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COVER STORY CHUCK CHAMPLIN

Book enthusiasts are in it for a treat as Authors Press joins the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference and the Frankfurter Buchmesse this October 2021. The AASL National Conference is the only national conference dedicated exclusively to the needs of school librarians and their roles as educational leaders. Held during the summer, the annual national conference not only facilitates the ‘business’ of the association, but offers programs, discussion groups, and sessions. Even though it is the primary continuing education activity of the division and a leading professional development event for the school librarians, the AASL National Conference is also an excellent educational and business forum for the entire library community. Authors Press and the AASL National Conference bring together people from across the continent to celebrate a large gathering of book enthusiasts and almost all of the big names in the literary industry. Situated in Salt Lake City, Utah, and nestled in the scenic foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the National Conference is a book fair like no other. Broadening the span and reach of the author’s book market, Authors Press also joins the Frankfurter Buchmesse, a major cultural event that attracts literature enthusiasts and becoming the center of the international media world in October. The Frankfurter Buchmesse is the world’s largest trade fair for books, based both on the number of companies represented, and the number of visitors. The five-day annual book event in mid-October is held at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days of the fair are restricted only to professional visitors, the general public may attend the fair on the weekend. The Frankfurter Buchmesse is the largest book fair in Germany and one of the largest in the world. The Authorial Magazine tours you around the two prestigious book events and the magnificent places both events are associated with. From Salt Lake’s numerous temples with religious significance to Frankfurt Germany’s must-visit tourist attractions that should be at the top of your bucket list, this magazine allows you to experience all of this through words and personal accounts Piecing this magazine together with the team who are as dedicated to making this issue the best yet is both rewarding and fun. All of this wouldn’t be possible without the conscientious team of editors, writers, and designers who added a bit of their touch to give the contributors’ articles and the books the highlight that they deserve. We offer our utmost gratitude to the authors who contributed to the completion of this magazine, the publisher, and the managing director who, like all of us, worked tirelessly to make this publication successful. We hope that this magazine can serve as your comfort and safe place during this trying time as there is nothing more rewarding than seeing all of our efforts pay off in the end. See you on our next issue!

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Amongst the pioneering book fair events held today, The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference is the only national conference dedicated exclusively to the needs of school librarians and their roles as educational leaders. Anyone who fancies hopping on the nearest bus, train, or plane to attend some of the world’s or even local book fairs usually thinks that book fairs are dedicated to showcasing books and pieces from authors who dream of making it big in the literary world. The AASL National Conference pushes to the front the vital role of school librarians not only to the literary world but to the art industry itself. The National Conference: A Dedication… The National Conference is the only…

The esteemed conference is held every two years and coordinated by a member-committee composed of numerous association leaders from across the nation. While it is the primary continuing education activity of the division and a leading professional development event for school librarians, the national conference is also an excellent educational and business forum for the entire library community. The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter the conference organizers from holding this year’s conference. From numerous sponsors, a dedicated teamof organizers, speakers, and a long list of authors and books to choose from, the AASL National Conference will not hold back this October 2021.

What to expect… The aesthetic place, the religious temples, and the book aren’t the only things to look forward to in the conference. Inspiring presenters and speakers are expected to hold sessions emphasizing some of the current literary issues needed to be addressed and life- changing speech aimed to inspire and drive attendees to move forward, be themselves, and follow the path they carved out themselves. I am ecstatic to attend this year’s conference as this is one of the rare book fair event that not only caters to market books and gathers potential sales and readers, they also hold in utmost importance the learnings and knowledge the attendees will bring back from the conference to wherever they find themselves in the future. To back their claim as a great gathering for educational leaders, the AASL conference will also organize general sessions, educational programming with leaders as speakers, and special events dedicated specifically to impart learnings and life-lessons.

Find your interests… If you aren’t the student type who craves for new learnings and just want to skip immediately to the fun part, the AASLNational Conferencemade it easy for you. Planning ahead of the event, the conference organizers made it themselves to come up with neat and easy-to- remember schedules on when a specific event itinerary will take place. Authors, collaborations, collection & development, creation & design, leadership & advocacy, literacy, research, and teaching & learning, anything that will come to mind and with full consideration of the attendees’ likes and interests.

