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Speedy deletion of "Sting (pain)"

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No context. Very short articles with little or no context for their statements.

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If you have any questions, please contact an administrator for assistance. Thank you Alexfusco⁵ 01:39, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

A new topic for tryout

The new topic adder does work. Ccalvin (talk) 20:46, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

And I respond like this Ccalvin (talk) 20:46, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problem: Linear Data Set

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