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TESTIMONIALS
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May 30, 2008
Dear Daniel and Elden :
I never imagined selling my house of 27 years could be so stressful. Seeing it through buyers' eyes was very difficult for me. Thanks to your professionalism, cheerful steady demeanour and good humour I was guided through it all with excellent results.
I especially appreciated your directness and responsiveness. You answered every question and concern openly without any attempt to "gild the lily". Every step of the way you kept me fully informed and helped me maintain my perspective and nerve. Most importantly, you discussed all the options and strategies with me so I could make fully informed decisions. It is clear to me that you are truly experts in your field and I'm happy to recommend you to any potential buyer and/or seller.
My advice to your future clients is to feel easy placing their trust in you. You really do know what buyers want and how the market works. I resisted making some of the changes I had to do only to discover that you had been right from the start. Buyers today do want homes that they can see themselves living in right away. Imagination is not their strong suit and the investment sellers make in preparing their homes for sale makes all the difference.
Thank you again for for your first-rate assistance in a very difficult process. I couldn't be happier with the choice I made and the excellent result we achieved.
All the Best,
Ellen Kert
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April 24, 2008
Hi Elden,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your attention to detail during the sale of our house. Your team, including Kris Kijak, the renovator and Taisa Dorney, the stager, I believe, were instrumental in assisting us in achieving the selling point we did.
I also appreciated the website and pictures you put together. All of this made it much less stressful than the process might have been and enabled us to make the sale quickly and relatively painlessly.
Thanks again.
Patricia Rockman
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December, 2007
The Freemans :
Thank you so very much for the professional way that your team sold our house. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending you to our friends and indeed we already have.
Selling a house, especially one you have lived in for what seems like forever, is very difficult and emotionally challenging. Our decision to sell at the time we did, so close to the end of the year wouldn't have happened if we hadn't come across you. We interviewed three top agents from three different well-respected companies and Elden, you and Nancy stood out by far. We were looking for someone to assist in updating our home (a little staging as the bones were good but the house was completely renovated more than ten years ago and was out of date) and giving us advice on the market. Everything that you said in terms of the way to list our property, who would buy it, how long it would take once it's ready for market, the advice of the stager you suggested and the price we would get was right on.
It's always challenging to let your place go and when I specifically (not Ann) had doubts as to some of the renovations, Nancy, you and the stager were there to assure us we were on the right track. I thank you immensely for that and for providing the team to do much of the work. Your team of renovators and stagers including Kris and Taisa were excellent.
I also appreciate the way you proposed your fee schedule and the efforts you took to try to sell the property internally.
As advertised, it took only a week to sell and you had dozens of potential buyers and real estate agents view our property in that time.
And, of course, we were extremely pleased in the price we received which was higher than the other real estate agents had suggested and was significantly higher than the asking price.
Thank you very much,
Jeff and Ann Doyle
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Elden & Daniel Freeman!
Dear Daniel and all of your family.
I am most grateful with your utmost care and very professional presentations. Your numerous appointments and advertising. You brought many people in my house 133 Manning Ave. and finely SOLD my home.
I cannot express enough my gratitude to you and your wonderful family for job very well done. We whish you all the success and lots of sales.
Yours truly,
Jose Horta and Josep Ayduk
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Dear Freeman's:
If you're considering selling your house, first consider that there's a lot more that goes into it than simply selecting an agent and making the sale.
There's market research, pricing strategy, advertising, staging and of course the ever important follow-up on every opportunity. That's why I can't say enough about the capability and effort of Freeman Real Estate. They helped me understand that this is a process, and let me say " their expertise throughout the process was invaluable."
I heard about the work ethic of the people at Freeman but until you experience it first hand you can't comprehend it. My situation was probably more complex than most. I don't live in Canada and had a house to sell in the GTA. Nancy, Elden and Danny Freeman saw to everything. They coordinated cleaners, trades people, art dealers, stagers and open houses. They managed the offer negotiation into the wee hours of the morning flawlessly. They kept going and going until the process was complete and a success.
It was very refreshing to work with a group of people that live up to the designation of "professional".
My experience was with selling a house but I can easily assume the Freeman Realty process works as well when you're buying a house.
Jamie Mair
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September 3, 2007
Daniel and Nancy:
We never thought that the process of selling a house can be so smooth, fast and satisfactory ( 10% over asking price within 10 days), until we met Daniel and Nancy. They have endeavored to maximize exposures on our property with all available channels.
We are really impressed by Daniel's professional insight; from initial estimation of the property to help in staging the house. Most important, Daniel's image and knowledge make him the best representation of young intellectual professional with stylish and sophisticated living style. He is the best person to speak for our modern urban style property.
Nancy is just an amazing lady. What she has given us is not only professional super-agent service, but also a strong support and comfort from a friend. We feel that she really wants to help us from her heart, not just treating it as a business. It can be shown from her passion, effort and care on every tiniest part of the whole process. She is just a friend we can trust and rely on.
We have made the wisest decision to have Daniel and Nancy to be our agents.
Ken & Jen
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May 31, 2007
To the Freeman's team
NANCY - ELDEN - DANIEL
BIG THANKS to you all for your efficient and professional handling the sale of our property 175 Spadina Road - Toronto.
It was almost unbelievable - selling the house in just TWO DAYS for a very good price.
My brother and I would again like to THANK you and rest assure we will strong recommend your services to our friends.
Keep up the good work - wishing you lots of success in the future good selling....
Geroge and Dana Meisher
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June 8, 2007
Dear Danny,
Wow! You really did it this time - Five days and 4 offers! Way above asking just like we had hoped for. The strategy worked.
Sounds simple, but Karen and I both know the hard work and effort that went into creating the conditions that lead to the sale going exactly as planned.
Your attention to detail and to creating an environment where we could maximize the equity in our house is greatly appreciated. From ensuring the house showed well, to generating a "healthy" buzz in the neighbourhood, from keeping our house safe and clean during the open house to planting flowers at midnight, you showed a level of professionalism that was beyond our expectations.
As we prepare to move, we want to thank you for the tremendous results.
You're the best!
Mitchell Wolfe and Karen Halpern
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June 7, 2007
In preparing to sell a co-op apartment at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, I interviewed several agents, including Mr. Elden Freeman. His refreshingly informal and candid manner in outlining his pricing and marketing strategies was confidence inspiring, prompting me to list the property with him.
The advice he offered for the preparation of the apartment prior to sale, and his after-sale follow-up and support proved to be invaluable.
His dedication and aggressiveness in the interest of his client contributed to the unit selling within a week at a price far exceeding all previous sales in this 12-story building.
Elden made a difficult task seem effortless. This is indicative of true professionalism.
I would not hesitate in recommending him to anyone.
Thank you and continued success.
Roman Fedorowycz
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February 7, 2007
Dear Nancy and Eldon,
I just wanted to tell you how much my brother and I appreciated the great job you did selling my mother'ss house.
When deciding upon a real estate agent, it was recommended that we choose someone that we felt comfortable with. From the beginning your presentation was professional yet straight forward and we felt very comfortable in your ability to sell my mother's home.
We obviously made a good choice in Freeman Realty because the house sold quickly and for substantially over the asking price. Your efforts to paint, stage and photograph the house were done quickly and efficiently making the whole process relatively stress-free. Your professionally produced marketing materials made the most of my mother'sbeautiful home and obviously enticed many people.
Under the circumstances you helped to make an emotional situation very manageable and pleasant. I would not hesitate to use your company in the future or to refer your knowledgeable and experienced services to friends or family.
Thank you again for all your fine work.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Newsom and Jeffery Harrison
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January, 2007
Dear Elden: A quick note to say thank you for all your hard work in selling our house last month.
