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THE “VERSA-TELL”

UPCOMING EVENTS 7th March 2008 (Friday) Nashville, Tennessee

Tests: DERBY and ZUCHT-SCHAU Contact: Gary Fleming Phone: 850-216-0513

Email: [email protected] Send email address with entry.

14th March, 15th March 2008 (Friday and Saturday) Logan, Utah

Tests: DERBY and VJP (Verbands-Jugendpruefung) Contact: Karre Leishman

Phone: 435-723-6293 Email: [email protected]

Send email address with entry

11th April 2008 Annual Meeting and JGHV Judges Seminar

Croswell, Michigan (Area) Contact: Vanita Skinner Phone: 586.741.9665

[email protected] 12th April 2008, 13th April

2008 Croswell, Michigan Tests: DERBY, ZUCTSCHA

(12th), Verbands-

Jugendpruefung Contact: Vanita Skinner

Phone: 586-741-9665 Email: [email protected]

2nd, 3rd and 4th

May 2008

Port Perry, ONT

Tests: Derby, Zuchtschau and

VJP in conjunction with VDD

Group Canada’s Spring test.

Contact:

Adam Pethick

[email protected]

705.340.2082

News of the Vereinigter CanAm Deutsch Kurzhaar Klub First Quarter 2008

The VCDKK re-

cently partici-

pated in the 2008 Pheasant

Forever – Pheasant Fest.

This premier event was held

at the River Center in St.

Paul, Minnesota, and

marked Pheasants Forever’s

25 Anniversary. The

VCDKK booth was located

on bird dog alley, and was

one of over 300 exhibits at

the event.

The most frequently asked

questions from attendees

visiting the VCDKK booth

were:

-What is the difference be-

tween the Deutsch Kurzhaar

and the German Shorthaired

Pointer?

-Do you have puppies for

sale?

A special “Thank You”

goes to Vanita Skinner for

preparing the promotional

items for the booth, and to

Dan Arndt, Rick Davis, and

Chris Fritz for taking time to

man the booth. Cherie, Erin,

and Morgan Fritz also as-

sisted with the booth.

Despite frigid sub-zero

temperatures in Saint Paul, 29,802

turned out to see the over 300 unique

exhibitors, hundreds of bird dogs, and

dozens of educational seminars. The

attendance total included over 2,000

new PF members who joined over the

three days of the event. Last year’s

Fest in Des Moines, Iowa set the

previous attendance high when 24,510

people passed through the turnstiles of

the Iowa Events Center.

VCDKK at Pheasant Fest a Great Success

DON’T FORGET TO RENEW

YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

www.canamdk.org

mailto:[email protected]

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Test Policies and Entry Fees Official entries must include: Two

copies of the entry form, two

copies front and back of the

Ahnentafel and the entry

fee.Entry fees are doubled for

dog owners who are not mem-

bers of a DKV – affiliated club.

“The Senior Judge should be a

member of the VCDKK. All test

dates, locations and judges se-

lected for VCDKK sponsored

tests must be approved by the

Director of Testing.”

Entry Fees

Derby/VJP

$85

Solms/AZP/HZP

$100

Zuchtschau

$75

Btr

$35

VGP

$150

in the past four months

in effecting the changes

that were necessary.

We have new directors

and officers to fill the

void left by Dave and

Matt. Again, it is impor-

tant to recognize all that

Dave and Matt contrib-

uted over the past years

by honouring their ser-

vice by picking up and

continuing on. I can also

assure all of you that is

happening.

I am particularly thankful

for all of the effort and

support from all those

involved. Great job

folks! Well done!

– January 2008

All of you are aware of

the recent changes in

our club. This has been

an intense period of ac-

tivity as a result of those

changes. I am pleased to

report that our team has

made significant progress

Moving forward, there are

two major priorities which I

and your executive are focus-

ing on. The first is club activi-

ties and the second, our posi-

tion on the breeding regula-

tions.

CLUB ACTIVIES

Primarily this is about commu-

nication and the enjoyment of

our DK’s either in hunting or

testing situations. Sharing

those experiences through

participation promotes new

friendships. That strengthens

club bonds and ensures abso-

lute success in the future. I

am certain we can do that.

