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Subject: |
Earl of MEU |
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From: |
eric.sawyer@usmc.mil |
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Date: |
Oct 30, 2001 11:32 |
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To: |
anniehaley79@aol.com |
The Earl of Winton?
If that doesn’t sound like a sack of crap, I don’t know what does. Be careful, Annie. You’re a trusting girl. Too sweet for your own good. That’s how you ended up with me, I’m pretty sure.
I’m sorry things are off with your mom. Maybe she really doesn’t remember the book? It might be hard for a big-brained reader like you to grasp but sometimes books are just a bunch of papers between two thicker pieces of paper. You should probably dump me on the spot for that kind of talk. Good thing I’m not there in person. That’s probably blasphemy in the eyes of Annabelle Jane Haley.
But of course I’m not with you. I’m here, on an MEU. Traveling fifth-class to Kandahar, which I can’t picture even though I’ve seen pictures and videos. It still feels like fiction to me, a place described in a book. I don’t know what to expect when we get there. It’s a brave new world, even for those of us who are trying to fix it.
I love you, Annie. Be safe.
Eric