As you know, when we first met with you we were hesitant about putting our home on the market at this time of year. You convinced us that it was the right thing to do, and obviously your experience and knowledge of our market paid off. Not only were you able to sell the house quickly in the middle of December, the slowest month of the real estate calendar, but we received $150K over asking price!
The tactics you employed, including our house's personalized web site, attracted many viewings. Over the course of a week, including two open houses, we had close to 200 visitors!
Once again, a sincere thank you to you, as well as to Nancy and Daniel. We would not hesitate to recommend Freeman's services to any of our friends looking for a realtor, and will certainly be calling you in the future if we are looking to relocate again.
Sincerely,
Lily and Daryl
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October 19, 2006
Dear Elden,
Re: 99 Olive Avenue
I just wanted to thank you for the fantastic job you did on helping us sell our house. You exceeded our expectations. We particularly appreciate the personal help you provided in recommending the type of improvements to be made to the house before putting it up for sale and your continued support and personal attention during the fix-up phase.
Your recommendations with respect to selecting the listing price, and the general overall marketing strategy, were right on the mark.
We look forward to working with you again, and will without hesitation recommend you to anyone who is selling their home.
Best regards,
Sam L. Zuk
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June 27, 2006
Hi Elden,
We just wanted say a big thank you to you, Nancy and the entire Freeman team for the superb job you did selling our house. As you know, we had a 'rough start' before we approached your company. But from the moment you and Nancy came to look at your house, talked to us about how it should be marketed and presented your plan, we were confident that we'd made the right choice. ( There's a good reason you're number one in the Annex!)
We especially liked the innovative Web site marketing and how you were able to build buzz for the property.
Now, we're looking forward to our move.
Again, thanks for making the (stressful) process easy. We'd highly recommend the Freeman team to anyone who's thinking about selling their house!
All the best,
Martin & Maureen
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June 8, 2006
Dear Freeman Family,
On behalf of the Dziadyk family, we would like to thank Daniel and Nancy Freeman for all your hard work in assisting us to sell our home at 543 Bathurst Street so quickly.
Our initial meeting took place during the home evaluation. We were thoroughly impressed by your knowledge of the home in regards to the architecture, heating and electrical areas. Your knowledge, interest and passion of homes in the Greater Toronto Area from that era influenced our decision to have the Freeman family represent us in selling our home.
It was during a future meeting that we were also impressed by your professionalism, yet warm and friendly approach in relaying all the information needed in the sale and closure of our home.
You, Daniel and Nancy, have made this emotional time much easier for us to say good-bye to our family home. It was with great pleasure for us to do business with your company. We look forward to working again with you in the future.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth, Irene and the Dziadyk Family
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May 1, 2006
Dear Elden,
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your efforts in selling our house located at 7 Vermont Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
We appreciated your professionalism, positive attitude and the marketing you offered to us including preparation of the information sheets and Internet page. The result was exceptional; our property was sold in one day for 100% of asking price.
We are more than happy to recommend your real estate services.
Best regards,
Yvonne and Marek Litwin
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April, 2006
Sale of 7 Olive Avenue
April 2006
Dear Freeman Team:
We wanted to thank you for a job well done in the sale of our home at 7 Olive Avenue.
We chose Nancy, Elden & Daniel Freeman to represent us because of their long track record of success in the downtown. We noted in the years we lived in the area that your listings sold much quicker and for more money than your competitors. In addition you provided a very well thought out marketing plan that led to the sale of our home for more than the listed price in a short time frame .
Thank You
Chris Campbell
Brian Waithe
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April 28, 2006
Dear Elden:
Thank you for your excellent work in selling 399 Christie Street!
I appreciate the fact that you not only fixed the gapping hole in my concrete step at no charge, but you sold my house in less than 2 days at full price! You also suggested a closing date that would help cut down on mortgage cancellation penalties. I had a desire to move fast, but you exceeded my expectations in selling my property in a timely matter and providing sound advice.
