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both came through safely but
I don't want to go through
with it again.

The climate in Panama is
sure hot but most of the
time there is a cool breeze.
I'd like to stay a few months
there but no longer.

This letter seems to go on
forever.

Since coming home I have
been apartment hunting a dis-
couraging occupation. I can't
find anything within our means
near Ed. Its the expensive
side of N.Y. but I have
found a wonderful place in
Astoria, Long Island, its just