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written across the top: HABIT! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING - Dear Jack Conroy: Was not in least worried abt. the check - but abt many other things, including extreme lateness of TRACE No. 50 (not yet in U.S.), due mainly to attempt at economy, by getting a rural British typesetter... & thus, despite the interval, the note on DISINHERITED (yes had written you as re horrific pileup of material, on which am long since committed etc!!) - short, but good I hope - won't be out until 'year end' #51, which prob. won't get to U.S. until Feb., tho we're abandoning the rural 'economy.'... & then, and tho I hate to concede that age is involved, I've been laid low with violent sciatica, which is quite a painful crippler, I've painfully learned. Trust your operation ends all troubles in nether regions etc. You meant 'corpulence' - and if so, this may really be more (or AS,) important to remove ??? So they tell ME (I've the tendency_. Yes, Bill P. is old friend of mine, also - - and some of his new poetry will be in TRACE, next year. Both Bill and Polia are 'driven' people - as I guess we all are. in ink Boyer - The personal name in ink on side P.S. SOME TIME MAY JUST SURPRISE YOU WITH PHONE CALL!