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    I AM CAMPING HERE.Started by:Zolotisty, Apr/09/09 07:10 PM
    All [i]night[/i], you say! A good
    portion of [i]tomorrow[/i]! B- but, what
    is my time on this "COMPUTER" if not a
    manic cycle between Island chat spaces,
    Mahjong, statistics in R, typesetting in
    LaTeX, and noodling in Photoshop, ever
    ALT+TABing my way thro    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 
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    By: JonT
    Jun/03/15 11:40 PM
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    Moved: The Thank-you ThreadStarted by:Ashtu, Jun/16/10 10:47 PM
    I've noticed recently an upswing lately
    in the griping and complaining in the
    forums (so what else is new, you ask),
    to the extent that the infrequent praise
    and attaboys tend to get buried in the
    noise. So, I am taking it upon myself
    to start this NEW th    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 
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    By: Kes
    Dec/31/16 10:23 PM
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    Something really strange just happened.Started by:CavemanJoe, Oct/28/10 08:34 AM
    So a really odd, bizarre, fucked-up
    thing happened earlier tonight. It
    was about 2am. Emily was in bed, and I
    was working on a new weather system for
    the Island (which will make things very
    interesting if you're playing a Robot,
    by the way). I was jus    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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    By: Chimental
    Feb/19/11 05:32 PM
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    Rohit Part 3 Spoilers and Back-PattingStarted by:Full Metal Lion, Jun/04/12 04:47 AM
    Minor spoilers for The Rohit Quest Part
    3, and by extension parts 1 & 2,
    ahoy! Simply put, what did you give
    Rohit as his program for being a good
    person? No rush, just, whenever you get
    around to it, copy your Distraction or
    text file to this threa    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Milkman
    Dec/18/15 02:08 AM
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    Merch! DESIGNS UP Started by:Zolotisty, Apr/04/11 06:51 PM
    Cheers to everyone who so graciously
    took the time to respond to
    [url=https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFJZU2FCNzFpMzh5aEdYa01ibFJUWGc6MQ]the
    merch poll[/url]. ;) Who would have
    guessed so many people have been laid up
    all cozy in their bed    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Awesome Fred
    Dec/06/11 01:21 AM
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    No, you cannot have children, stop yer a....Started by:Lunasol, May/12/12 04:05 PM
    So, I previously had a couple accounts
    who, sadly, had the misfortune of never
    getting past the Stranger phase. One I
    said no on, one I think had a problem.
    So, now I'm able to walk through the
    valley of superb writing that is the
    Stranger plotline. Throug    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: Kew
    May/19/12 09:32 PM
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    A Greasemonkey Script: Truancy MeterStarted by:Devin, Aug/16/10 01:56 AM
    I made a Greasemonkey script that adds a
    second experience bar below the first,
    which fills up toward the point where
    you get hunted down by your dojo master.
    It works on my system, so I figured I'd
    share. [code]// ==UserScript== //
    @name Imp    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Buddleia
    May/12/12 11:31 PM
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    They don't have Lemsip in this barbarous....Started by:CavemanJoe, Oct/14/10 06:19 PM
    How's a man supposed to get over a cold
    in America? And why, when I search
    for an appropriate snotty smiley, do I
    get pictures of guys' butts?    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Bakemaster
    Oct/25/10 04:19 PM
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    A very important question from CMJStarted by:CavemanJoe, Dec/07/09 05:37 AM
    If you had ten thousand dollars to give
    to charity, who would you give it to?
