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[[left margin in red]] Eastman [[/left margin]]
I [[red underline]] had other strings on my bow and would be compelled to enter into [[/red underline]] other lines where I might make inroads in his business. Angrily he retorted, "Do you mean to threaten me? to which I answered: [[red underline]] 'Mr. Eastman, you a big rich man, how can you fear a small poor man like myself." [[/red underline]] All I can say is that [[red underline]] I must make a living and support my family. [[/red underline]] If I am driven out of Velox [[red underline]] I might decide to try my luck by making a better or cheaper film. [[/red underline]] or use other means to get a footing after my previous work with Velox had been killed."
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[[left margin in red]] Eastman [[/left margin]]
He [[red underline]] remained relentless [[/red underline]] ^[[this]] to the disappointment of the Blanchet and Steinbach groups, who tried to bring about conciliations. Then I terminated by saying [[red underline]] "Gentlemen you have seen the attitude of Mr. Eastman [[/red underline]] and I ask of you whether it is fair. - I came here at great inconvenience and great detriment to my enterprise where I must return without further delay. - So good bye"! and I left to take the steamer the next day. Returned to Nepera Park, told my story to my partner Jacobi, and [[red underline]] told let us build an additional building where we can make films as well as photographic paper [[/red underline]] and

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Nepera Park is a part of Yonkers