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                          ShowAnsi version 1.01

                         An ANSI/RIP File Viewer


                    Copyright (c) 1994 Richard Thomas
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Contents

Shareware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Thank You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
     File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
     ShowAnsi.cfg file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
          Sample ShowAnsi configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
          Archive Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
          Protocol Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
          Sample Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
     Board Setup   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
          Drop File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
          The Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
     The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
          Tag Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
          View Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
          Download Files
               . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
          Upload Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
          Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
          Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
          Sysop Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
     The Sysop Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
          Add Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
               Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
               No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
               View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
               Quit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
               Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
          Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
          Delete Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               Y=from the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               N=no. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               B=database AND disk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
          Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
          Sysop Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               ALT-C Sysop chat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               ALT-H  Hangup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               ALT-J  Dos shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
               ALT-K  Key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

     Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     Benefits of Registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
          Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
          Postage and packing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15



Shareware

     ShowAnsi is Shareware.   This does not mean it is free.  After a trial
     period if you decide to continue using ShowAnsi you are expected to pay
     for it.  It is only $US 15.00 after all.  ($NZ 20.00 for New Zealand
     residents).  I have done my work and provided a fully functioning
     product.  I hope some of its users play the game and pay for it.  I
     consider around 30 days a fair trial period.  Registration is valid for
     all future versions.

Disclaimer

     I disclaim all warranties and guarantees either expressed or implied in
     this documentation or in the program ShowAnsi.  I accept no
     responsibility for any damages, loss of data, or other untoward events
     directly or indirectly caused by use of ShowAnsi.  If you do not accept
     this, do not use this program.


Distribution

     ShowAnsi can be distributed via any means possible with the limitations
     that:

          If distributed by a Shareware vendor and distribution is via disk,
          ShowAnsi must be the only product on the distribution disk, the
          exception being CD-ROM disks.  If a vendor should wish to bundle
          ShowAnsi with other programs they must get my permission before
          doing so.
          
          Only a nominal fee be charged for distribution.  $5.00 would be
          considered a reasonable fee.  (If ShowAnsi is included on a CD-Rom
          this does not apply to the CD-ROM in question).

          It must be distributed in its original form with all the necessary
          files for its correct use and with any documentation files or
          other files provided by me - see PACKAGE.TXT for the list of
          included files.

          no other files are added to the archive for any reason by any
          person the exception being bulletin board disclaimer files.

          no part of the distribution files are altered by any method for
          any reason by any person.




Copyright

     I retain all rights to ShowAnsi.  This includes the program files, the
     documentation files and any other programs/files that I provide with
     ShowAnsi.

Thank You

     David of Magpie's Nest BBS 
     Upper Hutt
     New Zealand.
     64-04-527-7286    

     Brian Pirie, author of Opendoors.
     Opendoors is a door programming toolkit for C/C++.  The latest version
     (upto 22/8/95) is Opendoors 5.00.  



Introduction

     ShowAnsi is an ANSI/RIP file viewer designed for use on a bulletin
     board.  It was written because we had over 2 megabytes of ANSI files on
     our bulletin board and couldn't find what we considered a decent ANSI
     viewer.  All that we looked at seemed to be lacking a feature of some
     kind, or were crippleware, or were bloody annoying in some manner.  RIP
     viewing was thrown in as an after thought when version 5 of Brian
     Pirie's Opendoor programming library came out.  (It's that easy to use
     folk!)

     ShowAnsi is simple to setup and easy to operate.  It is also fully
     functional.  That is, it is NOT crippled in any way though there is a
     small time delay nag - but I am sure you can cope with that until you
     register it.

     ShowAnsi enables the user to 

          - tag files for viewing or download
          - view ANSI/RIP files online
          - download files in a variety of compressed formats 
          - upload an archived file of ANSI/RIP files to be included in the  
            database
          - add descriptions as the files are imported
          - delete a file before it is imported should the user decide it is 
            crap after all.
          - Quit 

     The Sysop of the board on which ShowAnsi runs gets a couple of extra
     functions.  They can

          - Add files at any time 
          - Edit descriptions of any file at any time. 
          - delete groups of files from the database (including deleting     
            them from the disk if desired.)  
          - restrict viewing of selected files to selected baud rates        
            so that animated ANSIs or RIPS aren't viewed by people with      
            S-L-O-W modems.
          - have the ability to import ANSI/RIP files from other directories 
            instead of having to have them already in the specified          
            directory
          - Quit back to the main menu
          - Chat to users (should they so wish)
          - Hang up the line
          - Drop to dos (and prevent the user from entering any keystrokes   
            while in dos)           

     Showansi also checks uploaded ANSI files for escape sequences that
     redefine keys and deletes the files that do.  It also keeps a text log
     file of the user's name, the date and time he/she logged on, and the
     names of any files they uploaded or downloaded.

