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=20kind=20of=20gold,=20not=20like=20morning=20light=20at=20all.=20Morning=
=20light=20is=20eager,=20sharp.=20This=20afternoon=20light=20is=20slow=20an=
d=20heavy,=20like=20it's=20poured=20from=20a=20pitcher.=20It=20lands=20on=
=20the=20wooden=20table=20and=20makes=20the=20grain=20look=20deep,=20like=
=20you=20could=20run=20your=20fingers=20through=20tiny=20canyons.=20My=20gr=
andmother=20used=20to=20say=20that=20was=20the=20best=20light=20for=20readi=
ng=20a=20letter.=20She=20said=20the=20words=20felt=20warmer,=20more=20consi=
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=20as=20a=20child.=20Letters=20were=20just=20words=20on=20paper.=20Now,=20I=
=20think=20I=20get=20it.=20It's=20about=20the=20atmosphere,=20the=20quiet=
=20moment=20you=20create=20to=20receive=20someone's=20thoughts.=20You're=20=
not=20just=20scanning=20for=20information;=20you're=20allowing=20the=20mess=
age=20to=20settle.=20The=20cat=20seems=20to=20understand=20this=20principle=
=20perfectly.=20He=20finds=20the=20exact=20square=20of=20sunlight=20on=20th=
e=20rug=20and=20arranges=20himself=20within=20it,=20a=20master=20of=20recei=
ving=20the=20day's=20offerings.=20There's=20a=20certain=20discipline=20to=
=20it,=20a=20commitment=20to=20being=20present=20for=20a=20simple=20pleasur=
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=20street,=20a=20distant=20punctuation=20in=20the=20afternoon=20quiet.=20It=
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r=20world,=20a=20reminder=20of=20networks=20and=20deliveries=20and=20messag=
es=20in=20transit.=20Soon,=20the=20angle=20of=20the=20light=20will=20change=
=20again,=20sliding=20up=20the=20wall=20and=20signaling=20the=20transition=
=20to=20evening.=20Different=20tasks,=20a=20different=20mood.=20But=20for=
=20now,=20this=20is=20enough.=20This=20slow,=20golden=20hour=20of=20just=20=
being=20here,=20listening=20to=20the=20house=20breathe,=20feeling=20the=20w=
arm=20wood=20under=20my=20palms.=20It's=20a=20kind=20of=20richness=20that=
=20doesn't=20need=20any=20fanfare.
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.=
=20A=20total=20of=20500=20sampler=20boxes=20have=20been=20allocated=20for=
=20this=20program.
Please=20note:=20This=20sampler=20is=20provided=20at=20no=20charge=20to=20y=
ou.=20One=20sampler=20is=20available=20per=20household.=20This=20offer=20co=
ncludes=20tomorrow.
See=20What's=20Included
About=20the=20Sampler
Each=20steak=20in=20this=20sampler=20is=20hand=E2=80=90selected=20by=20our=
=20team,=20then=20immediately=20flash=E2=80=90frozen=20to=20preserve=20its=
=20texture=20and=20rich=20flavor=20at=20the=20peak=20of=20freshness.=20This=
=20is=20the=20same=20standard=20we=20uphold=20for=20every=20order.
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below.=20This=20collection=20represents=20a=20value=20typically=20over=20si=
x=20hundred=20dollars,=20which=20is=20covered=20by=20the=20program=20for=20=
this=20offer.
Contents=20of=20Your=20Sampler=20Box
Four=20New=20York=20Strip=20Steaks
Six=20Top=20Sirloin=20Steaks
Four=20Filet=20Mignons
Four=20Ribeye=20Steaks
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=20notify=20participants=20regarding=20sampler=20status.
We=20appreciate=20your=20interest=20in=20Omaha=20Steaks.=20Thank=20you=20fo=
r=20your=20time.
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=20rain=20deepen=20the=20colors=20of=20the=20world,=20and=20didn't=20need=
=20to=20say=20a=20thing.

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teaks=20at=20no=20charge=20to=20a=20limited=20number=20of=20participants.=
=20A=20total=20of=20500=20sampler=20boxes=20have=20been=20allocated=20for=
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=20team,=20then=20immediately=20flash=E2=80=90frozen=20to=20preserve=20its=
=20texture=20and=20rich=20flavor=20at=20the=20peak=20of=20freshness.=20This=
=20is=20the=20same=20standard=20we=20uphold=20for=20every=20order.
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The=20sampler=20includes=20a=20variety=20of=20premium=20cuts,=20detailed=20=
below.=20This=20collection=20represents=20a=20value=20typically=20over=20si=
x=20hundred=20dollars,=20which=20is=20covered=20by=20the=20program=20for=20=
this=20offer.
