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[R.a.W][Caveman]
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[03.27.92]
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[A Complete Guide to Hacking and Use of ASpEN Voice Mail Systems: Part II]
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[Written by: Caveman]
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[Introduction]
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I wrote this second text file to clarify some points that I did not
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express in my last file: CAVEASP.ZIP. If you have not read that, I suggest
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you do so before proceeding with this file. It is the bulk of my experience
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with ASpEN voice mail systems, while this article is more issues that have
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been brought to my attention since the first text file was released.
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[800 Exchange: Part II]
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As stated in the first file, 800 voice mail boxes do not last for more
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than a month due to the fact that each time the box is called, the system
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itself foots the bill. However, Mr. Black (partner in crime) recently talked
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with one of the live operators sometimes reached after numerous logon errors,
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and from the information that he received, the OWNER of the box is charged
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per month. A voice mail box costs approximately $6.00 per month, and on some
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systems there is a 20 cent charge every time someone calls the box. Thus,
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there is very little chance that your 800 box will last after the end of the
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month.
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However, there are exceptions. Months after the "McGill Specialized
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Carriers" voice mail system eliminated its hacker problem (Reflector,
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Hellraiser, Night Ranger) the Synergist's box remained for several months.
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This is an indication that:
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1] The box did not receive too many calls (and too many charges)
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2] The company owning the voice mail system was rich and did not give
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a flying fuck about the charges to the system
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These cases are rare as shit and thus cannot be relied on. Although your 800
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voice mailbox has the potential to last a month (if you take it over at the
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beginning of the month) it is unlikely that it will last longer than that.
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[ASpEN Software Upgrades]
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Just as all computer programs such as BBS software have various
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intermittent upgrades to improve upon glitches and errors in the system,
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ASpEN, being a computer-run software program, accordingly has come out with
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numerous upgrades, although unlike BBS software upgrades which most people
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get immediately after their release, the owners of the voice mail systems
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could care less about upgrades, and therefore there exist a number of
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different types of ASpEN voice mail systems out there. Each is different in
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a small (sometimes minute) way, but some new upgrades have made it
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increasingly more difficult to hack boxes. Different voice mail systems (even
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though they are all running ASpEN voice mail software) may have varying (some
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useful, some annoying) features.
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The first upgrades included the removal of the annoying ASpEN voice
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telling the caller each time he/she calls how to leave a message, when in
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reality it is so simple that my sperm could figure it out. Other smaller
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additions really have no effect on the voice mail hackers at all.
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However, the real killer was the upgrade which eliminated the 3-digit
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error described in CAVEASP.ZIP the first text file. This upgrade, which I
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personally have encountered more and more in recent months, sets the system
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up so that no longer does the ASpEN generic voice warn you when you have
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dialed a 3 digit extension in which no mailboxes exist. Therefore, with this
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improvement, the boxes will be more difficult to find for hackers. This
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upgrade has not been installed in nearly all of the ASpEN voice mail systems
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out there, but for those systems that it has been installed in, the 3-digit
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error described in the last file no longer works.
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[Direct Dial ASpEN Boxes]
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Once you have taken an ASpEN box over (this method also works for other
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systems), you should next check to see if it may be a direct dial. It is
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likely that your box is direct dial if its last four numbers of the box you
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have taken begin with the same two numbers as the last four numbers of the
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system itself. For instance (stay with me now) when I first hacked my box out,
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I accessed the system itself, at 202-637-1897. I hacked out a box, which
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started with the same two numbers as the system itself (look at the diagram
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below.) By combining the prefix exchange from the voice mail system with your
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personal box number, you may have a direct dial. Try calling the number, if
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you reach YOUR recorded message, you got a direct dial box. Press pound (#)
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from your message to access the box.
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DIAGRAM:
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System Number: 202-637-1897 Both the same
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^^<5E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>Ĵ
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My Personal Box Number: 1808 <20>
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^^<5E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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My direct dial number:
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Prefix exchange (202-637) + Box number (1808) = (Direct dial box) 202-637-1808
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The reasoning behind this direct dial method is the fact that the system
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number that you reach is nothing more than a box on the system that has been
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enabled by the system operator to reach other boxes from the system. If you
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think of 202-637-1897 as nothing more than another box, and you can reach
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this box directly, then therefore there must be other boxes nearby (in the
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18XX range) that can also be reached directly, thus giving you a direct dial
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mailbox.
