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role:           Network Manager
address:        2-7-2 Hatagaya,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo
country:        JP
phone:          +81-3-3320-2062
e-mail:         apnic@grnt.ne.jp
admin-c:        NM174-AP
tech-c:         NM174-AP
nic-hdl:        NM174-AP
notify:         apnic@grnt.ne.jp
mnt-by:         MAINT-GRNT-JP
last-modified:  2012-03-04T01:32:17Z
source:         APNIC

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