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--IMPORTANT NOTE--
--IMPORTANT NOTE--
The 1998 Chairman's Letter is being presented in both HTML and PDF format. We strongly recommend you review the PDF version which is closer in appearance to our soon to be released printed version in the Annual Report. To view the Chairman's Letter in PDF format you must have an Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, use the link to go to Adobe's web site for a free download. Adobe
