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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "de Sylva, Mara G.".
Mara de Sylva was a woman who had been nearly blind for 80 years. She writes to Merton to pray for her son, Joaquim Oscar de Sylva, who is suffering health problems from fumes he was exposed to at work.
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undated/no/no |
HLS to Merton |
I dare to write to you, Padre Luis, I am 80 years now almost blind. The Good Lord helps me always! |
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