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HolQeD 12:4 (same message, but now with Line Breaks!)

Lawrence Schoen ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol ghojwI']

Throughout the world it's that time of year when many people start 
wondering when their next issue of HolQeD will arrive. December is 
always tricky, what with the torrents of mail in the postal 
system. People always seem to have more hectic schedules, and 
contributors to the fourth quarter issue are particularly prone to 
blow their deadlines.

This year was no exception, and though we were running down to the 
wire, I still had a few tricks up my sleeve to make it work. Alas, 
the Fek'lahr has longer sleeves than I do.

I just got off the phone with the printer who handles HolQeD for 
us. More accurately, I was talking with his office manager (a 
charming woman), as he is on vacation and out of town. The ups and 
downs of the current economy has resulted in quite a few turnovers 
with this printer, and though charming the office manager isn't 
well versed in the specifics needed to put HolQeD to press without 
potential problems. So, rather than risk a substandard production 
job, I'll be holding off printing the issue until the boss gets 
back.

So, I have good news and I have bad news. Bad news first:

The forty-eighth issue of HolQeD is going to ship late. I'd 
normally wait until December 30th, and the glut of late holiday 
mail typically slows down the delivery anyway (domestically, 
HolQeD ships bulk mail), so I don't expect there to be all that 
much of an actual delay from when your December issue would 
traditionally arrive, but even so it's only fair to warn you all.

In the "silver lining" department, this delay gives those of you 
who still haven't renewed your memberships -- or haven't gotten 
around to joining yet -- to visit the Merchant page and take care 
of that little detail so that you get the next issue as soon as 
it's available.

Oh, wait, I did say that we had some good news though. Here's 
that:

When you do receive the new issue, you'll discover that Maltz has 
at long last come through with some terms describing some (though 
by no means all) bodily functions and fluids. Something to look 
forward to, I'm sure.

taHjaj wo',

Lawrence

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