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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, April -August, 1942
1942-06-29 Page 5 #3
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came along - my every instinct approved, they never got past my guard. It always seemed so right to be friends with you that I very nearly failed to recognize that we were meant to be more. But I had intended telling you something else when I spoke of being frank. I love beautiful things. Just as colors fill you with an ecstasy of delight so do, as well, the lovely line of statues, or the touch of fabrics. But I can't admire beauty with my eyes alone; I want to absorb it with my fingers.
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came along - my every instinct approved, they never got past my guard. It always seemed so right to be friends with you that I very nearly failed to recognize that we were meant to be more. But I had intended telling you something else when I spoke of being frank. I love beautiful things. Just as colors fill you with an ecstasy of delight so do, as well, the lovely line of statues, or the touch of fabrics. But I can't admire beauty with my eyes alone; I want to absorb it with my fingers.
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