In GNU Emacs 23.3 I get, when typing v on the file in dired:

	Type C-c C-c to view the image as text.
	File local-variables error: (error "Malformed -*- line")
	Type C-c C-c to view the image as an image.
	Reverting buffer `Arbeit'.

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Greetings

   Pete

Perl—the only language that looks the same before and after RSA  
encryption.
				- Keith Bostic