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Reading Comprehension
In May 1994, When Ralph Illion was a sailor stationed in the Pacific, he wrote a love letter to a girl named Gloria back in Chicago．He also wrote to his wife, Lillian．You can imagine Lillian’s surprise when she opened her letter and found Gloria’s included．
“Dear Gloria,”it began．“It’s about time I introduced myself．We haven’t met, yet I have heard so much about you, I must say I’ve fallen in love．”
“This confession might come as a shock, since you know nothing about me except what other people have told you．Don’t take them too seriously．I’m really a bad fellow once you get to know me．And my feelings for you will never change as long as I live．”
“I hope this makes the proper impression and you won’t think me too bold．Send me a picture．And please keep my love for you locked in your heart, have it opened only when I call for it in person．”
Gloria, now in her mid-40s, mailed me the letter, along with the one Ralph wrote in May 1944 to Lillian．Gloria was three months old when Ralph, her father, mailed them both．He’d been on a warship for ten months and had never seen her．He’s 80 now and still happily married to Lillian, Gloria’s mom．
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