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I.. _t1onlngttlls . thlll 1500 verda _ Ilk•• lot. tlut pl_ don't f.1 you f_r to peopl..."'0 t t ...lr .v..t. _..-Used r.lJwI' l/'\an hoo... topreo..~ rt'o;l.ofthiot 1.-.gtft.A f_plthy thoughts for thoH peopl. who laft the bus...... of writing. I.U... to on .. !:I'-r.l.ted b-iKt ..ILL 90 <»wn ju.t .. _ll••v.. if the ......, lut ........t. axpr_...s 1.nS72 worclL ThIll tt......-. you ..UI n.v. "'Otio;ed thetl·_publl.r-:lt.... ~pl-e... In ....((ortto~k So., If ycu would Lik._ 10_tl.. forthcooflLng o((_n...,._t.lnlJ'Mll.tt.. QO~ speak s .t your elub or group. or If book5hope ..len to _tl Ignlng ".--, "'l'thlng Ilk. 1M!.. pl_ ...a V- 1 .,.,.,Id be bed< to 2' pe<J- .-t 1.__ our (In.no;lel to ked "Vhat·. On-. and I'IL p...bUstl V- in the ..."t IIltU.Uon I. pldllng up very nl~I.,.. end I.. looking to k..-p avaHoobl. i...... of I'feld., and o;ontlnu. adYertl.tng untIL t'" U- pe<JH Hllm. And t III be pl.,tl' of epee•• pw- .v..1 1._••• 1 do ..llh the o;on......tlO'Ir-.ct.lp. t1cul.rl.......... thet_hoo ~I.tedthe_Ulte_of pubU.r.1ng the ".soci.lIon·. eccount. up to det•. So ,t·. t,- to 5 ...0..-1.,. in en .ffort to encourage peopl. to plan ahead .t.rt lookl"9 for long.......Ucl.ee. I'... looking for IdMos. end for for thl• .,...... 1 Il'Ilght __U g ..... you t .....t .. of forthcomLng ...tiel... If you hoov••i~. "- _t gettLng In touch with _tl.... _.--, In the hope t"-t you "'ghl f..1 incllned to _. tOdlscu•• U... _tt.r further. a.ulbt>l. t'- down in your dlarl... So. the r_ining _til"'!! ....I_fO#" thi.y.......11l be hoold, In the .......tplec:e. on "'Indyou, 1 get the imp"...lon thet the ....jo...t.,. of you ..... p..-f-eUy cont...t ..it" ".Ir/it tn It. curr.,t .tat•. 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