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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A fateful encounter with a PTO shaft

As a young whippersnapper of 20, I had a good handle on the world of mechanics. If I didn’t know it, it wasn’t worth knowing. I knew that I could give the world a swift kick or two, and it would feel it.

There were many swift kicks given and I felt all of them. I marvel that I’m

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