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THE FAIR JOURNAL                                          October 2007
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       The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research
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     Apologetics: The branch of theology that is concerned with
     defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines. (The
     American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
     Edition, 2000.)


INSIDE THE JOURNAL
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  * MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. This month FAIR president Scott Gordon 
    looks at how two entirely different interpretations of LDS history 
    can be based on the same basic facts and why it is so important to 
    start with a proper foundation. He also points out the growing 
    need for help in translating FAIR resources into other languages.

  * FAIR TRANSLATION ACTIVITES. FAIR has begun translating its 
    material into other languages, but much more help is needed.

  * NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "Uncovering a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? A 
    Brief Review of Statements of the LDS First Presidency: A Topical 
    Compendium." A. Dean Byrd and Daniel C. Peterson review the 
    recently published "Statements of the LDS First Presidency: A 
    Topical Compendium."

  * RESOURCES ON THE WEB. The Church's Public Affairs organization has 
    put up a series of video clips on YouTube.

  * RESOURCES ON THE WEB. Laurie Maffly-Kipp, a non-LDS scholar, 
    recently published an article about the LDS faith and its 
    relationship to other Christian groups and American society.

  * RESOURCES ON THE WEB. Dave's Mormon Inquiry blogs on "How To Be a 
    Good Anti-Mormon."

  * RESOURCES ON THE WEB. Tanya Spackman posts a brief summary of the 
    2007 FAIR Conference talks.

  * ASK THE APOLOGIST. Got a question you are dying to ask? Here's 
    how.

  * FAIR TOPICAL GUIDE. The Topical Guide on the FAIR Web site is one 
    of the most popular resources offered. Learn what is available and 
    help us expand our references.

  * FAIR WIKI. The FAIR Wiki is an excellent resource for someone 
    looking for a summary of an issue and for pointers to more 
    detailed information.

  * FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE. Expand your libary with this month's specials 
    in the FAIR Bookstore.

  * ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS. Interested in writing for FAIR? Learn how you 
    can have your apologetics work published.

  * PUBLISHING NOTES. Learn how you can become more involved in FAIR 
    and how you can reuse the material we publish.

  * FAIR JOURNAL ARCHIVES. All of the FAIR Journal issues since 
    October 2001 are on the FAIR web site.


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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

As I prepared for a fireside presentation last month, I came across 
several pictures drawn so that they appear as one picture to some 
people and an entirely different picture to others. One of the more 
common of these has both an old woman and a young woman contained in 
the same picture.

    http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/woman.html

If you show it to a group of people, some members of the group see 
only the old woman but others will see a young woman. When shown one 
of these kinds of pictures, it is sometimes very difficult to find the 
second picture, but if someone points out a distinguishing 
characteristic, suddenly the second picture seems obvious and you 
wonder how you could have missed it.

This led me to think about our relationship with the Church. As I read 
some of the exit stories of people who have left the Church, I am 
often left scratching my head and wondering if I attend the same 
church they did. I am left wondering why the picture I am looking at 
is so different than theirs.

There was a recent article in Arizona where a brother was 
excommunicated from the church for apostasy. He told the newspapers 
about losing his belief when he discovered that Joseph Smith had more 
than one wife. Again, I am puzzled. His misunderstanding is that it is 
ok to know that Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff had 
more than one wife and to believe they were prophets, but it means 
Joseph Smith wasn't a prophet if he did.

Recently on a former-Mormons' website, a poll was taken asking the 
question "Why did you leave?"

   67 percent said, "I found out about Mormon history."
   10 percent said, "I never thought it was true."
   10 percent said, "Mormon culture made me uncomfortable."
    8 percent said they "disagreed with leaders' ethics."

I don't know how scientific the poll was or if it represented 10 
people or 100 people. But it did puzzle me that many claimed they left 
the church when they "found out about Mormon history." This is odd, 
since there are many good, solid, believing historians within the LDS 
church who probably know a lot more about Mormon history than those 
responding to this poll. The LDS historians know about Mormon 
history--warts and all--and don't leave.

I don't mean to say that we should only be reading whitewashed 
histories that leave out the mistakes and faults of men. But it makes 
me ask what history these people are reading.

Does the history they read include the lives, histories, and 
testimonies of the witnesses who said over and over again that they 
had seen the plates and they had seen an angel?

