,TE/AM5T3 ,KISS ,ME ?R\< ! ,PHONE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

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,?IS REVIEW IS D$ICAT$ TO A FEW ( \R MANY COMRADES CURR5TLY S]V+ OR ?REAT5$ ) TIME BEH9D B>S3 

,POLITICAL PRISON] ,JEFFREY ,LU]S 

,5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVI/ ,M>IE ,MASON 

,IMPRISON$ ORGANIZ] ,DANIEL ,MC,G[AN 

,VICTIM ( ,F,B,I 5TRAPM5T ,]IC ,MC,DAVID 

,GR& ,JURY RESI/] ,C>RIE ,FELDMAN 

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