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URBANA-LINCOLN HOTEL Urbana, Illinois Joe dearest, To Have bees) I hated to see you leave & yet I'm so happy (illegible). with you. Separation between people who love each other makes the reunion always like a new discovery. You forget how mich you love certain movements of the hands or the glances in the person's eyes or how nice it is to sit in the same room and look at their back! I shall be so thankful when the war is over that I hope I shall always remember to treasure the gift of being with those I love - I came across a nice paragraph just now for scribblers like myself:- "If you do not write what you think you are deceiving people — That is a crime - If you really write what you think you make people pay attention to you (illegible) - And that is a (illegible) - — - He added that in this life one could say what one thought only to one ‘or two people." Perhaps one should just write letters to those one loves! The train is full of boys, most of them air force. How people's lives have been dislocated & yet for Love it may be good. I hear a boy behind me saying he's gained 25 lbs. since he came in. The weather still looks good and I hope for a plane so your letter will be in Trude's hands tonight. I hope all goes well for next weekend. Bless you dear. Thanks for such a happy time. All my love, E. R I read the enclosed article by Lt. Neilan (7) and thought you might be interested so cut it out. He talked to a lot of boys fron Chanute (7?) (illegible), radio, mechanics, etc., but I don't think any were (illegible) men - just as well, for their 4s only one I'm really interested in! We will be about a half hour late, but flying is clear (7) all the way they say, so we flyl mo Love again, - E.R. 44-8 _ Typed copy of