last one from New Zealand
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Hi all, and thanks for inviting me into this exalent site. I will opoligies just this once for my imaginative spelling. I wish to offer some advise to the biginer. As a senier member of the Ward Observatory's control board. Nothing is more pleasing than to see a young person viewing for the first time through a high quality teliscope. This sort of instroment is beond the budget of most of us. I would encorage you to join a local observatories club, and join in the splendour of the skies at reasonable cost to your self. But dont be put off by a bunch of stuffy old men. Be persistant and they will welcome you in... mark."
and from Mike in response
"hmm definitely interesting spelling
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