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Elmira, Oct. 1.
Dear Sir:
I have read the little book through, [&] greatly enjoyed it. I like the straightforward simplicity of its language. The Indian idea of creation is more picturesque [&] poetical than the Biblical one; Handsome Lake’s heaven is much more attractive [&] reasonable than the one in Revelations; [&] among other striking things in the book it is curious to note that the dark-complectioned woman who descended to the watery world was provided with children by miraculous, ([&] let us hope, immaculate) conception. It is an odd coincidence. With many thanks for the entertaining little volume, I am
Truly yours,
S. L. Clemens.
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