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<div>Thanks a lot for all info.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Carlos</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Nov 22, 2023, at 10:20 AM, Kurtis Williams <Kurtis.Williams@tamuc.edu> wrote:<br>
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