User talk:LGov.Puducherry
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[edit]Hello, LGov.Puducherry, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 13:27, 18 July 2017 (UTC)