re: #91 Gus 802
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Abel noted that people had been either outraged by the idea of SINA, or quite supportive of it.

One woman in Santa Barbara reportedly tried to donate $40,000 to the cause.

Abel politely turned down the money, insisting that the bylaws of SINA forbade him from taking any money from strangers. But surprisingly few called the bluff of Abel and Henry. Apparently almost everyone was willing to accept that such a society could be real.
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