BREED ISSUES

We have our position on that.

It’s a simple position. We are

T H E “ V E R S A - T E L L ”

All testing will be in accor-

dance with the most cur-

rent edition of the

“Ordnungen des Deutsch

Kurzhaar Verband”.

Deadline for upcoming

years planned tests.

December1st

Announcement deadline

for spring tests

March 1st.

Announcement deadline

for fall tests

August 1st.

Deadline for test entries: 30days

prior to the test date.

Presidents Report

New Beginnings

Penny Vom Nieman, age 7 ½ months First shot wild duck water

retrieve, Nov 2007

President’s Report

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DK, we breed DK to DK.

That is why we are here. It’s

what we do and our position

is not negotiable. What oth-

ers do we can not control

but through reasoned debate

and well thought out re-

sponses we can influence the

final decision. The decision

makers are the DKV and in

that regard I will be in Fulda

to present our opinion in

person.

Membership renewals are

the life of our club. I urge all

of you to make this a prior-

ity. Renewals are going well

to date and as an incentive

the late fee is waived.

My best to you all for the

future. I owe my best ef-

forts because of the support

given to me. I promise that

to you.

Best regards,

Ken

President VCDKK

Some of the Merchandise Available Contact [email protected] for full listing

Make sure to check

the website often

for late news and

new information!

MARK YOUR

CALENDERS!!!

11th April 2008

Annual Meeting

along with

JGHV Judges

Seminar


In addition to what you see here we have, DK Zuchtbuchs, pocket sized DK rule books

Check the website often! New items added all the time! www.canamdk.org

Penny vom Nieman

www.canamdk.org

Username: versatile

Password: solms

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Vice-President

Director of Testing

Greetings and congratulations to all of those members that tested dogs this past fall! The club

hosted five tests with a total of 19 dogs tested. The VCDKK Test Results are included in this

newsletter.

In addition the club hosted three Zuchtshau’s with thirteen dogs being evaluated for conforma-

tion. The club hosted its first VGP in Union, MO with three dogs being tested, all receiving a pass-

ing score.

This falls testing included a very special AZP performance by Karre Leishman and his DK Flocke

vom Kronsberg. Flocke received a 4H (Excellent) rating in nose, search and pointing. Congratula-

tions to Karre and Flocke!

For those of you who tested in Solms/AZP this fall, I encourage you to continue training and test

your DK in the (VGP) utility test. Training and testing for VGP will be a very challenging and re-

warding experience for both you and your dog.

A special thank you to the Test Coordinators, Judges, Test Hosts, and everyone else who helped

make the fall tests happen. Your commitment and dedication to the DKV and JGHV testing sys-

tems is very much appreciated.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you are thinking about hosting a test in 2008. This

includes both spring and fall tests. If you have any questions about tests or the testing system, feel

free to contact me.

It is an honor to have been asked to serve as your Vice-President until formal elections are held.

Happy New Year!

Dan Arndt

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VCDKK Test Results

Fall 2007

AZP/Zuchtschau 13.09.07

Logan, Utah

Judges: Thomas Skinner, Ken

Hardman, Shane Loveland

Zuchtschau Judge: Thomas

Skinner

Coordinator: Karre Leishman

Anda vom Erntemond

# 0826/03, Hundin

Handler: James J.

