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Enabled to give more and be in a position to say ill make that giving a more significant part of what i have. I would just like to thank you for this evening and i think we should all thank you because you are doing something that is done rarely and you are actually succeeding and that is even rarer. So thank you. [applause] and im sorry about the many questions i didnt ask. It was nothing personal. Thanks again to peter and michael for being here. That was wonderful. He will be signing at the table on the side of the stage. Form a line starting outside of the auditorium. If you dont want to stand in line clear sign copies at the table appeared please visit the effective ultrathin table out there. Thank you so much for coming out. Have a great evening. [applause] welcome to book tvs live coverage of the roosevelt reading festival. This annual event takes place at night or company or your other line would bring in several authors in the fdr library. We will kick off in just a moment wit
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