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,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
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indep5d5t rese>* in/itutes1 & non-pr(it 
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 p>agraph 7#b71 = purposes ( ?is        
section1 ! micro-pur*ase ?re%old is     
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relat$ or affiliat$ nonpr(it entities1  
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det]m9$ appropriate by ! head ( !       
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