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How To Swing

Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 6:22 PM ET

The verdict.

This effectively renders the patent null and void. You may now swing side-to-side as much as you like, and there isn't a darn thing that pint-sized rentier can do to stop you.

Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 6:22 PM ET
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