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MR MERRICK WOULD HAVE BEEN PLEASED BY YOUR PERFORMANCE. YOU AND THE ELEPHANT MAN HAVE MUCH IN COMMON BOTH EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE SET ASIDE BY THEIR MERIT. HERE IS A SMALL GIFT OF MY HANDIWORK. LIKE YOU I AM A (?) NOT A TAKER. I HOPE IN THE FUTURE I MAY CONTRIBUTE CREATIVELY IN YOUR CAREER. AGAIN BRAVO! CHRISTOPHER DESIMONE</sup></sub></sup>","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Front of the note. \r\nOne word not intelligable. 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