RAYMOND FEDERMAN
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LET ME GIVE YOU NOW (BRIEFLY) AN EXAMPLE OF THE
RESPONSES MY LOVE LETTERS WOULD OCCASION-IT IS I
THINK A RATHER GOOD AND TYPICAL EXAMPLE-BUT OF
COURSE (I NEED NOT EMPHASIZE) THE BROADS DIDN 'T
HAVE MUCH IMAGINATION NOR A GREAT DEAL OF TALENT
FOR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS- NONETHELESS (LET US BE
FAIR) THEY WOULD PUT ALL THEIR HEARTS INTO IT AND
MAKE VALIANT EFFORTS TO COME UP WITH DECENT
REPLIES- NO DOUBT I INSPIRED THEM A BIT BECAUSE FROM
TIME TO TIME WE WOULD GET SOME RATHER FANTASTICAL
LY HILARIOUS REPLIES- I COULDN'T BELIEVE SOME OF
THEM- ENOUGH TO DRIVE YOU WILD-BUT WHAT STYLE
WOW WHAT GRAMMAR- WHAT ATROCIOUS ORTHO
GRAPHY- INCREDIBLE-MOST OF THAT STUFF PURE HILL
BILLY JARGON-OBVIOUSLY THESE LITTLE FARM GIRLS
WERE ILLITERATE (LIKE THEIR BOY FRIENDS IN FACT) AND
COULD HARDLY READ OR WRITE OR JUST ENOUGH TO
SCRIBBLE THEIR REPLIES- THEREFORE ONCE MORE WE ARE
FORCED TO CORRECT SOMEWHAT (HERE AND THERE) IN
ORDER TO RENDER THEIR REPLIES (OR AT LEAST THE ONE
EXAMPLE WE ARE NOW PRESENTING)' A BIT MORE READ
ABLE MORE COMPREHENSIBLE MORE ACCEPTABLE-BUT
(PLEASE) DO NOT IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT THAT WE ARE
I VE TI G THIS REPLY- ABSOLUTELY NOT-THIS IS AN
ORIGINAL A GENUINE VERSION AS WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE
GIRLS AND AS IT CAME TO US- ONE FINE DAY-IN A PINK
PERFUMED ENVELOPE-VIA AIR MAIL
&
SPECIAL DELIVERY!
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