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          <td valign="top" colspan="2"><span class="bold">VirtuPortal 4 is ready

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          <td colspan="2" valign="top"><span class="content">Transport to new

            dimensions and visit this issue's <a href="http://www.virtuworlds.com/3DeZine_01/virtuportal/nominees4.html">nominees</a>

            in 3D space...</span></td>

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            <div align="left"> <span class="content">Or first read your&nbsp;<a href="http://www.virtuworlds.com/virtuportal/portalintro.html">Introduction

              to the VirtuPortal</a> by The Rev. Bob &quot;Bob&quot; Crispen</span></div>

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            <p><span class="bold">Recommendations</span><span class="content"><br>

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          <td colspan="2"><span class="content">All of the worlds are VRML 2.0

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								<span class="content">* <a href="#" onClick="openWin2()">issue 1</a></span>
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								</span><span class="link">You can tune in to a LIVE, Web-Radio soundtrack for your journey from <a href="http://www.groovetech.com" target="_blank">groovetech.com!</a> </span></td>

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