Adkins

Nose 3, Search 2,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 3,

Feather Game Drag 4,

Furred Game Drag 0,

Manner of Retrieve 1,

Cooperation 2, Obedi-

ence 2, Desire 2, Prize

0

Flocke vom Kronsberg

# 0200/05, Hundin

Handler: Karre

Leishman

Nose 4H, Search 4H,

Pointing 4H, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 4,

Feather Drag 4,

Furred Game Drag 4,



ence 4, Desire 4, Prize

1

Formwert SG

Arlan vom Adlerberg

#0237/05, Rude

Handler: Lynn Visser

Nose 4, Search 3,

Pointing 4, Search w/Duck

4, Blind retrieve 3,

Feathered Game Drag

1, Furred Game Drag 0,



ence 2,

Desire 3, Prize 0

Zuchtschau

Amos vom Kings Crossing

0434/07, Rude

Handler: Adam Hess

Formwert SG

Imme vom Salzberg

0259/07, Hundin

Handler: Karre Leishman

Formwert SG

Solms/AZP/Zuchtschau

29.09.07

Leo, Indiana

Judges: Dan Arndt, David

Peasley, Kevin Hoey

Zuchtschau Judge: David

Peasley

Coordinator: Vanita Skinner

Haiko Z Czarnego Dworu

PKR VII – 7728, Rude

Handler: Francine

Maciejewski

Nose 4, Search 3,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 4, Feathered

Game Drag 4, Furred

Game Drag 4, Manner

of Retrieve 4, Coop-

eration 4, Obedience

3, Desire 4, Prize 2

Formwert SG

Wilson von Innviertel

OHZB 20212, Rude

Handler: Vanita Skin-

ner

Nose 4, Search 4,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 4, Feathered

Game Drag 4, Furred

Game Drag 4, Manner




Formwert V

Tosca von Innviertel

OHZB 19892, Hundin

Handler: Alfred Hart-

kopf

Nose 4, Search 4,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 4, Feathered

Game Drag 4, Furred

Game Drag 4, Manner




Solms

Mephisto vom Schhnepfen-

strich

1129/06, Rude

Handler: Jorg Adolf

Kaltenegger

Nose 4, Search 4,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 3, Blind Re-

trieve 4 Feathered

Game Drag 4, Furred

Game Drag 4, Manner




Kora vom Schnepfenstrich

0429/06, Hundin

Handler: Jorg Adolf

Kaltenegger

Nose 4, Search 4,

Pointing 4, Search

w/Duck 4, Blind Re-

trieve 4, Feathered

Game Drag 4, Furred

Game Drag 4, Manner




Formwert SG

Zuchtschau

Cita vom Holtvogt

0140/07, Hundin

Handler: Gabe LaSala

Formwert SG

HZP 02.11.07

St. Clair, MO

Judges: Thomas Skinner, Chris-

topher Griffin, Dan Arndt


Racker v. Schinkelberg

200480, DD Rude

Handler: Tom Moore

Nose 10, Search 10,

Pointing 10, Coopera-

tion 10, Desire 10,

Search w/ Duck 11,

Blind Retrieve 10,

Feathered Game Drag

10, Furred Game Drag

10, Manner of Retrieve

10, Obedience 10

Passed with 183 Points

Greg III v.d. Jagerhutte

201060, DD Rude

Handler: Brian Martin

Nose 11, Search 11,


tion 5, Desire 10, Feath-

ered Game Drag 9,

Furred Game Drag 10,


Obedience 2, Failed –

Refused to retrieve duck

Grimme III v.d. Jagerhutte

201063, DD Hundin

Owner: Mike Campbell

Handler: Bernard Mans-

field

Nose 10, Search 9,


tion 9, Desire 10,

Search w/Duck 10, Blind

Retrieve 10, Feathered

Game drag 10, Furred

Game Drag 9, Manner

of Retrieve 10, Obedi-

ence 9, Passed with 176

Points

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HZP 02.11.07

St. Clair, MO (Con’t.)

