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<font size="+1"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Well --<br>
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<font size="+1">In this case, the poor soul here in Seattle who
tried it (no, <font size="+1">twas</font> not I) got roundly
booed and<font size="+1"> <font size="+1">some people in</font>
his <font size="+1">sizable</font> <font size="+1">audience
tried hard to shut him down<font size="+1"> b<font
size="+1">efore he was through it.<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">I'd heard about David Guterson's
experience delivering the commencement address</font>
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this year </font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font
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size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1">at
<font size="+1">his former</font> Seattle high school<font
size="+1">. </font> <font size="+1">O</font>nly
recently, however, did a friend send me a copy of it
to read myself. <font size="+1">(Y</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font
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size="+1"><font size="+1">ou may recognize <font
size="+1">Guterson's</font> name as the author
of the novel, </font><i>Snow Falling on Cedars</i></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font
size="+1"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="+1"><font
size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1">.)
I<font size="+1"> found his talk</font> so deliciously
outrageous as a graduation speech that I have to share
it. <br>
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<font size="+1">Those who were most outraged and <font
size="+1">expressed it </font>so vocally were in
the parents<font size="+1"> </font>and family
members<font size="+1"> section;</font> it seems the
<font size="+1">graduates</font> were at least
polite and attentive during it. It<font size="+1">s
ending is weak (<font size="+1">IMHO)</font></font></font>,
<font size="+1">and of course there was no following
Christ lecture the next morning. Still, if one ever
wanted a current rend<font size="+1">ering</font> of
our Friday night event, this <font size="+1">might
come close </font>--<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">Gordon</font><br>
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