Does it include the story of Martin Harris complaining how heavy the 
plates were as he held them on his lap for an hour and a half?

Does it include Martin Harris saying, "Well as sure as you see my hand 
so sure did I see the angel and the plates"?

Does it include Oliver Cowdery speaking of the Book of Mormon 
translation from his deathbed and saying, "I know that whereof I 
testified is true. It was no dream, no vain imagination of the 
mind--it was real"?

Does it include the story of Katharine, Joseph Smith's sister hiding 
the plates in her bed under her legs?

Does it include the quote from John Whitmer as he says, "I handled 
those plates; there were fine engravings on both sides"?

Does the history include the many reports from others who also saw 
angels?

Does the history include the 121 independent eyewitness accounts of 
the mantel of Joseph Smith being passed on to Brigham Young on August 
8, 1844, such as the one from nine-year-old William Van Orden who 
suddenly said, "The Prophet [is] not dead, for I [see] him on the 
stand"?

I suspect that the histories they are reading aren't complete. I 
suspect this incompleteness because I have read many of those 
histories. In reading them I find there are things often left out, 
there are things included that aren't relevant, and there are things 
included of suspect authenticity. To be fair, all histories leave 
things out and get some things wrong.  There simply isn't enough room 
for all of history in any one book, and research is always expanding 
and subject to human error. But it is interesting to observe what is 
strategically left in or taken out. Some histories use facts and 
quotes to paint a picture that shows Joseph Smith as a flawed man and 
therefore not a prophet; however, they leave out facts and quotes that 
show that he was a prophet. Yet, when you see all of the facts and 
quotes and their textual and historical contexts, you see both 
pictures and come to understand that Joseph Smith was flawed man who 
was also a prophet of God.

It is sometimes argued that Church history books and lesson manuals 
leave out pertinent facts. They tend to leave out the flaws of early 
Church leaders. But, these facts aren't pertinent to the question of 
whether these men were called of God because the Church teaches that 
all men have flaws including prophets. And yet, God uses those flawed 
men to bring about His work.

If one is going to make a life changing decision such as leaving a 
church, it should be based on more than one disturbing fact, or on 
reading one disturbing book, or worse, a few articles from an Internet 
web site. More research is always necessary to understand the 
historical and textual context of the history you have read.

The following are four books that can help to clarify the historical 
context of Church History.

   1) "Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses" by Richard Lloyd 
      Anderson

   2) "By the Hand of Mormon" by Terryl Givens
      http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0195168887.html

   3) "Opening the Heavens" edited by John Welch and Erick Carlson
      http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0842526072.html

   4) "Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon" edited by Donald 
      Parry, Daniel Peterson and John Welch 
      http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0934893721.html

If you are struggling and seeing only the negative picture of the 
Church and Church history, these books might help you see the other 
picture and understand that both pictures can peacefully coexist, 
providing a richness to our history. Good and bad often coexist as 
humans make both good and bad decisions. Additionally, sometimes what 
we call bad is simply our misunderstanding of God and how He works. 
The true miracle is that God uses us as flawed human beings to carry 
out His flawless work.

--Scott Gordon
  President


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FAIR Translation Activities

FAIR continues to work on our international Website and we need help. 
If you are interested in staring a FAIR translating group in your 
language, please contact Scott Gordon through the FAIR web site 
contact page.

    http://fairlds.org/contact.php

FAIR has just started a FAIR list in Spanish. There are currently 28 
members so far that range from Stake Presidents to Bishops to 
missionaries, to average members. They are located in Venezuela, Peru, 
Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Argentina. There is an increase in 
anti Mormon proselytizing in South America right now, and FAIR is 
needed now more than ever. This group will help to strengthen each 
other in apologetics and translate FAIR into Spanish. They will 
receive their own "Ask the Apologist" questions to answer for those in 
need.

Anyone who is interested in joining, or know someone who would be 
interested in joining, please let FAIR know so we can get them added 
to the list. There is a wealth of information in FAIR but little has 
been translated. As one poster on the Internet message boards posted:

"I usually participate in an Spanish speaking message board. 
Unfortunately for the Spanish speaking or any other people who don't 
speak English ... we don't have the apologetic information that 
becomes a great tool to set the record straight in many doctrinal 
issues in our own language and it has become an inconvenience when a 
lot of anti-Mormon propaganda has come in our way.... Hopefully all 
this kind of information would be in our own language. It is amazing 
how the anti-Mormon propaganda has already been translated in multiple 
languages but, especially in Spanish."

