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PJMcK

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11. Fair enough

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:18 PM

Apr 2020

Still, I'd suggest you peruse the Wikipedia article I linked. The point is that there are fundamentally 7 stories. Feel free to pick nits!

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At the risk of being nit-picky, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #9

Fair enough PJMcK Apr 2020 #11

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