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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:13 AM Original message |
So I just finished watching Oliver Stone's 'JFK' |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Garrison ended up a judge IIRC |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. and for some other light Sixties loss... |
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DoctorBombay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Garrison died a few years ago |
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bowler_4_columbine (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. "The Men Who Killed Kennedy" is a great documentary... |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
63. It used to be the Hitler Channel |
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tjdee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:32 AM Response to Reply #63 |
82. I called it the WWII channel--maybe it still is.... |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:32 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. The problem, from their view... |
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Allah Akbar (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. He died shortly after the movie was done |
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RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. There was a "reason" for all that "controversy." |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. So true, RichM |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Don't forget... |
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Mechatanketra (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. A good point. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. We are a population totally trained in denial. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
86. You got that right, scarlet! |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. Oh, it was the usual, I think -- "Garrison and Stone are just a |
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Allah Akbar (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If I recall correctly |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. no that was Connelly |
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RichM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. You're thinking of this: the mayor's brother was the general who'd been |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
50. Another guy fired by JFK was the brother of the mayor of Dallas. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. I beleive it was a LIHOP, possibly with the assistance of the CIA&FBI |
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LiberalLibra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
61. You are definitely on target with this one. I firmly believe..... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. He was indicted, but not convicted. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Ah, okay |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I dont think most Americans got to see the "magic bullet" theory |
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tinanator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
60. oh but Walter Cronkite disspelled all concerns |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. But Costner's closing speech |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. It's all Jim Garrison's own words, though. |
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DoctorBombay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. Closing statement |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
16. I hated that movie... |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I thought that the real footage and new footage were easily discernible |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:16 AM Response to Reply #20 |
79. I totally agree. Get your eyes checked if you cant tell |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. what does that have to do with ANYthing? |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. No need to be offended... |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. no offense taken, but |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:54 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. for those that believe the single bullet theory |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:54 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. for those that wonder how that amazingly pristine bullet got there |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
80. I think Barney is more your speed. |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:49 AM Response to Reply #22 |
51. Thanks for the info about Beltzer's book on tape, Julka. |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 04:00 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. curious to see what you think about it |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 10:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
72. Thanks, julka |
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Allah Akbar (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 10:30 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Look at the legislation he introduced or signed his last year in office |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
17. Definitely a must-see movie! |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
19. Weird moralistic fable |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
23. Many people didn't pay attention to the technique he used. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 10:42 AM Response to Reply #23 |
76. Thanks, Merlin |
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OurMorale (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
25. Remember a writer for Le Voix du Village de la Cite de York Neuve |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Not being gay |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:00 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. N. O. was (is) a pretty wild hotbed of crazy parties. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
27. Here's a link |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. you think it's "silly" that someone other than Oswald did it, right? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Julka, I promise you I could fill volumes and it wouldn't matter |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. why is your mythos any more convincing than mine? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. The House Select Committee on Assassinations final report disputes |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. The acoustic evidence is weak |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:02 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. You found it "not convincing". But the Warren Report sold you!!!??? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Merlin! |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Joby! |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:18 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. merlin, what do you know about the rifle(s) themselves? |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:33 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. It's been turned into a nightmare of disinformation. |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 03:51 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. definitely would like that, Merlin |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 04:38 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. There is an active, ongoing effort to sustain the cover-up. |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:49 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. What a bullshit link. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
44. See, Julka? |
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julka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:53 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. uhhhh, what does that prove? |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:22 AM Response to Reply #44 |
62. funny, I think Merlin has quashed any lone-nut notion |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 04:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
55. You think Oswald |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
67. Joby- as I lay person, even I can question at least one of these points... |
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ChadCoffman (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. Garrison played Earl Warren in the movie! |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
56. Stone was deceptive. |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:44 AM Response to Reply #56 |
64. I think it was a memo, not a "quote" |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:01 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. I agree in part... |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:00 AM Response to Reply #56 |
77. There were plenty of other things that JFK did that pissed off the wrong |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:09 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Even if JFK was not going to pull out of Vietnam, there is still... |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
83. Nonsense. It is ABSOLUTELY true that JFK ordered us out of Nam.. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
57. I think Stone overdramatizes parts and takes some liberties |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
58. Artistic license |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:53 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. I don't think |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
59. Do a google- parts of the movie are right on, others are embellished... |
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Allah Akbar (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
68. Comments made during the shooting 22 Nov 1963 |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:18 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. which is why I think LIHOP/MIHOP is entirely feasible |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:18 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. I don't care how good the snipers are |
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Allah Akbar (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 09:27 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I guess that is your reasoning as to why it had to be a lone nut then |
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Gringo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 10:39 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Huh? I never said that! |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 10:36 AM Response to Reply #68 |
74. comment made before the event |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
81. The Bible for the 2000 Selection was written by Vincent Bugliosi |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:10 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Sorry, but both Bugliosi and your father are wrong on this subject. |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 12:53 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. Shit... |
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carolinayellowdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
88. Intellectual dishonesty |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 02:33 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Actually, when it comes to the "facts", we rely on D.A. Garrison... |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:14 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. I think that's an unfortunate characterization, CYD |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-03 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
91. Applause Books published the annotated script. |
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