    Include your reasoning, please. EDIT:
    Yes, this does affect the future of
    Improbable Island, in a rather major
    way, but one that I don't have time to
    explain right now    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Dec/10/10 11:51 PM
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    You've played too much II when...Started by:Fergus, Aug/23/09 03:41 PM
    1. You try to give a cig to an old man
    in exchange for using him as a
    horse. 2. You start eating only
    steaks. 3. You take a trip to
    Stonehenge just to walk in the center
    and try to get cigs/charm/hp. 4. You
    consider getting real tattoos and
    jewelry in h    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 
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    By: Cousjava
    Jun/24/10 04:30 PM
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    Rules/Guidelines/How Not to Be a DickStarted by:rbead, Sep/14/14 06:18 AM
    So, CMJ suggested we start up a
    discussion here. Floor's open, let's
    have at it! Also, let's be nice to one
    another when opinions differ. I shall
    put that up as the first
    anti-dickishness postulate: Respect
    opposing points of view.    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Harris
    Oct/13/14 02:17 AM
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    Mornington Crescent: Improbable IslandStarted by:Johnson, Sep/30/10 08:55 PM
    Right-o, so I saw we don't have one of
    these going and I thought: NEVAH. NEVAH
    SHALL THIS BE. THERE MUST BE A
    MORNINGTON CRESCENT HERE, of all places.
    (for details:
    http://www.amazonsystems.co.uk/data/morn.htm
    .) So. I'll begin with the typical
    opening     		Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: Full Metal Lion
    Apr/15/13 12:20 AM
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    Declare the pennies on your eyesStarted by:CavemanJoe, Mar/19/12 03:56 PM
    Oh hey, big game companies - MY TAX BILL
    IS HILARIOUSLY LARGE BECAUSE YOU WON'T
    PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE YOU UTTER     		Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Full Metal Lion
    Apr/12/12 11:18 PM
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    Midget Mafia!Started by:Max Dougwell, Oct/09/09 07:07 AM
    Who thinks an Improbable Island-themed
    Mafia game would be fun? If enough
    people say yes, I'll start one up! I've
    already got some ideas...    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 
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    By: Max Dougwell
    Oct/28/09 10:07 AM
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    The First Official Improbable Census!Started by:Reverb, Sep/12/09 03:43 PM
    Ever wondered how high your local
    Improbability level is? Have a look at
    the
    [url=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=115323661978055418499.0004735cd2d184b9b0dc0]Contestant
    Locations Map[/url] and find out!
    Don't forget to edit in your own    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Assacura
    Apr/01/11 07:43 AM
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    ween, trolls, Kathy Sierra, and a sense ....Started by:Chef Micha, Oct/16/14 03:49 AM
    I would like to preface this by saying I
    love our Island community as a place
    where the main ToS is Be Nice. I love
    the active movement towards making
    ourselves, our community, and our wider
    outreach as humans [i]better[/i]. Where
    "Don't Be A Dick" is actu    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Trowa
    Oct/31/14 05:30 PM
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    Your favourite authorsStarted by:CavemanJoe, May/17/09 12:46 PM
    Seems to me that at least some of you
    lot will be big readers, given that
    you're enjoying a text-based adventure
    game. I'll get the ball
    rolling. Tied for first place - Terry
    Pratchett and Spider Robinson. Yeah,
    sorry - my favourite authors aren't w    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: Laser Towel
    Jun/08/11 08:03 AM
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    I'm gonna shave off my beard.Started by:CavemanJoe, Mar/24/11 05:41 PM
    Spring is here, and it's time for a
    no-beard face. Of course, as every man
    with a beard knows, you can't just shave
    off a beard. You have to leave
    patterns, and shapes. This could be
    your chance to see what you'd look like
    with a grizzly biker mo, a Gro    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Trowa
    Apr/29/11 12:43 PM
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    When you talk to people about the Island....Started by:CavemanJoe, Dec/28/10 06:59 PM
    ...what do you say to them? I mean,
    real-life people. Like, when people at
    parties ask me what I do, and I tell
    them I run an online game, and they ask
    what it's about, and I have to tell them
    in a way that doesn't take half an hour.
