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This is the first draft of my letter to the vendors. I made the assumption that John's choice FOSSILE Project will carry the day, but if not, we can edit it later. I will not send this letter out until the voting is in. I plan to send hard copies via snail mail. I think it would be good to get letters back with permission or denials in hard copy. We can use them as endorsements during our presentations to the libraries. Please edit this as you see fit and let's see if we can have a copy I can send out this weekend after the votes are counted. ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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