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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Mark K: Congrats on an excellent 2023 campaign. You basically maintained the same lead for the entire summer, which is a testament to your wise trading strategy and excellent management. The Damon is yours.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Andy K: A valiant effort, and a worthy second place finish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Congratulations, Mark !!! And yes, great pursuit, Andy! Your self-sacrifice is admirable, Jeff. That you would voluntarily pay an extra $10 for
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Your self-sacrifice is admirable, Jeff. That you would voluntarily pay an extra $10 for Volpe when you are already handicapped by the Franco contract is heartwarming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Sep 29, 2023, at 10:29 AM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@hwhlegal.com">jwinick@hwhlegal.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to choose from, my only issues is going to be who to cut. But that means there’s opportunity for mutually beneficial trades, for example, one where someone takes Wander Franco off my hands and I reward them generously. Here’s a sneak peak at the Berliner
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