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=20stripes=20across=20the=20wooden=20floor.=20I=20sat=20with=20my=20coffee,=
=20the=20steam=20curling=20in=20the=20quiet=20air.=20Outside,=20a=20bird=20=
was=20trying=20out=20a=20new=20song,=20a=20series=20of=20tentative=20chirps=
=20that=20eventually=20settled=20into=20a=20familiar=20melody.=20It=20remin=
ded=20me=20of=20learning=20to=20play=20the=20guitar,=20all=20those=20years=
=20ago.=20My=20fingers=20would=20fumble=20over=20the=20strings,=20searching=
=20for=20the=20right=20chords,=20creating=20more=20noise=20than=20music.=20=
My=20friend=20Leo=20would=20just=20laugh=20and=20strum=20along=20on=20his=
=20own,=20never=20critical,=20just=20playing.=20We'd=20spend=20hours=20like=
=20that,=20in=20his=20garage,=20surrounded=20by=20tools=20and=20half-finish=
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=20be=20famous,=20but=20that=20wasn't=20the=20point.=20The=20point=20was=20=
the=20process,=20the=20slow=20improvement=20you=20could=20feel=20in=20your=
=20hands.=20Leo=20moved=20away=20last=20spring,=20to=20a=20city=20by=20the=
=20ocean.=20He=20sends=20me=20pictures=20sometimes,=20of=20his=20new=20work=
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=20I=20told=20him=20I=20miss=20the=20garage,=20the=20predictable=20dust=20=
and=20the=20old=20radio=20that=20only=20got=20one=20station=20clearly.=20He=
=20said=20he=20misses=20it=20too,=20but=20he's=20building=20a=20new=20bench=
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=20park=20are=20in=20bloom=20yet.=20Their=20scent=20is=20fleeting,=20but=20=
so=20strong=20when=20it=20arrives,=20a=20purple=20haze=20of=20perfume=20tha=
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OMAHA=20STEAKS
Exceptional=20cuts,=20delivered=20to=20your=20kitchen
A=20Gourmet=20Sampler=20from=20Our=20Kitchen
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to=20a=20group=20of=20participants.=20This=20sampler=20is=20available=20to=
=20you=20at=20no=20charge.=20We=20have=20allocated=20500=20of=20these=20cur=
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=20household.=20Please=20respond=20by=20the=20end=20of=20the=20day=20Tomorr=
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See=20What's=20Included
Each=20cut=20in=20this=20sampler=20is=20hand-selected=20by=20our=20team=20a=
nd=20immediately=20flash-frozen.=20This=20process=20preserves=20the=20textu=
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he=20sampler=20is=20provided=20to=20you=20with=20no=20payment=20required.
Your=20Sampler=20Contains
=E2=80=A2=20Four=20Ribeye=20Steaks
=E2=80=A2=20Six=20Top=20Sirloin=20Steaks
=E2=80=A2=20Four=20New=20York=20Strip=20Steaks
=E2=80=A2=20Four=20Filet=20Mignons
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=20exceeds=20six=20hundred=20dollars.
Our=20process=20ensures=20each=20steak=20arrives=20ready=20for=20your=20pre=
paration.=20Quantities=20for=20this=20program=20are=20established=20and=20w=
ill=20be=20provided=20to=20participants=20accordingly.
We=20appreciate=20your=20time=20in=20reviewing=20this=20information.
Omaha=20Steaks
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=20history=20home=20with=20me.=20The=20librarian=20stamped=20the=20due=20da=
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=20the=20afternoon=20light=20was=20golden,=20and=20the=20world=20felt=20ful=
l=20of=20quiet,=20sturdy=20things=20waiting=20to=20be=20noticed.

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ilable=20to=20you=20at=20no=20charge.=20We=20have=20allocated=20500=20of=20=
these=20curated=20boxes=20for=20this=20program.=20One=20sampler=20is=20avai=
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=20home.=20The=20sampler=20is=20provided=20to=20you=20with=20no=20payment=
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teaks</td>
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x;">=E2=80=A2=20Four=20New=20York=20Strip=20Steaks</td>
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x;">=E2=80=A2=20Four=20Filet=20Mignons</td>
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le:italic;">The=20contents=20of=20this=20sampler=20are=20part=20of=20a=20st=
andard=20program=20allocation.=20The=20typical=20value=20of=20a=20comparabl=
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your=20preparation.=20Quantities=20for=20this=20program=20are=20established=
=20and=20will=20be=20provided=20to=20participants=20accordingly.</p>
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