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To: Bruce Olsten who wrote (6507)	4/6/1998 8:08:00 AM
From: BigKNY3	Respond to of 23519

Bruce <<I am in no way "anti-MUSE". I am "pro-knowledge". What really works?What are the real end-users going to gravitate to?>> Bruce, it is obvious from your posts that you are very much "pro-knowledge". However, since you do not end your posts with "Go VVUS" or "Time for the short squeeze", you can expect plenty of criticisms to your posts. In the long-term and short-term, knowledge is power! Good investing! BigKNY3

To: Bruce Olsten who wrote (6507)	4/6/1998 5:31:00 PM
From: incomep	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

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