The Write Stuff-Thinking Out Loud By Chuck Champlin

In an 1899 essay, “My debut as a Literary Person,” Mark Twain was lively and reflective: “In those early days (1866),” he wrote, “I had already published one little thing (‘The Jumping Frog’) in an eastern paper, but I did not consider that counted. In my view, a person who published things in a mere newspaper could not properly claim recognition as a Literary Person: he must rise away above that; he must appear in a magazine!” So it is, with this modest essay of mine appearing in the Authorial Magazine , I feel possibly justified in considering myself as approaching Literary Personhood. Twain, of course, soared high above the mere magazine level. With Huckleberry Finn , he virtually redefined the possibilities of the novel and secured worldwide fame with Tom Sawyer and other stories. I myself have always wanted to create a book. Books represent a defining statement about the intellectual concerns, or at least the world view of an author. Certainly, I see my two books as stakes in the ground physical representations of my ideas. Titles right away suggest an author’s landscape. But most importantly any book – fiction or nonfiction – is the author staking a claim, creating an identity or personality for an idea.

In addition to this article, I now also have two published books to my credit, and however much they may be rated with any quality, I personally am very pleased with the accomplishment! My first published work is called Think Like a Molecule , which causes some readers to scratch their heads. Soon they recognize that the work asks us to wonder how it could be that our bodies and our minds, made up of physical matter such as molecules, now accommodate thoughts such as, “Hey, just think: I am made of pure matter, such as molecules, which are now able to consider how they function in the universe.” How it could be that molecules have learned to think? They are getting quite good at it, don’t you agree? In my writing, I suggest that the mind does lead the universe to physical changes – spawning huge intentional creations (assemblages and systems) such as colleges, designs for future environments, social movements, governments, and invitations to all people to collaborate. As I say in Think Like a Molecule (the obvious): We humans could be developing – are developing – environments that sustain us. As

I also say, it’s not easy for 7-8 billion minds to act in concert. That’s a current topic of concern, of course. Division. I want to suggest that we could be naming a point of . . . a common agreement that is perhaps meditative of perfection and unanimity. I like to use a simple * shape to stand for a broad idea, an icon that means what we are talking about here. An intellectual word-plaza (a NAME) that would represent this idea. Peace and Love are two stars close in. Perhaps the iconic * shape could sit somewhere in our night-time dream-space, say; and gradually, all around it, could float all of our ideas – some 7-8 billion ideas in constant flux about working together . . . * . . . surviving and prospering. My first book, Wand specifically plays with the idea of imagination as a non-physical (except for brain matter) precursor to new realities – the birthplace of upcoming real things. The main character, Chris Seesman, watches a lot of cartoons and wishes life could be as fluid and imaginative. At least in his mind, he’s fluid and lively but somewhat daunted by reality. Still, he sets out to be helpful, hires a homeless person as a sidekick, and embarks on adventures. Wands such as the writer’s pen, and television broadcast antennas, can still make magic in the modern age. As I detail in the book’s introduction, the book was written to enter a contest hosted by Ted Turner, the founder of CNN. Wand is here with us today, with a hopeful message about cooperation. The second book, Think Like a Molecule is something of a salute to my mother, who was a chemist, and to Carl Sagan, author and host

of the TV series, Cosmos . Sagan was a most important influence on this writer, especially in his science fiction story, “Contact” about the first human interaction with alien life.

In all my thinking – from writing (which I consider something of a spiritual power) to emotional and interpersonal relations, to religion – I find the life of the mind to be the biggest story for human life. Our art, music, literature, commerce, science, government, are all realms of mental capacity. That power of the mind has barely been tapped, it seems to me, in the quest for species survival, and in preparing for contact with other minds.

