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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY␈↓ 
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COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT␈↓ 
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␈↓␈↓ ¬\11 November 1974
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William Massy
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Vice-Provost, Research
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Building 10
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Stanford University
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Stanford, California 94305
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Dear Bill:
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Sincerely yours,
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