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went to bed until three
o'clock in the morning –
when the storm abated.

Water came into our
cellar – 5 in – and has been
rising during the day so
that now I believe it is
8 or 9 in. Eddie goes down
on the stairs + measures
occasionally. I don't
know when my letter can
reach you + I hate dreadfully
to have your dear
letter delayed – but I hope
it will not be for long –
the the bridges in the
[??] of Ames are
completely [?].