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Thank you, Mr. Cohen

I stand here in the world without you in it anymore, still reeling from America having put Donald Trump in the White House.

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Caroline Bobby
Nov 29, 2016
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I stand here in the world without you in it anymore, still reeling from America having put Donald Trump in the White House. When I heard that you’d died on the 7th not the 10th, I couldn’t help smiling at your impeccable comic timing. Thank you for your last joke.

I could just write:

Dear Leonard,

I thank you.

Love Caroline

It would, in essence, be saying ev…

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