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M Hi there Catholic girl, Twelve years without religion and now this? Con‹rmation? If you’re looking for a name, try mine. Saint Roberta? How’s that sound? I’m sorry I can’t be there for the show. Have Lenore take some pictures of you all dressed up, send them to me. I’d give anything to see your face. I can pass them around here, show the of‹ce folks the gorgeous broad who writes me all those letters. Sometimes I read them in my bunk at night, the old ones. I go back over them, just to hear your voice. Don’t worry about that sponsor business, have some friend of Lenore’s stand up for you. What difference does it make? Wiley says he’d be happy to do the honor. Well, I’m throwing this in the mail before we hit the town. It’s no picnic keeping up with the young guys, they go all night, end up seeing morning at some stranger’s house. The whole group loaded to the gills, playing guitar and singing. Not me, I’m always half asleep. Wish I had your voice. Wish I could be with you. Dad 135 ...

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