In order to protect the spam from statistical text analysis techniques, some spam senders now use random bits of text at the end of their mails to confuse spam filters. I just received a bit of spam which had given a title to its spam-filter-befuddler. To someone reading this mail, unaware of its true purpose, this sort of thing must look very confusing:

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We apologise for the mistake.

Can you give me a copy of that report?

There are eight in the room.

If you look up there you can see a bat flying between the trees. I am writing to

confirm. Act on behalf of. Use that board over there to cover up the window. His

death disturbed her greatly. Within the end of the month. Mirandize verb (1984) :

to recite the miranda warnings to (a person under arrest)