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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s

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I have learned that I can be reasonably comfortable with proper attention. I am not going to permit anything to disrupt that comfort. Moreover I am not lying around with a stomachache as I used to do just for the satisfaction up complying to a routine. I not only balk at repose outright to go through a lot of misery that can be avoided. There is no point - that is apparent to me - in denying my stomach something it needs. It is not fooled by substitutions.
Formerly I used to acquiesce because I needed help. Unfortunately help is still needed but I am can acquiesce no longer. Insert here above P
With your newly acquired adult tolerance of human frailties and vices perhaps some of our faults may escape some of the glare and focus of the spotlight. This is perhaps being a bit more kindly to us poor wretches.
Your spending [angry

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I have learned that I can be reasonably comfortable with proper attention. I am not going to permit anything to disrupt that comfort. Moreover I am not lying around with a stomachache as I used to do just for the satisfaction up complying to a routine. I not only balk at repose outright to go through a lot of misery that can be avoided. There is no point - that is apparent to me - in denying my stomach something it needs. It is not fooled by substitutions. Formerly I used to acquiesce because I needed help. Unfortunately help is still needed but I am can acquiesce no longer. Insert here above P With your newly acquired adult tolerance of human frailties and vices perhaps some of our faults may escape some of the glare and focus of the spotlight. This is perhaps being a bit more kindly to us poor wretches. Your spending [angry