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From: suhler@im4u.UUCP (Paul A. Suhler)
Newsgroups: news.stargate
Subject: Re: what's this for?
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Date: Mon, 22-Dec-86 12:48:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 22 12:48:13 1986
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Reply-To: suhler@im4u.UUCP (Paul A. Suhler)
Organization: Univ. of Texas ECE Dept.
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From _2001:  A Space Odyssey_:

	  The Star Gate opened.  The Star Gate closed.
	  In a moment of time too short to be measured, Space turned and
	twisted upon itself.
	  Then Japetus was alone once more, as it had been for three million
	years -- alone, except for a deserted but not yet derelict ship,
	sending back to its makers messages which they could neither believe
	nor understand.


The functioning and history doesn't fit, but the part about message content
applies to most news groups.
-- 
Paul Suhler        suhler@im4u.UTEXAS.EDU