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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Greetings and Salutations,</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As fall slowly makes its appearance, December cannot be far behind. The pleasant memories of caroling by candlelight at Old City Park are probably once again dancing in our heads like visions of sugar plums. I'm sure that those who have caroled at the park in the past can still see the warm glow of the gaslights and candles in the crisp autumn night, can still see the smiling faces of the mundanes as they enjoy music other than 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer', and can still feel the Christmas spirit that comes from giving to others rather than taking for ourselves. </FONT></P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This year I am organizing the practices (I guess I couldn't be a slug forever…sigh), and the first step is to find a place for us to gather and prepare. If you, like myself, are interested in opening your home for these practice sessions, please email me (rjthomas@halff.com with the subject of 'Old City Park Caroling') so I can make the arrangements. If you are interested in caroling with us, I will have further posts to inform you of the dates and locations of the practices. If you would like to look at the website for Old City Park, please follow this link: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.oldcitypark.org/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.oldcitypark.org/</FONT></U></A></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">With Warmest Regards (and hoping that no one notices that I'm talking about Christmas before All Saints Day),</FONT>
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<P><B><I><FONT FACE="GothicE">Joseph Thomas</FONT></I></B>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="GothicE">Cadet to Don Benedict Ashton,</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="GothicE">from the Barony of the Steppes in the</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="GothicE">Kingdom of Ansteorra</FONT></I>
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<P><I><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">"Authority is based upon obedience; voluntarily given, tacitly conceded, or enforced by violence or terror". Richard Ollard, This War Without an</FONT></I></P>
<P><I><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Enemy.</FONT></I>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(mundanely known as Ronald "RT" Thomas from Dallas, Texas)</FONT>
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