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[[written vertically in margin]] How to use my invention of Bakelite [[/margin]]
Bakalite I have been thinking about the best method for developing this into a substantial business that would not involve me too much neither financially nor otherwise.  That would give me a chance of investing progressively in accordance with the degree of certainty I am acquiring as to the certainty of the results 
[[underlined]] I do not desire to entangle me with other people more than I can help and therefore do not desire specially at the beginning stage to enter into any stock company scheme nor any kind of partnership which would take so very much of the free action and private judgment which will be required while I am perfecting [[/underlined]]
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[[underlined]]the process.  If I only knew that my patents will be granted and that there will be no interference cases which may drag me into long and costly litigation the whole matter would be very  simple and I would not hesitate making the necessary expenses to forge ahead and engage one or two more assistants and equip my laboratory so as to be able to work on a larger scale and investigate several possible industrial applications.
After I once have established beyond doubt that Bakalite can be used to good advantage for many purposes.  After I have practically demonstrated all this I can then afterwards make [[/underlined]]
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