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ACBL HANDBOOK for BRIDGE TEACHERS ACBL HANDBOOK for BRIDGE TEACHERS American Contract Bridge League 2010 American Contract Bridge League 6575 Windchase Blvd Horn Lake MS 38637 662-253-3100, ext. 3161 [email protected] www.acbl.org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¶VZHEVLWH± ZZZDFEORUJ&KHFNWKHVLWHIRUXSGDWHV TABLE OF CONTENTS TEACHING TIPS Page 7LSVRQ*HWWLQJ6WDUWHGDVD%ULGJH7HDFKHU 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