Judges: Thomas Skinner, Christo-

pher Griffin, Dan Arndt


Dolly vom Illertal

0588/05, DL Hundin

Handler: Sharon Krull

Nose 9, Search 10, Point-

ing 10, Cooperation 5,

Desire 10, Blind Retrieve 0,

Feathered Game Drag 7,

Furred Game Drag 0, Man-

ner of Retrieve 0, Obedi-

ence 2,

Failed – Did not complete

rabbit drag

VGP 03-04.09.07

St. Clair MO, USA

Judges: Dan Arndt, Jim Wion, Earl

Bailey, Bernard Mansfield


Beaux v.d. Atchafalaya

197678 DD Rude

Handler: Tom Morgan

Forest Work 106, Water

Work 44, Field Work 94,

Obedience 5

Prize 1, 300 Points

Wilson von Innviertel

20212 DK Rude

Handler: Vanita Skinner



Obedience 40

Prize 2, 286 Points

Tosca von Innviertel

19892 DK Hundin

Handler: Alfred Hartkopf



Obedience 42

Prize 2, 280 Points

Solms/HZP/Zuchtschau 08.11.07

Selma, AL USA

Judges: James Seeley, Dave

Peasley, Matt Oaks

Zuchtschau Judge: Dave Peasley

Coordinator: Matt Oaks

Mister vom Schnepfenstrich

1131/06 Rude

Handler: George Deshar-

nais

Nose 4, Search 4, Pointing

4, Search w/ Duck -, Blind

Retrieve -, Feathered Game

Drag -, Furred Game Drag

0, Manner of Retrieve 0,

Cooperation 3, Obedience


Formwert SG

Cato vom James River

485/06 Rude

Handler George Desharnais


4, Search w/Duck 4, Blind

Retrieve 4, Feathered Game

Drag 4, Furred Game Drag




Formwert SG

Minka vom Schnepfenstrich

1136/06 Hundin

Handler: Gary Fleming


4, Search w/Duck 4, Blind

Retrieve 4, Feathered Game





Formwert SG

Zuchtschau

Brock vom Speidel

1364/05 Rude

Handler: Glen Bridges

Formwert V

Freya vom Schnepfenstrich

0866/04 Hundin

Handler: Shane Cook

Formwert SG

Cati vom Nemerower Holz

0718/07 Hundin

Handler: George Desharnais

Formwert SG

HZP

Bella vom Roten Stock

71334 DD Hundin

Handler: John Tarver


8, Cooperation 10, Desire 8,

Search w/Duck -, Blind Re-

trieve -, Feathered Game



Obedience 6, Failed – Did

not enter water

To the CanAm DK club:

Attached is a press release that

has been distributed to a few

media outlets.

The DL-GNA would like to

express their thanks for your

support. I personally have been

fortunate enough to meet, test

and train with a few of your

members and I would like to

submit a request that our web-

site www.dl-gna.org

be included on your links page

as a member JGHV club. We

will be officially certified in

March and the last of the pa-

perwork is being processed as

we complete our membership

drive. As we are still in need of

a few members, any additional

support would be welcomed.

Thank you for your time.

Please feel free to contact me

with any questions or com-

ments.

Sharon Krull

DL-GNA Secretary

Ed.note: Space does not allow for

the whole press release to be

printed in this edition of “Versa-

Tell”. If you would like a copy of

the press release, feel free to e-

mail me at:

[email protected]

EXCITING

NEWS!

http://www.dl-gna.org/

P A G E 7


P A G E 8


Greetings fellow Hunters,

As many of you already know, in October Matt Oaks decided to pass on the baton and step down from his position

as VCDKK Secretary/Treasurer. Matt has been a dedicated servant to the Deutsch Kurzhaar and both the VCDKK

and the NADKC for more years than he would probably want me to mention.

Over the years, Matt has offered impeccable leadership, unparalleled knowledge and improved upon everything he

has touched with respect to the Deutsch Kurzhaar. He has offered training expertise and encouragement to un-

countable DK handlers including me.

Matt continues to support the VCDKK and the Kurzhaar and will also continue to judge our tests and participate in

DK events. If you have an opportunity to speak with Matt, you should take a second to thank him for all he does and

has done for the DK.

In order to fill our clubs immediate need for a Secretary/Treasurer I have volunteered my help in an effort to keep

things moving along smoothly with respect to club finances.

I’m pleased to report that we have finalized our 2008 operating budget and have ended 2007 in the black.

So that the transition is seamless Vanita Skinner has stepped up to take over my responsibilities for the News Letter.

I am confident that Vanita will do a great job at it. Remember in order for us to have a great News Letter we need

your participation too.

We are still in the process of getting the kinks out of the website software and we have made some progress over

the last month. We know this is the main pipeline for providing you information and our intention is to do a better

job at it in the coming year.

I hope some of you will step up and offer your help as we move forward in 2008. There is a lot to do and too few to

do it the way we would all like it done; so please give us a hand if you can. Suggestions are always welcome but help

is nice too.

For your review, I have provided a spread sheet that indicates what our approximate revenues and expenses were in

2007. The spreadsheet also indicates our current cash on hand at the close of 2007.

If you have any questions regarding the information in the spread sheet or the budget for the upcoming year or just

want to talk dog or hunting, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Good Hunting,

Gary W. Fleming

Secretary/Treasurer, VCDKK

P A G E 9

Zuchtwart Report

I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all of you. I hope all of our members have enjoyed some good times with their

DK’s pursuing and hunting game.

Our fledging club got off the ground in the last year due the hard work and dedication of many.

I personally would like to thank all involved in making our litters, training days, and tests happen.

I anticipate that with the unique dedication, energy and vision of our members our club will continue to grow

and prosper to promote, protect and foster the DK and the German testing system in North America.

Within the past year I am proud to announce we have had our club’s first litter, had members register kennel

names with the DKV and processed JGHV hunting certificates for our members.

The first litter bred for VCDKK was breeder Alfred “Fritz” Hartkopf “A” litter kennel von East River of Perrysburg,

Ohio USA. Congratulations to Fritz on producing the first litter for our new club.

I would also like to congratulate Jorg Kaltenegger on his “B” King’s Crossing Litter (our club’s 2nd litter regis-

tered) and wish all members good luck with their puppies.

I hope the breeders have informed the puppy owners about the DK system, our club, and will strongly support,

and encourage them to train, and test their pups in the German testing system.

VCDKK is proud to announce 3 new kennels named, as mentioned earlier von East River Alfred “Fritz” Hart-

kopf of Perrysburg, Ohio USA, vom Sturmland Gary Fleming of Tallahassee, FL USA and vom Feuersteinfluss Shane Cook

of Meridianville, AL USA. At this time, we await approval from the DKV Zuchtbuchstelle for Karre Leishman’s request

for his new kennel name. Good luck and best wishes for your new kennels!

It is my hope in the future that more VCDKK members test their DKs and achieve breeding status, so that we

can begin to establish new DK bloodlines within our club.

The VCDKK encourages our breeders to place their puppies with prospective hunting/ testing homes. It is im-

portant to remember the DK is first and foremost a hunting dog, and placing pups in hands of ethical hunters should be

of utmost importance to the breeder.

In closing I would like to mention that all breeding questions and or concerns might be directed to my office. I

will do my best to address any questions and/or concerns, along with handling the processing of your HD x-rays and HN

(Hartenachweis) requests.

Please check with me prior to submitting request for applicable forms and current costs. The Euro dictates VCDKK's

current fees, and it is always possible for fees to change.

I wish you much success in training, testing, hunting and in breeding with your DK’s.

waidmannsheil und Kurzhaar voran,

Tom Skinner


VCDKK HIP CERTIFICATION

Information, which must be permanently marked on radiograph:

Name of dog: ___________________________________________

Tattoo number: ___________________________________________

Date of birth (day.month.year): ___________________________________________

Date of x-ray (day.month.year): ___________________________________________

Desirable information to include: owner's name; clinic logo

Correct radiograph:

A. Includes entire pelvis and stifles (knees)

B. Note that femurs (thigh bones) are parallel, and that patellae (knee caps, b) are centered over the joint, indicating correct

positioning of the dog.

C. Note that openings (one large, two small) in the pelvis are symmetrical in shape, indicating correct rotational placement

of the dog.

D. Note that right and left markers are placed in the radiograph, for reference.

E. Note that the identification information (example below) is permanently placed on the radiograph.

See next page……..


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(Radiograph procedure, continued)

Concerning the radiograph procedure:

1. If your dog is in heat, consider delaying the radiographic procedure. During the estrus (heat) cycle, pelvic ligaments

may be somewhat relaxed, which could possibly result in a diagnosis of hip dysplasia in a dog, which is actually normal. (This

has happened recently, and radiographs were re-submitted at a later date and the dog was found to be HD-free)

2. EXPECT your dog to be sedated. You cannot obtain quality radiographs without sedation. There are reversible seda-

tives available, and the dog can walk out of the clinic 15 minutes after the procedure is completed.