Setup

     File List

          The following files need to be in the ShowAnsi work directory:

               showansi.exe   - very important!
               showansi.cfg   - yup, this too.
               showansi.ans/rip    - main menu
               shansisy.ans   - sysop menu
               ansiinfo.ans/rip    - screen header file
               sh_erase.ans   - sysop delete file introduction screen
               instruct.ans/rip    - user instruction screen.
               systruct.ans   - sysop instruction screen.
          
          ShowAnsi has no local RIP capability so there are no RIP screens
          for the sysop functions.  When a rip screen is being displayed to
          a remote user a small window pops up at the local end telling the
          sysop which file is being sent.

     ShowAnsi.cfg file

          Sample ShowAnsi configuration file
          
               ; This line is a comment line

               SysopAccessLevel 255
               MaximumDownloadSize 20
               AnsiFileDirectory c:\ansi
               ShowAnsiHomeDirectory c:\bbs\doors\showansi

               [ARCHIVES]                  ; archive header
               pkzip c:\tools\compress
               arj c:\tools\compress
               lha c:\tools\compress
               zoo c:\tools\compress

               [PROTOCOLS]              ; protocol header
               Zmodem c:\bbs\doors\showansi\zmodem.bat
               Ymodem c:\bbs\doors\showansi\ymodem.bat

          The rules for this file are quite simple.  There must be a space
          between the variable name and the variable itself.  The variable
          name must be as shown above complete with Upper case letters.  The
          [ARCHIVES] section must come before the [PROTOCOLS] section. 
          Unpredictable things will occur if it is not.

          The [ARCHIVES] section format is Archive-program-name followed by
          the path to the archive program files.

          The [PROTOCOLS] section format is Protocol-name (NOT the program
          name) followed by the path AND the batch file used to run it. 
          (See below for setting up your protocol batch files).

          Any line that starts with a ';' is considered to be a
          comment line and is ignored.  

          Comments may be placed at the end of configuration lines. 
          ie.       SysopAccessLevel 255     ;this is comment!

          Any line that starts with a space is ignored.

          The four leading variables are fairly self explanatory.  They are:

               1) the level required for access to the sysop menu
               2) the maximum size file (in kilobytes) that can be          
                  downloaded.
               3) the directory where the ANSI/RIP files reside
               4) the directory where the Showansi program files reside.

          Archive Setup

               Showansi recognises four archiver programs: Pkzip, Arj, Lha,
               and Zoo.  Do not include any other archiver program other
               than these four.  The necessary information for the use of
               these programs is coded into Showansi so all it needs is the
               names of the available protocols and the paths to where the
               program files exist. ie.

                    [ARCHIVES]
                    pkzip c:\tools\computils
                    arj c:\tools\computils
               
               Only include the programs that you actually have available
               for use.  Including unavailable programs will result in
               errors if the users attempt to use them.

          Protocol Setup

               When uploading or downloading files Showansi passes four
               parameters to the protocol process.  They are in order:

                    1) the com port 
                    2) the current baud rate
                    3) sz or rz   (sz send, rz receive)
                    4) the filename

               These can be combined in any order in batch files to produce
               the relevant parameter strings for your protocols.

          Sample Batch Files

               @echo off
               rem ***** 
               rem     sample batch file for zmodem using DSZ.
               rem *****
               DSZ port %1 speed %2 D restrict p %3 %4

          With protocols that do not use the sz/rz format for the
          send/receive parameters the following batch file can be used.

               rem **********
               rem  sample batch file for non-DSZ upload/download
               rem  protocols.  Replace SEND/RECEIVE parameters with
               rem  whatever command your protocol uses.
               rem **********
               if "%3" == "sz" goto :SEND
               if "%3" == "rz" goto :RECEIVE
               :SEND
               PROGRAM %1 %2 SEND %4
               goto :END
               :RECEIVE
               PROGRAM %1 %2 RECEIVE %4
               goto :END
               :END


          It is recommended to use DSZ as that is the only protocol that
          Showansi has been tested with.  It covers the three most common
          protocols - Zmodem, Xmodem and Ymodem.  

