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Pennsylvanians are in me. But I am not in Pennsylvania.

I am not the one ("Archive I") on Pennsylvania; I am north of Pennsylvania, too ("Archive II").

The answer? I"ve been at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland for Partnerships in Innovation (2008) II: From Vision to Reality and Beyond.

The Pennsylvania of the first couplet is the state. The Pennsylvania of the second couplet is Pennsylvania Avenue.

So, how"d you do? See ya" next week.

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Clue 4:

Pennsylvanians are in me. But I am not in Pennsylvania.

I am not the one on Pennsylvania; I am north of Pennsylvania, too.

 

This is your last clue. Part of the riddle is that I am not the "I" speaking the riddle. Post your official guess to the first message on Monday. (Click here to post your guess.) If you change your mind, post the new guess. Your latest dated answer will be your official entry. The earliest dated correct answer wins. I"ll announce where I was on Friday. Stay tuned

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Clue 3:

Pennsylvanians are in me. But I am not in Pennsylvania.

I am north of Pennsylvania.

 

I"ll give you one clue per day, posted at noon Utah time. Post your one official guess to the first message on Monday. If you change your mind, delete the old guess and post the new guess. The earliest dated correct answer wins. I"ll announce where I was on Friday. Stay tuned

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