[Raphael]

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[Raphael]

Raphael, on Aug 18 2007, 10:07 PM, said:

Unfortunately sometime accidents have to be reported, when replying to these posts be respectful. Offensive or off-topic posts won't be tolerated.

On the subject of accidents and condolences. These threads will be closed after a while (few weeks) so that they won't be bumped months or years later.
If you have a good reason to post in these threads (for example a remembrance service), please contact a moderator/Community moderator and he/she will help you.