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Snowstorm, Finland, May 1967, by George Mobley

Dear Friends,

It has been too long since I’ve written. A little over a month ago I returned home to my apartment in the evening after a walk along the Seine, and was getting ready for bed when I recieived a text from my brother: our father was on life support.

I will tell you now that my father is still alive…

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