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Sincerely,  fredgandt 08:51, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

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Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might like to see:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
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In any case, I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your comments on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your IP address (or username if you're logged in) and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on this page. Again, welcome! AllenZh (talk) 00:22, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for note about the edit you made

The mention of the "44" was inserted in the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt a while ago (December). Thanks for catching that strange edit and correcting it! It made no sense having it there. Cheers - Anneke --AB (talk) 06:11, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

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