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           Lifeisverymuchmoreexcitingnowthanitusedtobe.YouseeIhavesomethingmoretoexpect,tolookforwardto,towatch.Ireallydoeatbetter,andammorequietthanIwas. 

           Johnissopleasedtoseemeimprove!Helaughedalittletheotherday,andsaidIseemedtobeflourishinginspiteofmywall-paper. 

           Iturneditoffwithalaugh.IhadnointentionoftellinghimitwasBECAUSEofthewall-paper—hewouldmakefunofme.Hemightevenwanttotakemeaway. 

           Idon’twanttoleavenowuntilIhavefounditout.Thereisaweekmore,andIthinkthatwillbeenough. 

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           I’mfeelingeversomuchbetter!Idon’tsleepmuchatnight,foritissointerestingtowatchdevelopments;butIsleepagooddealinthedaytime. 

           Inthedaytimeitistiresomeandperplexing. 

           Therearealwaysnewshootsonthefungus,andnewshadesofyellowalloverit.Icannotkeepcountofthem,thoughIhavetriedconscientiously. 

           Itisthestrangestyellow,thatwall-paper!ItmakesmethinkofalltheyellowthingsIeversaw—notbeautifuloneslikebuttercups,butoldfoul,badyellowthings. 

           Butthereissomethingelseaboutthatpaper—thesmell!Inoticeditthemomentwecameintotheroom,butwithsomuchairandsunitwasnotbad. Nowwehavehadaweekoffogandrain,andwhetherthewindowsareopenornot,thesmellishere. 

           Itcreepsalloverthehouse.