The anti-Mormons are one step ahead of us when it comes to 
translating. So again, if you know of anyone whom this would help, or 
who could help out, please let us know. FAIR needs to be translated to 
help those out who don't have answers for critical questions.

Our German group is active and making progress. You can see some of 
their work here: http://de.fairmormon.org/Hauptseite If you have a 
German language Website, please link to them. You can also sign up for 
the German language newsletter here: 

    http://deutsch.fairlds.org/newsletter.php


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States, your donation is tax deductible. Without your donations, FAIR 
would cease to exist. Thank you for your support.

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You can also contact FAIR via the U.S. Postal Service using the 
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    FAIR
    P.O. Box 491677
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Uncovering a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?
A Brief Review of "Statements of the LDS First Presidency: A Topical
Compendium"
by A. Dean Byrd and Daniel C. Peterson

Reference books, particularly those providing access to source 
documents, are always of interest to historians and apologists. In the 
recent Signature Books publication "Statements of the LDS First 
Presidency: A Topical Compendium," Gary Bergera purports to have 
collected and published a representative selection of statements by 
the First Presidency about a number of topics. In response to a number 
of positive, even glowing, reviews of the book, Byrd and Peterson 
decided to look into Bergera's work for themselves.

Bryd and Peterson immediately acknowledge that a review of a 
compendium is problematic, but their approach is to see if the 
selection of material seems to be skewed to support a bias or agenda 
rather then to provide a balanced and truly representative summary of 
the source material from which the compendium is drawn. The reviewers 
also consider whether the author or publisher is known to have a bias 
that should make a reader cautious about accepting the source 
selections as an agendaless collection.

In this case, Byrd and Peterson conclude the two topics they examined 
did indeed reflect a biased selection from the source material that 
supported a long-advocated agenda by the publisher. Given their 
findings, the reviewers reason that the author misleads readers by 
giving a false impression of what the First Presidency has or has not 
said about certain topics.

Read the article:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s243


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RESOURCES ON THE WEB: CHURCH PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON YOUTUBE

YouTube has become a primary source of information for many people. 
The Church's Public Affairs organization recently put seven video 
clips on YouTube in which Elder Ballard responds to common 
misconceptions about the Church.

See the videos:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s246


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RESOURCES ON THE WEB: A SCHOLAR'S VIEW ON MORMONISM

Laurie Maffly-Kipp, a religion professor at the University of North 
Carolina, recently published an article about Mormonism in "The 
Christian Century." The article, "A Mormon president? The LDS 
difference," addresses a number of issues and concerns raised by 
Evangelicals about Mormonism in light of Mitt Romney's campaign for 
the presidency. The non-LDS view of the LDS faith and its relation to 
other Christian groups is interesting and instructive.

Read the article:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s247 


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RESOURCES ON THE WEB: HOW TO BE A GOOD ANTI-MORMON

On Dave's Mormon Inquiry he addresses how anti-Mormons should change. 
He points out their need for a more Christian attitude, a better 
approach, and some self-criticism. His comments point out the serious 
problems with the traditional anti-Mormon approach to "ministering to 
Mormons."

Read the article:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s244


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RESOURCES ON THE WEB: TANYA SPACKMAN'S FAIR CONFERENCE REVIEW

Tanya Spackman attended the 2007 FAIR Conference and posted a brief 
summary of the presentations. If you were unable to attend (or would 
like a reminder of what you heard), this will give you an idea of what 
is available at the annual FAIR conferences. We will let you know when 
these presentations become available through the FAIR Bookstore.

Read the article:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s245 


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ASK THE APOLOGIST

FAIR invites the public to submit questions relating to LDS beliefs, 
practices, and history. Some questions are asked sincerely by members 
and investigators, others are clearly hostile questions challenging 
the veracity of the Church and its teachings. Many of these responses 
may end up on the Web site as a FAIR paper or brochure. If you have a 
question, you may submit it through the FAIR web site.

    http://www.fairlds.org/contact.php

Questions sent to FAIR will be shared with members of FAIR, so it is 
not uncommon to receive several responses that approach the issue from 
different angles.


