#2430 HAL IS FOR HALBERD (Fri, 2006 Feb 17)

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           <<()>>     A    IF YOU SUBTRACT ONE FROM EACH LETTER
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            |  |    \  //   NOTE WE COULD NOT AFFORD AN ACTUAL 
            |  |     \//   PICTURE OF HAL FROM 2001 SO HERE    
            |  |      V   IS A PICTURE OF A HALBERD            
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