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[Mark Lawrence]

On 16/12/2013 08:02, Mark wrote:

The record for double spaced google crap, congratulations.  Mind you, 
it's a great new game this, Spot the Text, much better than I Spy!!!

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>>>>>> Thanks for the reply, the answer is yes and no, i already have about 2400 followers and half mil views, i just wanted to see if i could get it to work.
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My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence