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Sender
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Dat
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Gr
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Bodyoft
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4/
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4-
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4.
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16/
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der
abad500023

20/
05/
2023

Dear
estAy
esha,

Iwashappytoseey
ourlet
ter
,andIl
ovedyouridea.Ihavebeenwanti
ngt
ogoonat ri
pwit
hyou
foral
ongti
me,andIthi
nkbothofuscanf
inal
lymaket imetoplanandmakei
thappen.

Ihav
ealistofpl
acesthatIthoughtwoul
dbef untovisi
t.Ial
sodohav ealistoft
hingsIwoul
d
l
iket
odoonourt ri
p.Iam tooscaredofhei
ghts,andIknowy ouaretoo,butIhavealway
s
wantedt
ot r
youtbungeejumpingwithyou.Letmeknowwhaty outhinkaboutit
.Wecanalso
fi
ndaffor
dableandbeauti
fulpl
acest ost
ay,andIam surewecancharti
tallout
.Icannotwaitt
o
goonthisadventur
ewithyou.Iknowi ti
sasecrett
obekeptsinceiti
sgoingtobejustus,and
thatmakesital
lthemoreexcit
ing.Iknowforsuret
hatitisgoi
ngtobewor t
hittoo.

Iwil
lmakesurethatImeetyounextweekendandmakeplansfort
hetr
ip.I
twoul
ddefi
nit
elybe
di
ffi
cul
ttogetourparent
stoall
owusont hist
ri
p,butl
et’
str
yhardandmakethi
swork.Seeyou
soon.

Lov
e,

Sana