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                                                                              Burton Emmett

Dear Sherwood Anderson------

              These very wonderful letters

from you, such as the long one of Jan. 21, paralize a man like me so far as replying goes. Reading such a letter makes one realize that there ought to be anotherunderlined Sherwood Anderson at the receiving end so that an adequate reply could be made. It is that which results in the long delay in answering -- it seems more of an undertaking than one has ability or time for. The only way to