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2. Seller and Buyer negotiate for the sale of 100 acres of land. They orally agree on a price of $100,000, with payment to be made within 10 days and the deed delivered within another 30 days. Buyer sends Seller a letter in which all these terms are included, along with a check for $100,000 that Seller deposits. Seller fails to deliver a deed, and Buyer seeks to enforce the contract. Is the contract enforceable?
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