"Unfortunately, after quite a lengthy process of negotiations things didn't pan out as I'd hoped, " he said.

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The demos were limited, but showed an ability to pan and zoom around a 3-D in-game scene.

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D. and the purportedly rightist PAN combined forces successfully, backing the same candidates for governor in three state elections.

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That didn't pan out, so he went back to the business he'd known growing up: timber.

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