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III

I would be glad to have any thing done that would lend toward the furtherance of the living of modern painting. But I do not see how that can be without a certain cooperation that means giving towards spirit which [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] should be enjoyed by all those who are concerned really in the love of making fine things.

I don't understand your letter when you try to cut my picture in half I think that's rather stupid. Your ease in disposing of part of my painting creates a difference from a horizontal to a vertical. I'm glad that I don't have to go through that any more. I am beginning to feel with - for instance - Brett's dictum about Lawrence that I am "beyond danger."

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