{"product_id":"133934","title":"Precious treasures ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYCCzoP9lWwrEDJtJzVR5T5ZOyffL.png?v=1765021628\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Precious treasures \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e A word from MD\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The story kept by Sister Lee Hae-in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e A collection of essays by Sister Hae-in Lee commemorating the 60th anniversary of her entry into the convent.\u003cbr\u003e This book contains 10 short essays, columns, and new poems from his life's journey, along with sparkling photos of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e Letters and objects, people and plants, poetry and diaries.\u003cbr\u003e The story of a nun who tells us about the precious things we have forgotten and lived with brings a warm hope to life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJune 21, 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEssay PD Lee Ju-eun\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e“If you smell the scent of flowers, you become a flower person.”\u003cbr\u003e Sister Hae-in Lee, who sings of small hope\u003cbr\u003e A collection of essays commemorating the 60th anniversary of entering the convent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book \"Precious Treasures,\" which contains the stories of Sister Hae-in Lee, a poet of our time, who opened the doors of the convent in 1964 and has been cherished for 60 years until 2024, has been published by Kim Young-sa.\u003cbr\u003e From her mother's letters to postcards from death row inmates, from her first vows to poems written while seeing off her friend's nun, from the quiet garden of the convent to the cathedral where she clasped her hands to form a round heart, from the passionate camellias to the evergreen pine trees, she tells the stories behind them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is a compilation of short essays, columns, and ten new poems written by Sister Hae-in Lee as she organizes her thoughts on her twilight journey through life. \u003cbr\u003eAnecdotes with the monk Beopjeong, letters from Cardinal Kim Su-hwan, and calligraphy from Shin Yeong-bok, as well as memories of people who have passed away, convey a gentle emotion.\u003cbr\u003e It also unfolds the stories of virtue shared across all generations, from elementary school students in their teens to seniors in their nineties, the heartfelt conversations shared embracing joy and sorrow from communities of nuns to readers, and the sincere conversations exchanged through thousands of letters and small gifts.\u003cbr\u003e Photographer Jeongmelmel, who beautifully captures the light and shadow of her subjects, invites readers into the sparkling daily life of the convent by publishing photos taken while accompanying Sister Haein Lee from November 2022 to April 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is difficult to fully appreciate the fragrance contained in a single flower seed until it blooms.\u003cbr\u003e The same goes for the first collection of essays presented by Sister Lee Hae-in.\u003cbr\u003e Only when you open the book can you truly feel the fragrance within. \u003cbr\u003eOpening and reading this book will be like watering a gloomy heart, gently instilling hope into a life once thought hopeless, and a clear experience that will help you realize the preciousness of the person who stays quietly by your side and pats you on the back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e First Words \/ What is precious to us?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 The warmth of the study room\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Little Poet's Little Joy\u003cbr\u003e Haein Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e Bookmark\u003cbr\u003e lamplight\u003cbr\u003e Tools of Love\u003cbr\u003e new watch\u003cbr\u003e About hospitality\u003cbr\u003e Flower clouds\u003cbr\u003e The poet's share\u003cbr\u003e Letter Alley and Letter Warehouse\u003cbr\u003e Word drawing box\u003cbr\u003e Peace of mind\u003cbr\u003e Twelve Letters\u003cbr\u003e Guestbook\u003cbr\u003e Growing plants\u003cbr\u003e Welcoming guests\u003cbr\u003e With just a little effort\u003cbr\u003e Joy Discovery Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e Writing room thoughts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Mystery of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you smell the scent of flowers, you become a flower person\u003cbr\u003e I love camellias\u003cbr\u003e Magnolia\u003cbr\u003e Dandelion seeds\u003cbr\u003e pine cone\u003cbr\u003e a flower garden of one pyeong\u003cbr\u003e vegetable garden\u003cbr\u003e The trees move\u003cbr\u003e The old nun's exclamation\u003cbr\u003e I want to become a bird and start anew \u003cbr\u003eleaves\u003cbr\u003e Manse cactus\u003cbr\u003e succulents\u003cbr\u003e cotton\u003cbr\u003e Life fragments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 The fragrance of the capital\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Always with a round heart\u003cbr\u003e Statue of the Virgin Mary\u003cbr\u003e Our house\u003cbr\u003e Become a student at Farewell School\u003cbr\u003e Jangdokdae\u003cbr\u003e belfry\u003cbr\u003e Back view\u003cbr\u003e Hillside room\u003cbr\u003e Corridors and stairs of the monastery\u003cbr\u003e Cloud bridge over the stairs\u003cbr\u003e window\u003cbr\u003e