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`100%`	file	Mailbox text, 1st line "From uwm.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!umriscc!mcs213k.cs.umr.edu!asparrow Wed May 22 22:49:22 CDT 199", ASCII text	default
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