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people with telescopes on moonlit nights.
Somebody is going to have to build this house, of course,
+ it is so difficult to know how thigs will be after
the war. I wonder are you willing to live near
enough to the works. For me to ask Peter to build
a house for us. That would really mean a mile or
two from the works, up towards Howarth- or else
in the semi-country on the ridge between the works
+ Shipley. It is completely + entirely up to you, because
you have to spend much more time there than I have
- + you are the one who will want to go here +
there by day. But there is probably no need to
exercise our minds much about this at the present
stage. And so much depends on so many things
prior of building- the general social structure - +
also what you + I will be aiming for exactly.
But I like to think + talk about our future home.
The news is really very difficult to follow at
the moment- up + down in the F.E.- up + down
in Lybia- but very good from Russia. I have a
strong feeling that Russia will defeat Germany this
year- with or without our assistance. I only hope
that we shall be able to help. I know it is a
very tall order, but I am certain that Russia
is capable of doing it + that she will not do
any waiting - + that at the present rate, it