    It's tricky. What     		Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Chef Micha
    Feb/10/11 07:49 AM
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    I wish someone had told me --Started by:Count Sessine, May/18/12 05:21 PM
    The other thread is over -- there's a
    duck. Besides, what I want to do now is
    ask for constructive input. So. New
    thread. For many players, a name is
    already a character concept. When people
    first come to the Island they're asked
    to pick a name befo    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Rohvannyc
    May/27/12 08:24 PM
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    Islanders in Trouble.Started by:KimmyMonstah, May/24/11 01:27 AM
    A few of us islanders that I know had
    been informed of an islander that had
    been hit by the recent tornado. Right
    now she's homeless and jobless. I wish I
    could help her, but I have no real way
    how. While I don't think there's
    anything we could really     		Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Makiwa
    Dec/30/11 05:50 AM
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    An opinion piece: How to give personalit....Started by:Maniak, Apr/02/12 06:17 PM
    In the past we've talked about
    everything that annoys the so called
    experienced roleplayer. This isn't about
    that. This is an opinion piece and the
    start of what will be a wiki article
    with constructive advice for budding
    roleplayers. This is about all the    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Hairy Mary
    Jun/06/12 03:13 AM
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    Island Book ClubStarted by:Skidge, Aug/31/09 06:53 PM
    In keeping with my character and nature,
    I'm floating this idea: what would you
    guys think about maybe starting up a
    book club? In-Game, Out-of-Game, what do
    you think? There are so very many
    brilliant and amazing minds on the
    Island (flatter, flatter, pet    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: Twosocks Monkey
    Mar/15/13 10:47 PM
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    I AM CAMPING HERE TWO: CAMPING REVISITEDStarted by:Rosin, Jul/04/09 07:52 PM
    Also known as the 'whatever shall we do
    with our poor island destroyed by a
    tactical nuclear device' non-canon
    discussion center and iced-cream
    shoppe. Welcome one and all, veterans
    and newbies alike, to the thread.    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Nadyanilo
    Jul/06/09 01:54 AM
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    Timestamp ThingiesStarted by:Full Metal Lion, May/12/12 03:51 PM
    As a Person Who Roleplays Sometimes, I
    copy-paste the roleplay I do into a text
    file[size=Super Sneaky Bastard
    Message](compulsively)[/size].
    Sometimes, I wish to copy-paste from the
    text file onto the wiki. However, I'm
    sure it'd look much better without     		Page:  1 2 
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    By: Snow Gray
    Jul/19/16 02:27 PM
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    Moderators, Fear and other Subjects.Started by:Lea.wolfsfeld, Oct/11/14 10:08 PM
    I'm opening this thread in response to a
    recurring subject. [b]Mod Fear.
    [/b] I'm around often enough and
    spend my fair share of time thumbing
    through the logs in banter to play catch
    up. I've seen the odd case of a mod
    muting someone who was being     		Page:  1 2 
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    By: Count Sessine
    Dec/31/14 03:22 AM
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    CavemanJoe is giving up smoking.Started by:CavemanJoe, Jul/28/11 05:28 AM
    This thread is half to keep track of my
    experiences, and half to
    [size=24]FUCKING WARN YOU THAT IF YOU
    PISS ME OFF EVEN A LITTLE BIT IN THE
    NEXT TWO WEEKS I WILL NOT JUST BAN YOU
    BUT DRIVE TO YOUR HOUSE AND MURDER YOU
    IN THE FUCKING FACE.[/size] ...ahem    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Makiwa
    Feb/16/12 05:36 AM
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    What If (spoilers)Started by:RP Whistle, Apr/30/16 08:26 AM
    Had a late night thought today thinking
    about how characters react to being
    "recruited" for the Improbability War.
    Obviously, the concept is rooted in dark
    comedy with the idea of being dropped
    naked into something you barely
    understand for the people at h    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: RP Whistle
    May/06/16 03:32 AM
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    The WikiStarted by:Collin-Vee, Oct/07/12 10:15 PM
    Well, a few days ago, I spent a few
    hours going through every page from A-G,
    figuring out which stories/features
    didn't relate to the current Season, and
    which Contestants were no longer around,
    and I have to say only one thing about
    the wiki. [size=24]    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Escemfer
    Jan/12/13 05:53 AM
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    Annual Minecraft Server Thread.Started by:Kolojang, Oct/09/15 06:13 AM
    So, it's that time of year again. I know
    there's been some talk of it before, but
    I can't find the old thread and instead
    of reviving it, I decided to start a new
    one. Improbable Island Minecraft
    themed server? I know a lot of people
    would like to have     		Page:  1 2 
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    By: Lester Roquefort
    Oct/31/15 01:10 AM
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    Contest: OPERATION ABOMINATIONStarted by:Zolotisty, May/01/09 06:16 PM
    It is with some sadistic pleasure that I
    announce the Island's first [b]writing
    contest[/b]. YOUR MISSION, should you
    choose to accept it, is THIS: -
    [color=darkred]Write a piece of fanfic
    featuring what you feel is the most
    excellently horrifying or wi    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: teehee
    Aug/14/09 05:39 AM
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    Horatio's tea timeStarted by:Wolfgang, Mar/27/11 03:24 PM
    Okay, So this is something i've come
    across a few times now, and its got me
    thinking. How do people feel about
    the Drive? By this i mean fighting? or
    Tea? Cause I know of three things. 1.
