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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t know what trading pork
bellies mean </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> (non-native speaker) but I agree that editing a book on OS with
real stories, Q&As, challenging questions and heartening answers would be
difficult…yet very well worth do it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The reason is obvious. From my own
experience: I recently red two books about Zen and both books contained
letters, stories, and dharma talks of a Zen master, answering questions of his
students. I learned so much more about Buddhism this way than from many other theoretical
books I failed to read earlier. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So there is good in practical knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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face="Lucida Handwriting"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";
color:#00CCFF'>filiz</span></font></b></strong><font color="#00ccff"><span
style='color:#00CCFF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff0080" face=Jokerman><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Jokerman;color:#FF0080'>every day is a good
day<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
EVERETT813@aol.com [mailto:EVERETT813@aol.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 27, 2005
5:32 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Filiz
 Telek</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: How do you live in
open space?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'><br>
In a message dated 1/26/05 7:47:55 AM, FTelek@HFHI.org writes:<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'>I wondered whether
anyone has ever thought of creating a book<br>
with all the OS insights, stories, experiences, Q&A shared here...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Geneva FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Geneva;color:black'><br>
<br>
Filiz:  <br>
<br>
Yes, I've considered it and then I lie down until the urge goes away. 
Such an undertaking is daunting, to say the least.  I do the same thing
when I get the urge to trade Pork Bellies.  :)<br>
<br>
Paul Everett  </span></font><font face=Arial FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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