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IT’S OVER!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Let’s Be Brief contest has officially come to a grinding halt (that grinding noise you hear). To all those who participated, let me just take a moment to express my appreciation to you for a stupendous effort! What a fantastic response! Good job, everyone, good job; it wouldn’t have been a success without YOU!

(If you want to see the contest entries, click here.)

Even as we speak (uh, so to speak) the judges are working feverishly to tally up the scores (we’re even using specially-made dart boards).

Please bear with us - we’re coordinating our efforts from three different locations around the world. Rest assured, as soon as I have the results I’ll post them here, so check back occasionally.

I also want to say thanks to all who sent in kind words about the contest. It’s been great fun, and I hope it was for you as well. You are of course all invited to drop by the Zone anytime - you never know - you might like what you see, and occasionally we might even talk about serious stuff once and a while (seriously)!

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