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Originally Posted by
Russell Peters 
I spoke with Marusada at the Nogyosai dinner put on by Mr. Kato. Since the earthquake I have not been able to see them even after driving up to their home. They were just never around. I had heard many stories about them, all of which were truly sad. Stories that they had pretty much lost everything.
At the dinner I was very surprised and happy to see Marusada. As soon as he noticed me we gravitated toward each other and began to catch up. I told him that I was very sorry that we had not crossed paths sooner as I wanted to purchase Koi from him this year. I asked him how things were going. He said that after the earthquake they did lose just about everything. It has been a difficult road to recovery and still they only have a few Koi for sale. They are not going to give up though. He says that slowly things are getting better and they hope to fully recover with production in the near future. I told him that I will make every effort to come back to see them next year.
Russ
