In 1986 he received a phone call from the local Leicestershire Constabulary, with a special request.

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She would come to K.K. with some special request, wanting to buy something, and he would ultimately agree.

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The second, developed with the help of Sid Stamm, a programmer, sends a special message with every page request asking that the user not be tracked.

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But they also put in a special request: that the child be genetically compatible with its sister so as to serve as a tissue donor.

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Some come by e-mail, in a note from an artist asking me to view his work, or a press release from an auction house or a museum, or a request by a PR agent to speak with a special client.

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