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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning CLCers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the long awaited return of CONSTRUCTive Talk, the CLC newsletter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much to co-editors Peter Kapsales and Hilary Morgan along with CLC Vice-Chair Brett Henson for all their hard work.<o:p></o:p></p>
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