     Board Setup         

          ShowAnsi handles all modem communications so if your BBS software
          supports door communications you need to turn that off else the
          remote users screen will turn to garbage every time something is
          sent down the line.  If you run a fossil driver you can leave it
          operational or turn it off as you wish.

          ShowAnsi writes to the disk on various occasions so disk writes
          must be enabled if your BBS software supports disk protection.


          Drop File

               ShowAnsi supports the following types of door information
               files:
                    Dorinfo1.def   - RBBS, QuickBBS, Remote Access,     
                                     Searchlight
                    Chain.txt      - WWIV
                    Door.sys       - Remote Access, PCBoard, GAP,       
                                     Teleguard, Wildcat 3.0+,           
                                     Searchlight
                    SFdoors.dat         - Spitfire, Tritel
                    Callinfo.bbs   - Wildcat 2.xx

               The ability to run one of these is required for ShowAnsi to
               run.   Showansi expects the drop file to be either in
               Showansi's home directory or else the path to it to be on
               the command line.


          The Command Line
          
               The path to the drop file can be placed on the command line
               though it is not necessary if the drop file is in Showansi's
               home directory.  This path does NOT include the name of the
               drop file.  Showansi automatically looks for any of the
               files named in the previous section.  ie.  The following
               line is correct:

                    showansi c:\bbs\doors\showansi

               whereas this is not:

                    showansi c:\bbs\doors\showansi\dorinfo1.def

Usage

     The Main Menu
          
          The program starts off in the main menu.  I couldn't see any point
          in having a fancy opening screen to slow things down any more than
          necessary - besides, they are bloody hard to draw and I'm not good
          at them.  There is a short time delay of upto 10 seconds before
          the main menu screen appears.  Register ShowAnsi and the nag will
          go away.  You and your users will be much happier and so will I.  

          Tag Files

               Selecting this takes the user to the select files screen. 
               This is where files are tagged for either viewing or
               downloading.  Up to 13 files are listed down the screen
               along with their file size, the minimum baud rate for
               viewing, the number of times they have been downloaded, and
               the description of the file.  A blue information line is
               printed on line 24 with the key information on it:  

                    'D'   - travel down the file list
                    'U'   - travel up the file list 
                    Space - tag files.
                    Enter - next screen of files in the list
                    'Q'   - quit to the main menu.
                    'E'   - edit file descriptions (sysop level only).

               The 'E' (edit) shows on the line if the user has sysop
               access and it is printed in red too, so it really is quite
               litist.
     
               There is a little arrow like arrangement of characters to
               the left of the file names.  This points at the current file
               so the user knows where he or she is in the file list and it
               moves up or down when the relevant keys (D,U) are hit.  When
               the space bar is hit a yellow asterisk appears between this
               arrow and the filename to show the file has been tagged. 
               The pointer will also move down one file if it is not
               already at the end of the list.  Hitting the space bar on
               any already tagged file will cause it to be untagged, the
               yellow asterisk will disappear and the screen will be a
               little duller than it was.

          View Files  

               This is where the user gets to see what they have tagged. 
               The files are displayed in the same order as they appear on
               the list.    Once a file has displayed the program will
               pause until the user hits any key.  When that happens the
               next file will be displayed.  If there are no more files to
               be displayed the main menu will be redisplayed.


          Download Files

               NOTE: This option will not work locally!

               All work in this function takes place in a temporary
               directory.

               To use this option the user must first have tagged 1 or more
               files.   The user will then be prompted as to which archiver
               program to use.  The tagged files are archived according to
               their choice.  The user is then prompted as to which
               protocol to use for the download.  

               As stated before ShowAnsi passes various parameters to the
               protocol programs named in SHOWANSI.CFG.  The parameters
               passed are designed for use with DSZ zmodem but it should be
               relatively easy to setup a batch file to run another
               protocol using ShowAnsi's passed parameters where
               applicable.  Most protocol programs that I have come across
               really only need to be passed the port number and filename
               and they will quite happily work out the rest.  

               No user will be able to download a file larger than the size
               stipulated on the second line of SHOWANSI.CFG.  This figure
               has to be in kilobytes rather than an actual size.  If you
               don't want a user to be able to download a file larger than
               100,000 bytes then make the line read '100'.  If they have
               managed to select enough files to create .ZIP file larger
               than your stipulated figure then the download will be
               aborted returning them to the main menu.

