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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=822321417-14032005>Greetings and
Salutations,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=822321417-14032005>I regret to inform
you that there will not be a meeting of the Steppes Bardic Guild this
month. The silver lining to this dark cloud is that we all have another
month to practice and refine our craft and performance to be that much better
for the next meeting.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=822321417-14032005>Thank you in advance
for your patience and understanding.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><B><I><FONT face=GothicE>Lord Joseph
Thomas</FONT></I></B></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><I><FONT face=GothicE
size=2>Cadet to Don Benedict Ashton,</FONT></I></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><I><FONT face=GothicE size=2>from the Barony of the Steppes in
the</FONT></I></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><I><FONT face=GothicE size=2>Kingdom
of Ansteorra</FONT></I></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><I><FONT face=Arial size=1>"Authority is based upon
obedience; voluntarily given, tacitly conceded, or enforced by violence or
terror". Richard Ollard, This War Without an </FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><I><FONT face=Arial size=1>Enemy.</FONT></I></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>(mundanely known as Ronald "RT"
Thomas</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>from Dallas,
Texas)</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>w:
214.346.6202</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>h:
469.366.4522</FONT></SPAN> </P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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