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[[strikethrough]] for me to [[/strikethrough]] do is, to try and live my little space alone and if possible develope[[develop]] myself far as I can as I should like to be, or have been when I first met you.  I will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that I tried to make myself better to depart from this life of chance a little better than I came into it.  I see that I am not fit to be the father of your children, my culture and education is not the kind that will make it possible for me to give to my children what is your birth right, and if you should marry me I would always have the humiliation of knowing that you have lowered your self and gone back apon[[upon]] it. Also I would feel my ignorance more strongly than ever.  I know that there are men whom you will meet who are more sincere than I am, who are well physically have the education that you would like that I had. Who can converse of science and litterature and fill up you want more than I can do. And it is not natural for me to consider the individual first in all things and sex, race, and customs second. Even if I believe it to be the right thing, my nature is such that I can

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several unknown words and a few misspellings