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31 Dec. '73

Dear Connie -

Happy New year '74 from this mountain top in Switzerland. Cristobal and Itaka are skiing and I am drinking vin chaud.

'Hsis', the young Moroccan lawyer, friend of Mustapha, who you will remember from last year, went down on a plane last Saturday near Tangiers. He was going home for the holidays 'Said'. 106 dead. I liked him very much: he was so good natured, and balanced (for an Arab). He was living with a young New Yorker, violinist (Jewish) who plays with a good French string quartet. It was an exceptional couple and a loss for everyone. His cousin, Hassen, is still working in the studio but went down to join the family now.

I'm preparing the Amsterdam show. The catalogue goes to press next week. 56 things. Some immense 5 & 6 meters (20 miniatures). I've listed your 2 miniatures in the Catalogue hoping you