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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Dear fellow readers,</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Our first conference call will be an introduction to Herodotus and how we conduct our monthly discussions over the phone. It will take place on Monday October 11 @8pm Eastern Standard Time. Please use the following telephone access numbers to get connected to our conversation:</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Palatino Linotype" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Palatino Linotype;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">A Skype option is also available: <b>+9900827049281912</b></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">I look forward to our call. We will be joined by Phil Terry to help us kick off this Herodotus series. Please read over the introduction to the Landmark Herodotus (pp. ix-xxxvi) if you would like to get better acquainted with the author and the historical time period. Until then, happy reading!</font></div>
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