cathedral\u003cbr\u003e small bell\u003cbr\u003e Capital stage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 The Softness of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e hug, love\u003cbr\u003e Looking at the horizon\u003cbr\u003e shell\u003cbr\u003e parrot doll\u003cbr\u003e Back scratch\u003cbr\u003e The many things books give us\u003cbr\u003e Calling names\u003cbr\u003e Humility learned while wearing shoes\u003cbr\u003e a piece of wood\u003cbr\u003e cane\u003cbr\u003e pebbles\u003cbr\u003e A stone picked up on the road\u003cbr\u003e Life stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 The Beauty of Memories\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As if washed and shaved in clear water\u003cbr\u003e Good Words Notebook\u003cbr\u003e Mother's letter\u003cbr\u003e Broom Card\u003cbr\u003e Sister Sister's Letter\u003cbr\u003e Cardinal Kim Soo-hwan's postcard\u003cbr\u003e pharynx\u003cbr\u003e Flower thimble\u003cbr\u003e button\u003cbr\u003e Handkerchief No. 88\u003cbr\u003e When I look at my father's picture\u003cbr\u003e First Vow Diary\u003cbr\u003e The chief sent by my brother\u003cbr\u003e Professor Jang Young-hee's watch\u003cbr\u003e Wood carving of a death row inmate\u003cbr\u003e Postcard from a Death Row Inmate\u003cbr\u003e Dandelion Territory\u003cbr\u003e passport photo\u003cbr\u003e ring\u003cbr\u003e Memories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The person who will become the end \/ poem\u003cbr\u003e Appendix \/ Ten Poems\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate4531\/MidCate003\/453021755.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \",\" \u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e A good poem is one that is read a thousand times by one person, rather than one that is read once by a thousand people.\u003cbr\u003e Monastic life, the life of an ascetic, is itself similar to poetry.\u003cbr\u003e To me, poetry is a prayer of love that encapsulates the life of a monk.\u003cbr\u003e It is a song that expresses life in the four seasons through language.\u003cbr\u003e Reading readers' letters, I get the feeling that poetry is like a small comfort, a small joy, a small love letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A good poet is an angel of language who fills life with poetry and exerts a positive influence on others.\u003cbr\u003e He is an artist who lives a life of beautiful effort like a priest.\u003cbr\u003e Observing keenly and seeing things that others do not notice.\u003cbr\u003e That is the poet's job.\u003cbr\u003e I write poetry in the cathedral, in my bedroom, in the garden, and in my study.\u003cbr\u003e I wish I could die like a poem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.33 From “The Poet’s Share”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who said.\u003cbr\u003e “I think you’re good at growing plants, Sister,” I replied. \u003cbr\u003e“The sunlight and wind come into the study room, so it grows well.\u003cbr\u003e “It’s just a little bit of a loving glance added to the good conditions of the studio.” A person with strong attachment wouldn’t give the plants they have grown to other people, but when I grow a plant, I branch it out and give it to someone as a gift.\u003cbr\u003e One day, I gave some seeds from a flower pot in front of my library to my reader, Hoe-rim, who lives in Atlanta, USA.\u003cbr\u003e He planted some primrose seeds at his house and sent me a photo of the pink primroses blooming.\u003cbr\u003e Sharing plants is sharing life.\u003cbr\u003e The joy of giving is greater than the joy of having.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.45 From \"Growing Plants\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a joy discovery researcher, my hobbies are truly abundant.\u003cbr\u003e Thinking specifically about 'who will please me with my words?'\u003cbr\u003e Collecting good poems and phrases, savoring them, and sharing them with people you meet. \u003cbr\u003eCollect leaves, flower petals, stones, shells, empty bottles, pine cones, and handkerchiefs to create small, artistic gifts.\u003cbr\u003e Create a beautiful card by arranging various stickers here and there.\u003cbr\u003e Writing down beautiful scenery or kind words from people so that you don't forget them and then reflecting on them.\u003cbr\u003e Studying the names of flower trees.\u003cbr\u003e When you can't find the name of a flower or tree in a plant guide, find out by asking.\u003cbr\u003e When someone expresses to me that they want something, I remember it well and then give it to them as a surprise gift at some point.\u003cbr\u003e Sharing my joy so that everyone can find joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.51 From “The Joy Discovery Research Institute”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How pure are the pine cones that fall into the convent! Is it because they pray with us, listening to the bells? Pine cones are gathered on the hill at the convent entrance.\u003cbr\u003e I am holding a basket and picking up pine cones while patting my sore legs. \u003cbr\u003eI put a pine cone to my nose and smell the scent of the pine forest.\u003cbr\u003e If you have a seashell, it's like having the sea, and if you have a pine cone, it's like having a mountain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.67 From \"Pine Cone\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The school of life's farewells teaches us:\u003cbr\u003e That everything will eventually pass, that we must do our best in the moment given to us, feeling the finiteness of life moment by moment, that doing our best ultimately means being very grateful and forgiving often, and that even when things don't go well, we must learn to love deeply and broadly, consciously considering those around us first.