Thanks again.
Jeff
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April 1, 2006
RE: Freeman Realty - 2006 House Purchase
We are in the process of relocating to Toronto from California, and recently purchased a house in downtown Toronto, with the assistance of Freeman Realty.
Moving from so far away and across a border is no simple matter. It can also be complicated to shop for a home when you're not in the town where you want to buy and can only make a few short trips to deal with the matter. Even getting a mortgage or insurance when you don't yet live and work in Canada can be a big challenge.
But through their dedication and hard work, Freeman Realty made the process almost painless. Nancy and Danny Freeman helped us to not only find a great house, but were invaluable in helping us with many other details we needed to deal with.
Nancy even went personally to the bank to have a cheque certified after we'd wired money from the US, so we make the deposit on the property we wanted. She also managed, late on a Sunday, to find us a building inspector that could be there at the crack of dawn the next day so we could have our future home inspected and still catch a flight home. This last feat alone saved us the very high cost of an additional, last minute trip to Toronto.
Nancy and her son Danny were able to get appointments for numerous properties over a very short period of time, even some that were not available for showings or had been taken off the market.
Nancy even stayed in her office until almost midnight one night, exchanging faxes back and forth with us in California, so we could complete the transaction after returning home.
This is our third home purchase, and we know through our experience that few Realtors will go through such lengths to help their clients. What the Freemans did for us was truly impressive. They are not only skilled realtors, but very dedicated and attentive to the needs of their clients.
We are thankful for having been referred to the Freemans. We would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
Jean Gagnon
Kevin Bishop
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March 20, 2006
Dear Elden:
I am writing to thank you for your assistance in the sale of my house at 26 Robert Street . As you know, I was in some financial difficulty and was very concerned that I might not be abel to sell without losing a significant part of my investment. However, you immediately put me at ease, assuring me that I was not alone in this kind of predicament and that you would be able to "get me out" on a break-even basis.
The speed with which you organized the sale, including a professional stager ( at no cost), minor home repairs ( again, at no cost), and an open house within a few days was most impressive. And your pricing strategy was, to say the least, inspired, producing a sale after 10 days at 130% over asking price!
In short, your services exceeded all expectations. I cannot thank you enough for getting me out of a tight spot and would not hesitate to recommend Freeman Realty to friends and relatives.
Sincerely,
Andrew McNaught
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March 13, 2006
Dear Elden;
Re: 27 Acores Avenue, Toronto
I am writing to thank you and the Freeman team, for a wonderful job at selling my home.
As you know, the home listed with another company for over 9 months with no luck and you were able to complete the sale within a 12 day period and with multiple bids too!
I believe both the friendly, professional service you provided and the Green Realtor program that you used helped us in finally selling our home.
Clare and I are very pleased with the service received and wouldn't hesitate in having the Freeman team represent us in the future.
Once again, thank you very much for the great sale.
Sincerely,
Rich and Clair Pereira
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Re: 927 Bathurst Street Sale
Dear Elden,
We wanted to send you a letter of thanks for selling our house. Your knowledge, expertise and guidance were essential elements of our successful sale. As sellers, we rely on our realtor for their experience in the local area and the real estate market in general. You have proven yourself to be second to none in that respect. You also provided invaluable advice and suggestions on how to best prepare our home for presentations and showings.
Selling a home is a major life-decision that can be difficult and stressful. Your professionalism and your top-notch support staff made selling our home a breeze.
Thanks again,
Shael & Naomi Simon
June 2, 2005
To whom it may concern,
As a home owner in the Annex for almost 10 years, my wife and I have heard from most every real estate agent in Toronto. We have calendars from X, pens from Y, Christmas card from many. Several years ago when we 'got serious' about the next move we asked several agents to provide the free estimate (as most promise).
