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Congratulations goes out to Marilyn Hamilton. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Still Life has won the contest Haiku. In second place finished Tiny dancer by jaded831. In third place finished Spring Blossoms by John Cranford and Kapuskasing by Hayley Phoenix and The Promise of Light by Tab Page
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