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Re: CHAT: Visigoths (was: YADPT (D=Dutch))

From:J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>
Date:Saturday, November 15, 2003, 6:03
In a message dated 2003:11:14 02:03:27 AM, andjo@FREE.FR writes:

>> Dread the Neogoths! > >On second reflections, dread the Eogoths! :)
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