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Cary Preston  (Double-Oh Zero)</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-2487/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="120" height="300">   </b></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#33CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  <IMG SRC="2edb3280.gif" border=0 width="179" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     </b></I></FONT><I><B> <img src="HTMLobj-2486/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="120" height="300">  </b></I></div> <div> <B>Brian, our most eligible bachelor</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4b099500.gif" border=0 width="153" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="4af90500.gif" border=0 width="144" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <B>GQ Brian                   DQ Dwayne</b></div> <div> <B>Gentlemens Quarterly                Hot Eats!  Cool Treats!</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="9afe7b10.gif" border=0 width="231" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="2ecf0ef0.gif" border=0 width="240" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </b></I></div> <div> <B>Brian & Jim. Clever as they are with their disguises, they're still geeks underneath.</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="73a4e340.gif" border=0 width="334" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <B>A </b><B>sobering </b><B>moment at  </b><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jeff Leslie"><U><B>Jeff & Leslie's</b></U></A><B>  wedding along with visual proof as to why Brian is </b><I><B>still</b></I><B> our most eligible bachelor.</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="2f818d60.gif" border=0 width="280" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="54b3ed50.gif" border=0 width="62" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <B>Knights of the Game Table</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4d2ebbe0.gif" border=0 width="235" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </b></I></div> <div> <B>Before they knew they were Nerds</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4b2c42f0.gif" border=0 width="196" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="4b4ac300.gif" border=0 width="172" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <B>Luckily only three children were trampled in the rush to get these pictures.</b></div> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-2302/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="423" height="43">  </b></div> <div> <B>follow me</b><A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Events"><U><B><IMG SRC="87b59640.gif" border=0 width="89" height="100" ALT="Sir Sketch... your most loyal guide" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></U></A><B>or return to the directory</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#33CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directory"><U><B><IMG SRC="8586c560.gif" border=0 width="108" height="86" ALT="Directory" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></U></A></FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>