Think Like A Molecule’s Publishers Weekly feature adds to the list of the author’s critically-acclaimed reviewer. Though not a basis for a book to be dubbed as “good”, it is still an achievement and honor that not many of the same calibre authors have been privy to. Readers have been given the rare opportunity to stumble into the author’s profound mind. Anyone whose knowledge of molecules is confined between the four walls of their science class and the school gate, this amount of knowledge of the building blocks of life and knowledge can be pretty overwhelming. However, with Chuck’s innate ability to compress the broadest thoughts into simple words somehow made this book worth-to-read. Aside from being a writer, Chuck Champlin is also a drummer and a public speaker who used to study Mathematics and world literature at the University of Southern California, Berkeley before joining the Walt Disney Company as a communications director. A LOOK INSIDE… Behind his professional persona as a writer, like most people does, Champlin also fancies sailing his sailboat in Ellis Lake located in Marysville, California, loves to stop by at “THE BRICK” Coffee House Cafe also located at Marysville for his much needed caffeine. Aside from this, in the most personal look of the author in his author interview, Champlin still finds the time to sit down with his wife not as an author but as a husband. What have you learned from being exposed to different cultures? “I think you learn a certain amount of humility, I think. You realize how much the Chinese have been teaching us about medicine, about cooking, a hundred years of migration of cultures across Europe and the discovery

“Inspired by Molecules A writer and former Disney executive seeks inspiration in the micro world, leading to creative insights in the realm of pure imagination.” — LA Times Magazine

Leading the non-fiction genre with his thought- provoking book Think Like A Molecule , phenomenal author Chuck Champlin was one of the few authors who was able to feature his book in the prestigious Los Angeles TimesMagazine. Using his years of experience as Walt Disney Co. communications executive, he was inspired to share his personal anecdotes and research, and was able to showcase a verdant mind rich with references and associations to back his curiosity and exploration. “To Think Like A Molecule is to be aware of the physical foundation in matter that have given rise to our thoughts…” As a person who lives a life of curiosity and the constant hunger for answers and knowledge, Champlin’s thoughts were able to answer some of life’s sought after questions while also giving rise for new ones, a signal that we need to hear more about the author and his works.

“Analogies from the micro world can lead you to fresh and imaginative new ways of thinking.”

— Publishers Weekly Magazine

A visit to the book fairs… Redefining the standard of a good book, Chuck Champlin is also expected to go head-to-head with some of the world’s biggest names in the literary industry in the upcoming American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference this coming October. In a reader’s perspective with a good eye of what’s good and what’s not, Think Like A Molecule can be on par with some of the world’s critically-acclaimed science non-fiction books. It would be a shame to not include this book in the biggest book gathering, a miss out that many organizations should not take. Aside from the AASL event, Chuck Champlin is in it for a busy October as his book is also set to be exhibited in the upcoming Los Angeles Festival of Books and the Frankfurter Buchmesse in the same month. We will be hearing more of the author and a possible new book.

of America. I think it is important that we’re learning empathy for other cultures and I hope that it can be a moment for us to overcome our biases and prejudices and realize we have 7 or 8 billion people in the planet, they all have feelings and hearts like any one of us so we just need to get to the point where we have more respect to the human lives, for the insights that other people have and realize that, that might be a great source of wisdom then we begin to understand what their perspective is.” — Chuck Champlin, Author Interview on Location.

“This is a read that involves a lot of self-exploration, from understanding the science of molecules and their behavior to how these building blocks could create even more possibilities within our universe and everything in between.”

— Pacific Review of Books. Think Like A Molecule is not only augmenting the non-fiction world of literature, it is also setting down a smooth path for books of the same genre to sail on in the future. Exploring the world of molecules in a unique and powerful way to understand the science behind the molecules, their behaviors, and how these building blocks could create even more possibilities. This is a perfect book for those who enjoy scientific and philosophical ventures, and non-fiction reads which challenge and compel the reader to explore notions that may be outside their own comfort systems. As a reader withunrelentinginterestinpossibilityandtheunknown, this is one of the rare books that lets the reader explore with no boundaries, and to discover the profound thoughts of an author and person who shares a bit of his vast knowledge to the world.

