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Summer Brennan
Jul 02, 2025
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My Dear Friend,

It is a very hot day in Paris. We are in the downward sloping second half of a heat wave, the heat already diminishing. I was sitting here on my couch with the windows open but the curtains drawn, a fan aimed right at me, when suddenly I thought I could hear within me that voice which is the voice that writes to you. So here I am, writing…

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