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=20It=20was=20a=20Saturday,=20the=20kind=20that=20promised=20nothing=20and=
=20everything=20all=20at=20once.=20The=20coffee=20machine=20gurgled=20its=
=20familiar=20song,=20a=20prelude=20to=20the=20quiet=20hours=20ahead.=20I=
=20thought=20about=20the=20book=20I=20was=20reading,=20a=20thick=20historic=
al=20novel=20about=20shipbuilders=20in=20a=20different=20century.=20Their=
=20concerns=20were=20so=20tangible,=20so=20rooted=20in=20wood=20and=20rope=
=20and=20tide.=20It=20made=20the=20digital=20hum=20of=20my=20own=20world=20=
feel=20faint,=20like=20static.=20My=20neighbor=20passed=20by=20the=20window=
=20with=20her=20dog,=20a=20cheerful=20terrier=20that=20always=20stopped=20t=
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=20The=20sky=20in=20the=20photo=20was=20an=20impossible=20blue,=20a=20stark=
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=20were=20chores,=20of=20course,=20always=20chores.=20But=20there=20was=20a=
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r=20chapter,=20for=20noticing=20the=20way=20the=20light=20changed=20as=20th=
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OMAHA=20STEAKS
Premium=20cuts=20delivered=20to=20your=20kitchen
A=20Gourmet=20Sampler=20from=20Our=20Kitchen
We=20are=20providing=20a=20selection=20of=20our=20hand=E2=80=90selected=20s=
teaks=20at=20no=20charge=20to=20a=20limited=20number=20of=20participants.=
=20This=20is=20not=20a=20billing=20offer;=20you=20will=20not=20be=20billed=
=20for=20the=20sampler.
We=20have=20allocated=20500=20gourmet=20sampler=20boxes=20for=20this=20prog=
ram.=20Each=20household=20may=20receive=20one=20sampler.=20This=20allocatio=
n=20ends=20Tomorrow.
Our=20process=20ensures=20quality:=20each=20cut=20is=20hand=E2=80=90selecte=
d=20by=20our=20experts,=20then=20flash=E2=80=90frozen=20at=20peak=20freshne=
ss=20to=20preserve=20its=20natural=20flavor=20and=20texture=20for=20your=20=
kitchen.
See=20What's=20Included
Inside=20Your=20Sampler=20Box
Four=20Ribeye=20Steaks
Six=20Top=20Sirloins
Four=20New=20York=20Strips
Four=20Filet=20Mignons
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The=20contents=20of=20this=20sampler=20represent=20a=20collection=20that=20=
is=20often=20valued=20above=20six=20hundred=20dollars.
We=20appreciate=20your=20interest=20in=20Omaha=20Steaks.=20Thank=20you=20fo=
r=20reviewing=20this=20program=20announcement.
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=20shared=20the=20same=20root=20impulse:=20to=20create=20order,=20to=20prov=
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=20I=20put=20the=20plane=20back=20on=20its=20shelf,=20between=20the=20chise=
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atient=20silence,=20waiting=20for=20the=20next=20day,=20the=20next=20idea,=
=20the=20next=20whisper=20of=20the=20plane=20through=20wood.=20It=20was=20a=
=20good=20space,=20full=20of=20potential=20and=20quiet=20history.

