<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hmmmm. I don\u2019t play the game but I have two questions:<div><br></div><div>1. Was UBER in the puzzle? Asking for a friend. </div><div><br></div><div>2. What was the theme? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance!</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<div><br></div><div>Rafa Gutiérrez</div><div>-----</div><div><br></div><div>This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 3, 2025, at 11:54\u202fAM, O'Connell Jr., Robert via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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