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␈β↓Q␈↓ ¬	STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY␈↓ 
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COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT␈↓ 
+415-497-4430
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␈↓␈↓ ¬\15 November 1974
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To:       Bob Street
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          School of Engineering
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From:     John McCarthy
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          Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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          Computer Science Department
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Subject:  Research and Instruction Subcommittee
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a␈α
member␈α
of␈α
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Research␈α
and␈α
Instruction
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even␈α
though␈α
you␈α
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my␈α
input":
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I␈α
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at␈α
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