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h u n g r y and i l t h e r 1 i b e r a l causes. T h a t was t h e r e s p o n s e o f h a l f o f t h o s e who wrote t o the Vancouver sun a f t e r t h e p a p e r a s k e d r e a d e r s what s h o u l d b e d o n e w i t h t h e a u t o , o n c e owned by B e a t l e J a h n Lenncrn and w o r t h 33 mi l l i i s t i .

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