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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RCO asked "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Why
do we need to theorise when the history ..."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fair point, but do we REALLY know all the answers
on this, and - anyway - isn't it fun to speculate.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The other aspect, though, is that "if it ain't on
the Internet then it ain't knowledge" for some - and it's easier to ask a
question on the list than it is to reach for a book and look up the
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do sometimes wonder if the end of the book is
coming faster than we think!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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