Despite their complex structures, molecules most likely do not take time to ponder the ways they fit into the big scheme of things. They just are. But when zillions of molecules bond into organized, functional systems, we get everything, including you and me ― and some seven billion others. Chuck Champlin, a writer, journalist, and a former Walt Disney Co. communications executive, seeks inspiration via deep imaginative journeys into the infinitely vast and invisibly tiny realms of the cosmos in this small book with a big message. In observing molecular assemblies, we can see that physically matter came together, possibly all on its own, to create life and thinking minds. It is profound that our minds, perhaps born from accidental creativity, can intentionally assemble marvelous new things. To think like a molecule is to be aware of the physical foundations in matter that have given rise to our thoughts ― and from there, it’s onward into the realm of pure imaginations and the twinkling stars of our infinite potential.

Think Like a Molecule: Seeking Inspiration in the Structures of Thought by Chuck Champlin

My Bug Buddy by Mimi Soes

The Pre-school Bite Book by Mimi Soes

A pretty, little mom is going about her day as she opens a window to let some wonderful fresh air into her little house. But oh mei, oh mei, along with it comes a brownish-greenish, ever-so-scary- looking bug just as scared as she is of it. While chasing each other she finally manages to squash it. What then follows teaches her a valuable lesson about thinking hard before acting too hastily.

Raising children is no small feat. There are many challenges and biting can be one of them. Pre-school Bite Book offers a seasoned childhood educator’s view on biting children, ways to prevent such behavior, and encouragement for parents and teachers that a little understanding, awareness, cooperation, and patience goes a long way when dealing with problematic behavior in children.

Six The Scientist by Debbie Hickman

On Freedom And Revolt: A Comparative Investigation by Carl E. Moyler

After Six was tossed off the clock, he needed to find a job. He became a scientist to learn how insects walked with their 6 legs. He then went on to study the effects of climate change on 6 kinds of insects. His bees were his favorites but for no reason they started stinging him and he didn’t like it one little bit. He contacted his old clock pal, Three, who later became his apprentice scientist. She loved asking questions and making careful observations. However, Three became exhausted taking care of the lab and decided they should take a vacation. Antarctica seemed like the perfect place because only one kind of insect existed there - according to Six. Their time in Antarctica was spent listening to a researcher, visiting all 6 kinds of penguins, watching the ice falling off the glaciers, learning about global warming, taking boats to islands and looking for Midge, the one and only kind of insect in Antarctica. Interspersed in their adventures are math problems, games and amusing conversations. Six thinks he has a great brain and it makes Three feel intimidated - but only for a while. For Grades 3-6

This book is dedicated to all those heroes and heroines who have seen and will see life as a daring adventure to be given in the name of service tohumanity, to justice and to freedom. We know a few of them, but many others are lost among the nameless crowd. Albert Camus and Martin Luther King Jr are two first class role models who lived out their passion for justice and freedom. Today, they are among the heroes who are well remembered around the world. The following words seem appropriate to reflect what they stood for: “For all who have sought to make a difference in the lives of men by their service and life, and to lighten the dark places of the earth” (Source: inscription on the wall of the Civil Rights Museum, 16th street, Birmingham, Alabama, USA) (Author unknown).

The Exasperated Clock by Debbie Hickman In The Exasperated Clock, the 12 numbers on the clock are silly, noisy, and irresponsible. Consequently, the Clock decides to throw each of the numbers off which becomes quite a problem because the numbers are on their own and are clueless. Eventually each number finds a better job than working on the clock. Kids will giggle their way through this book laughing at the antics of the numbers and their gainful, whimsical and surreal employment.

Runnin’ with Frogs: A Navy Memoir by George R. Worthington

This book is an autobiographical sketch of a Naval career, highlighting challenging assignments during a spectacular era in America. Details of deployments and special events of international and national moment associated with operational and command tours are described. Actions, decisions, and personal learning impacts are forthrightly discussed with in-depth descriptions of special training.

