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+ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE<br>
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+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,<br>
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+ `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.<br>
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+ &lt;signature of Ty Coon&gt;, 1 April 1989<br>
+ Ty Coon, President of Vice<br>
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