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off so I am taking my furlough now. I
know you will be relieved to hear that
that bubble has bursted.

I started on my furlough the first
of the month, instead of waiting until
August as I had planned. I came down
on the boat, spent a few days with
Florence out at Claremont and have
been here with the folks the rest of
the time. I am already very anxious
to get back to the hospital and wish
I had only taken 2 weeks. But
I decided I might not have another
vacation for some time and might
as well take all that is coming to
me. I plan now to stay at
Letterman - Miss Neil tells me I can
stay there permanently if I choose -
until I have another job to step into,
which I hope will be about September
1st. Work is certainly life to me.
I feel as if I had been transferred