    People who say their going to fight the
    drive 2. People who say    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Mr. Infrablack
    May/26/11 04:10 AM
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    Arts & crafts swapStarted by:Zoo, May/29/15 03:15 AM
    A lot of people on here are amazing
    artists, or make amazing things, and I
    thought it might be nice if we did a
    trade of goods/services. It's like
    presents in the mail, which is always
    nice. Zoo: makes earrings, bracelets,
    necklaces, crochets flowers fo    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Kuroko
    Sep/03/15 03:33 AM
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    What do you listen to?Started by:Waverly, Nov/05/10 08:33 AM
    What do you listen to? This is a
    question I often ask people on gmail
    chat when I'm bored and I want new
    music. You know, something to dislodge
    that song I've had stuck in my head for
    the past... oh, [i]eon[/i] or so? Yeees.
    Anyhow, people being lovely as     		Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: driv3r
    Dec/14/13 08:38 AM
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    What is your DnD character? Started by:Dirk Strider, Jan/07/13 11:23 AM
    So! After some mucking about and sending
    distracts to people on the Island. I
    (influenced by a certain Erical) decided
    to make this page here with more
    information and discussion over what
    character you got and what not.
    First Off: The link to the qu    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Ethe
    Oct/16/13 03:32 AM
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    A Conspiracy of PlayersStarted by:Count Sessine, Apr/30/10 05:45 PM
    [b]Project Wonderful[/b] is set up
    assuming that advertisers will bid
    competitively for advertising space.
    [i]We're[/i] using the system for a
    different objective -- we just want to
    get a bit of money into the Island's PW
    account as quickly as possible so     		Page:  1 2 
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    By: Count Sessine
    Jun/17/10 01:23 AM
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    Enquirer Facelift!Started by:Ashtu, Apr/11/11 11:37 PM
    Whoot! Don't exactly recall where I've
    seen this format/color scheme before,
    but I like where it is now!
    *grin* Edit: Whoops! Tried to go to
    My Account, and got this: [code]An
    error has occurred: This is being
    displayed as "Root Debugging" is en    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Beeps
    May/01/11 10:46 AM
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    Itsnow weatherStarted by:Cousjava, Nov/29/10 03:22 PM
    I've had now work today because of the
    weather, and the snowplough has just
    past for the fourth time - and I live on
    an A road. The sun isn't visible or
    indeed anything further than I think
    500m. Been playing on the island and
    trying to get github to work     		Page:  1 2 
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    By: Iriana
    Dec/21/10 01:22 AM
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    Armoured HouseflyStarted by:Kash, Aug/03/10 01:23 AM
    I found one. In real life. I was
    working at the only corner market in
    town that actually [i]pays[/i] me to
    stand behind their counter and take
    money from people, and I glanced down at
    the produce scale to see [size=18]the
    biggest fly in the world.[/s    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Diatri
    Aug/26/10 09:50 PM
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    Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy BooksStarted by:Harris, Aug/23/10 10:57 AM
    Because the favorite authors thread is
    already hitting critical (topic) mass.
    :p First off- I KNOW. Sci-Fi ISN'T
    Fantasy, and Fantasy ISN'T
    Sci-Fi. However! AS anyone who has
    read Niven's [u]Rainbow Mars[/u], Lewis'
    [u]Chronicles of Narnia[/u] (th    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: omenesia
    Sep/19/10 10:16 PM
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