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9.

at your apartment,
& I was a bum guest
too, & if I did not
already love you, I
would love you for
that. I hope the fleet
will cruise to old
New York soon, as
soon can be, as long
as I have to be away
from home anyway.

I have gotten the
low down on Dick,
the poor fish. He
has razzed me plenty
about that time I
got sick at my farewell