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    PR # 32224                                                                   
     We propose to observe the radio galaxy PKS2152-69, for which                
     extensive optical/UV observations have revealed a strongly                  
     anisotropic radiation field.  According to the unified scheme, this         
     radio galaxy seen end-on would be a luminous blazar-like quasar;            
     edge-on, much of the blazar continuum is not seen either because it         
     is absorbed in a circumnuclear torus or it is relativistically              
     beamed. Since the torus becomes transparent and the AGN component           
     dominates at hard X-ray energies, ASCA is ideally suited to detect          
     the hidden blazar in PKS2152-69. It should appear as a variable power       
     law above $\sim 2$ keV, with a very strong iron line and nonthermal         
     soft X-ray emission if the torus causes the anisotropy, or a very           
    weak iron line if the anisotro                                               
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