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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Department of Computer Science, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	TDecember 22, 1980 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. Dennis E. Hamilton
␈↓ ↓H␈↓1952 Baird Road
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Pen≡eld, N.Y. 14526

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Dennis:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓material in it and sent with it.

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓exceptionally␈αbad␈αat␈αthat,␈αand␈αit␈αhas␈αproved␈αunreliable␈αeven␈αfor␈αStanford␈αpeople.␈α Let␈αme␈αsuggest
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that you put them into the best form you can and submit them to a journal.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science