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1 MR. WILLIAMS: That is correct. Page 3350 2 MR. SMITH: Fair enough. 3 THE COURT: That is the first time both 4 sides have agreed. I am delighted. 5 Let's call the jury and bring them in. 6 (Whereupon, jury present -- 10:27 a.m.) 7 THE COURT: Please be seated, ladies and 8 gentlemen. 9 Good morning. 10 THE JURY: Good morning. 11 THE COURT: Let me apologize for holding you 12 up for a period of time. Gave you a chance to finish 13 your breakfast in a normal fashion this morning. 14 Nobody had to rush. 15 I was in the middle of negotiating 16 settlement in a matter that I had beginning at quarter 17 to 8 this morning, and I had to make use of some of 18 the tools of my trade. 19 (Whereupon, laughter ensued.) 20 THE COURT: It took me all this time, but I 21 was successful, and I had to clean the blood off of