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font-family:Arial'>Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>As you know, there is a new VCE Agricultural and
Horticultural Studies Study Design being implemented this year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='color:navy'>Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span></font> </span></font><font
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