               After the download is completed all temporary files and the
               temporary directory are deleted.



          Upload Files

               NOTE: This function does not work locally.

               All work in this function takes place in a temporary
               directory.

               The user is prompted for the name of the file that they wish
               to upload.  They are then prompted for the protocol to use
               and then the upload proceeds (hopefully) as uploads normally
               do.  Upon successful completion the user is prompted for the
               unarchive program.

               The unarchiver is called.  If the uploaded file is not in
               the correct format or something goes wrong then the upload
               process is aborted and the user is returned to the main
               menu.  If the file is successfully unarchived ShowAnsi then
               searches for any files with an .ANS or .RIP extension.  Any
               other extension is ignored.  

               When an ANSI file is found it is checked for any ANSI key
               redefinitions and if any are found the file is deleted.  (I
               could see no point in allowing users to be able to upload
               nasties to a bulletin board).  The database is then checked
               for duplicate names.  If the name is found it is assumed
               that the file already exists and so the newly uploaded file
               is deleted.

               If the file makes it this far the user is prompted as to
               whether they really do wish to add the file to the database. 
               Should the user decide 'yes' they are then prompted for a
               description.  They can also choose to delete the file at
               this point too.  If they don't the file information is added
               to the database, the file itself is copied to the ANSI
               directory named in the configuration file, and ShowAnsi    
               looks for the next file.

               When all files have been processed the archive file, the
               unarchived files, and the temporary directory are all
               deleted and the user is returned to the main screen.


          Instructions

               Instructions on how to use ShowAnsi.  Basically a shortened
               version of what you are reading now.

          Quit

               Exit the program. 

          Sysop Functions

               Takes the user into the sysop menu which is outlined next.

     The Sysop Menu

          The sysop menu looks similar to the main menu except that it has
          different options on it.  The extraordinarily simple layout is the
          same, the colours are the same etc.  Pretty dull really.

          Add Record

               The sysop uses this option to add files locally.  The sysop
               is prompted as to whether they wish to search the Showansi
               base directory (where the ANSI files are stored) named on
               the third line of SHOWANSI.CFG or whether they wish to
               import files from another directory.  If the sysop chooses
               to import files she/he is prompted for the path to the
               directory containing the ANSI/RIP files. Showansi then
               searches in the directory of choice for any files with a
               .ANS or .RIP extension.  No other file extensions may be
               imported into ShowAnsi.  The search may take sometime if the
               directory contains a lot of files or if most of the files in
               it are already loaded into ShowAnsi.

               Once a file is found it is compared name by name with the
               database to make sure that it does not already exist in
               there.  If it isn't its name and size are displayed on the
               screen and a prompt line is put on line 24.  The prompt line
               asks Add File?  and offers the following options:

               Yes
                    Selecting Yes causes the sysop to be prompted for a
                    minimum baud rate and a description for the file.  The
                    description can be up to 40 characters long.  If the
                    word 'DELETE' is typed in capitals with no leading or
                    trailing spaces then the file will be deleted from the
                    disk.  The sysop is prompted whether or not they
                    really wish to delete the file.

               No
                    Selecting No causes ShowAnsi to ignore the file and
                    continue searching for others.  In this case the file
                    will remain on the disk and will be offered for
                    addition the next time the Add Files function is used
                    on the same directory.  ShowAnsi does not keep a
                    record of rejected files.

               View
                    View displays the file on the screen.  The sysop is
                    prompted whether or not they wish to add the file -
                    (yes/no) or delete the file.  If the sysop selects Yes
                    or No the program behaves in the same manner as
                    outlined above.  Delete will delete the file from disk
                    - as per usual the sysop will be prompted before the
                    deletion occurs.

               Quit
                    Quit exits the add files function back to the sysop
                    menu.

               Delete
                    Delete deletes the file from disk.  Yes - the sysop is
                    prompted as to whether or not they really mean it.  (I
                    believe in safety first when it comes to file
                    deletions).

               And so it goes until either all the available files have
               been processed or until the sysop chooses Quit.

               When a file is added to the database it is checked first for
               any ANSI key redefinitions.  Unlike the user ANSI-bomb check
               the sysop can still add the file to the database if she/he
               so wishes.  The file will NOT be displayed from the users
               view file option OR from the sysop view file though users
               will still be able to select it for download.               


