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21 February 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond discusses the "present conflict" between labor and industry.
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Diamond talks of the constant rain, his desire for good cuisine and a recent nightmare about an air raid.
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23 February 1944
Diamond writes that his outfit boasts "a washing machine, ice box, and recently a generator & electric lights
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24 February 1944
Diamond describes his day as "quiet, dull, routine rot!"
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25 February 1944
Diamond tells Estelle that he no longer has "that burning hatred of the jungle and its mysteries", commenting on how peculiar it is that "a man can adapt himself to this way of living".
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Diamond describes writing to the wife of one of his men about his death, an experience that made him realize the "ridiculous emptiness of words".
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26 February 1944
Diamond describes the interior of his tent. He writes that it is "grand to be alive and well".
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28 February 1944
Diamond tells Estelle that her "guy is getting along satisfactorily - nothing to write about of any consequence
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29 February 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that his vocabulary is too limited to express how grateful he is for everything that she has done for him.
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1 March 1944
Diamond discusses his "bleak & uncertain" future.
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