\u003cbr\u003e That is the way to gently welcome the true and final farewell that will come one day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.101 From “Becoming a Student at Farewell School”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The hardest thing in life is reconciliation and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e While harboring a grievance\u003cbr\u003e or say I forgive you\u003cbr\u003e Say something nice to hear\u003cbr\u003e Praying is hypocrisy.\u003cbr\u003e Something to forgive today \u003cbr\u003ePeace comes when you forgive today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.121 From “Capital Thoughts”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes I go to the white sand beach and pick up seashells.\u003cbr\u003e After drying seashells soaked in seawater in the sun, poems, words, prayers, or drawings are written on them and given as gifts to guests who visit the studio.\u003cbr\u003e Also, some people put pretty stickers on the shells and give them as gifts by attaching Bible verses to the shells.\u003cbr\u003e With the same mindset as picking up seashells, I will find hidden treasures on the beach of my daily life today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.131 From \"Chogabi\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I look at the heart clock and think about the time.\u003cbr\u003e Living today is ultimately about breathing eternity within the moment.\u003cbr\u003e It is humbling to realize that one day we will have to end our journey on earth.\u003cbr\u003e Finite humans are pilgrims walking towards infinite love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.181 From \"Professor Jang Young-hee's Watch\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After all, it is a place where people live\u003cbr\u003e That it's more important\u003cbr\u003e That is the place of salvation \u003cbr\u003eWhy did I find out so late?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.215 From \"Some Thoughts\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eA story that has been kept with a warm heart for 60 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone has a secret drawer.\u003cbr\u003e However, the author's secret drawer is never closed and is always open.\u003cbr\u003e Inside the drawer are things that can be used as gifts to be given to guests, such as shells, stones, stationery, colored pencils, postcards, and handkerchiefs.\u003cbr\u003e “I believe that gifts shine only when they go around and eventually return to those who need them” (p. 9), so he repeatedly empties and fills his drawers in order to share what he has throughout his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A death row inmate received a letter from him and wrote back, “Auntie, everyone tells me to repent, but you are the first person to tell me to bring out the pure heart within me” (p. 35), and a reader planted the “flower seeds in front of the study” (p. 45) he received from him in his yard, and pink flowers bloomed. \u003cbr\u003ePeople cry, laugh, and gain strength to live again from the small gifts he gives them.\u003cbr\u003e It's not because it's an expensive jewel, but because it's not cold, and because it's made with precious sincerity, it gives off a warm feeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And so the world says that the traces of his life and the look he gave are poetry, and that the single line he wrote with his bent fingers is poetry that leads lonely hope to a place where it is not lonely.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Jin-suk, the author of “Salt Flower Tree,” was comforted by reading his poetry when she “felt lonely and helpless, as if she were standing alone in a field after being fired at the age of 26” (p. 43), and an elementary school student, after reading his book, vowed to “be grateful for the things that make me sad” (p. 53).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A book titled “Precious Treasures” has been published, containing stories collected over 60 years by Sister Hae-in Lee, a poet who does her best for everyone with a sincere heart. \u003cbr\u003eI compiled together pieces written while looking through old diaries while organizing my life's journey, poems written after returning to my bedroom after saying my final farewell to a friend, notes taken from a memo I kept in my apron, and excerpts from columns I serialized in daily newspapers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He entered the convent in 1964 and wanted to be “a kind-hearted ‘child’ who always lives with a poor heart, chewing on the starlight and breathing in the wind” (p. 193). Now, as a great adult of our time, he humbly hopes to become “a little mother who gives small comfort to someone with poetry, however inadequate, and who never stops praying” (p. 191). These are the first words he spoke.\u003cbr\u003e “What is precious to us?” (page 8)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA list of precious things we may have forgotten\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book's table of contents reflects on the precious things we may have missed.