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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 
≥July 12, 1977 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor Alistair Holden
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Department of Electrical Engineering
␈↓ ↓H␈↓University of Washington
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Seattle, Washington 98195

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Alistair:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓on the telegram.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Best regards,



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