
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4. 60 Second Timer
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This option lets you decide whether to
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have a time limit on answering
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questions. Again, these times are
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approximate. Make your selection, then
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press <Return>.
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+ Disk Selection
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...let's you choose to play with the
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either side of the game disk or a
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seperate Question Disk. Simply insert
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whichever disk you would like to play
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off of into the drive and hit <Return>.
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Press <ESC> for instructions or
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<Return> to start the game.
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General Instructions
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+ The die on your screen is in constant
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motion. Press any key to stop it. The
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number on the die lets you know the
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question category. The six categories
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are as follows:
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[1] Science & Nature
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[2] History & Georgraphy
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[3] TV & Film
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[4] Sports & Games
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[5] Culture
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[6] Grab Bag
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A Correct Grab Bag answer gives you an
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extra turn.
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+ There are thousands of questions in
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MIND PURSUIT> Regardless of the length
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of a game, no questions will be repeated
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while that game is in progress. To
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ensure less repetition of questions
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while playing, play longer games, turn
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disk over between games, or user another
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Question Disk for new games.
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+ There are three question types. In
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the TEXT mode of MIND PURSUIT, Fill-In-
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The-Blank is worth 100 points; Multiple
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Choice, 50 points; and True-False, 25
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points. In the Game Board Mode, these
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question types correspond to numbered
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squares on the board.
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+ Always hit <Return> after typing your
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answer. To correct an error, press the
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arrow key before hitting <Return>.
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+ Use the number keys 0-9 for all
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numbers. EXAMPLE: For "Henry VIII",
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type "Henry 8"; for fractions, use
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decimels. "3 1/2" becomes "3.5".
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+ Only use the articles A, AN, or THE
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when they're part of a title.
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+ When answering Fill-in-the-Blank
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questions, you're usually allowed one
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spelling error. Some questions allow
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more than one correct answer.
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+ For sports teams, use the team name
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rather than the city (Celtics, Dodgers,
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Yankees, etc...)
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+ For the United States, type USA; for
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Great Britain, type ENGLAND; for the
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USSR, type RUSSIA.
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+ Some questions have musical or
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or graphics clues. The questions
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refer to the music you hear or the
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picture showed on the screen.
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+ Here are the abbreviations used in
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some sports questions:
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NBA = National Basketball Association
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NFL = National Football League
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NHL = National Hockey League
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MVP = Most Valuble Player
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USFL = United States Football League
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+ The Question-timer doesn't stop when
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you're typing an answer. Keep this in
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mind when you set the timer, especially
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if you are a slow typist!!
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+ At the end of every game, the computer
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provides you with rank, score, and % of
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correct answers. In case of a tied
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score, the player or team with the
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highest % wins.
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TEXT MODE
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The Text Mode of MIND PURSUIT always
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lets you select which type of question
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you want to answer. This gives you
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control over the difficulty level and
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the number of points you can score in
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one play. You gain points for correct
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answers and lose points for incorrect
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answers. You can't go below zero.
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GAME BOARD MODE
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Choose a character from the Character
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Selection Screen.
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The squares marked 25, 50 and 100
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dictate your moves, but are not tallied
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as points. The computer lets you know
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what your possible moves are and what
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type of question you must answer for
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each move.
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The type of question you must answer is
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determined by the numbers on the
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squares directly ahead of you.
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EXAMPLE: If the square ahead of you is
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labeled 100, you can only answer a
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Fill-in-the-blank question. If there
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are three squares ahead of you labeled
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25, 25, and 50 (in that order) you have
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a choice of True-False (25), Multiple
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Choice (25,25) or Fill-in-the Blank
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(25,25,50).
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When you're on the space before a
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flashing square, a correct answer
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moves you ahead two spaces. However,
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if you answer incorrectly, you will be
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able to move ahead only one space on
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your next turn.
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You have the option of taking a
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shortcut on the Game Board. This
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reduces the number of moves to the
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FINISH line, but requires you to answer
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more Fill-in-the-Blank questions.
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The first three players to reach the
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FINISH line recieve 1000,500, and 250
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points, respectively. You can play
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up to four rounds on the Game Board.
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Ranks, scores, and percentages are
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updated after each round.
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Credits
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Game design by Steve Duboff, Jeff
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Harth, Stephen Montero, and John
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P. Sohl.
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Game Documentation by Kathi B. Tremblay
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with Amy Margowsky.
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Released by L.S.D.
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DataSoft
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19808 Nordhoff Place
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Chatsworth, CA 91311
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(818) 886-5922
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Softdocs typed by Sector Seventeen
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[=END=]
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