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not for fear of "stalkers", it was for fear of potential "heavy breathing" annoyance calls late at night.

That's a weird distinction you're attempting to make.

It wasn't a weird distinction at all back then. One was a real-world threat. The other was a nuisance that likely didn't care where you lived. One was rare. The other was fairly common.

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