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I am blaming the letter. If no one can have understanding of it, the writer is a waster of paper.
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Well, it's not that I don't understand so much as... Look, let me just give this back to you.
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You have understanding? You must be teaching me!
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Oh, very well. The writer is using archaic speech to express his love for you through metaphor.
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So much so that I would say they have gone and spoiled the whole thing.
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So he has passion? I am pleased, although I have little knowledge of the letter's writer.
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Really? From what he's written here, it sounds as if he sees you every day.
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Also, the letter is absolutely rife with mistakes.
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Take this passage, for example. I think he mentioned the western wind in an effort to evoke Brigid, but it's actually the southern wind that brings rain.
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Besides which, the "merciful rain" is a gift from the goddess. This paramour of yours shouldn't be tossing such sacrilegious comparisons about.
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And I won't even ask how a grain can be parched, let alone turn into an overflowing river.
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The words have richness and color. I wish I could be reading them as well as you.
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Trust me, it's nothing special. Well-crafted writing has layers—this just has apostrophes.
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So, are you planning to write him back?
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This has been a most painful lesson of how little I am knowing. I must be reading many books to study the old speech of Fódlan before making my reply.
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I sure hope she doesn't plan on writing him back in the same style, or they're going to end up talking right past each other...