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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Greetings to all,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This Sunday we will be celebrating our local 12 night with all of its usual fun and grand traditions. Along with the festivities the traditional selection of a new baronial bardic champion shall take place. This year the requested theme is holiday merriment or things that come in two's. It is your choice of how to tackle either or both themes. Each potential champion should prepare 2 entries. Each entry may be no longer than 5 minutes. There will be 2 separate rounds to present each entry in full.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We really do encourage all members of the barony to come listen to our performing artisans. This year the audience shall be asked to vote at the end of each round for a champion. You may bring your own tokens to place in the "ballot" bag of each bard or you may use ones that will be provided. At the end of the competition the tokens will be tallied in secret and announcements of the populous champion and the baroness' champion will be announced at court. It may be one and the same bard or it may not. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cheers!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Baroness Tatyana</FONT>
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