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␈↓ α∧␈↓Prof. A. P. Ershov Computation Center Novosibirsk 630090 USSR∞ Dear Andrei:

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things␈αare␈αgoing␈α
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you,␈αmy␈αregards␈α
to␈αNina,␈αVasya,␈α
and␈αAniuta,␈α
and␈αmany
␈↓ α∧␈↓thanks␈α⊃for␈α⊂continuing␈α⊃to␈α⊂send␈α⊃the␈α⊂encyclopedia,␈α⊃volume␈α⊂22␈α⊃of␈α⊂which␈α⊃has␈α⊂just␈α⊃arrived.␈α⊃ I␈α⊂am
␈↓ α∧␈↓looking forward with great curiosity to the next two volumes.


␈↓ α∧␈↓Best regards,



␈↓ α∧␈↓John McCarthy