[TR] Needs Repaired

DAVID MASSEY dave1massey at cs.com
Tue Jan 28 12:59:29 MST 2020


 Here's a helpful websight:
https://www.smart-words.org/how-to-write-good.html
 
Dave 

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: dctr6 <dctr6 at optonline.net>
To: triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Cc: lherault <lherault at verizon.net>
Sent: Tue, Jan 28, 2020 1:50 pm
Subject: [TR] Needs Repaired

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