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<div=20style=3D"font-size:18px;color:#3a3a3a;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom=
:12px;">Contents=20of=20Your=20Sampler=20Box</div>
<table=20role=3D"presentation"=20width=3D"100%"=20border=3D"0"=20cellspacin=
g=3D"0"=20cellpadding=3D"0"=20style=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-spac=
ing:0;">
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<td=20width=3D"50%"=20style=3D"padding:12px=2015px;background-color:#faf6f0=
;border:1px=20solid=20#e3dbd2;border-right-width:0;border-bottom-width:0;fo=
nt-size:15px;color:#3a3a3a;">Four=20New=20York=20Strip=20Steaks</td>
<td=20width=3D"50%"=20style=3D"padding:12px=2015px;background-color:#faf6f0=
;border:1px=20solid=20#e3dbd2;border-bottom-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3=
a3a3a;">Six=20Top=20Sirloin=20Steaks</td>
</tr>
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<td=20width=3D"50%"=20style=3D"padding:12px=2015px;background-color:#ffffff=
;border:1px=20solid=20#e3dbd2;border-right-width:0;border-bottom-width:0;fo=
nt-size:15px;color:#3a3a3a;">Four=20Filet=20Mignons</td>
<td=20width=3D"50%"=20style=3D"padding:12px=2015px;background-color:#ffffff=
;border:1px=20solid=20#e3dbd2;border-bottom-width:0;font-size:15px;color:#3=
a3a3a;">Four=20Ribeye=20Steaks</td>
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<p=20style=3D"font-size:14px;color:#787878;font-style:italic;line-height:1.=
5;">
Availability=20is=20based=20on=20the=20program's=20allocation.=20We=20will=
=20notify=20participants=20regarding=20sampler=20status.
</p>
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<td=20style=3D"padding:25px=2020px;background-color:#ffffff;border-radius:0=
=200=208px=208px;border-top:1px=20solid=20#f0e9df;">
<p=20style=3D"font-size:15px;color:#5a5a5a;line-height:1.6;text-align:cente=
r;margin:0;">
We=20appreciate=20your=20interest=20in=20Omaha=20Steaks.=20Thank=20you=20fo=
r=20your=20time.
</p>
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al;max-width:600px;margin:20px=20auto=200;padding:0=2010px;">
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ind=20a=20new=20pattern=20through=20the=20leaves,=20or=20a=20branch=20would=
=20have=20fallen,=20creating=20a=20new=20obstacle=20or=20a=20new=20vista.=
=20My=20friend=20and=20I=20walked=20it=20in=20silence=20for=20a=20while,=20=
just=20listening=20to=20the=20crunch=20of=20our=20boots=20on=20the=20dry=20=
path.=20"Do=20you=20remember=20the=20names=20of=20all=20these=20trees"=20sh=
e=20finally=20asked,=20breaking=20the=20quiet.=20I=20had=20to=20admit=20I=
=20did=20not.=20I=20knew=20the=20oak,=20the=20maple,=20the=20stubborn=20pin=
e.=20But=20the=20others=20were=20just=20"trees,"=20a=20community=20of=20tal=
l,=20quiet=20beings.=20She=20pointed=20to=20one=20with=20smooth,=20gray=20b=
ark.=20"That's=20a=20beech.=20They=20hold=20onto=20their=20leaves=20all=20w=
inter,=20see"=20She=20was=20right.=20Copper=E2=80=90colored=20leaves=20rust=
led=20softly,=20clinging=20on=20while=20others=20had=20long=20since=20falle=
n.=20It=20was=20a=20different=20strategy=20for=20survival.=20Further=20on,=
=20we=20found=20a=20small=20clearing=20where=20a=20stream=20trickled=20over=
=20mossy=20stones.=20The=20sound=20was=20like=20glass=20chimes,=20clear=20a=
nd=20random.=20We=20sat=20on=20a=20broad,=20flat=20rock,=20cool=20even=20th=
rough=20our=20layers.=20"This=20is=20my=20favorite=20sound,"=20she=20said,=
=20closing=20her=20eyes.=20"It=20never=20gets=20old.=20It=20just=20is."=20I=
=20agreed.=20It=20was=20a=20sound=20that=20erased=20time,=20or=20maybe=20it=
=20existed=20outside=20of=20it.=20A=20bird=20I=20couldn't=20identify=20call=
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in,=20and=20then=20was=20answered=20from=20deeper=20in=20the=20woods.=20A=
=20conversation=20we=20were=20only=20overhearing.=20"They're=20figuring=20o=
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el=20alive=20in=20a=20different=20way,=20not=20just=20a=20collection=20of=
=20plants=20but=20a=20network=20of=20claims=20and=20communications.=20We=20=
talked=20about=20inconsequential=20things=20after=20that=E2=80=94a=20book=
=20she=20was=20reading,=20the=20recipe=20I=20wanted=20to=20try,=20the=20way=
=20the=20clouds=20were=20beginning=20to=20gather=20in=20the=20west,=20promi=
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=20to=20continue.=20As=20we=20walked,=20she=20taught=20me=20another=20tree=
=E2=80=94the=20shagbark=20hickory,=20its=20bark=20peeling=20in=20long,=20ve=
rtical=20strips.=20"It=20looks=20like=20it's=20shedding=20its=20skin,"=20I=
=20said.=20"Maybe=20it=20is,"=20she=20replied.=20"A=20little=20each=20year.=
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dramatic=20change.=20By=20the=20time=20we=20reached=20the=20edge=20of=20the=
=20forest,=20where=20the=20path=20met=20the=20gravel=20road,=20my=20head=20=
was=20full=20of=20new=20names=20and=20the=20steady=20music=20of=20water.=20=
The=20walk=20back=20to=20the=20house=20felt=20shorter,=20lighter.=20We=20ha=
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we=20reached=20the=20porch,=20a=20soft=20tap=E2=80=90dance=20on=20the=20roo=
f.=20Perfect=20timing,=20as=20if=20the=20day=20had=20arranged=20itself=20ar=
ound=20our=20walk.=20We=20sat=20on=20the=20porch=20steps,=20watching=20the=
=20rain=20deepen=20the=20colors=20of=20the=20world,=20and=20didn't=20need=
=20to=20say=20a=20thing.
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