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1 Q Okay. And most of the articles you have
2 written and most of the work you have done has been
3 with regard to cults, isn't it?
4 A No, thats not true.
5 Q Well, you have done a couple of articles on
6 the Synanon, is that correct?
7 A That's correct.
8 Q You wrote something called the Light of
9 Synanon with Kathy Mitchell and David Mitchell in
10 1980?
11 A That was a book that reported the work --
12 the journalism that we had done and the work that we
13 had done on Synanon that gained the point raised
14 like --
15 THE COURT: First of all, I don't know what
16 Synanon is.
17 BY MR. CHANCEY:
18 Q All right. Synanon was a group, I believe
19 you indicated, that began as a drug treatment
20 program?
21 A It was a group that was founded --
22 Q Is that yes or no?
23 A Yes.
24 Q Thank you. And at least in your opinion,
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