We construct global exotic solutions of the conformal scalar curvature equa
tion Deltau + [n(n - 2)/4]Ku((n+2))/((n-2)) = 0 in R-n, with K(x) approachi
ng 1 near infinity in order as close to the critical exponent as possible.
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