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␈↓β␈↓ ¬_STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓∧ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY␈↓ 
+   Telephone:␈↓ ↓H
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+415-497-3330␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓↓␈↓ ¬YNovember 21, 1975␈↓ ↓H
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Dr.J. B. Millar␈↓ ↓H
Computer Certre, Menzies Building␈↓ ↓H
Australian National University␈↓ ↓H
Box 4, P.O.␈↓ ↓H
Canberra, A.C.T. 2600␈↓ ↓H
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Dear Bruce:␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈α∞with␈α∞respect␈α∞to␈α∞the␈α∞application␈α
of␈α
signature␈α
tables␈α
to␈α
speech␈α
recognition.␈α
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a␈↓ ↓H
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student␈α
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for␈α
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and␈α
for␈α
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along␈α
these␈α
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␈↓ ↓Haway␈α∞our␈α∞financial␈α∞support␈α∞dwindled␈α∞to␈α
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extent␈α
that␈α
I␈α
could␈α
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longer␈α
keep␈α
any␈α
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␈↓ ↓Heasy␈α
to␈α
copy␈α
or␈α
transfer␈α
text␈α
items␈α
from␈α
other␈α
files␈α
to␈α
any␈α
desired␈α
location␈α
in␈α
a␈α
file␈α
being␈α
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do␈α
something␈α
besides␈α
work␈α
all␈α
the␈α
time.␈α
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it␈α
seems␈α
that␈α
I␈α
simply␈α
get␈↓ ↓H
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even␈α
busier.␈↓ ↓H
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home␈α
front,␈α
we␈α
too␈α
have␈α
moved␈α
but␈α
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as␈α
exciting␈α
as␈α
a␈α
new␈α
house.␈α
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have␈α
finally␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmoved␈α∩into␈α∩a␈α∩retirement␈α∩community,␈α∩a␈α∩place␈α⊃called␈α⊃The␈α⊃Sequoias,␈α⊃that␈α⊃accomodates␈α⊃about␈α⊃300␈↓ ↓H
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many␈α
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a␈α
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for␈α
me.␈↓ ↓H
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where␈α
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get␈α
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meals,␈α
a␈α
large␈α
lounge␈α
with␈α
a␈α
fairly␈αgood␈αlibrary,␈↓ ↓H
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use␈α
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people␈α
who␈α
wish␈α
to␈α
entertain␈α
larger␈α
groups␈α
than␈α
their␈α
individual␈α
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bowling␈↓ ↓H
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University␈α
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which␈α
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␈↓ ↓Hrest␈αof␈αour␈αlives␈αis␈αa␈αpart␈αof␈αthe␈αdeal.␈αWe␈αhave␈αour␈αown␈αhospital␈αand␈αwe␈αcan␈αuse␈αany␈αof␈αthe␈αdoctors␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hin␈αthe␈αPalo␈α
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Medical␈α
Clinic,␈α
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have␈α
been␈α
going␈α
anyway.␈α
When␈α
one␈α
is␈α
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a␈α
nurse␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwill␈αcome␈αaround␈αto␈αsee␈αyou␈αand␈αbring␈αthe␈αlocal␈αdoctor␈αif␈αnecessary.␈αIf␈α
you␈α
are␈α
not␈α
sick␈α
enough␈α
to␈α
go␈↓ ↓H
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meals,␈α
even␈α
when␈α
well.␈α
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dinner␈α
parties␈α
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or␈α
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and␈α
your␈α
entire␈α
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the␈α
season's␈α
greetings.␈↓ ↓H
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