\u003cbr\u003e Since it would be impossible to list them all, I have divided them into 5 parts. \u003cbr\u003eThe photos in the book were taken by author Jeong Mel-Mel while accompanying Sister Hae-In Lee from November 2022 to April 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 1, “The Warmth of the Study Room,” tells the stories of the people Sister Hae-in Lee, who has spent her days in the 10-pyeong Haein Study Room since it first opened in the fall of 1997, and the stories of the objects in the study room.\u003cbr\u003e He calls himself a “researcher of joy discovery” (p. 51), and remembers “the sound of happiness blossoming quietly with just a little effort” (p. 49), telling us about the small joys of living as a small poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 2, “The Mystery of Life,” shares the wisdom learned and acquired from nature, from a one-pyeong flower garden cultivated by Sister Hwanwoo to magnolia trees, cacti, and cotton. \u003cbr\u003eThe sentences that say, “Holding a pine cone is like holding a mountain” (page 67), “Smelling the scent of flowers makes you a flower person” (page 91), and whispering to a white butterfly, “Thank you for remembering even a small blade of grass” (page 191) are like a cozy shade spread over the heavy daily life, leading us to meditate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 3, “The Fragrance of the Capital,” depicts the convent’s landscape, from the hillside room where the late novelist Park Wan-seo experienced emotional recovery after losing her son, to the cathedral, cloud bridge, and bell tower, drawing a round heart.\u003cbr\u003e Even in convent life, there are unpleasant things that happen because of human relationships, but at those times, it is said, “Peace comes when you forgive today what needs to be forgiven today” (p. 121).\u003cbr\u003e “To become a little angel, you must know how to make big sacrifices” (p. 121). This will help you avoid the breathless climbs up and down the hills of life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart 4, “The Gentleness of Life,” recounts the joy of embracing and loving my day, from picking up seashells at Gwangalli Beach to putting on my shoes with a humble heart every day.\u003cbr\u003e “I think again that being alive means calling someone’s name and being called by that name” (page 139), and it makes me think about the beauty of the heart that wishes well-being while thinking of the names of the people around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 5, “The Beauty of Memories,” tells the story of how memories become more beautiful over time, like stones being carved and polished by clear water, from the mother’s belongings to anecdotes with writers.\u003cbr\u003e The final part of Part 5, “Memories,” unfolds his life in chronological order from his days in the capital, his period of illness, and his later years, leaving a lingering impression.\u003cbr\u003e “Encounters are always short, and partings are always long.” (p. 197)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book of hospitality that embraces pain without pain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSister Lee Hae-in said in her final remarks, “Was the score given generously simply because it was written by a nun?\u003cbr\u003e So that's why it got the attention, the spotlight, and the recognition it deserved.\u003cbr\u003e He wrote that he once asked himself, “Is it true that my colleagues said that if I had stayed outside the monastery, I would not have enjoyed the love of readers for so long?”\u003cbr\u003e In one of the new poems included in this book, “Longing,” he says, “Because the theme of my life\/ has always been longing\/ my life has never been boring\/ and I have been able to be happy all the time.”\u003cbr\u003e What kind of business card or title would a poet who writes poems that replace ‘longing’ with ‘happiness’ need?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His attitude towards people is 'hospitality', his way of overcoming pain is 'cheerfulness', and the theme of his poetry is 'small comfort'.\u003cbr\u003e So what can we add to what he wrote?\u003cbr\u003e Through his poetry and prose, he brought warmth to our hearts that were thirsty for a little love. \u003cbr\u003eThrough his writing, we learned that love has weight, just as a single flower petal has weight, and so we were able to willingly endure the weight of love and strengthen our muscles in life.\u003cbr\u003e So he will be a strong pillar of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Just as there are moments when the sound of a bell struck once resonates deeper in the heart than the sound of a bell struck a hundred times, a single sentence from “Precious Treasures” may resonate with the reader.\u003cbr\u003e His honest confession that “I sometimes envy those who cry loudly without any shame, as I only quietly swallow my extremely restrained tears” (p. 191) will probably be heartbreaking.\u003cbr\u003e Then, you might even raise the corners of your mouth when you read the sentence, “We need a cheerful chatterbox who brightens the atmosphere as much as the silence of the flowers that practice silence” (page 88).\u003cbr\u003e The reader will find out in the end as he reads this book like a treasure hunt. \u003cbr\u003e“Pain is also a precious gift” (page 121).\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \"]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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