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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Derek came through his surgery with flying colors
this morning. I'd like to thank everyone for keeping him in their thoughts and
prayers. He is still in room 1034 at Baptist Hospital but he will be pretty out
of it for the next couple of days. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bella</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>