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At Sea
Wednesday
9 Oct 40.

My darling Barbara-
Well here begins a letter
which will probably go on for quite a
long time. It is a bit of an odd feeling
to be writing a letter, knowing that it
will not be finished today or this week
& will not be posted for several weeks
then it will be quite some time on its
journey to you.
I suppose a new sort of technique is
required - & as you will have heard nothing
from me for weeks & weeks, I should
start of wih love & kisses, or else you
should begin at the end. But perhaps the
best way will be to write you a
seperate letter the day this is posted,
or then you can turn to the epistle
afterwards.
The rules of censorship are of course