Upon growing up as a young boy, I remember that my family would always say grace beforemeals. I was born on August 5, 1936 in East Orange, New Jersey of Slovak heritage. My father, Daniel Zimany, was a Sunday School Superintendent and my mother, Margaret Zimany, was a Sunday School Teacher. They both served at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newark, New Jersey. I memorized Luther’s small catechism and I was confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As an Eagle Scout, I earned the Pro Deo et Patria medal, along with bronze, gold, and silver palms. In 1956 at Princeton University, where I went to college, a visiting evangelist generated in me a five-minute experience of what seemed most like shivering, which I still believe was a sign of the presence of God. After graduating from college in 1958, I worked in business and government in the New York metropolitan area for fourteen years, mostly as a management analyst and as an interviewer. In 1976, I married Barbara Bowen Zimany, a BS in Secondary Education graduate from Boston University, Massachusetts. A major career change took place in 1971 when I went to Union Theological Seminary in New York and then to Duke University for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religion, after having spent a year in Germany studying with Eberhard Juengel, a German Lutheran theologian. In 1978, I became Professor of Philosophy Background and Content of “Sermons with Insight”

and Religion at Blackburn College for fourteen years. My working life ended in 1995, after serving five years as a Lutheran Minister. Now, I am a substitute minister (pulpit supply) and am leading worship twice a month at the Deerfield Retirement Community in the Des Moines area.

The sermons in my book were preachedduring the timewhenI was a Lutheran Minister. They include efforts to get a congregation active in certain areas. However, the primary criterion for inclusion was to offer understandings and approaches that the fundamentalists and others do not take. Some of the sermons provide examples of how what

Jesus says literally can apply to us figuratively. Jesus’ call for a grain of wheat to bear fruit can nudge us into doing good deeds. Other sermons point out the value for us of Jesus’ presence on earth and the value in believing in God. Jesus’ personal freedom, which came from his faith in God, his willingness to oppose hypocrisy, and his profound ethical insights caused his followers to believe that the way he behaved and taught had always been true and were worth following. When we come across passages in the Bible that don’t seem to make complete common sense, the best thing to do is to ask what spiritual truth the passage might be teaching or symbolizing. The sermons do that. They give suggestions on how and when to follow rules. They provide examples of not realizing that we’re not doing things God’s way. They point out Jesus’ examples of what the Kingdom of God or the reign of God is like. They depict Jesus as the imprint of God’s being and they explain the phrase “Son of God.” They also explain the ancient understanding of words that are important in the Bible. The sermons present religious language as metaphorical. They suggest how and what Jesus says literally can apply to us figuratively. They consider various definitions of “freedom”. Some of them deal with what it means to be saved and how we can change, finding transformative power and being born again.

P aradise Within Paradise An Almost Unparalleled Sight to BEHOLD

The AASL National Conference and its subtle beauty…

One of earth’s small paradise: The Salt Lake City

Situated in Salt Lake City, Utah, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference brings in a crowd of devoted readers and zealous authors from numerous publishing firms to showcase and exhibit what they got as an author. The AASL National Conference is the only national conference devoted exclusively to the needs of school librarians. The conference is held only every two years and coordinated by a member-committee composed of association leaders from across the nation Away from the cacophony of the bustling city life, Salt Lake is nestled on the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains and overlooking the largest inland lake in the western US. Don’t let its calm and refreshing side fool you as Salt Lake is also a home to pioneering past and an exciting future. The proximity to mountains, outdoor recreation and 5 National Parks fails to conceal the thriving urban heart that is beating in the Salt Lake Valley. Ranging from hard-to-top performing arts scenes that are hard to replicate, to award-winning dining, craft beer, and distilling culture, and the surprising-to-most fact that Salt Lake is reported as having one of the highest number of LBTQ populations in the nation. ANYWAYS...Back to the National Conference that I was dying to talk about the moment I typed a single word on my laptop, after careful research and a quick click away with my mouse, I have discovered that aside from being a primary continuing education activity of the division and a leading professional development event for school librarians, the AASL national conference is also an excellent educational and business forum for the entire library community. For anyone who is interested in catching up on the next national conference, it will be held this October 21-23, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

