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  6. Version 2, June 1991
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  277. Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
  278. `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
  279. <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
  280. Ty Coon, President of Vice
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