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know that you had heard from us - for it seems she was a month without a letter - some of them must have gone to the bottom - for I write at least once a week-

In spite of the splendid news from the Western front there's a sort of queasy feeling that we are still as far as ever from the end, and that things may be going all wrong in other directions. Russia for instance, of which there is no news. Over here

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there is a great deal [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] going on in the way of preparation both for defense here and takeing part abroad, though it seems difficult to know what that part will be. The war will have to last a great while longer for an army from here to be able to take part in it - meanwhile the spirit for it is growing -

In a small way, down here in Florida one feels that war is an actuality. Everybody is giving up their yachts and launches - This strong house-boat