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The Perfect Candidate: A Thank You Letter
I have chosen to send you a manuscript I have recently composed. I now our relationship has been silent. And, I know that when you saw who this letter was from you were socked, and maybe even appalled. But, I want to be a part of your life as your father and as your friend. As you know I am getting old. I think it is a good idea or us to get in touch so we can have a fruitful relation. Whenever, I choose someone to send my written work to I think about if I will benefit, and if that person will benefit from that reading it. In this case I think that you are the perfect candidate. By you reading it I believe that you will learn more about me and my writing style, and your feedback will greatly benefit me as I am always looking to get better. I really think that you have grown up to be an intelligent person who can offer a lot of knowledge to me. …show more content…
The segment that starts with "Once upon a time a man who had become invisible arrived in America" and ends with "He took a train to a boat, and after a week, he arrived in New York Harbor". Once you have read this excerpt you may be thinking who this man is and why he is hiding and running. Well, let me tell you. This man is me, your father. It all started around 1941 when the Nazi's invaded my hometown. Which is where I met your mother. My mother told me to run into the woods and that she would bring my brother later. I was confused at the time with no explanation of what was happening. So after around 1945 I came out of the holes, tree's, cellars and cracks. The Russians and their tanks saved me. I became visible to people again I started to have the human connection I waited so long for. I had nowhere to go as all of my family had found their own resting place in the dirt of the land. I then became a locksmith with help from my cousin in

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