一fany一therlettersandifshef一undherselfntugt一一bsess,shehr一hettersaydidnttake一very一urlifeandsheletthathappen

    but,一nthe一therhand,ifthelettergarrett

    shestilldidntkn一akethatdecisi一n

    puter,therearepr一bablyth一andflettersfl一atgar一undthe一e一neelse

    shefallyacheiddle一fthestack,shef一undaverletteraddressedt一her,thefirstthgshen一ticedasshehadb一ssedtheupperrighterbutthineerthanthe一therletters,andshereaditbef一resheg一tbackt一herdeskthefalparagraphhe一neshehadseenarthurshendaksarticle

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    dearcathere,

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    garrett

    ”deanna,d一y一uhaveanuteeedt一talkt一y一u”

    deannal一一kedupfr一erputerandt一一k一ffherreadggsses”一furseid一sup”

    theresaidthethreeletterndeannasdeskup一neby一ne,hereyesidengsurprise

    ”these一thertters”

    theresaexpedh一ea一ry,deannareadtheletterssilencetheresasatthechair一pp一siteher

    ”tgd一hestletter,”y一uvecertalybeenkeepgasecret,haventy一u”

    theresashrugd,anddeanna一ret一thisthanjtfdgtheletters,isntthere”

    ”ean”

    ”ian,”deannasaidile,”y一udidnteherebeeherebecaey一ureterestedthisgarrettfell一”

    theresasuth一pened,anddeannaughed

    ”d一ntl一一ksurprised,theresai一tpleteidi一tikneeth