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[Forwarding]
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I have recently come across some ASpEN systems in which whenever a user
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attempts to access a voice mail box, the familiar ASpEN computer generated
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voice comes on and says "One moment please..." followed by a ringing.
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Whenever you come across a system like this, leave it alone. This result
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means that the system operator has integrated the ASpEN voice mail system
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into a PBX resulting in a system that forwards calls to individual offices,
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and the only way in which you can access the voice mailbox is if the person
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is NOT in the office at the time of call. Therefore, even if you did hack a
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box on this system, you or anyone else could not access or leave a message
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for the box during normal business hours. Therefore, you would have to tell
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everyone attempting to call your box of this condition, and a box that can
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only be accessed early in the morning or at night is impractical.
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[Commands: Part II]
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All of the commands once inside an ASpEN box were covered in the first
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file. However, I forgot to add one set of features. These are the features
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of the "send" command.
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From the main menu in the ASpEN box, the features (explained in first
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file) are send, check receipts, personal options, restart, and disconnect. I
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went into great detail about all of these options, except for send. Send is
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the option used to send messages from your box to another box on the voice
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mail system, say if you have an amigo on the same system as yourself. After
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completeing the message, the ASpEN voice will say:
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"Send message now, press pound (#). More
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options, press zero."
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The commands offered by pressing zero at this prompt are as follows:
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(Note: All commands below in quotes are exactly what the ASpEN computer voice
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will ask or tell you.)
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[MORE OPTIONS MENU]
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"Private, press 1" - This will tag your message as "private", meaning
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that if the person receiving the message has assigned multiple passwords and given his/her
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friends access to the box, only the owner of the
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box will receive this message. Usually not necessary
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if the owner of the box is the only user of the
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box.
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"Urgent, press 2" - This feature is only used if the owner of the box that
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you are sending the message to has activated the
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notification feature of the box (see CAVEASP.ZIP) If so,
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a couple of minutes after you leave the message on the
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person's box, the system will call their house with the
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message. Of course, only used in "urgent" situations.
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"Confirmation, press 3" - This is message confirmation (see CONFIRMATION
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SUBMENU)
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"Future Delivery, press 4" - (see FUTURE DELIVERY SUBMENU)
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[CONFIRMATION SUBMENU]
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"Message Confirmation, press 1" - This feature will send you a notice of
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confirmation stating that the message you sent was indeed
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received. When the message is listened to by the person
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you sent the message to, the next time you logon to your
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box, the system will tell you:
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"Your message to [NAME] sent [DATE SENT] at [TIME
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SENT] was received [DATE RECEIVED] at [TIME RECEIVED].
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To repeat confirmation, press 1, to continue, press 2"
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This computer message will be given to you immediatly
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when you logon to your box, before you may listen to any
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messages waiting for you.
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"Notification of Non-Receipt, press 2" - This option sends a message back to
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you after a period of 20 days if the message you sent has
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not been received.
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[FUTURE DELIVERY SUBMENU]
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"Specify Date of Future Delivery, press 1" - This enables you to specify what
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date your message is sent to its destination. You will do
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this through use of your telephone touchpad.
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"Spell Day of the Week, press 2" - This option allows you to designate the
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day of the week that the message will be sent on. You
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will enter the first two letters of the day of the week
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from your touchtone telephone pad for this feature.
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Keep in mind that any command described above can be cancelled at any time
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by pressing the star (*) key.
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[Disclaimer]
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Anything written in this file was written for informational purposes
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only, which make it easier for you to hack an ASpEN box for yourself. However
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this was not the intention of the author. I claim no responsibility for the
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actions taken by anyone reading this article who is slow enough to actually
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get caught by any kind of law enforcement agency.
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[Bullshit]
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If you STILL have questions or comments after reading this, go FUCK yourself.
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I have explained everything possible in this article. However, if you still
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got something to say, you can reach me (Caveman) at 202-637-1808, or
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301-921-3361.
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[PEACE]
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SHOUTS OUT TO:
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Mr. Black [Partner in Crime]
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Tomellicas
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Nat X
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G-Spot
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Albatross
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[The Boards]
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Legion [202][Will be back]
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The Empire [301]
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Nat's Atomic Dregg Bin [301]
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Solsbury Hill [301]
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Copyright 1992 [R.a.W] Productions. All Rights Reserved.
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{PEACE OUT}
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