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        Five gold stars to anyone who can solve this place name mystery. I
    have a patron (professor) who is looking for a place called:
 
                                Zzyzx
 
        No clue as to where in the world this place is. We've tried to
    decide if it's a non-western language being romanized. We've looked
    into countries of some of the more consonant infested languages. I even
    suggested that it may be some form of coordinate system reference
    instead of a true place name. None of these have panned out so far. If
    any of you can add a clue or two to this, I'd be ever greatful.
 
    Thanks in Advance,
 
    Eric Schmidt
    University of Tennessee
    Cartographic Information Center
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