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this is the first letter I've ever dictated
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so kindly overlook its correct spelling and perfect punctuation
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an honest thought still beats beneath
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exclamation point- dash - paragraph
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well pals, you'll be interested to know
that all London is agog with my wit and charm
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underline "charm"
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period
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Lady Upterdyke,
weight 203 ringside
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has smuggled me into her cage of trained social lions
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here I am on exhibition nightly
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up to my neck in duchesses
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period
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the play by the way is in its second week of rehearsals
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and looks hotsy-totsy
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I beg your pardon, sir:
"hotsy-totsy"?
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yes, hotsy totsy
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and yet, dear friends, these triumphs leave me sad
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in the midst of all this pomp and glitter
I always remember that our play was written
on that old Remington No 2 typewriter
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and on a never to be forgotten diet of Frankfurters
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my heart is in the highlands of Montmartre
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and the night finds me pale and thoughtful
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waiting for the end of my exile,
when the three of us
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Athos, Portus and Mlle d'Artangnan
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will sit in the royal box at the opening of ...