Elden Freeman stood out from the crowd then as the agent who knew the neighbourhood pulse. Over the intervening years from then to now he also provided us personally with useful information such as activity in the neighbourhood - himself by telephone - not the automated service (which by the way you can actually do yourself) - but real voice over the telephone knowledge exchange. The others sent calendars, pens. We called some of the another agents to view properties more in their parts of town - I don't know if it was because the properties were not their listings or whatever but most could not have been more disinterested.
We selected Freeman Realty to list our house. We could not be happier with the results. Our home sold in seven days 20% over list with no conditions. The people who bought the house are also very happy. Elden and Daniel ran a very professional, organized and polite selling process that ended up in multiple offers.
We were pleased with that, but very pleasantly surprised with the grace and respect that Elden and Dan showed the bidding agents. It was a fair process and everybody walked away from it knowing it was. I would, and have recommended Freeman Realty to my neighbours and friends. If you are reading this thinking about who to hire, I can confirm that for us, they performed flawlessly, they had a sophisticated Annex marketing strategy, and were honest dealersin a very competitive business.
Best Of Luck,
The Chambers
May 25, 2005
Dear Nancy and Elden,
We were extremely pleased with the sale of 7 Rossmore Road. You took very good care of us. We loved the pictures that you took for advertising purposes and were a bit overwhelmed by the number of agents that went through the house.
Your advise on when to sell the home was perfect.
We had never sold a home before so didn't know what to expect on the day we accepted offers. It was both stressful and exciting. You walked us carefully through the process and we are very grateful. We realized we didn't just have two agents but the whole Freeman family working in our interest.
We also appreciate the interest your family takes in the neighbourhood.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sharon McKenzie Neil Audette
May 20, 2005
Dear Elden,
I wanted to write and thank you for the absolute superb job you did in listing and selling our house--which happened all within a single week (and above asking price)! I interviewed several potential realtors, and I decided to go with Freeman for a number of reasons, including the care you take in listing your homes, your excellent reputation as a firm, and the very positive feeling I got when we first met to discuss a possible listing. I felt immediately that you understood us, and our home, and would be able to list it in a way that caused it to appeal to the right niche in Toronto. Once things swung into action, we both felt we were in extremely capable hands. I appreciated the extra care you took to speak with us about the process, to notify our tenant in a timely and courteous way of scheduled showings, and to walk us through the open house procedures. We are both thrilled with the work you've done, and would not hesitate to recommend you to friends and colleagues.
All the best,
Elspeth Brown
April 27, 2005
Dear Elden and Daniel,
Karen and I want to thank you for your help in purchasing our new home and selling our present home, and to commend you for the great job you did. We are very happy with the service you gave us at all stages of both transactions. Your advice throughout was extremely thoughtful and helpful.
With regard to the purchase of our new home, we were very impressed with how you managed to make the deal when our offer was not the highest. There are few agents who could have accomplished this.
With respect to the sale of our present home, you provided us with great assistance in picking the right time to sell and helping us get our home ready to beat the spring rush. Moreover, the effectiveness of your marketing effort was borne out when we sold our house in one week at over $80,000 over asking price.
We believe that your experience and judgement made a real difference in both transactions.
Thank you again for all your help. Please do not hesitate to use us as a reference.
Yours truly,
Louis Sokolov
March 29, 2005
Dear Elden,
On the eve of our moving to the UK, Jill and I wanted to thank you and Nancy for helping us sell our house so quickly. We knew it was going to be a tough job (a lovely property with, shall we say, eccentric interior décor), but you stuck with it even in the lean of months of winter and prevailed.
This was, of course, not the first time we've worked with you; you had affected the sale of our previous property (on Palmerston Avenue) and almost simultaneously found us this one. On both occassions you were enthusiastic and efficient and made the whole process - which can be very taxing - an agreeable one.
Thank you and good luck in the future.