When we go and travel to a place that we have never been to before, some of us may probably be curious about what are the hidden gems that lie beneath your feet, at least I do. Salt Lake City, Utah is not just a venue of the AASL National Conference but it is also probably best known as the headquarters of the popular religious community known as the Mormons of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake draws intellectual adventurers in, lovers of art, culture, the outdoors, and people who others call art. I, myself, have a certain fondness for anything blue, pretty, and the immaculate. There is anything more immaculate and holy than the Temple Square, the holy place of the Mormons. Captivating tourist attractions and an even friendlier surroundings that is perfect for unwinding . The COVID-19 pandemic halts almost all outdoor activities, an abrupt pause that no one anticipated. Remembering the past times where people had the freedom to grab their bike, put on their helmets, and ride under the falling autumn leaves and the cold breeze, you really do miss something when it’s not in your hold anymore. Spread out over 35 acres, the beautiful flowering trees, flowerbeds, fountains, and the four key Mormon buildings; The Mormon Temple, the Mormon Tabernacle, the Temple Annex, and the Assembly Hall. It does not end here as the Temple Square is also home to several historic monuments highlighting important people and events in the faith.

What is your idea of a perfect date? Does it include romantic candlelight dinner for two under the twinkling lights? Or the thrilling ones that will leave you remembering it for many days to come? It might be none of your business, I don’t have someone to go on a date with, but my own perfect date is a museum date. Imagine holding hands while walking down the museum hall. Pointing at a particular piece that you both deem fancy, even though you really have no interest in any of the pieces hanging on the wall aside from the other’s wide grin and sparkly eyes whenever you mention how a particular piece stands out from the rest. One museum that instantly comes to mind is the National History Museum of Utah. I admit, being stuck in an area surrounded by preserved fossils of dead animals or mammals that have long gone extinct is not everyone’s idea of a perfect date, or any date perhaps. However, as I was scrolling through the Internet, particularly the hidden beauty of Salt Lake City Utah, an idea of over 5,000 items on display at any given time perplexed me to the point that I wanted someone to be perplexed with me. Housed in a spectacular copper-clad concrete building with soaring spaces, the museumhas more than 40,000 square feet of stunning displays and educational facilities with 1.6 million objects in its collection. Need I say more? Numerous local attractions from prepossessing ski resorts, gardens, religious temples, parks, memorial buildings, and many more sights to behold makes Salt Lake City in your bucket list.

Big Bites… There’s nothing more than a big bite of local delicious food to fill our tummies after numerous steps to explore not even a fraction of the beauty of Salt Lake. Scouring the internet for foods and beverages that you may haven’t tried yet, you’ll come across the Funeral Potatoes, quite a name for a potato. However, contrary to its name, funeral potatoes are the ultimate comfort food, a cheesy au gratin potato casserole that is synonymous with the State of Utah and the Church of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), also known as the Mormons. It is made up of cubed potatoes, cheese, onions, sour cream, and a topping of butter and corn flakes or crushed potato chips. I suddenly need to grab myself a big pan of potatoes. Yum! Exceeding Expectations, The Covid 19 pandemic ruined plans that we had in mind, outings and out-of-the-country trips, and most of all the book fairs that all book enthusiasts have always dreamt of going to. However, the AASL National Conference hopes to cross out one thing off their bucket list and give them the best book gathering experience yet, with many yet to come in the following years. Everyone is gearing up for the 2021 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference that will be held this October 21-23 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Raptors Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Falcons and Owls by Roland H. Wauer

Raptors include 42 species of hawks, eagles, kites, falcons, and owls. All illustrations are in full color. Habitat preferences, life histories, and personalities are included. Many are common species that can be found most days, such as red-tailed hawks and great horned owls, but others are more secretive species such as hooked-billed kites and elf owls. Several are magnificent creatures such as bald and golden eagles, swallow-tailed kites, and ospreys. A few can be found only in special habitats in various areas of the country. Examples include Harris’s and zone-tailed hawks, spotted and snowy owls, and great gray owls.

Easy 8 The Big Event by Carrolyn Foster

The American Robin by Roland H. Wauer The American Robin is North America’s most widespread songbird, with a range extending from Alaska, Canada, and Newfoundland to the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala. Its ruddy red breast and cheerful song have made it one of our most beloved birds ― as American as apple pie, as familiar a harbinger of spring as the first daffodil. Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin have chosen the American Robin as their state bird, while a pair of robins grace the Canadian two- dollar bill. In this book, RolandWauer offers a complete natural history of the American Robin for a popular audience. Combining his own observations as a field naturalist with >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88

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