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FAIR TOPICAL GUIDE

The Topical Guide is one of the most important LDS apologetic 
resources available. If you aren't familiar with this part of FAIR's 
Web site, check it out at

    http://www.fairlds.org/apol

The following are the Topical Guide updates for the month.

* Benjamin R. Jordan
    "Volcanic Destruction in the Book of Mormon: Possible Evidence 
    from Ice Cores"

    The destruction in 3 Nephi suggests that Book of Mormon lands 
    experience volcanic activity around the time of the Savior's 
    death. Jordan examines evidence that indicates that the likely 
    Mesoamerican lands in which the Nephites lived did, in fact, 
    experience volcanic activity in about 3-40 AD.

    Book of Mormon > New World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai113.html

* Richard H. Cracroft
    "Had for Good and Evil": 19th-Century Literary Treatments of the 
    Book of Mormon"

    Not long after the Book of Mormon was published, negative reviews 
    began appearing. According to 19th-century critics, the Book of 
    Mormon was clumsy and unsophisticated. Cracroft examines the 
    earliest reviews and some of the common complaints they had about 
    the Book of Mormon.

    Critics
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai114.html

    Book of Mormon > Environmental Influences
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai275.html

* Jeffrey R. Chadwick
    "Has the Seal of Mulek Been Found"

    In the Book of Mormon we learn that Mulek was a surviving son of 
    the Bible's King Zedekiah. A recently discovered Judean stamp seal 
    appears to confirm the existance of the Book of Mormon, Mulek.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

* Lynn Hilton
    "In Search of Lehi's Trail- 30 Years Later"

    Lynn Hilton looks at the scholarship from the last few decades 
    regarding the likely path of Lehi's sojourn through the
    wilderness.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context > Nahom
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai269.html

* Warren P. Aston
    Across Arabia with Lehi and Sariah: "Truth Shall Spring out of the 
    Earth"

    Aston examines the many parallels between what the Book of Mormon 
    records during the Lehi trek through the wilderness, and what we 
    currently know of the ancient Arabian landscape.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context > Nahom
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai269.html

* Richard Wellington and George Potter
    "Lehi's Trail: From the Valley of Lemuel to Nephi's Harbor"

    Having traveled through Arabia in search of features that could 
    match Lehi's route through Arabia, Potter and Wellington offer 
    their views and intepretations of their findings.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context > Nahom
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai269.html

* S. Kent Brown
    "Refining the Spotlight on Lehi and Sariah"

    Dr. S. Kent Brown examines the possible route and likely stops 
    made by the Lehites and they made their way through Arabia.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context > Nahom
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai269.html

* David A. Lefevre
    "We Did Again Take Our Journey"

    LeFevre review and responsd the varying details in the Lehite 
    travel theories presented by Aston, Wellington and Potter, and 
    Brown.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

* Jeffrey R. Chadwick
    "An Archaeologist's View"

    Chadwick, a professional archaeologist, reviews and responds to 
    the Lehite travel theories presented by Aston, Wellington and
    Potter, and Brown.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html

* Daniel McKinlay
    "The Brightening Light on the Journey of Lehi and Sariah"

    McKinlay presents an overview and timeline of the theories and 
    discoveries that LDS scholars have developed regarding the Lehite 
    journey through Arabia.

    Book of Mormon > Old World Context
    http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html


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FAIR WIKI

The FAIR Wiki project was started in 2006 to provide a more flexible 
and searchable resource for Latter-day Saints and others to get 
answers to Gospel questions. The Wiki is by design always a "work in 
progress," with many editors at FAIR contributing to articles on a 
daily basis. You can access the FAIR Wiki at:

    http://en.fairmormon.org

This month the FAIR Journal focuses attention on the issues 
surrounding the Kirtland Safety Society. FAIR has received several 
questions about this event in Church history, and the FAIR wiki 
article answers the questions raised.

The Kirtland Safety Society was financial institution or organization 
created by Joseph Smith and other Church leaders to help the saints in 
Kirtland. The KSS failed during the 1837 banking collapse in Ohio and 
much of the rest of the country. Because of Joseph Smith's 
involvement, critics had attempted to use this historical event as 
evidence that Joseph Smith wasn't a prophet and that he attempted to 
enrich himself illegally and at the expense of the members of the 
Church.

