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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe left their bivouac and moved. He can't believe they get to stay in barracks now instead of tents. He also describes meeting some children in the square.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe is glad that Joe seems to be getting better, and that Sylvia received the money orders for her birthday. He says that he and Jack went to the movies last night.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe reports that Jack's homemade radio broke down. They ran into a number of Spanish refugees, so he got to practice his Spanish. He also notes the difficulty Hy has been having removing the radio from their car.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe says that the date has significance because four years ago he was walking with Sylvia and she began to feel ill and had to be taken to the hospital, but she ended up just fine. He also discusses the point system and when he might come home.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe hopes that Mad and Ben will be happy in their new home. He also says that Jack received Sylvia's postcard of Sheepshead Bay.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe describes various services he attended with and without a chaplain. Archie told him he was going to send Doris some Indian coins and to tell Sylvia to get in touch with Doris so she could get some.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe compares the liquors and wine he gets there as opposed to what he drinks back home. He told Adele he does not need any money right now as there is nothing to spend it on. He also says he is not worried about what arrangements Sylvia will make...

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe went to see a blues show. He also says has no doubt that Mad and Ben will settle right in to their bungalow. He assures Sylvia that the average German soldier doesn't have much fight left in him.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe explored the town with Jack, they wandered aimlessly and found a couple of bars. He notes that Roosevelt is ahead of Dewey in the polls.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe has high hopes for the coming year. He mentions the food and notes that he doesn't have much opportunity to study the food in its natural habitat as they are not allowed to eat in cafes and restaurants at this time.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe went to the movies and then had a little supper party with the boys in honor of Sylvia's birthday. Jack wrote Sylvia in the hope that she could get to know Lil.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Marty met some people in the town he had known in Paris and Moe, Jack and him went to visit them. Moe describes each family member. He also says they were asked to sing American songs and wound up singing the Star Spangled Banner.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Jack, Marty and Moe are having a nice Sunday. They plan to go to a football game and a concert. Moe does not reproach Sylvia for not taking a vacation this year. He also says Hy can get started on the amplifier at his leisure.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe saw some soccer games, and some German prisoners being led through the streets. He met one of the girls who'd been a pupil of Madame Simone Vivienne. They went to the teacher's house and listened to them sing songs. Later they went to services...

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe is glad Sylvia liked the photographs of Jack and him.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe and Jack went to town where they went to a couple of bars. They stopped in a place where the madam of the bar gave them tomatoes and onions to take home with them.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Last night the whole gang went to Madame Vivienne's again where they had a French lesson. Moe says he enjoyed the drawing Sylvia made of herself sitting at home writing. He is surprised to hear that she may have gained weight.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe reports that Marty got to go off with a Colonel again, presumably to the place that everyone wants to go. He talks about the point system again, and wonders when Mad is expecting.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe wonders how Pearl will keep custody of Stephen. He thinks David may have a hard time in school because he is so far advanced.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe went in search of a French grammar book as he intends to study the language. He later saw a movie. He believes Mad and Ben are in Sylvia's debt.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe is confused by the French grammar book he found as it is in French. He and Jack will start with the simple conjugations, but asks Sylvia to send a French grammar book if she has one since one in English would be easier.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe tells Sylvia to get her father to save his liquor as it has become as scare as it was in the days of Prohibition. He wonders what Alvin will do now that he is making money for the first time.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe attended a service where the chaplain said he wanted to set aside money for the Jewish Children's fund. He tells her not to worry about Jack's letter to Lil in which he tries to prepare her for the fact that he may not be home as soon as the war...

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe says he went to another bar where he had champagne, and went window-shopping. He learned that you can't buy gold silver or platinum unless you have a greater weight of the same metal to exchange. He also heard that Marge is in town.

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to Sylvia Weiner

Moe reports that an inspection of the barracks is set to take place so there is much cleaning and hurrying going on. He remarks that Sylvia's last Saturday off has passed and that officially marks the end of the summer. He also says that the radio is...

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