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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: John Hirling <A href="mailto:jhirling@gmail.com">jhirling@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>There were, however, 17 competitors the year Eleanor Fairchild won KE at Steppes 12th Night. My own decisions to compete or not to compete have had more to do with whether I felt I was prepared than with the site. (Of course, my regular Sunday morning gig makes travel above the Red River problematic :) ) <BR>~ihon<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Yeah, you really need to talk to your Boss about getting Sundays off. ;) hehe</DIV>
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