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<p id="pa01" num="0001">An internal combustion engine electric discharge structure is provided which comprises a first electrode and a dielectric material. The first electrode includes a first voltage receiving end and a second engine attachment end with a long thin conductive material that discharges non-equilibrium plasma. The dielectric material covers the first electrode.
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