Translation: Ted relates a personal story regarding his encounter w/an innocent 16/17 year-old Hutterite (a member of a Mennonite sect) of girl,...”she must be very religious;....she is
very timid and prudish; very dedicated and innocent.” After reading Beneath the Mask, by June Leiby, Ted states the next time he encounters one of these girls he would stare at her crotch; Ted says ....”the innocent, timid, prudish Hutterite...Bah! Better to call her a whore.” Ted read a book written by G. Garcia Marquez. One story he finds interesting centers around the psychology of a senile 94 year old priest. In another letter he discusses his heart condition, due to the mental stress. He has 3 dreams. First dream is about loggers/machinery cutting down trees; the second dream, he sees his cabin surrounded by other cabins; in his third dream his cabin is isolated in the middle of a shopping center. He calls off his trip to Lincoln in order to protect his property boundaries. Later he changes his mind and schedules his trip to get away from the noise. P.S. He makes the statement
that he hates his parents; was touched by Dave’s offer of money, but won’t take it because Dave has earned “financial security;” states he has ...”a strong aversion to taking
welfare.”