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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>Greetings
Chirurgeons!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>I have just been
informed (evil grin) that I will be the CIC at Steppes Twelfth Night
2005.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>This event will be
held on January 8, 2005, and as most of you know by now, is an all-day event
with little if any fighting. Therefore, the only things Chirurgeons are
generally needed for are kitchen accidents and populace health issues (knocking
firmly on the top of her head) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>SOOOOO: to encourage
my brethren (and sistren) to show up, here's the deal:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>1. I will host
a table for Chirurgeons. Please let me know you'll be there as soon as you
know, so I can plan accurately.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>2. I will
sponsor an "internal" contest. The theme of the event is "folklore".
The Autocrats (Bi-crats?) have announced a 'costume contest' for those dressing
like the characters of a folk story. So, here's the challenge: find
a Doctor, Healer, or other health-care type in folklore (more points for a
Period story) and dress like that individual. Documentation in the form of
a copy of the story is required. Who's up for it??? The fun of this is
that it fits the theme, so you can enter TWO contests!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>3. I also plan
to help serve feast, and encourage those of you with a bent in that direction to
join me in doing so. I have no clue at present who the Feastocrat is, but
I intend to keep the Chirurgeonate visible and 'helping' all we can anyway!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>4. Watch
announcements, I believe the Autocrats are working with local hotels for special
block prices. We'll be in our new house by then, with lots of floor space
for those who need crash space. We are an hour or so from site, though!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>Ever in Service,
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>Gerita del
Mare,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=190393521-17102004>erstwhile
troublemaker</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The years that a woman subtracts from
her age are not lost. They are added to the ages of other women. --
Diane de Poitiers (1499 - 1566)</FONT></DIV>
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