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=20Sirloins</div>
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=20York=20Strips</div>
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<div=20style=3D"font-size:16px;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:bold;">Four=20File=
t=20Mignons</div>
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ter;margin:25px=200=2010px;padding-top:15px;border-top:1px=20dashed=20#e3db=
d2;">The=20sampler=20is=20provided=20through=20this=20program.=20Quantities=
=20are=20set=20by=20our=20allocation.</p>
<p=20style=3D"font-size:15px;color:#5a5a5a;text-align:center;">The=20conten=
ts=20of=20this=20sampler=20represent=20a=20collection=20that=20is=20often=
=20valued=20above=20six=20hundred=20dollars.</p>
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8px=208px;border-top:2px=20solid=20#8a1c22;">
<p=20style=3D"font-size:15px;color:#5a5a5a;text-align:center;margin:0;">We=
=20appreciate=20your=20interest=20in=20Omaha=20Steaks.=20Thank=20you=20for=
=20reviewing=20this=20program=20announcement.</p>
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The=20workshop=20was=20always=20a=20mess,=20but=20a=20familiar=20one.=20Saw=
dust=20coated=20every=20surface=20like=20a=20fine,=20golden=20snow.=20The=
=20scent=20of=20pine=20and=20machine=20oil=20hung=20in=20the=20air,=20a=20p=
erfume=20of=20making=20and=20mending.=20My=20grandfather's=20tools=20lined=
=20the=20walls,=20each=20one=20waiting=20for=20a=20purpose.=20I=20was=20try=
ing=20to=20smooth=20the=20edge=20of=20a=20maple=20board,=20the=20plane=20wh=
ispering=20as=20it=20shaved=20off=20translucent=20curls.=20It=20was=20a=20s=
imple=20task,=20but=20it=20required=20a=20certain=20focus,=20a=20connection=
=20between=20hand,=20tool,=20and=20wood.=20Outside,=20birds=20were=20having=
=20a=20loud=20discussion=20in=20the=20oak=20tree.=20I=20paused=20to=20liste=
n,=20the=20plane=20resting=20in=20my=20hand,=20still=20warm=20from=20fricti=
on.=20It=20reminded=20me=20of=20learning=20to=20ride=20a=20bike,=20that=20m=
oment=20when=20balance=20clicks=20and=20the=20world=20becomes=20a=20stream=
=20of=20pavement=20and=20wind.=20My=20father=20ran=20beside=20me,=20his=20h=
and=20on=20the=20seat,=20then=20it=20was=20gone,=20and=20I=20was=20pedaling=
=20on=20my=20own.=20The=20memory=20was=20as=20clear=20as=20the=20morning.=
=20Back=20in=20the=20present,=20I=20examined=20the=20board's=20edge,=20runn=
ing=20a=20thumb=20along=20its=20now-silky=20surface.=20Satisfaction.=20That=
's=20what=20the=20workshop=20offered=20in=20small,=20tangible=20doses.=20La=
ter,=20I=20might=20start=20assembling=20the=20pieces=20for=20a=20small=20bo=
okshelf,=20a=20project=20promised=20to=20a=20friend.=20The=20cutting=20list=
=20was=20taped=20to=20the=20bench,=20numbers=20and=20arrows=20in=20my=20own=
=20hurried=20handwriting.=20It=20felt=20good=20to=20build=20something=20use=
ful,=20something=20that=20would=20hold=20stories=20in=20a=20home.=20I=20tho=
ught=20about=20the=20library=20in=20town,=20the=20quiet=20hush=20that=20fel=
l=20as=20soon=20as=20you=20passed=20through=20the=20doors.=20The=20books=20=
there=20held=20countless=20workshops=20of=20the=20mind,=20tales=20of=20peop=
le=20building=20lives,=20ships,=20empires,=20or=20just=20getting=20through=
=20the=20day.=20My=20project=20was=20humble=20by=20comparison,=20but=20it=
=20shared=20the=20same=20root=20impulse:=20to=20create=20order,=20to=20prov=
ide=20a=20function,=20to=20leave=20a=20small,=20solid=20mark.=20The=20after=
noon=20light=20shifted,=20stretching=20long=20across=20the=20dusty=20floor.=
=20I=20put=20the=20plane=20back=20on=20its=20shelf,=20between=20the=20chise=
ls=20and=20the=20mallet.=20The=20workshop=20settled=20back=20into=20its=20p=
atient=20silence,=20waiting=20for=20the=20next=20day,=20the=20next=20idea,=
=20the=20next=20whisper=20of=20the=20plane=20through=20wood.=20It=20was=20a=
=20good=20space,=20full=20of=20potential=20and=20quiet=20history.
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