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by yourself - there is a
forced air of festivity
about things, which
jars upon your forlorness
and makes you think
of this time last year.

I hope you had a cheerful happy holiday
likewise Claire & Daddy.

I have just come
from a long walk in
Central Park where I
wandered to get exercise,
and shake off the blues
(alias chicken salad).

I went and saw the
animals. They have a
splendid Zoo in the park.