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Celebrating the First-Ever Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=preheader><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'>Blind birders are making history today and you can help!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=tracking-image><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAJEAAP///wAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAgEAAEEBAA7" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=cf26c727-c58c-4f7e-8722-2c9e34d56aad&a=1139691927250&c=e9c34b52-039c-11f0-990b-fa163ee3768d&ch=e9c51036-039c-11f0-990b-fa163ee3768d" /></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#006195;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 style='width:457.5pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #68ABD6 1.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:7.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u200a</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><img width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.575in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/2d6beea5901/4a7dd5b1-d03f-45d5-9777-80bc5da82862.png?rdr=true"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><img width=600 height=600 style='width:6.25in;height:6.25in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/2d6beea5901/fa74171a-79c3-481b-8cfa-679a0873849c.png?rdr=true"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Image description: A graphic that announces the "First Ever Blind Birder Bird-a-thon" on May 18, 2025. It is a blue square and includes 3 photographs of individuals, some using white canes, participating in birding activities. The pic to the far left is a group from The Carroll Center for the Blind at a birding event at Saugus Iron Works NPS, the middle picture is Jerry Berrier and other participants on a Mass Audubon All Persons Trail featuring a guide rope system, and the picture to the far right is Donna Posont with her cane, birding in the woods.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u200a</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;word-break:break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-radius: 14px;width:inherit;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%'><tr><td style='background:#006195;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;border-radius: 14px;width:inherit;border-spacing: 0;max-width:100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780Rc6qAMViemwYi6451NlXd7x2LPwsGbwGesGPKWgluuQ3zYX2K014GbCNrMPy7vqnv8h1a-O6blQsOnvdlZTuVDV7IfNJ0X464AKrTyioks1OoASi3jg_NtguFxQFh3JPMoUO0veeOcg3Brg25Qc-ZjsUOHlNfz_RD6FRNEBPUYgFPrnj_hSM6AuBjAfp2YYY6DiAk1lg4WR4hnuc0AkO6tc=&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Donate Now!</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F0F0F0'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:7.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>\u200a</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Birdability Community,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>In late 2023, three blind birders, Jerry Berrier, Donna Posont, and Martha Steele, approached Birdability Executive Director Cat Fribley with an idea: a Bird-a-Thon organized by and for people who are legally blind. Today, <i>that dream takes flight.</i></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>The very first Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon is happening right now, and the response has been extraordinary:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Over 200 registered participants </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Representing 34 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, and Venezuela</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>With group outings taking place in D.C., California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and more</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>This Bird-a-Thon is more than just a celebration of birding by ear. It\u2019s a beautiful example of how access, community, and joy come together when disabled birders lead the way. Whether folks are new to birding or have been identifying birds by sound for years, this shared experience is about creating space for everyone to belong in the birding world.