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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello all: In retrospect, my comment about my appetite
making up for Ruths' absence might be out of line. I didn't mean for the
comment to leave the impression that I was going to eat that much and in fact I
have cut down on my hamburger/braut intake through the years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>See you all there, I hope you aren't getting the rainy
afternoons like we are here in Denver.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Best, Steve</FONT></DIV>
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