mr. simpson, i found out about it through mr. fumo when i was advised to thank ozzie fumo for was it books and educational equipment to the prison here at lovelock, nevada. i'm going to read the letter. and by the way, mr. simpson did authenticate this letter this morning. i produced it this morning when i got to see him prior to the hearing. he did indicate he wrote the letter, though it's not dated, he indicated it was probably sent to ozzie within the last nine months or so. dear legislator fumo, allow me to say how happy i was to hear about your new position about a state legislator. i was not surprised to hear about your interest in furthering education and helping of prison inmates. i must admit i've taken my exposure to education for granted partly due to prowess as athlete, i've been afforded opportunities for higher education. it wasn't until i got to prison they realized just how many people did not have the exposure to said education.