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was half ill, with various intestinal troubles. A year ago I felt an operation (for enlarged prostate gland) was needful, so I had it, in Denmark. But complications followed & in all I have had 7 operations - 3 major ones, 4 minor ones. The last operation was at the Mayo Clinic & since then I have improved & it may be that no further operation is needful. But we dont know yet. I have been in & out of hospitals for a year. And I must say - I would far rather be ill, and operated on every day of my life, than be well earning my living. "Earning one's living" is the most terrible of all tortures!

So it has been a happy year, Ella & I being constantly together & Ella, [Burnett Cross] (a young friend) & I very busy on my FREE MUSIC machine - a machine that plays gliding tones, my kind of complicated irregular rhythms, etc. I will tell you when we meet.

Ella & I will come to Australia as soon as the doctor says it is safe for me to travel - perhaps in a few months.

We long to see you & Phyllis again & I long to hear yr latest works. I always remember (in my head) the sound of those Shakespere [settings] you played me.

We hope that Phyllis is very well, & you too. Our love to you both

Percy

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