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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, June-July, 1943
1943-06-27 Page 11
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9 land, exotic atmosphere that water places exude. A field of newly mown hay was on one bank just beyond the trees and I inhaled the glorious odor of it. I felt as though I had a little, just a very little, champagne. I always do in such a place. Yet always a little melancholy that such beauty must pass away. I was attracted by laughing voices and went on to the spot where I now sit. And saw the Mexican children swimming...their dark bodies flashing in the sun as they dove into the water. When
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9 land, exotic atmosphere that water places exude. A field of newly mown hay was on one bank just beyond the trees and I inhaled the glorious odor of it. I felt as though I had a little, just a very little, champagne. I always do in such a place. Yet always a little melancholy that such beauty must pass away. I was attracted by laughing voices and went on to the spot where I now sit. And saw the Mexican children swimming...their dark bodies flashing in the sun as they dove into the water. When
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