<div>Greetings to the rainswept plains of the Ansteorran Coast,</div>
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<div>Stargate's Knight Marshal, Centurion Arthur Morganson reporting.</div>
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<div>This Sunday a list of combatants donned armor before "the deluge" to vie for Sunday Tourney Champion until the lists return in December. Sponsored by the Loch, fighters from the Loch and Stargate braved the weather to win His Excellency William of Welewen's favor. </div>
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<div>In addition to the fighters of the list:</div>
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<div>His Excellency William of Welewen,</div>
<div>Pomestnitsa Wissa Medvedeva,</div>
<div>Drake Metzger von Ratzenburg,</div>
<div>Honorable Lord Thomas atte Woode,</div>
<div>Lord Askell de Loucelles,</div>
<div>lst month's proclaimed champion, Mikolai Haiduk,</div>
<div>and your favorite Knight Marshal, Centurion Arthur Morganson,</div>
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<div>many others came out to provide the support necessary to undertake a such a tournament.</div>
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<div>Our beautiful list mistress was Her Excellency Genevieve McCullum de Caen. Heralding her field was Lord Brian O'hUilliam. And delivering the list ropes and poles was the good knight, Sir Godwin of Eddington.</div>
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<div>Our Stellar Baron, His Excellency Master Ihon Vinson MacFergus attended the event and even our master of the rapier, Lord Corvin di Fenarro came by to view the field. And tagging along with their dads were Aaron, Jay and mud puddle Grace. </div>
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<div>Then the monsoons set in...</div>
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<div>Everyone got soaked. The list ended and Baron William chose Drake Metzger Von Ratzenburg, who had bested him in the first round fought, as his victor of the day. Courtly announcements and recognition were posponed till some near time in the future when we will have better weather!</div>
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<div>Then the grassy field slip-n-slide began. Who needs plastic and a garden hose when Memorial Park and rainy skies provided naturally. When a large man, such as myself, runs and flops on the rain puddle covered fields and slides on the grass, it's a lot of fun!</div>
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<div>Finally our special thanks to Her Excellency Hillary Greenslade who has made possible the beautiful hand calligraphied award scrolls for all of our Summer Tourney events. Her unwaivering support has made these events very memorable.</div>
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<div>Next month we will begin our "Invite a Knight" special Sunday practice sessions. Watch the list and populous meeting for more information and keep swining that rattan.</div>
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<div>I reamin in service to Baron and King,</div>
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<div>Arthur Morganson</div>
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<div><br>-- <br>Full plate and packin' steel! </div>