3. Before you present your dog for the procedure, take him out for a walk, so he can empty his bowels before the radio-

graphs are taken. A better radiograph will be the result.

4. Print this form out, fill in the required information yourself, and present it to your veterinarian, so that there will be no

question as to the requirements for the radiograph, and so that the dates will be entered in the proper (European) fashion.

5. Review the radiograph with your veterinarian before you leave (hopefully, before the sedation is reversed), to ensure

that everything is as it should be.

Mail radiograph, ORIGINAL ahnentafel, and check or money order (made out to VCDKK) to:

Attention: Please contact Zuchtwart for current currency exchange rate before submitting payment!

Thomas Skinner

20919 Suffolk Str.

Clinton Twp. MI USA 48035-2772

[email protected]

586.741.9665


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Vom Salt Creek

Litter expected mid spring

WILSON VON INNVIERTEL FLOCKE VOM KRONSBERG

DKV 0200/05

D1 VJP70 AZP1(nose, search, point 4H)

HD-frei (B1) Fw. SG

Owner/handler: Karre Leishman

435.723.6293

[email protected]

OHZB 20212

D1 VJP68 S3 AZP1 HN BTR VGP2

HD-frei (A2) Fw. V

Owner: Tom & Vanita Skinner

Handler: Vanita Skinner

586.741.9665

[email protected]

10 puppies born on 1-27-08

2 female L/W

2 female liver

1 male L/W

5 male liver

M: Freya v Schnepfenstrich 0866/04

V: Brock vom Speidel 1364/05

vom Feuersteinfluss

Shane Cook

159 Strongmill Rd.

Meridianville,Al 35759

(256) 468-3888

[email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

P A G E 1 3


Anja v East River (daughter) and Tosca v Inn-

viertel (mother) owned by Fritz Hartkopf

Alvis v East River (Dan) owned by Karre Leishman

A young Brock v Speidel owned by Glen Bridges

Amos v King’s Crossing owned by Adam

Hess

Spring Michigan Derby Judges (l-r) Dave Peasley,

Kevin Hoey, Tom Skinner

Erin Fritz and Etta vd St. Clair See at the 2008 Pheas-

ant Fest in Minnesota

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P A G E 1 4 T H E “ V E R S A - T E L L ”

That a litter of pups does not

make a bitch more mature and

settled

That the normal scratching

rate for a dog is 4 times /sec

That the heaviest dog weighed

310 lbs

That the largest litter was 23

That at the largest dog show

14,618 dogs were exhibited

One female dog and her off-

spring can produce 67,000

dogs in 6 years.

Dog Facts

Dogs temperature is 102°

That the normal canine tempera-

ture is 102'F or 39'C

That chocolate is toxic to dogs

That the normal canine gestation

period is 61 days

That canines have 28 baby teeth

and 42 permanent teeth

That canines have 7 blood groups

That dogs may be infected by

human or bovine tuberculosis

That neuteuring and spaying does

not cause obesity

VCDKK Solms AZP/ Zuchtschau participants Leo Indiana September 2007 (l-r) Kora v Schnepfenstrich with Jorg Kaltenegger;

Francine Macijewski with Haiko Z Czarnego Dworu (Gabriel LaSala with Cita vom Holtvogt, Wilson von Innviertel with Vanita

Skinner, judge Dan Arndt, Tosca von Innviertel with Fritz Hartkopf, and Mephisto v Schenfenstrich with Dave Peasley, judge.

Tom Skinner with Baron Frankonia

The A-2 litter of Innviertel

Do you have a special, funny of informa-

tive story to share with fellow VCDKK

readers?

If you do please let me know.

I am also looking for great pictures of DK

s in action, so remember to bring your

camera along on your dog outings!

Please send me anything you’d like to

share.

[email protected]

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