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Love Letter Friday! Russ is a noble cynic.

Love Letter Friday! Russ is a noble cynic.

One in a series of love letters I bought at the flea market that I'm transcribing for my nosiest friends.

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Rebecca Kilbreath
Oct 07, 2022
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See the archive for every love letter to Karen published thus far.

This letter is marked 1 of 2.

October 17, 1960

Dearest “K,”

My roommate and I have spent the last hour looking up names. Really. In a book (2 vols.) devoted to the noble families of Europe. I rate.

This does not surprise me.

On my mother’s side anyway. Descended from a noble family of Hambu…

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