The FAIR wiki article provides a basic understanding the early 
19th-century, U.S. view of banks and financial institutions, and it 
shows how the KSS was like many other institutions set up around the 
country at the time to meet the need in the absence of a strong and 
liquid banking system.  It also shows that the KSS was not based on 
any claims of prophetic guidance or divine command and that Joseph 
Smith not only did not gain by this business attempt but that he 
continued over the next fifteen years to honestly address and repay 
the debt that he had incurred.

Read the article:
    http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s248


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FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE

Thank you all for supporting the FAIR LDS Bookstore. It is because of 
your support that we are able to offer the lower prices that we do. 
This month we have three specials.

--> By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New
    World Religion

Dr. Terryl Givens, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 6x9" 
softbound, 336 pages.

This book received the highest rating (four stars) in the FARMS Review 
which indicates it is: "Outstanding, a seminal work of the kind that 
appears only rarely."

Terryl Givens offers a full-length treatment of the Book of Mormon, 
illuminating many facets of this uniquely American scripture. He 
examines its role as a divine testament of the Last Days and as a 
sacred sign of Joseph Smith's status as a modern-day prophet. He 
assesses its claim to be a history of the pre-Columbian peopling of 
the Western Hemisphere. He explores how it has been defined as a 
cultural product. He also investigates its status as a new American 
Bible or Fifth Gospel. Givens also probes the book's shifting 
relationship to Mormon doctrine and its changing reputation among 
theologians and scholars. Finally, Givens highlights the book's role 
as the engine behind what may become the next world religion.

You can purchase this book for $15.95, 20% off its retail price. (It 
is regularly $19.95.)

    http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0195168887.html


--> Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations 1820-1844

BYU Press, 2005, hardbound, 500 pages.

"Opening the Heavens" records hundreds of accounts of divine 
manifestations relating to the Restoration--events that strengthen our 
faith and expand our knowledge of Church History. This volume brings 
together, for the first time, all of the known documents from Joseph 
Smith's lifetime relating directly to key events of the Restoration 
that were accompanied by divine manifestations. These first-hand 
accounts uniquely convey the spirit of these important occasions and 
provide precious details that help modern readers construct a vivid 
image of what transpired.

You can purchase this book for $24.71, 25% off its retail price. (It 
is regularly $32.95.)

    http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0842526072.html


--> Early Christians in Disarray: Contemporary LDS Perspectives on
    the Christian Apostasy

Edited by Noel B. Reynolds, Provo, Utah: FARMS and BYU Press, 2005, 
hardbound.

This book takes a fresh look at the apostasy of the early Christian 
church. The strength of the book lies in its use of recent research on 
manuscripts written during the first few centuries of Christianity. 
According to Noel Reynolds, the editor, most LDS scholars and leaders 
previously understood the Christian apostasy based on the findings of 
Protestant scholars who provided a seemingly endless array of 
evidences of apostasy in Christian history. The reliance on Protestant 
writers produced a heavy emphasis in LDS accounts of the apostasy on 
the late medieval corruption of the Catholic Church--describing it as 
a time of severe spiritual darkness and intellectual backwardness.

You can purchase this book for $23.95, 20% off its retail price. (It 
is regularly $29.95.)

    http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0934893020.html

We want to help you find what you need in the FAIR Bookstore!

--FAIR Bookstore Volunteers


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ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS

We welcome article submissions for the FAIR Journal and Web site. If
you would like to submit an article, please review the editing
guidelines at:

     http://www.fairlds.org/EdStyle.pdf

Submit your article to the FAIR Journal Editor, Paul McNabb,
by going to

     http://www.fairlds.org/contact.php

An appropriate article would be one that affirms the truthfulness of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

While LDS apologetics involves refuting critics of the Church, its
doctrines, and its leaders, articles don't necessarily have to deal
with anti-Mormonism. FAIR will consider articles that deal with new
evidence of the Book of Mormon, scriptural passages that involve a
unique LDS interpretation, a viewpoint or quote from the early
Christian Fathers or other historical figures, an inspiring missionary
story, Church history, a view on a current event related to the
Church, or a piece from an historical journal.

We may also accept articles from people who are not members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that may not necessarily
meet the guidelines of supporting the church if it is a topic of
general interest to people involved in apologetics.

A submission may range in length from several pages to a single
paragraph.


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