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Why It Matters</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D3154'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>For too long, blind and low-vision birders have been underrepresented in the broader birding community. But birding doesn\u2019t require eyesight, it requires attention, curiosity, and a love for the natural world. Today\u2019s Bird-a-Thon is proof that birding by ear is not just possible, it\u2019s powerful!</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Help Us Keep the Momentum Going</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D3154'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>At Birdability, we work year-round to make sure birding is accessible to <i>every body</i>. We offer tools, trainings, and programs that center disabled birders, including blind and low-vision folks, and help create inclusive outdoor spaces for all. But we can\u2019t do this work without your support.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>If you believe in a world where birding includes <i>everyone</i>, please consider donating today:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYAq-Q8cLhNA_RGBj_JqK97Ix8CDTDOgtSHUqWiwcaLpB8IkNkwd9Vyj6a0LhU4_91u3rdb991C0X8F5lKQ_ll9NonwU8P3wo2ri0yKw7zXEoosrxx3NqiI=&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span 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</o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>If you\u2019re curious about birding by ear or want to learn more about how blind and low-vision folks bird, check out these resources curated by our community and shared on our</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#464646'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYEr1467-Jkmo0dbddZwAcOGBVeCLguZafiQbQMQhPj7Ymyomtzj0TP3AXV53MqP56gEUcW9k-w7de__2SgA20shF5xuSYnTcRX0r2AQ46q1e_1_cg8y57KimGVeTo6722g3fQo4IsnM&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></a><a 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href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYYut3cpbV_qfFzoI2g1j_Vq7aLXeNiwGkL0A1hG2xZ6c9EqmP_cL-jF4XhoJbmwKx-MU6tuyfcc6JtcO5wwC2UMxv9h4KxFpXsFGUMoiMyXQ2LqJjrUYGoIEoGJ7wYDxDf3vD2MuOkgRSyujrOhwE_uKF2BqUUVp3MEF5oTSBGsi6HvVmv1zXieX3Z5S4YGn8ttnEWOmuwyj0iPWdxGumLbuhSqyHSliDG5ycCqfc8YHCcYVTuO1BI=&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-decoration:none'>https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/news/zoom-releases-the-first-handy-recorders-with-accessibility-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>A Birdsong Tutor and other books available on BAR - A Birdsong Tutor for Visually Handicapped Individuals: A Narrative Introduction to the Sounds Made by Common Birds, Frogs, Insects, and Mammals of Eastern United States and Canada.-Lang Elliott. 1989. Ithaca, Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Birdability website page Tips and Resources for Birders who are Blind or have Low Vision </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYYut3cpbV_qFWgZx6Y6QUa4D-8lXW6Ms_c2X1VtoDTkLYYhMSyVz9XcH5tJ82IsenUDfYc4dyv_J12ixbIAeJN1AAqRXqH-BlE3upZN3_OvJe9VO_v3jEwzEgH87aOz9-U9ajJbcoI9QPF2jWmjAxQkXNnXzMtU5w==&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-decoration:none'>https://www.birdability.org/birders-who-are-blind-or-have-low-vision</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYYut3cpbV_qVqYoTTR8nYTp2eYCjhUH8zREujZgPPj8a02AaP9u_97R7H1xHzTTfTvbA6KWT89pgC96VH33kPimTo21V3mA8pmlkmcAvLc1vAfWrUZIWBluEG_8TJ3qWHftyosSVge-9slmED648_G81qKEdKbiPEgksGxzYTUs403GlAU9HP0=&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-decoration:none'>https://thomasconry.podbean.com/e/bird-watching-while-blind-join-the-movement/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> podcast about Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Birdability Week event by BirdNote, An Afternoon of Birdsong </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYYut3cpbV_qU_wNYtttGWkO9jPknKysbsgONdlPsEvBY4lkXp2nIahUsdWrm7mvbhTpnodGYvUHKKUsoL-8idGpJm1QQUCK2Ok8m-lFmTk60cM2o-omd07NIxAnjO3MCudJpZwOxTcM2aNVnScB0We64Lnaby_cM8nGpz8yYXSDGEo9bTz8Y62iq2CoCim6kKCeqy8zwWvHzIBjO_0JEQw=&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-decoration:none'>https://birdnote.org/explore/field-notes/2024/10/watch-afternoon-birdsong-birdnote-and-birdability</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Lang Elliot's website </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TjVohWNZEPqFaid0-a1eLXR3DqoVUzNIgKu9v8vVQh-zcNS0m780RYYut3cpbV_qKba7nxNTUNP_F9_KYJiY5y56BM8zfPlKh57gHx2wut3yKYUAmOldnaFHYdyqAEYxWRBkzhcLiPB_Y6C3-zX7wVbKxV6QYYld&c=0rRjdyVoLx4ByZzWV-HQEyWbYlW8pOMDHCz3o41yET3JS5ovWabEEw==&ch=h8udubfWK3Ex6TTpzT47KQfMXj4ZcxSd5NFhrK0PfZk4yPzd59eoiw==" 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