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<DIV>Greetings, all -</DIV>
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<DIV>Darn!</DIV>
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<DIV>Sherry and I will not be able to come to the party.</DIV>
<DIV>I will be up at our place on Decatur Island, and not returning until
Saturday evening.</DIV>
<DIV>Once a year, for the past 25 years or so, I have gone up there for a
weekend with the same three guys.</DIV>
<DIV>We play too much bridge, eat too much, swap lies and complain about how bad
things are getting.</DIV>
<DIV>Anyway, this year’s trip was planned months ago, and cannot be changed at
this point.</DIV>
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<DIV>I will miss all of your company, and particularly the chance to meet our
new board members and say “thanks” to our outgoing members.</DIV>
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<DIV>John W.</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>