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

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	dDecember 5, 1979 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. Barend Swets
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Oude Delft 95
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Delft
␈↓ ↓H␈↓NETHERLANDS
␈↓ ↓H␈↓31-15-783443

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Mr. Swets:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



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