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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle20><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear
Trish,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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I’m sure all of us within the coral reef research community greatly appreciate
your very moving letter of support. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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color:navy'>John<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>_________________________________________________________</span></font><font
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color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>John W. McManus,
PhD</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Director,
National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE)</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Rosenstiel School
of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS)</span></font><font size=2
color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
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Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span
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