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  1. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.ghost-stories
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!beowulf
  3. From: beowulf@wam.umd.edu (ames)
  4. Subject: Re: Ghost Ships
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec24.180337.24796@wam.umd.edu>
  6. Sender: usenet@wam.umd.edu (USENET News system)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: rac2.wam.umd.edu
  8. Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
  9. References: <1992Dec23.211038.4956@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
  10. Distribution: usa
  11. Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 18:03:37 GMT
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  14. not like i know if this actually has anything to do with
  15. real ships, but could someone tell me the story/explain the
  16. term "Flying Dutchman"?
  17.  
  18. i've heard references to it in some urban folklore (drawing
  19. parallels, i suppose) and madness, but i have no idea what
  20. the actual story is.
  21.  
  22. thanks
  23. amie
  24.  
  25. -- 
  26.         I don't love you anymore since you ate my dog.
  27. beowulf@wam.umd.edu                        beowulf@eng.umd.edu
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