<div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div><br></div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sumo Stomp!</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sumostomp@substack.com">sumostomp@substack.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Nov 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM<br>Subject: Sumo Championship League Chicago: Live Stream and Discussion Thread - 9 PM ET<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:jpaitv@gmail.com">jpaitv@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="font-kerning:auto"><img src="https://eotrx.substackcdn.com/o/fe1c4285ec526005/p.gif?token=eyJtIjoiPDIwMjYxMTA3MTM1MzU0LjMuNGNhMmMxZTNkNTNjYTE2Y0BtZzIuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tPiIsInUiOjE4OTQwMjk5OSwiciI6ImpwYWl0dkBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJkIjoibWcyLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbSIsInAiOjIyMzc3NjYyMiwidCI6Im5ld3NsZXR0ZXIiLCJhIjoiZXZlcnlvbmUiLCJzIjoxNTE5NjU2LCJjIjoicG9zdCIsImYiOnRydWUsInoiOiIiLCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6InRvcCIsImlhdCI6MTc5NDA1OTY2MSwiZXhwIjoxNzk2NjUxNjYxLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMCIsInN1YiI6ImVvIn0.plcS31jjbcT7XOnPprUbhW2Q_3e9PI8A8ufjTV8kvwM" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" style="height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important"><div style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#333333;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">Come on in and watch the latest SCL event.</div><div style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#333333;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­͏     ­</div><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td></td><td width="550"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td align="left" width="550"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin:0 auto"><table role="presentation" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="right" style="height:20px"><table role="presentation" width="auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="list-style:none;text-decoration:unset;color:rgb(119,119,119);margin:0;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol'"><div style="list-style:none;color:unset;text-align:right;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-decoration:unset;margin:0"><span style="list-style:none;color:unset;text-decoration:unset;margin:0">Forwarded this email? <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3Vtby1zdG9tcC5jb20vc3Vic2NyaWJlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWVtYWlsLXN1YnNjcmliZSZyPTM0cmthZiZuZXh0PWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnN1bW8tc3RvbXAuY29tJTJGcCUyRnN1bW8tY2hhbXBpb25zaGlwLWxlYWd1ZS1jaGljYWdvIiwicCI6MjIzNzc2NjIyLCJzIjoxNTE5NjU2LCJmIjp0cnVlLCJ1IjoxODk0MDI5OTksImlhdCI6MTc5NDA1OTY2MCwiZXhwIjoyMTA5NjM1NjYwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMCIsInN1YiI6ImxpbmstcmVkaXJlY3QifQ.Ms497U459UE5UMGxYVtJhccrMeoyo2XOJ0hoqMdwpjo?" style="list-style:none;color:unset;text-decoration:unset;margin:0;text-decoration-li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