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Bartlett, Paul

[address label] Bartlett 2875 Cowley Way, Apt. 1302 San Diego, CA 92110

April 21, 1982

[drawing of a dolphin]

Greetings:

Elizabeth and I often think of you & Gladys...I hope that all is improving. I wish I could drop by for a long talk about things literary. I hope genuine spring is on your doorstep. Here the days are often 70[degree symbol]-75[degree symbol]--comfortable.

I am concerned about our world-future. Another war can wipe us out, fight war with my anti-war novel, the book you read years ago. I call it "Raise Your Right Hand." (You may recall that the protagonist, Orville Dennison, loses his right hand in the tank corps.) I am trying to gt John Hersey to read the ms.

Thank you for writing Macmillan (in Canada) on behalf of my book. It's very encouraging that you care. I asked the editor at Macmillan to Xerox your letter, but she has not