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ARmstrong, ALdrin, KOllins; first 2 letters of each surname with a bit of phonetic spelling. A new mineral discovered on the moon was named "armalcolite" in their honor. Perhaps I've spent too much time in imaginary worlds? ;-)
Aral does not sound Russian. In the Turkic languages "aral" means "island, archipelago". And Aral Sea is a part of Kazakhstan, which was part of Soviet Union, but they speak their own language.
Thank you very much for your books, I've read them many times.
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ARmstrong, ALdrin, KOllins; first 2 letters of each surname with a bit of phonetic spelling. A new mineral discovered on the moon was named "armalcolite" in their honor. Perhaps I've spent too much time in imaginary worlds? ;-)
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Aral does not sound Russian. In the Turkic languages "aral" means "island, archipelago". And Aral Sea is a part of Kazakhstan, which was part of Soviet Union, but they speak their own language. Thank you very much for your books, I've read them many times.
