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IF you have someone to love but not the wit to compose a poem, take a trip to
the Cyrano server at http://www.nando.net/toys/cyrano.html and feed in your
lover’s details. The site automatically generates an ode in any style ranging
from fluffy to steamy.

Rudolph Valentino would undoubtedly have had a few helpful tips for any
would-be great lovers, and he didn’t even have to speak to send women swooning.
He has a couple of sites dedicated to him—not that many for a man whose
death provoked an outbreak of suicides and riots. See: http://www.
mdle.com/ClassicFilms/FeaturedStar/star50.htm
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