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IS MY HANDWRITING TOO SLOPPY FOR YOUR EYEBALLS?  HERE'S THE TEXT OF THE ABOVE CARD ...

BLACK & VEATCH / ATTN: [BLANK], P&C / 11401 LAMAR AVE. / OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211
RE: JOB 040963 / DEAR MS. [BLANK] -- OR SHOULD I SAY [BLANK], SINCE WE WILL SOON BE WORKING TOGETHER?  BETTER YET, WHY NOT JUST [BLANK]?  (PRONOUNCED [BLANK].)  I RUN AN INFORMAL SHIP.  SUCH WILL BE THE CASE WHEN I AM HIRED AS THE NEW SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGER 1 AT BLACK & VEATCH.  MY QUALIFICATIONS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, SO WHY WASTE MY BREATH?  I USUALLY DON'T LIKE TO MIX SAFETY AND HEALTH, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF BLACK (BUT NOT VEATCH) I AM WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY.  PLEASE TELL MY UNDERLINGS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM WORKING FOR ME.  [P.S. I AM SENSITIVE AND USE THE TERM "UNDERLING" WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT, JUST AS THEY DO IN BOTSWANA.]