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Old 12-09-2009, 09:07   #14
Richard
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But just what is you{r} point?
Teddy,

I think he is talking about the value of being able to read the original source documents and interpreting them yourself vs the many translated versions which have been continuously edited and altered for any number of reasons over time.

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