          Instructions

               Instructions on how to use the sysop functions of ShowAnsi. 
               A vastly shortened version of what you are reading now.  It
               all fits on one screen and is probably barely
               understandable.  Good thing you chose to read this.

          Delete Files

               A screen is displayed that tagged files will be deleted upon
               exiting this function.  From there the sysop is put into the
               Tag files screen.  This is exactly the same as the user Tag
               files screen and it has the same functions.  The sysop can
               edit file descriptions, view files etc. if he/she chooses to
               do so.  

               Files are tagged and untagged with the space bar.  The file
               pointer is moved with the 'D' and 'U' keys.  Blah blah blah. 
               If you have read this far then you should have read how to
               operate the tag files screen.

               Upon exiting the tag files screen each file is individually
               displayed with its description.  A prompt line is displayed
               with that asks 'Delete this File?' and has the following
               options:

               Y=from the database
                    This will cause the filename and information to be
                    removed from the database.  It will remain on disk and
                    will be submitted for addition to the database
                    whenever the Add Files function is used.

               N=no
                    The file will not be deleted from the database.

               B=database AND disk.
                    The file will be deleted from both the database and
                    the disk.   (Be careful now!)

          Quit

               Exits back to the main menu.

          Sysop Keys          

               The following functions are available to the local sysop:

               ALT-C     Sysop chat     The current screen is saved and will be
                                        restored on exiting the chat session. 
                                        ALT-C or ESC will exit the session.

               ALT-H  Hangup  Hangs up the phone line.  

               ALT-J  Dos shell    Drops to DOS.  Type EXIT to return to the
                                   program.  This option will not work if the
                                   system is low on memory.

               ALt-K  Key lock     Prevents the user from entering any
                                   keyboard commands until ALT-K is pressed
                                   again.  




Registration


     Registration of ShowAnsi is via a key file.  Upon registering I will 
     send you either a disk containing the latest version of ShowAnsi and
     your key file or via uuencoded Internet e-mail. If you choose the latter
     option then, if your version of Showansi is up to date, I will only send
     you the key file.  Naturally if I send via e-mail there will be no
     postage and packing charge.

     Registration of ShowAnsi entitles the user to use one registered version
     of ShowAnsi per registration key file.  In other words, if you wish to
     run more two copies of ShowAnsi then you must register it twice in order
     to obtain two legal key files.

     Registration of ShowAnsi only needs to be done once as your registration
     key will be valid for all future versions.

     Benefits of Registering

          Since ShowAnsi is not crippled any benefits are limited to: 

               Removal of the time delay nag
               Removal of the yellow UNREGISTERED COPY from the main menu
               My undying gratitude
               Your peace of mind and knowledge of your own honesty 


     Costs

          Registration

               Overseas registration (ie. USA) . . . . . $US 15.00
               New Zealand registration. . . . . . . . . $NZ 20.00

          Postage and packing (if applicable)

                      Overseas orders . . . . $US  2.00
                   New Zealand orders . . . . $NZ  2.00

     Payment should be in the form of a bank draft in New Zealand currency. 

     NOTE: A bank draft is NOT the same as a bank cheque!  
     
     I can accept personal cheques but the purchaser should realize that New
     Zealand banks take around 45 days to clear a foreign personal check. 
     Why it takes this long in this age of instant information I don't know -
     it just does.  

     I will accept cash but the purchaser should understand that they send
     cash at their own risk.  Should cash payments go missing in transit I
     will not accept responsibility for reimbursement.

     I cannot accept any money orders, international or otherwise, as New
     Zealand banks no longer accept them.  Neither can I accept Bank Cheques
     from foreign banks.  

     No orders will be processed until the form of payment has been  
     deposited in my account and cleared.

     Should you feel any qualms about sending money to someone you don't know 
     and don't know whether or not the postal address is still current, you
     can e-mail me (Richard Thomas) at the following address:

          Internet:  tich@wn.planet.gen.nz        

     Failing that snail mail me at the address below.  If I don't reply from
     either of them don't send any money!.  Hopefully I will be around to
     answer and that will allay your suspicions somewhat allowing you to send
     me the registration fee. 

     Bank Drafts should be made out Richard Thomas.                           

     Send the order form to:  

                    Richard Thomas
                    57 Tama Street
                    Alicetown
                    LOWER HUTT     
                    NEW ZEALAND


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