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In this letter from June 25, 1971, Sarah writes to Dick on her day off — lazy, cozy, and full of longing. She didn’t get a letter that day, and it leaves her feeling empty inside. She knows he’s writing. She just doesn’t trust the U.S. Postal Service to get it right.

Still, she finds comfort in rereading his old letters, eating pineapple sandwiches in bed, and talking to her “beautiful, handsome husband by ESP.” And what’s remarkable is that — even though he hadn’t received her letter yet — Dick wrote on the same day about feeling that connection too.

They didn’t have the words for it back then, but we do now. It’s real. They were in sync, across oceans and time zones, speaking to each other in ways science has only recently begun to explain.

She also includes Glenn and Dale’s address — because yes, they’re telling people they’re going to be parents. ❤️

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