All Mum's letters 家书
<p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1941. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wait">Wait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span>-<span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span>. <span word="Mum">Mum</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>, <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="amused">amused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, "<span word="Cecilia">Cecilia</span> <span word="Capuzzi">Capuzzi</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="teased">teased</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>. "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="write">write</span> '<span word="Mum">Mum</span>'?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Cecilia">Cecilia</span> <span word="Capuzzi">Capuzzi</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mum">Mum</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="sleek">sleek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knot">knot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="haircut">haircut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perm">perm</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>-<span word="rimmed">rimmed</span> <span word="pince">pince</span>-<span word="nez">nez</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p>
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