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I'm enjoying your stories very much. Nothing like the realities of the past to make me feel fortunate about the present.

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Thank you - I really appreciate that. And yes indeed - though I shall try not to make every story a gloomy one!

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Interesting that the benefits of green tea were appreciated in those times.

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Yes, I thought that too! I wonder what the history of that is (one for another time...).

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Such a shame that the original of the diary went overseas.

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There was a project to transcribe them all at least - see http://thomasturner.org.uk - though it looks like it may have stalled.

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