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<DIV>Not that it really matters, and I'd be very certain that we'll never know.
But... people here often query as to whether or not some earthquake caused
changes in the geysers. Well, for the record, the Onikobe-onsen of Japan,
apparently the only natural geysers in Japan, are near Sendai. Might be
interesting to see the place about now......</DIV>
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<DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>