<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Greetings to the Rapier Fighters of
Ansteorra!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Two years ago, Don Avery Shaw spake thus to
you:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">"<em>Unto the rapier fighters of
Ansteorra,</em></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em>Gather your friends! Sharpen your swords! Ready
your tactics!</em></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em>There is a tournament coming....the first step
of a path that will<br>travel the length and breadth of our fair land. By
command of their<br>Royal Majesties, a tourney to find the best team of rapier
fighters in<br>Ansteorra is about to commence!</em>"</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">And the Iron Star was born.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Today I speak to you and I challenge you to come
forth and attempt to wrest the Iron Star from the current holders, Disparate
Elements.<br>We will defend the Iron Star against all comers at "The Battle of
Three Queens II: In the Name of the Rose" on Saturday afternoon.<br>( <a href="http://rosenfeld.ansteorra.org/3queens/" target="_blank">http://rosenfeld.ansteorra.org/3queens/</a>
)</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Come forth and meet us on the field to test both
our mettle and yours and to partake in the sport we all so enjoy.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Your Servant,<br>Lord Ceallach mac Donal<br>Team
Disparate Elements</font></div>