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20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 3d =
3d 50 68 72 61 63 6b 20 49 6e 63 2e 3d 3d 0a 0a =Phrack Inc.==
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 56 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 4f 6e 65 2c 20 Volume One,
49 73 73 75 65 20 37 2c 20 50 68 69 6c 65 20 33 Issue 7, Phile 3
20 6f 66 20 31 30 0a 0a 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 2d of 10 =-=-=-=-
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3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 0a 54 68 65 20 66 6f 6c 6c =-=-=-= The foll
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6e 20 73 68 6f 72 74 6c 79 20 61 66 74 65 72 20 n shortly after
6d 79 20 61 72 72 65 73 74 2e 2e 2e 0a 0a 20 20 my arrest...
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 20 5c 2f 5c 54 68 65 20 43 6f 6e 73 \/\The Cons
63 69 65 6e 63 65 20 6f 66 20 61 20 48 61 63 6b cience of a Hack
65 72 2f 5c 2f 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 er/\/
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 62 79 0a by
0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 46 20
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
2b 2b 2b 54 68 65 20 4d 65 6e 74 6f 72 2b 2b 2b +++The Mentor+++
0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 57 72 69 74 Writ
74 65 6e 20 6f 6e 20 4a 61 6e 75 61 72 79 20 38 ten on January 8
2c 20 31 39 38 36 0a 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d , 1986 =-=-=-=-=
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2d 3d 2d 3d 2d 3d 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 -=-=-=
41 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 6f 6e 65 20 67 6f 74 20 Another one got
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27 73 20 61 6c 6c 20 6f 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 's all over the
70 61 70 65 72 73 2e 20 20 22 54 65 65 6e 61 67 papers. "Teenag
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41 72 72 65 73 74 65 64 20 61 66 74 65 72 20 42 Arrested after B
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2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 44 61 6d 6e 20 6b . Damn k
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20 20 42 75 74 20 64 4c 64 20 79 6f 75 2c 20 69 But did you, i
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20 20 20 20 20 20 20 44 61 6d 6e 20 6b 69 64 2e Damn kid.
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4d 65 6e 74 6f 72 2b 2b 2b Mentor+++