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Wow, it took 7 MONTHS.....


.....for Celie to get a letter from Africa?
She gets one at Thanksgiving from Nettie, postmarked April.

I know it was 1935. But seriously, 7 MONTHS?!


I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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I believe it was Easter. Remember Albert and Grady were painting eggs with the kids before they went off to the juke joint together, which gave Ceilie and Suge the time to find the other letters. What I didn't understand was the year. I might be wrong but I think the postmark for the letter was a whole year earlier. I'll have to go back and watch it again to be sure.

All typos and misspellings courtesy of a public educational system.

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Oh it was Easter?
I must have missed the egg part.
In that case, the letter arrived REALLY fast for 1935 lol! Heck, pretty fast for 2015.


I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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