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I loved that stuff.<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.average-bear.com\/archive\/004945.html\" target=\"_blank\">Doyce<\/a>, who also notes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.average-bear.com\/archive\/004946.html\" target=\"_blank\">something that is definitely Not Bad<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fine instruction in how to use a Venn Diagram. 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