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notices[1] = "Welcome to 'British Submarines of World War Two'";
notices[2] = "This site lists all RN submarines of WW2, plus some...";
notices[3] = "of the boats of other nations operating under RN control.";
notices[4] = "All the submarines are listed in the 34 pages that comprise...";
notices[5] = "the 'Submarine List', (link above) or from the table below";
notices[6] = "Pages should be optimised for all browsers";
notices[7] = "More submarine info can be found in 'On-Site Articles',";
notices[8] = "(above), or via links on the left side of this page. ";
notices[9] = "External Links, Webrings and Awards are on the Links page.";
notices[10] = "Email me if you have a question or contribution.";
notices[11] = "Email address -------> .";
notices[12] = "Thanks for visiting! Please enjoy! Any drips - see me!";
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