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Perhaps Yasser Arafat, the great survivor, will survive once more, or even, in some diminished fashion, resume his role as historic leader of his people. But if he does, his people will surely expect him to devote himself to that one last task he had so signally failed to address: ensure an orderly succession to himself.

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