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Yours Evermore,
Elaine.
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My Treasured Jacob,
It’s been six months since you left. And I find myself curious.
Curious as to why we are fighting. Why are we fighting Jacob?
What’s the point of it?
I know that is the wrong way to think.
But I’d rather let them all perish so I can have you in my arms again.
I miss you.
Yours Evermore,
Elaine.
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My Dearest Elaine,
I’m sorry it’s been a while since I’ve written. We just now got the all clear to mail our letters again.
Yes, sometimes I ask myself that very same question.
But then I look at the good we are doing. And I know it is worth it.
I’m fighting. And thinking of you.
Always.
Please wear that red dress when I come back home.
To you.
All My Love,
Jacob.
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There were more letters, and I sat there and devoured every single one of them.
The front porch swing she wanted.
The door he planned to paint red for her.
A library full of books, so she could travel wherever she wanted.
The beautiful artwork that would line the walls.
I was poring over every word they had sent back and forth until...
