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day that smelt of asphalt - if you know what I mean. That's the only thing that I know of in New York that tells of spring. I went to the dentist which was a short agony, & then wandered up to a pawn shop to sell my diamond wrist-watch! You know my passion for getting rid of the only articles of value that I possess - this time however, there's a reason. Yesterday in a burst of overdue enthusiasm I bought a Liberty Bond, presumably out of my earnings. Today in the cool of the morning, I found that by no stretch of the imagination could I pay for it - Voila - I argued for hours with a foolish little man - told him 

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