Sincerely,
Daniel Richler
December 21, 2004
Dear Nancy & Elden,
I would like to thank you very much for selling my house at 92 Major Street. You & Elden did a marvelous job and you succeeded in selling my property in just eight days for 99% of the listing price.
I thank you again for a job well done and will recommend you to anyone who wants to sell or buy property.
Yours truly,
Roger Kilgour
September 15, 2004
Dear Elden,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for everything you have done with regard to the sale of 54 Bernard and the purchase of 24 Bishop St. It was a pleasure dealing with you in all aspects of the transactions, which were handled most professionally and expediently. Your professionalism and experience were most appreciated in the purchase of my current home where your recommendations allowed me to incorporate a home inspection despite a multiple offers situation. I believe that your expertise and recommendations allowed me to be the successful bidder. I am very happy with my new home and hope that I will not be requiring your services for a long time. However, in the mean time, I will not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for a real estate agent.
Thank you once again.
Sincerely,
Kathrin Bohr
August 30, 2004
Elden & Nancy,
Pamela and I would like to thank you for doing such a good job in selling our house. We were delighted it sold for over our asking price in less than a week after having more than 140 people come through to see it.
We were particularly impressed with the attention to detail in preparing our house before it hit the market. The advice we received- as well as the nice design touches provided by Nancy - were invaluable in terms of maximizing the house's value.
Sincerely,
Mark Evans
Elden,
We thought we would write a brief note to express our gratitude for your superb advice and extraordinary professionalism in selling our home. Paula and I were thrilled with the results.
In particular, we felt you provided professional service, specifically with the feature sheets, which looked fabulous, the virtual tour, and the interest you were able to generate in our property from the moment we listed. Your negotiating skills and knowledge of the real estate market and buying and selling process is exceptional.
We look forward to working with you in the future when we re-enter the housing market in Toronto. Thanks again!
Happy holidays.
Wayne and Paula Zronik
August 5, 2004
Dear Nancy,
Let this satisfied client express yet again his gratitude for your excellent work. Your advice & thorough professionalism and your phenomenal business sense which have enabled me to sell 820 Palmerston Avenue , & were instrumental in buying 2 Yarmouth Gardens . Barbara & I are very happy here, and are glad to have you as our friends as well as our realtors.
Our thanks for all you have done for us: to you, Barry, & Elden.
Love Mick
March 21, 2004
Dear Nancy and Elden,
Thank you so much for turning the sale of our home and the purchase of a new one into a pleasurable experience! We were very happy with your advice about the pricing and timing of the sale. You were right on the mark.
Thank you, Elden, for being so willing to take us to see whatever we wanted to look at, especially since we really weren't sure where we wanted to be or even if we wanted a condo or a house! Your patience was appreciated.
Since this was the fourth realty experience that I had with you both, I had no doubts about your ability to make it a smooth and painless event. Carole joins with me in thanking you for your consideration.
Yours Sincerely,
Karen Stanworth and Carole Parriey
February 20, 2004
To whom it may concern,
Re: Freeman Realty
We were impressed by the response time of the Freeman Realty Office. When we were looking at selling, we received a home comparison report almost immediately. When it was time to buy, we received similar report which helped give us a better idea of what other houses in the area were selling for. Elden did a good job of keeping in touch with us. Unlike some other realtors, who just sit on properties they have listed, Freeman Realty do an excellent job at marketing themselves and their featured homes.
If you have any further questions, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Fran Grasso and Frederic Dorre
January 28, 2004
Dear Elden,
I wanted to thank you for the excellent and speedy job you did in the sale of my home of over 17 years.
As you know this was a very emotional decision for me as I loved my home and garden. Your efforts in keeping me informed on the market for over 12 years was always courteous, sensitive and much appreciated.
Finally, when I made the decision to list my home to move to a warmer climate you made the process effortless and enjoyable. You sold my house for almost the full price in less than 7 days.
Thank you for your help and good luck in your future endeavours.
Regards
Anne Newson
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