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Dear 10 Days or Whatever of Kwanzaa recipient,

A couple years ago, we made a joke that with the money we donated to the Wikimedia Foundation (CardsAgainstHumanity.com/holidaystats), we could have bought a small private island.

That gave us an idea: to buy a small private island.

This year, we used your money to purchase a wooded, uninhabited six-acre private island in St. George Lake, Maine.

We bought this island for two reasons. 1) Because it was funny, and 2) so we could give you a small piece of it. Also, 3) we're preserving a pristine bit of American wilderness.

On the other side of this cover letter, you will find a legal contract granting you a license to one square foot of our private island, which we've named Hawaii 2.

This square foot of land is yours to do what you want with, as long as you don't destroy it or break any laws on it. We've enclosed a small flag you can plant to mark your territory. Here is a list of suggested Hawaii 2 activities:

  • Sport
  • Leasure
  • Photography
  • Nature walk
  • Birdwatching
  • Leafpeeping
  • Salvia
  • Father-son bonding
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • Lute practice
  • Pile of rocks that poignantly drifts into sea
  • Ancestor worship

We'll take care of taxes and legal stuff - there's nothing you need to do to maintain your land. It's yours to use.

Please enjoy,

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Legal Department

Official License and Proof of Rights to one (1) square foot of Hawaii 2, an uninhabitated private island in Waldo County, Maine.

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

HAWAII 2, LLC, a Delware limited liability company ("we"), hereby grants to Navarr Barnier, whose mailing address is [[redacted]] ("you") the following rights ("License"), as they pertain to HAWAII 2 (our "Private Island"), locate in St. George Lake, Maine and described in a deed recorded in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds in BOOK 3912, PAGE 220 under the terms and conditions below.

We do hereby grant you an exclusive license to one (1) square foot of our Private Island centered at 44.39628201064602, -69.33625202854087. You may, at your own cost, do anything within your one square foot that does not violate federal, state or local law. You may name your square foot of land. You may use the entire Private Island for passive, non-commercial, non-motorized recreational activities. You may tell people at parties that you own part of a private island. If you hurt a tree on the Private Island, we will curse your family for a thousand (1,000) generations. The following rules must be ovserved at all times:

  • You must remove all trash and personal property from the Private Island, except for the enclosed flag, which you may plant on your square foot.
  • Trees and other vegetation cannot be harmed or cut in any manner; however, fallen wood may be used for campfires. Firewood from out of state is not allowed in Maine due to the threat of non-native pests. You are responsible for obtaining the appropriate state or municipal permit or approval prior to lighting any fire.

This License shall expire and your rights under this License shall terminate if: (a) we transfer ownership of all or any portion of the Private Island to a party other than an affiliate of Hawaii 2, LLC or (b) we record notice in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds revoking all licenses that have been granted to any party.

Your rights under this License are personal to you and cannot be assigned or transferred to any third party.

You agree to release Hawaii 2, LLC, its members, officers, employees, agents and affiliates from all claims which may hereafter accure to you, and any and all damages that you may sustain, in connection with, or arising out of, your use of our Private Island.

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