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Supreme Camp entered into an agreement with the Denver-based Woodmen of the World, with the latter agreeing to provide "benefit and certificate administration services." This arrangement continued for a while until a change in the Denver Woodmen's computer service made it too expensive for the Supreme Camp to use its services. The Supreme Camp was in difficult financial straits, being asked to vacate its headquarters office space in Denver. Working with the
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