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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	ISeptember 26, 1975




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dr. Stanislaus Lem
␈↓ ↓H␈↓c/o Margo Shields
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Seabury Press, Inc.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓815 Second Avenue
␈↓ ↓H␈↓ New York, New York 10017

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Dr. Lem:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓additional $500 plus travel and living expenses.

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓whatever seems most interesting and useful.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Member of the Steering Committee